South Sudan Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

11,255,436

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,488,655
1951	2,522,036
1952	2,559,585
1953	2,600,171
1954	2,643,974
1955	2,689,644
1956	2,737,597
1957	2,784,900
1958	2,827,280
1959	2,864,644
1960	2,903,494
1961	2,944,369
1962	2,987,035
1963	3,031,572
1964	3,081,715
1965	3,138,598
1966	3,181,476
1967	3,217,867
1968	3,257,307
1969	3,297,728
1970	3,337,573
1971	3,389,193
1972	3,457,294
1973	3,532,170
1974	3,620,447
1975	3,708,070
1976	3,798,776
1977	3,890,633
1978	3,985,453
1979	4,082,232
1980	4,180,820
1981	4,282,633
1982	4,386,274
1983	4,491,659
1984	4,592,219
1985	4,694,721
1986	4,806,199
1987	4,889,972
1988	4,842,179
1989	4,708,558
1990	4,735,801
1991	4,853,254
1992	4,951,137
1993	5,012,643
1994	5,119,588
1995	5,288,693
1996	5,420,009
1997	5,568,324
1998	5,698,149
1999	5,818,701
2000	6,083,081
2001	6,362,536
2002	6,653,257
2003	6,957,368
2004	7,279,548
2005	7,623,611
2006	7,988,428
2007	8,373,758
2008	8,777,630
2009	9,187,235
2010	9,647,304
2011	10,190,414
2012	10,653,837
2013	11,060,819
2014	11,242,901
2015	11,170,986
2016	11,117,410
2017	10,710,878
2018	10,401,748
2019	10,420,354
2020	10,593,650
2021	10,729,545
2022	10,894,817
2023	11,068,614
2024	11,255,436
2025	11,451,011
2026	11,654,186
2027	11,863,352
2028	12,081,156
2029	12,307,478
2030	12,543,243
2031	12,788,729
2032	13,041,079
2033	13,298,608
2034	13,559,154
2035	13,822,303
2036	14,083,749
2037	14,343,839
2038	14,600,694
2039	14,856,186
2040	15,107,101
2041	15,355,742
2042	15,602,244
2043	15,844,584
2044	16,083,549
2045	16,318,931
2046	16,548,793
2047	16,775,353
2048	16,999,188
2049	17,220,138
2050	17,437,288
2051	17,651,661
2052	17,862,747
2053	18,072,284
2054	18,277,622
2055	18,480,861
2056	18,682,459
2057	18,883,117
2058	19,081,238
2059	19,278,486
2060	19,473,216
2061	19,668,648
2062	19,862,903
2063	20,055,196
2064	20,243,877
2065	20,432,632
2066	20,616,992
2067	20,799,280
2068	20,977,328
2069	21,152,144
2070	21,321,830
2071	21,485,441
2072	21,641,279
2073	21,791,769
2074	21,936,626
2075	22,075,272
2076	22,206,943
2077	22,331,940
2078	22,449,544
2079	22,561,169
2080	22,665,805
2081	22,764,815
2082	22,857,239
2083	22,943,869
2084	23,024,252
2085	23,099,426
2086	23,167,778
2087	23,231,482
2088	23,289,744
2089	23,343,521
2090	23,393,852
2091	23,438,434
2092	23,479,522
2093	23,518,105
2094	23,553,296
2095	23,586,600
2096	23,616,710
2097	23,644,993
2098	23,671,204
2099	23,695,328
2100	23,718,039

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.