Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Eastern Africa
South Sudan is recorded at 11.94m people in 2024, with total annual change of +247,111 under the WPP medium variant.
South Sudan observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 349,013 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -117,290 |
| Natural change | +231,723 |
| Net migration | +15,374 |
| Total change | +247,111 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +247,111 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -11,897,364 since 2100 |
| Projected 2100 | 23.84m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
South Sudan 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 4.58m, ages 15-64 6.57m, ages 65+ 334.4k.
South Sudan 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 5.45m, ages 15-64 11.80m, ages 65+ 1.08m.
South Sudan 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 4.77m, ages 15-64 16.02m, ages 65+ 3.05m.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2093.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.94m | 247,111 | 349.0k | 117.3k | 3.79 |
| 2030 | 13.46m | 262,281 | 395.4k | 135.0k | 3.37 |
| 2050 | 18.34m | 196,927 | 391.9k | 188.0k | 2.55 |
| 2080 | 23.19m | 73,918 | 358.0k | 283.1k | 2.05 |
| 2100 | 23.84m | 6,101 | 322.5k | 332.1k | 1.89 |