South Sudan Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

11,254,049

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,488,435
1951	2,521,773
1952	2,559,297
1953	2,599,848
1954	2,643,639
1955	2,689,291
1956	2,737,251
1957	2,784,567
1958	2,827,035
1959	2,864,354
1960	2,903,204
1961	2,944,064
1962	2,986,712
1963	3,031,278
1964	3,081,247
1965	3,138,245
1966	3,181,247
1967	3,217,594
1968	3,257,003
1969	3,297,443
1970	3,337,273
1971	3,388,673
1972	3,456,791
1973	3,531,523
1974	3,619,815
1975	3,707,416
1976	3,798,116
1977	3,889,949
1978	3,984,758
1979	4,081,522
1980	4,180,101
1981	4,281,881
1982	4,385,502
1983	4,490,912
1984	4,591,524
1985	4,693,912
1986	4,805,321
1987	4,889,782
1988	4,843,889
1989	4,708,601
1990	4,734,785
1991	4,852,366
1992	4,950,765
1993	5,012,255
1994	5,118,053
1995	5,287,820
1996	5,419,038
1997	5,566,998
1998	5,698,042
1999	5,816,619
2000	6,081,093
2001	6,360,460
2002	6,651,095
2003	6,955,084
2004	7,277,135
2005	7,621,005
2006	7,985,679
2007	8,370,840
2008	8,774,654
2009	9,184,434
2010	9,642,925
2011	10,186,981
2012	10,650,784
2013	11,058,018
2014	11,244,844
2015	11,169,611
2016	11,120,769
2017	10,714,254
2018	10,402,071
2019	10,418,524
2020	10,592,850
2021	10,728,328
2022	10,893,617
2023	11,067,268
2024	11,254,049
2025	11,449,560
2026	11,652,679
2027	11,861,796
2028	12,079,558
2029	12,305,794
2030	12,541,482
2031	12,786,934
2032	13,039,220
2033	13,296,741
2034	13,557,258
2035	13,820,415
2036	14,081,870
2037	14,341,983
2038	14,598,831
2039	14,854,356
2040	15,105,312
2041	15,353,951
2042	15,600,487
2043	15,842,853
2044	16,081,860
2045	16,317,284
2046	16,547,135
2047	16,773,738
2048	16,997,600
2049	17,218,571
2050	17,435,731
2051	17,650,132
2052	17,861,261
2053	18,070,789
2054	18,276,152
2055	18,479,406
2056	18,681,012
2057	18,881,676
2058	19,079,808
2059	19,277,073
2060	19,471,823
2061	19,667,248
2062	19,861,520
2063	20,053,830
2064	20,242,527
2065	20,431,295
2066	20,615,681
2067	20,797,985
2068	20,976,069
2069	21,150,907
2070	21,320,638
2071	21,484,292
2072	21,640,212
2073	21,790,705
2074	21,935,621
2075	22,074,311
2076	22,206,048
2077	22,331,084
2078	22,448,728
2079	22,560,395
2080	22,665,094
2081	22,764,148
2082	22,856,597
2083	22,943,269
2084	23,023,694
2085	23,098,930
2086	23,167,306
2087	23,231,055
2088	23,289,346
2089	23,343,165
2090	23,393,513
2091	23,438,135
2092	23,479,236
2093	23,517,850
2094	23,553,053
2095	23,586,375
2096	23,616,497
2097	23,644,792
2098	23,671,018
2099	23,695,153
2100	23,717,905

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.