South Sudan
Africa · 2024
South Sudan Overview & Key Indicators
South Sudan is in the Africa region. Population is 11,943,408. Life expectancy is 57.7 years.
Population
11,943,408
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2024
Life Expectancy
57.7
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Median Age (years)
18.3
UN World Population Prospects · MedianAgePop · 2024
Population Growth
3.93%
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.GROW · 2024
Urbanization
21.4%
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2024
Net Migration
1.3
World Bank World Development Indicators · derived · 2024
South Sudan Economy
Unemployment Rate
12.4%
Data year 2023
World Bank World Development Indicators · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2023
Inflation Rate
91.4%
World Bank World Development Indicators · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2024
Gini Index
44.0
Data year 2016
World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.GINI · 2016
Poverty Rate
76.5%
Data year 2016
World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.DDAY · 2016
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)
2.0%
World Bank World Development Indicators · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
South Sudan Environment
Renewable Energy Share
32.4%
Data year 2021
World Bank World Development Indicators · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Forest Area
11.3%
Data year 2023
World Bank World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS · 2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)
23.7
Data year 2023
World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · 2023
South Sudan Technology
Mobile Subscriptions
46.6
Data year 2023
World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2023
Frequently Asked Questions about South Sudan
South Sudan had a population of 11,943,408 in 2024 (World Bank).
Life expectancy at birth in South Sudan was 57.7 years in 2024 (World Bank).
Data Sources & Accuracy
World Development Indicators, The World Bank, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Human Development Index and Education Index inputs, UNDP Human Development Report Office, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Median age, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Headline figures use 2024 where available. Older values show their year on the card. Missing values are shown as “No data”; they are never filled in with zeros.
- World Bank Open Data (World Development Indicators)
- UNDP Human Development Report (Human Development Index)
- UN World Population Prospects (median age)
Last checked: September 30, 2026
South Sudan Social & Health
Life Expectancy
57.7
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Human Development Index
0.388
Data year 2023
UNDP Human Development Report · hdi · 2023
Education Index
0.348
Data year 2023
UNDP Human Development Report · education_index · 2023