South Sudan Population Pyramid 1964
Year
1964South Sudan in 1964
As of 1964, South Sudan counted 3,129,918 inhabitants. That is 17.8% more than in 1954, when the population stood at 2,657,094.
With a median age of 18.4 years, South Sudan had a youth dependency ratio of 79.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.0 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of South Sudan was 3.86 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 57.6 years in 2023: 60.6 for women and 54.6 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
911,341 immigrants live in South Sudan, 7.6% of the population.
| Sudan | 608,817 |
| Uganda | 156,437 |
| D.R. Congo | 97,364 |
| Ethiopia | 13,582 |
| Kenya | 10,153 |
3,168,836 people born in South Sudan live in other countries.
| Sudan | 1,507,976 |
| Uganda | 923,658 |
| Ethiopia | 443,743 |
| Kenya | 114,885 |
| D.R. Congo | 103,594 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 3,129,918 | 18.4 | |
| Somalia | 3,192,796 | 17.6 | |
| Burundi | 3,055,650 | 17.3 | |
| Rwanda | 3,334,834 | 14.7 | |
| Zambia | 3,577,017 | 16.6 |





