South Sudan Population Pyramid 1993
Year
1993South Sudan in 1993
As of 1993, South Sudan counted 4,956,003 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 6.3%, up from 4,661,574 in 1983.
Half of the population was younger than 16.9 years; 45.7% were children under 15 and 2.4% were 65 or older. 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 | 4,956,003 | 16.9 | |
| Burundi | 5,676,843 | 14.7 | |
| Somalia | 6,681,399 | 16.8 | |
| Rwanda | 7,981,132 | 15.7 | |
| Eritrea | 1,856,007 | 17.6 |





