South Sudan Population Pyramid 1994
Year
1994South Sudan in 1994
In 1994, South Sudan had a total population of 5,071,184 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 6.7%, up from 4,750,626 in 1984.
The median age was 16.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 88.4 children under 15 and 4.6 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 5,071,184 | 16.9 | |
| Burundi | 5,713,854 | 14.6 | |
| Rwanda | 6,792,353 | 15.0 | |
| Somalia | 7,026,797 | 16.7 | |
| Eritrea | 1,913,915 | 17.6 |





