South Sudan Population Pyramid 2037
Year
2037South Sudan in 2037
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of South Sudan at 15,335,703 in 2037. Ten years before, in 2027, the projected population is 12,687,303 — 20.9% lower.
Half of the population would be younger than 23.5 years, with 34.0% children under 15 and 4.4% aged 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 | 15,335,703 | 23.5 | |
| Rwanda | 18,395,846 | 23.8 | |
| Burundi | 18,893,259 | 20.8 | |
| Zimbabwe | 21,144,736 | 22.0 | |
| Eritrea | 4,601,935 | 23.3 |





