South Sudan Population Pyramid 2070
Year
2070South Sudan in 2070
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of South Sudan at 21,989,974 in 2070. Compared with 2060, when the projection stands at 20,307,632, that represents growth of 8.3% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 31.1 years, South Sudan would have a youth dependency ratio of 35.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.1 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 21,989,974 | 31.1 | |
| Rwanda | 28,138,805 | 31.9 | |
| Burundi | 31,182,955 | 28.5 | |
| Zimbabwe | 32,010,414 | 29.5 | |
| Eritrea | 7,194,167 | 31.8 |





