South Sudan Population Pyramid 2073
Year
2073South Sudan in 2073
In 2073, South Sudan is projected to have a population of 22,420,565 people. That would be 7.6% more than in 2063 (20,835,763).
With a projected median age of 31.8 years, South Sudan would have a youth dependency ratio of 35.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.8 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 22,420,565 | 31.8 | |
| Rwanda | 28,809,911 | 32.7 | |
| Burundi | 32,138,558 | 29.3 | |
| Zimbabwe | 32,801,159 | 30.3 | |
| Eritrea | 7,381,154 | 32.6 |





