South Sudan Population Pyramid 2081
Year
2081South Sudan in 2081
By 2081, the population of South Sudan is expected to reach 23,260,637. Ten years before, in 2071, the projected population is 22,132,134 — 5.1% lower.
The median age is projected at 33.4 years, with 33.5 children under 15 and 16.3 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 23,260,637 | 33.4 | |
| Rwanda | 30,322,789 | 34.8 | |
| Burundi | 34,443,601 | 31.2 | |
| Zimbabwe | 34,648,029 | 32.3 | |
| Eritrea | 7,816,263 | 34.8 |





