World population growth in South Sudan
South Sudan: World population growth was 0.0% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.0%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
72nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2010
All-time low
-5.8%
in 2017
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in South Sudan, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in South Sudan stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in South Sudan peaked at 6.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -5.8%, in 2017.
That places South Sudan 72nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 0.1% | +92.0% |
| 1900 | 0.8% | +828.5% |
| 1905 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.4% | -45.0% |
| 1925 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.4% | +211.5% |
| 1951 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 1952 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 1953 | 1.7% | +5.5% |
| 1954 | 1.8% | +4.3% |
| 1955 | 1.8% | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 1.4% | -21.6% |
| 1959 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 1.5% | +4.1% |
| 1961 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | +36.3% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | -26.2% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +57.6% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | -0.1% | -106.9% |
| 1988 | -4.6% | +3572.8% |
| 1989 | -1.0% | -78.2% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -302.6% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -57.6% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +265.9% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -69.9% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +368.6% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | -2.2% | -163.5% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -95.3% |
| 2016 | -5.0% | +4822.5% |
| 2017 | -5.8% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -155.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -78.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +317.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +157.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -64.7% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 2026 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2028 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 2030 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2031 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 2032 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2033 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 2034 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 2035 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 2036 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 2037 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 2038 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 2039 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 2040 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 2041 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2042 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 2043 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2044 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2045 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 2046 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 1.2% | -6.6% |
| 2048 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2049 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2050 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 2051 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 2052 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 2053 | 1.0% | -11.5% |
| 2054 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 2055 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 2056 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2057 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2058 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2059 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 2060 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2061 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2062 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2063 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2064 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2065 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2066 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2067 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2068 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2069 | 0.7% | -15.5% |
| 2070 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2071 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 2072 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2073 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2074 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2075 | 0.5% | -17.1% |
| 2076 | 0.4% | -16.8% |
| 2077 | 0.5% | +10.7% |
| 2078 | 0.4% | -12.4% |
| 2079 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2080 | 0.3% | -23.7% |
| 2081 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2082 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2083 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2084 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2085 | 0.2% | -38.8% |
| 2086 | 0.2% | +21.5% |
| 2087 | 0.1% | -35.4% |
| 2088 | 0.2% | +30.1% |
| 2089 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2090 | 0.1% | -46.8% |
| 2091 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2092 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2093 | 0.0% | -56.6% |
| 2094 | -0.0% | -116.7% |
| 2095 | 0.0% | -666.7% |
| 2096 | 0.0% | +32.4% |
| 2097 | -0.0% | -117.8% |
| 2098 | 0.1% | -1037.5% |
| 2099 | 0.0% | -69.3% |
| 2100 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -4822.5% | -0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | -3572.8% | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2098 | +1037.5% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1900 | +828.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 2095 | +666.7% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | +368.6% | 0.9% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | -4.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -5.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 69 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 70 Djibouti 0.0% compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 74 Nigeria 0.0% compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 75 Uganda 0.0% compare
More population data for South Sudan
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0933 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.4787 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.57 million people (2100)
- Population density 37.73 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5193 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.92 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,461 Persons (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in South Sudan?
- World population growth in South Sudan was 0.0% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8% in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for world population growth?
- South Sudan ranks 72nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.