What is the global population hockey stick in South Sudan?

The global population hockey stick in South Sudan was 11.48 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest the global population hockey stick recorded in South Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 11.48 million people in 2023.

What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in South Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 859,300 people in 1600.

How does South Sudan rank for the global population hockey stick?

South Sudan ranks 84th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.

Is the global population hockey stick rising or falling in South Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

The global population hockey stick in South Sudan

Name: The global population hockey stick in South Sudan
Creator: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Sudan: The global population hockey stick was 11.48 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

11.48 million people

Change on year

up 4.2%

World rank

84th

of 239 countries

All-time high

11.48 million people

in 2023

All-time low

859,300 people

in 1600

Years of data

226

1600–2023

The global population hockey stick in South Sudan, 1600–2023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, the global population hockey stick in South Sudan stood at 11.48 million people. That is the highest value across all 226 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in South Sudan peaked at 11.48 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 859,300 people, in 1600.

That places South Sudan 84th out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

The global population hockey stick in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for The global population hockey stick in South Sudan, 1600 to 2023.
Year	people	Change
1600	859,300 people	—
1700	900,200 people	+4.8%
1800	1.03 million people	+14.1%
1801	1.03 million people	+0.1%
1802	1.03 million people	+0.1%
1803	1.03 million people	+0.1%
1804	1.03 million people	+0.1%
1805	1.03 million people	+0.1%
1806	1.04 million people	+0.1%
1807	1.04 million people	+0.1%
1808	1.04 million people	+0.1%
1809	1.04 million people	+0.1%
1810	1.04 million people	+0.1%
1811	1.04 million people	+0.1%
1812	1.04 million people	+0.2%
1813	1.05 million people	+0.2%
1814	1.05 million people	+0.2%
1815	1.05 million people	+0.2%
1816	1.05 million people	+0.2%
1817	1.06 million people	+0.2%
1818	1.06 million people	+0.3%
1819	1.06 million people	+0.3%
1820	1.06 million people	+0.3%
1821	1.07 million people	+0.3%
1822	1.07 million people	+0.3%
1823	1.07 million people	+0.3%
1824	1.08 million people	+0.3%
1825	1.08 million people	+0.4%
1826	1.09 million people	+0.4%
1827	1.09 million people	+0.4%
1828	1.09 million people	+0.4%
1829	1.10 million people	+0.4%
1830	1.10 million people	+0.4%
1831	1.11 million people	+0.4%
1832	1.11 million people	+0.4%
1833	1.12 million people	+0.4%
1834	1.12 million people	+0.4%
1835	1.13 million people	+0.4%
1836	1.13 million people	+0.4%
1837	1.14 million people	+0.4%
1838	1.14 million people	+0.4%
1839	1.15 million people	+0.4%
1840	1.15 million people	+0.4%
1841	1.16 million people	+0.4%
1842	1.16 million people	+0.4%
1843	1.17 million people	+0.4%
1844	1.17 million people	+0.4%
1845	1.18 million people	+0.4%
1846	1.18 million people	+0.4%
1847	1.19 million people	+0.4%
1848	1.20 million people	+0.4%
1849	1.20 million people	+0.4%
1850	1.21 million people	+0.4%
1851	1.22 million people	+0.9%
1852	1.23 million people	+0.9%
1853	1.24 million people	+0.9%
1854	1.25 million people	+0.9%
1855	1.26 million people	+0.9%
1856	1.27 million people	+0.9%
1857	1.29 million people	+0.9%
1858	1.30 million people	+0.9%
1859	1.31 million people	+0.9%
1860	1.32 million people	+0.9%
1861	1.33 million people	+0.9%
1862	1.34 million people	+0.9%
1863	1.36 million people	+0.9%
1864	1.37 million people	+0.9%
1865	1.38 million people	+0.9%
1866	1.39 million people	+0.9%
1867	1.41 million people	+0.9%
1868	1.42 million people	+0.9%
1869	1.43 million people	+0.9%
1870	1.44 million people	+0.9%
1871	1.46 million people	+0.9%
1872	1.47 million people	+0.9%
1873	1.48 million people	+0.9%
1874	1.49 million people	+0.9%
1875	1.51 million people	+0.9%
1876	1.52 million people	+0.9%
1877	1.53 million people	+0.9%
1878	1.55 million people	+0.9%
1879	1.56 million people	+0.9%
1880	1.57 million people	+0.9%
1881	1.59 million people	+0.9%
1882	1.60 million people	+0.9%
1883	1.61 million people	+0.9%
1884	1.63 million people	+0.9%
1885	1.64 million people	+0.9%
1886	1.66 million people	+0.9%
1887	1.67 million people	+0.9%
1888	1.68 million people	+0.9%
1889	1.70 million people	+0.8%
1890	1.71 million people	+0.8%
1891	1.73 million people	+0.8%
1892	1.74 million people	+0.8%
1893	1.76 million people	+0.8%
1894	1.77 million people	+0.8%
1895	1.79 million people	+0.8%
1896	1.80 million people	+0.8%
1897	1.82 million people	+0.8%
1898	1.83 million people	+0.8%
1899	1.85 million people	+0.8%
1900	1.86 million people	+0.8%
1901	1.88 million people	+0.8%
1902	1.89 million people	+0.8%
1903	1.91 million people	+0.8%
1904	1.93 million people	+0.8%
1905	1.94 million people	+0.8%
1906	1.96 million people	+0.8%
1907	1.97 million people	+0.8%
1908	1.99 million people	+0.8%
1909	2.01 million people	+0.8%
1910	2.02 million people	+0.8%
1911	2.04 million people	+0.8%
1912	2.06 million people	+0.8%
1913	2.07 million people	+0.8%
1914	2.09 million people	+0.8%
1915	2.11 million people	+0.8%
1916	2.12 million people	+0.8%
1917	2.14 million people	+0.8%
1918	2.15 million people	+0.4%
1919	2.16 million people	+0.4%
1920	2.17 million people	+0.4%
1921	2.18 million people	+0.4%
1922	2.19 million people	+0.4%
1923	2.20 million people	+0.4%
1924	2.21 million people	+0.4%
1925	2.22 million people	+0.4%
1926	2.23 million people	+0.4%
1927	2.24 million people	+0.4%
1928	2.25 million people	+0.4%
1929	2.26 million people	+0.4%
1930	2.27 million people	+0.4%
1931	2.28 million people	+0.4%
1932	2.29 million people	+0.4%
1933	2.30 million people	+0.4%
1934	2.31 million people	+0.4%
1935	2.32 million people	+0.4%
1936	2.33 million people	+0.4%
1937	2.34 million people	+0.4%
1938	2.35 million people	+0.4%
1939	2.36 million people	+0.4%
1940	2.37 million people	+0.4%
1941	2.38 million people	+0.4%
1942	2.39 million people	+0.4%
1943	2.40 million people	+0.4%
1944	2.41 million people	+0.4%
1945	2.42 million people	+0.4%
1946	2.43 million people	+0.4%
1947	2.45 million people	+0.4%
1948	2.46 million people	+0.4%
1949	2.47 million people	+0.4%
1950	2.49 million people	+1.0%
1951	2.53 million people	+1.5%
1952	2.57 million people	+1.6%
1953	2.61 million people	+1.7%
1954	2.66 million people	+1.7%
1955	2.71 million people	+1.8%
1956	2.75 million people	+1.8%
1957	2.80 million people	+1.8%
1958	2.85 million people	+1.6%
1959	2.89 million people	+1.4%
1960	2.93 million people	+1.5%
1961	2.98 million people	+1.5%
1962	3.02 million people	+1.6%
1963	3.07 million people	+1.6%
1964	3.13 million people	+1.9%
1965	3.19 million people	+1.9%
1966	3.24 million people	+1.5%
1967	3.28 million people	+1.3%
1968	3.32 million people	+1.3%
1969	3.37 million people	+1.3%
1970	3.41 million people	+1.3%
1971	3.47 million people	+1.7%
1972	3.54 million people	+2.1%
1973	3.63 million people	+2.4%
1974	3.72 million people	+2.6%
1975	3.82 million people	+2.6%
1976	3.92 million people	+2.6%
1977	4.02 million people	+2.6%
1978	4.13 million people	+2.6%
1979	4.23 million people	+2.5%
1980	4.34 million people	+2.5%
1981	4.45 million people	+2.5%
1982	4.56 million people	+2.5%
1983	4.66 million people	+2.3%
1984	4.75 million people	+1.9%
1985	4.83 million people	+1.8%
1986	4.92 million people	+1.8%
1987	4.96 million people	+0.8%
1988	4.85 million people	-2.3%
1989	4.71 million people	-2.8%
1990	4.74 million people	+0.5%
1991	4.84 million people	+2.1%
1992	4.91 million people	+1.5%
1993	4.96 million people	+0.9%
1994	5.07 million people	+2.3%
1995	5.23 million people	+3.0%
1996	5.36 million people	+2.5%
1997	5.51 million people	+2.8%
1998	5.62 million people	+2.0%
1999	5.77 million people	+2.7%
2000	6.03 million people	+4.5%
2001	6.31 million people	+4.6%
2002	6.60 million people	+4.6%
2003	6.90 million people	+4.6%
2004	7.23 million people	+4.8%
2005	7.59 million people	+4.9%
2006	7.98 million people	+5.1%
2007	8.39 million people	+5.2%
2008	8.82 million people	+5.1%
2009	9.24 million people	+4.8%
2010	9.75 million people	+5.4%
2011	10.29 million people	+5.6%
2012	10.76 million people	+4.5%
2013	11.17 million people	+3.8%
2014	11.24 million people	+0.6%
2015	11.11 million people	-1.1%
2016	10.83 million people	-2.5%
2017	10.26 million people	-5.3%
2018	10.12 million people	-1.3%
2019	10.42 million people	+3.0%
2020	10.70 million people	+2.6%
2021	10.87 million people	+1.6%
2022	11.02 million people	+1.4%
2023	11.48 million people	+4.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1600s	859,300 people	859,300 people	859,300 people	1
1700s	900,200 people	900,200 people	900,200 people	1
1800s	1.03 million people	1.03 million people	1.04 million people	10
1810s	1.05 million people	1.04 million people	1.06 million people	10
1820s	1.08 million people	1.06 million people	1.10 million people	10
1830s	1.13 million people	1.10 million people	1.15 million people	10
1840s	1.18 million people	1.15 million people	1.20 million people	10
1850s	1.26 million people	1.21 million people	1.31 million people	10
1860s	1.38 million people	1.32 million people	1.43 million people	10
1870s	1.50 million people	1.44 million people	1.56 million people	10
1880s	1.64 million people	1.57 million people	1.70 million people	10
1890s	1.78 million people	1.71 million people	1.85 million people	10
1900s	1.93 million people	1.86 million people	2.01 million people	10
1910s	2.10 million people	2.02 million people	2.16 million people	10
1920s	2.21 million people	2.17 million people	2.26 million people	10
1930s	2.31 million people	2.27 million people	2.36 million people	10
1940s	2.42 million people	2.37 million people	2.47 million people	10
1950s	2.69 million people	2.49 million people	2.89 million people	10
1960s	3.15 million people	2.93 million people	3.37 million people	10
1970s	3.79 million people	3.41 million people	4.23 million people	10
1980s	4.70 million people	4.34 million people	4.96 million people	10
1990s	5.20 million people	4.74 million people	5.77 million people	10
2000s	7.51 million people	6.03 million people	9.24 million people	10
2010s	10.59 million people	9.75 million people	11.24 million people	10
2020s	11.02 million people	10.70 million people	11.48 million people	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is the global population hockey stick in South Sudan?: The global population hockey stick in South Sudan was 11.48 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the global population hockey stick recorded in South Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 11.48 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in South Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 859,300 people in 1600.
How does South Sudan rank for the global population hockey stick?: South Sudan ranks 84th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is the global population hockey stick rising or falling in South Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: The global population hockey stick
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.