Name: South Sudan Population
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The total population in South Sudan was estimated at 12.2 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, South Sudan had a population of 2.9 million people. source: World Bank

Population in South Sudan is expected to reach 12.40 million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Sudan Population is projected to trend around 12.70 million in 2027 and 12.90 million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Population	12.19	11.94	million	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	12.40	12.50	percent	Dec 2023

South Sudan Population

The population of South Sudan represents 0.15 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 676 people on the planet is a resident of South Sudan.