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South Sudan

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Capital
Juba
Currency
South Sudanese pound
Continent
Africa
Area
644,329 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q958 ↗ · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
12.19M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
12B · 2015
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,080.15 · 2015
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
91.44 · 2024
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
12.37 · 2023
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.79 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
57.74 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025South Sudan: 12.19M
South Sudan · Population7.56M8.82M10.08M11.35M12.61M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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South Sudan · Population · people
YearSouth Sudan
202512,188,788
202411,943,408
202311,483,374
202211,021,177
202110,865,780
202010,698,467
201910,423,384
201810,122,977
201710,259,154
201610,830,102
201511,107,561
201411,235,073
201311,166,275
201210,756,240
201110,288,109
20109,745,953
20099,243,556
20088,817,647
20078,388,788
20067,976,526

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025South Sudan: —
South Sudan · GDP11.28B13.23B15.18B17.13B19.08B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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South Sudan · GDP · current US$
YearSouth Sudan
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
201511,997,800,760.22
201413,962,212,847.46
201318,426,469,016.95
201211,931,472,169.49
201114,907,308,932.75
201014,602,072,410.95
200912,231,264,525.07
200814,586,253,383.06
2007No data available
2006No data available

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025South Sudan: —
South Sudan · GDP per capita1,022.741,194.961,367.181,539.41,711.622006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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South Sudan · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSouth Sudan
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
20151,080.15
20141,242.73
20131,650.19
20121,109.26
20111,448.98
20101,498.27
20091,323.22
20081,654.21
2007No data available
2006No data available

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025South Sudan: —
South Sudan · Inflation-45.3670.65186.66302.66418.672006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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South Sudan · Inflation · %
YearSouth Sudan
2025No data available
202491.44
20232.38
2022-6.69
202110.52
202029.68
201987.24
201883.5
2017187.85
2016380
201552.77
20141.67
2013-0.06
201245.53
201146.85
20101.17
20095.01
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025South Sudan: —
South Sudan · Unemployment12.0712.6613.2613.8514.442006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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South Sudan · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSouth Sudan
2025No data available
2024No data available
202312.37
202212.48
202113.95
202014.25
201912.66
201812.85
201712.98
201612.85
201512.46
201412.56
201312.67
201212.8
201112.59
201012.47
200912.44
200812.3
200712.27
200612.27

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025South Sudan: —
South Sudan · Fertility rate3.584.24.825.446.062006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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South Sudan · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSouth Sudan
2025No data available
20243.79
20233.86
20223.96
20214.05
20204.16
20194.26
20184.37
20174.48
20164.58
20154.7
20144.82
20134.94
20125.06
20115.19
20105.32
20095.45
20085.57
20075.7
20065.85

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025South Sudan: —
South Sudan · Life expectancy33.0639.9446.8253.760.582006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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South Sudan · Life expectancy · years
YearSouth Sudan
2025No data available
202457.74
202357.62
202257.2
202157.05
202057.65
201958.13
201851.91
201735.35
201636.72
201539.76
201445.63
201358.29
201258.24
201157.67
201057.49
200956.85
200856.28
200755.43
200654.65
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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