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South Sudan — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for South Sudan, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
2.03%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · +33.0% since 1961
Population growth for South Sudan was 2.03% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.41% in 2011. The lowest was -5.42% in 2017 (about -2.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.45% per year.
South Sudan ranks 48 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 22%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so South Sudan sits below it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 62% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 278%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
2.03%
First (1961)
1.53%
Change
+33.0%
Highest
5.41%
in 2011
Lowest
-5.42%
in 2017
Average
2.19%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.45%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03% |
| 2024 | 3.93% |
| 2023 | 4.11% |
| 2022 | 1.42% |
| 2021 | 1.55% |
| 2020 | 2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.92% |
| 2018 | -1.34% |
| 2017 | -5.42% |
| 2016 | -2.53% |
| 2015 | -1.14% |
| 2014 | 0.61% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.