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South Sudan

South Sudan / SS

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

South Sudan in numbers.

Area646,883 kmยฒWorld # 41 โ†’Population12.2MWorld # 80 โ†’Population density18.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 187 โ†’Life expectancy57.7 yearsWorld # 212 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,080World # 195 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

South Sudan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area646,883 kmยฒWorld # 41 / 2023 โ†’Population12.2MWorld # 80 / 2025 โ†’Population density18.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 187 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year2,011World # 1 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2%World # 48 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.8World # 32 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate29.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 34 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 43 / 2024 โ†’Median age18 yearsWorld # 215 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.1%World # 190 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1438%World # 33 / 2025 โ†’Urban population21.7%World # 208 / 2025 โ†’Net migration6.1KWorld # 50 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 71 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share7.7%World # 94 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy57.7 yearsWorld # 212 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy50.5 yearsWorld # 179 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 193 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,080World # 195 / 2015 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 12BWorld # 152 / 2015 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 1,155World # 202 / 2015 โ†’Real GDP growth-10.8%World # 210 / 2015 โ†’Inflation91.4%World # 5 / 2024 โ†’Unemployment12.4%World # 23 / 2023 โ†’Youth unemployment18.5%World # 59 / 2023 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)44World # 21 / 2016 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)1.6%World # 184 / 2016 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,391 kcal/dayWorld # 167 / 2022 โ†’Meat supply per person21.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 146 / 2022 โ†’Rice production38K tWorld # 88 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area11.3%World # 157 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person48 kWh/personWorld # 148 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.1 tWorld # 203 / 2024 โ†’Internet use6.7%World # 208 / 2019 โ†’Mobile subscriptions46.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 203 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate14 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 28 / 2012 โ†’Road traffic death rate36.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 7 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2%World # 67 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament32.4%World # 61 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 12MWorld # 176 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 60.5%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal157 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencySouth Sudanese PoundSSPDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country