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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

South Sudan

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population12.19M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$12B2015 · current US$GDP per capita$1.08K2015 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth57.72024 · yearsInternet use6.7%2019 · % of populationForest area11.3%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
57.7

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
South Sudan2024 · 57.7
014.5729.1443.7158.291960199320251960: 28.11961: 28.31962: 28.51963: 28.21964: 32.51965: 28.81966: 25.61967: 25.91968: 26.11969: 25.41970: 25.61971: 311972: 31.31973: 36.31974: 36.61975: 36.91976: 37.11977: 37.41978: 37.61979: 37.81980: 381981: 38.31982: 38.71983: 34.71984: 31.81985: 32.41986: 32.81987: 20.71988: 111989: 28.21990: 28.61991: 29.21992: 21.91993: 22.31994: 44.91995: 31.51996: 32.11997: 33.11998: 191999: 44.52000: 47.62001: 48.62002: 49.42003: 52.32004: 53.12005: 542006: 54.72007: 55.42008: 56.32009: 56.82010: 57.52011: 57.72012: 58.22013: 58.32014: 45.62015: 39.82016: 36.72017: 35.42018: 51.92019: 58.12020: 57.62021: 572022: 57.22023: 57.62024: 57.7

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

South Sudan in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Juba
Country code
SSD

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