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🇸🇸 Population Density of South Sudan

The current population density of South Sudan is 19.9893 people per square kilometer. A 1.7% increase from 2023, when the population density only was 19.6555 people/km². In the future, South Sudan's population density is projected to increase to 42.0452 people/km², by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of South Sudan by 110.34% from today's standard.

Historic Population Density of South Sudan (1950-2024)

South Sudan has seen an increase of population density since the 1950's. From 4.4174 people/km² to 19.9893 people/km², an increase of 352.51% in total.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
1950 4.4174 2,492,077
1951 4.4776 2,526,074
1952 4.5442 2,563,626
1953 4.6167 2,604,566
1954 4.6949 2,648,678
1955 4.7777 2,695,349
1956 4.8621 2,742,974
1957 4.9455 2,790,016
1958 5.0188 2,831,370
1959 5.0846 2,868,501
1960 5.1541 2,907,724
1961 5.2272 2,948,953
1962 5.304 2,992,270
1963 5.3819 3,036,238
1964 5.4749 3,088,701
1965 5.5723 3,143,622
1966 5.6461 3,185,305
1967 5.7111 3,221,958
1968 5.7816 3,261,725
1969 5.8528 3,301,892
1970 5.9246 3,342,410
1971 6.021 3,396,808
1972 6.1414 3,464,714
1973 6.2792 3,542,465
1974 6.4337 3,629,608
1975 6.5909 3,718,279
1976 6.751 3,808,615
1977 6.9148 3,901,044
1978 7.083 3,995,911
1979 7.2547 4,092,792
1980 7.4306 4,192,011
1981 7.6111 4,293,866
1982 7.7962 4,398,298
1983 7.981 4,502,541
1984 8.1592 4,603,039
1985 8.3434 4,706,975
1986 8.5431 4,819,667
1987 8.6746 4,893,808
1988 8.5347 4,814,879
1989 8.3428 4,706,626
1990 8.4211 4,750,817
1991 8.6274 4,867,185
1992 8.7865 4,956,969
1993 8.895 5,018,172
1994 9.116 5,142,863
1995 9.3982 5,302,042
1996 9.6337 5,434,894
1997 9.9076 5,589,410
1998 10.1026 5,699,436
1999 10.3697 5,850,145
2000 10.8382 6,114,440
2001 11.3345 6,394,431
2002 11.8515 6,686,100
2003 12.3944 6,992,367
2004 12.97 7,317,118
2005 13.5825 7,662,654
2006 14.2328 8,029,517
2007 14.9211 8,417,822
2008 15.6409 8,823,888
2009 16.3594 9,229,226
2010 17.2194 9,714,420
2011 18.1564 10,243,050
2012 18.9692 10,701,604
2013 19.6861 11,106,031
2014 19.8762 11,213,284
2015 19.8426 11,194,299
2016 19.6153 11,066,105
2017 18.8923 10,658,226
2018 18.4263 10,395,330
2019 18.5191 10,447,666
2020 18.8002 10,606,227
2021 19.052 10,748,272
2022 19.3442 10,913,164
2023 19.6555 11,088,796
2024 19.9893 11,277,092

Future Population Density of South Sudan (2024-2100)

South Sudan's positive trend in population density is set to increase even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 19.9893 people/km² to 42.0452 people/km². An additional increase increase of 110.34% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
2024 19.9893 11,277,092
2025 20.3374 11,473,439
2026 20.6976 11,676,686
2027 21.0709 11,887,262
2028 21.4585 12,105,957
2029 21.8614 12,333,241
2030 22.2818 12,570,402
2031 22.7179 12,816,418
2032 23.1666 13,069,562
2033 23.6236 13,327,396
2034 24.086 13,588,252
2035 24.5517 13,850,995
2036 25.0153 14,112,524
2037 25.4744 14,371,522
2038 25.9306 14,628,915
2039 26.3822 14,883,662
2040 26.827 15,134,634
2041 27.2674 15,383,050
2042 27.7031 15,628,860
2043 28.1331 15,871,459
2044 28.5564 16,110,244
2045 28.9705 16,343,904
2046 29.3778 16,573,684
2047 29.7799 16,800,487
2048 30.1759 17,023,893
2049 30.5659 17,243,955
2050 30.9504 17,460,846
2051 31.3305 17,675,282
2052 31.7047 17,886,381
2053 32.0736 18,094,509
2054 32.4379 18,300,053
2055 32.7978 18,503,071
2056 33.1549 18,704,513
2057 33.5097 18,904,694
2058 33.8613 19,103,065
2059 34.2098 19,299,676
2060 34.5564 19,495,206
2061 34.902 19,690,183
2062 35.2462 19,884,336
2063 35.5862 20,076,181
2064 35.9218 20,265,487
2065 36.2537 20,452,754
2066 36.5811 20,637,432
2067 36.9027 20,818,870
2068 37.2178 20,996,658
2069 37.5261 21,170,579
2070 37.8263 21,339,913
2071 38.1154 21,503,005
2072 38.3909 21,658,462
2073 38.6558 21,807,905
2074 38.912 21,952,423
2075 39.1566 22,090,435
2076 39.3887 22,221,355
2077 39.6076 22,344,858
2078 39.8148 22,461,737
2079 40.0115 22,572,754
2080 40.197 22,677,387
2081 40.3705 22,775,233
2082 40.5326 22,866,693
2083 40.6847 22,952,512
2084 40.8271 23,032,835
2085 40.9585 23,107,008
2086 41.0792 23,175,094
2087 41.1904 23,237,802
2088 41.2932 23,295,783
2089 41.3883 23,349,447
2090 41.4755 23,398,668
2091 41.5545 23,443,248
2092 41.6267 23,483,975
2093 41.6939 23,521,851
2094 41.756 23,556,908
2095 41.8138 23,589,531
2096 41.8674 23,619,762
2097 41.917 23,647,704
2098 41.9631 23,673,711
2099 42.0059 23,697,861
2100 42.0452 23,720,027

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/km²) to illustrate the population density of South Sudan.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (km²) of South Sudan's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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