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Male population — South Sudan

Male population in South Sudan in 2025 — 5,994,220 people. Ranked 81 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 310.7%.

2025 5.99M people +2.04% vs 2024
World rank 81of 217
Period maximum 5.99M people2025
Period minimum 1.46M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — South Sudan, 1960–202502M4M6M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,459,646 people1962: 1,500,120 people1964: 1,545,505 people1966: 1,589,549 people1968: 1,618,540 people1970: 1,648,983 people1972: 1,708,214 people1974: 1,798,533 people1976: 1,900,024 people1978: 2,005,382 people1980: 2,114,354 people1982: 2,227,597 people1984: 2,325,807 people1986: 2,410,099 people1988: 2,367,197 people1990: 2,309,843 people1992: 2,387,925 people1994: 2,459,157 people1996: 2,599,135 people1998: 2,725,825 people2000: 2,932,465 people2002: 3,219,430 people2004: 3,543,680 people2006: 3,921,750 people2008: 4,347,952 people2010: 4,817,075 people2012: 5,326,114 people2014: 5,564,751 people2016: 5,346,845 people2018: 4,978,229 people2020: 5,263,796 people2022: 5,421,742 people2024: 5,874,364 people2025: 5,994,220 people
Change over the period: +4.53M (+310.66%) Average annual rate: 2.2 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 5.99M people
World 4.13B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 659M people
Eastern Africa computed 254M people
Low-income countries computed 393M people
Male population — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5.99M +119,856 +2.04%
2024 5.87M +225,575 +3.99%
2023 5.65M +227,047 +4.19%
2022 5.42M +75,888 +1.42%
2021 5.35M +82,058 +1.56%
2020 5.26M +136,502 +2.66%
2019 5.13M +149,065 +2.99%
2018 4.98M −73,681 −1.46%
2017 5.05M −294,935 −5.52%
2016 5.35M −147,259 −2.68%
2015 5.49M −70,647 −1.27%
2014 5.56M +31,963 +0.58%
2013 5.53M +206,674 +3.88%
2012 5.33M +235,889 +4.63%
2011 5.09M +273,150 +5.67%
2010 4.82M +253,622 +5.56%
2009 4.56M +215,501 +4.96%
2008 4.35M +217,175 +5.26%
2007 4.13M +209,027 +5.33%
2006 3.92M +196,260 +5.27%
2005 3.73M +181,810 +5.13%
2004 3.54M +168,229 +4.98%
2003 3.38M +156,021 +4.85%
2002 3.22M +146,605 +4.77%
2001 3.07M +140,360 +4.79%
2000 2.93M +132,346 +4.73%
1999 2.8M +74,294 +2.73%
1998 2.73M +52,333 +1.96%
1997 2.67M +74,357 +2.86%
1996 2.6M +63,398 +2.5%
1995 2.54M +76,580 +3.11%
1994 2.46M +54,689 +2.27%
1993 2.4M +16,543 +0.69%
1992 2.39M +31,682 +1.34%
1991 2.36M +46,400 +2.01%
1990 2.31M +9,975 +0.43%
1989 2.3M −67,329 −2.84%
1988 2.37M −59,764 −2.46%
1987 2.43M +16,862 +0.7%
1986 2.41M +42,852 +1.81%
1985 2.37M +41,440 +1.78%
1984 2.33M +44,822 +1.97%
1983 2.28M +53,388 +2.4%
1982 2.23M +57,201 +2.64%
1981 2.17M +56,042 +2.65%
1980 2.11M +54,961 +2.67%
1979 2.06M +54,011 +2.69%
1978 2.01M +53,102 +2.72%
1977 1.95M +52,256 +2.75%
1976 1.9M +51,373 +2.78%
1975 1.85M +50,118 +2.79%
1974 1.8M +48,749 +2.79%
1973 1.75M +41,570 +2.43%
1972 1.71M +34,385 +2.05%
1971 1.67M +24,846 +1.51%
1970 1.65M +15,180 +0.93%
1969 1.63M +15,263 +0.94%
1968 1.62M +15,311 +0.96%
1967 1.6M +13,680 +0.86%
1966 1.59M +17,467 +1.11%
1965 1.57M +26,577 +1.72%
1964 1.55M +25,052 +1.65%
1963 1.52M +20,333 +1.36%
1962 1.5M +20,943 +1.42%
1961 1.48M +19,531 +1.34%
1960 1.46M

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.