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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — South Sudan

Share of population under 15 in South Sudan in 2025 — 38%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 4.5 pp.

2025 38% −0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 33of 217
Period maximum 46.9%1987
Period minimum 38%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — South Sudan, 1960–202537.54042.54547.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.5%1962: 42.6%1964: 43%1966: 43.5%1968: 44%1970: 44.5%1972: 44.8%1974: 45.1%1976: 45.3%1978: 45.5%1980: 45.8%1982: 46.2%1984: 46.5%1986: 46.7%1988: 46.2%1990: 45.4%1992: 45.6%1994: 45.8%1996: 46%1998: 45.8%2000: 45.5%2002: 45.7%2004: 45.8%2006: 44.8%2008: 43.8%2010: 42.8%2012: 41.9%2014: 42.5%2016: 43.7%2018: 44.9%2020: 42.4%2022: 40.9%2024: 38.9%2025: 38%
Change over the period: −4.5 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

South Sudan 38%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38 −0.9 pp
2024 38.9 −0.9 pp
2023 39.9 −1 pp
2022 40.9 −0.8 pp
2021 41.6 −0.8 pp
2020 42.4 −1.1 pp
2019 43.6 −1.3 pp
2018 44.9 −0.1 pp
2017 45 +1.3 pp
2016 43.7 +0.7 pp
2015 43.1 +0.6 pp
2014 42.5 +0.6 pp
2013 41.9 −0.1 pp
2012 41.9 −0.3 pp
2011 42.2 −0.6 pp
2010 42.8 −0.6 pp
2009 43.4 −0.4 pp
2008 43.8 −0.5 pp
2007 44.3 −0.5 pp
2006 44.8 −0.5 pp
2005 45.3 −0.4 pp
2004 45.8 −0.1 pp
2003 45.9 +0.2 pp
2002 45.7 +0.2 pp
2001 45.5 +0 pp
2000 45.5 −0.1 pp
1999 45.6 −0.3 pp
1998 45.8 −0.2 pp
1997 46 +0.1 pp
1996 46 +0.1 pp
1995 45.8 +0.1 pp
1994 45.8 +0.1 pp
1993 45.7 +0.2 pp
1992 45.6 +0.1 pp
1991 45.5 +0 pp
1990 45.4 +0.1 pp
1989 45.4 −0.8 pp
1988 46.2 −0.7 pp
1987 46.9 +0.2 pp
1986 46.7 +0.1 pp
1985 46.6 +0.1 pp
1984 46.5 +0.2 pp
1983 46.3 +0.2 pp
1982 46.2 +0.2 pp
1981 46 +0.2 pp
1980 45.8 +0.2 pp
1979 45.7 +0.1 pp
1978 45.5 +0.1 pp
1977 45.4 +0.1 pp
1976 45.3 +0.1 pp
1975 45.2 +0.1 pp
1974 45.1 +0.1 pp
1973 45 +0.1 pp
1972 44.8 +0.2 pp
1971 44.7 +0.2 pp
1970 44.5 +0.2 pp
1969 44.3 +0.2 pp
1968 44 +0.2 pp
1967 43.8 +0.3 pp
1966 43.5 +0.3 pp
1965 43.3 +0.3 pp
1964 43 +0.2 pp
1963 42.8 +0.1 pp
1962 42.6 +0.1 pp
1961 42.6 +0 pp
1960 42.5 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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