South Sudan
Population projection
What forecasters project
Each forecaster’s central projection for South Sudan, alongside earlier UN revisions. The newest vintage from each forecaster is shown; older revisions are in the legend.
Population: forecasters and earlier UN revisions
5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 24M, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 45M, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 69M, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 24M, projected); WIC 2023 (2020–2100, latest 14M, projected).
| Revision | 2050 | 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| UN 2012 | 24.8M | 39.3M |
| UN 2015 | 25.9M | — |
| UN 2017 | 25.4M | — |
| WIC 2018 | 27.6M | 40.7M |
| UN 2019 | 20.0M | 31.7M |
| IHME 2020 | 27.6M | 68.9M |
| UN 2022 | 17.5M | 23.7M |
| WIC 2023 | 13.8M | 13.8M |
| Census 2025 | 23.6M | 45.2M |
| UN 2024 (current) | 18.3M | 23.8M |
Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for South Sudan are not listed.
Total fertility rate: forecasters and earlier UN revisions
5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 1.89, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 2.10, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 2.46, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 1.91, projected); WIC 2023 (2015–2095, latest 2.05, projected).
| Revision | 2050 | 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| WIC 2018 | 2.36 | — |
| IHME 2020 | 4.06 | 2.46 |
| UN 2022 | 2.64 | 1.91 |
| WIC 2023 | 2.83 | — |
| Census 2025 | 3.03 | 2.10 |
| UN 2024 (current) | 2.55 | 1.89 |
Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for South Sudan are not listed. UN revisions from 2010 to 2019 publish fertility as five-year period averages (e.g. 2045–2050), with no single-year value; their paths are in the chart above. Wittgenstein Centre values are five-year period averages shown at the period's first year (2050 = 2050–2055).
Sources, licenses, and attribution for every forecaster are listed in the methodology.