# Population growth rate: South Sudan

5.862% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | 5.862 |
| 2022 | 2.281 |
| 2021 | 0.546 |
| 2020 | 2.573 |
| 2019 | 2.637 |
| 2018 | 3.22 |
| 2017 | -5.833 |
| 2016 | -5.021 |
| 2015 | -0.102 |
| 2014 | -2.169 |
| 2013 | 3.415 |
| 2012 | 4.08 |
| 2011 | 4.837 |
| 2010 | 6.023 |
| 2009 | 4.523 |
| 2008 | 4.921 |
| 2007 | 5.054 |
| 2006 | 5.024 |
| 2005 | 4.904 |
| 2004 | 4.73 |
| 2003 | 4.604 |
| 2002 | 4.471 |
| 2001 | 4.47 |
| 2000 | 4.481 |
| 1999 | 4.349 |
| 1998 | 0.928 |
| 1997 | 3.081 |
| 1996 | 2.514 |
| 1995 | 2.44 |
| 1994 | 3.586 |
| 1993 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.895 |
| 1991 | 2.113 |
| 1990 | 2.024 |
| 1989 | -0.999 |
| 1988 | -4.591 |
| 1987 | -0.125 |
| 1986 | 1.799 |
| 1985 | 1.766 |
| 1984 | 1.726 |
| 1983 | 2.062 |
| 1982 | 2.45 |
| 1981 | 2.455 |
| 1980 | 2.473 |
| 1979 | 2.494 |
| 1978 | 2.528 |
| 1977 | 2.557 |
| 1976 | 2.584 |
| 1975 | 2.603 |
| 1974 | 2.605 |
| 1973 | 2.613 |
| 1972 | 2.117 |
| 1971 | 2.096 |
| 1970 | 1.33 |
| 1969 | 1.272 |
| 1968 | 1.361 |
| 1967 | 1.298 |
| 1966 | 1.233 |
| 1965 | 1.67 |
| 1964 | 2.127 |
| 1963 | 1.56 |
| 1962 | 1.613 |
| 1961 | 1.558 |
| 1960 | 1.499 |
| 1959 | 1.44 |
| 1958 | 1.378 |
| 1957 | 1.757 |
| 1956 | 1.806 |
| 1955 | 1.821 |
| 1954 | 1.758 |
| 1953 | 1.685 |
| 1952 | 1.597 |
| 1951 | 1.508 |
| 1950 | 1.385 |

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