South Sudan
Country in Africa
In brief
Life expectancy: 57.7 years (2024). World rank 213 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 51 of 54. Life expectancy, women: 60.8 years (2024). World rank 212 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 50 of 54. Life expectancy, men: 54.8 years (2024). World rank 214 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 11.1M → 12.2M, population growth per year -1.1% → +2%, and living in cities 18.8% → 21.7%. Worse than all its neighbours (Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda): life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- English
- Religions
- Christian 60.5%, folk religions 32.9%, and Muslim 6.2% (2020)