Age dependency ratio, young in South Sudan
South Sudan: Age dependency ratio, young was 64.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in South Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 64.5% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in South Sudan peaked at 92.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 2025.
South Sudan ranks 35th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.0% | — |
| 1961 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 89.7% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.6% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 87.6% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 64.5% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.9% | 78.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.8% | 83.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 86.7% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 87.0% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 80.2% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 75.3% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 64.5% | 77.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 32 Vanuatu 65.8% compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 65.6% compare
- 34 Eritrea 64.6% compare
- 36 Senegal 64.4% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 64.2% compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 63.9% compare
More health data for South Sudan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in South Sudan?
- Age dependency ratio, young in South Sudan was 64.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 2025.
- How does South Sudan rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- South Sudan ranks 35th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.