Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.3799 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.3799 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.4686 units per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3799 units per person, in 2025.
South Sudan ranks 33rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4253 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4257 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4263 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4278 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4301 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4327 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4354 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.438 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4404 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4427 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4449 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4467 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4483 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4496 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4507 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4517 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4529 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4541 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4555 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4569 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4585 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4601 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4617 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4632 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4648 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4662 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4671 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4686 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4615 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4536 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4544 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4546 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4555 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4572 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4579 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4585 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4599 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4604 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4582 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4557 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4548 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4552 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4572 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4592 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4578 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4535 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4485 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4432 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4381 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4339 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4278 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4217 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4191 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4186 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4246 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4308 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4374 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4505 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4491 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4356 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4243 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4163 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4085 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3985 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3892 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3799 units per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4324 units per person | 0.4253 units per person | 0.4427 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4511 units per person | 0.4449 units per person | 0.4569 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4625 units per person | 0.4536 units per person | 0.4686 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4572 units per person | 0.4544 units per person | 0.4604 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4501 units per person | 0.4339 units per person | 0.4592 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4315 units per person | 0.4186 units per person | 0.4505 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4028 units per person | 0.3799 units per person | 0.4243 units per person | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,029 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,347 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 (2026)
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- Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Sudan?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Sudan was 0.3799 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4686 units per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3799 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Sudan rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 33rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.