South Sudan Population Density 1950-2024

Chart and table of South Sudan population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of South Sudan in 2024 is 17.43 people per square kilometer, a 1.7% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of South Sudan in 2023 was 17.14 people per square kilometer, a 1.61% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of South Sudan in 2022 was 16.87 people per square kilometer, a 1.53% increase from 2021.
  • The population density of South Sudan in 2021 was 16.62 people per square kilometer, a 1.34% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2024 Population Density
Rwanda 547.26
Burundi 488.38
Comoros 466.20
Haiti 427.64
Gambia 251.49
North Korea 217.73
Nepal 212.26
Uganda 206.68
Malawi 181.26
Togo 163.07
Sierra Leone 124.18
Benin 122.69
Ethiopia 114.17
Senegal 92.63
Burkina Faso 86.94
Tanzania 73.28
Tajikistan 73.08
Yemen 66.71
Afghanistan 66.44
Guinea-Bissau 60.81
Guinea 59.09
Madagascar 52.88
Liberia 49.72
Democratic Republic of Congo 45.05
Mozambique 43.61
Zimbabwe 43.56
Eritrea 31.38
Somalia 29.34
Niger 22.29
Mali 19.36
South Sudan 17.43
Chad 14.68
Central African Republic 9.50
South Sudan - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2024 17.43 1.70%
2023 17.14 1.61%
2022 16.87 1.53%
2021 16.62 1.34%
2020 16.40 1.52%
2019 16.15 0.50%
2018 16.07 -2.47%
2017 16.48 -3.69%
2016 17.11 -1.15%
2015 17.30 -0.17%
2014 17.33 0.97%
2013 17.17 3.78%
2012 16.54 4.48%
2011 15.83 5.44%
2010 15.02 5.26%
2009 14.27 4.59%
2008 13.64 4.82%
2007 13.01 4.84%
2006 12.41 4.79%
2005 11.85 4.72%
2004 11.31 4.64%
2003 10.81 4.58%
2002 10.34 4.56%
2001 9.88 4.58%
2000 9.45 4.52%
1999 9.04 2.64%
1998 8.81 1.97%
1997 8.64 2.84%
1996 8.40 2.51%
1995 8.20 3.10%
1994 7.95 2.48%
1993 7.76 1.23%
1992 7.66 1.84%
1991 7.52 2.45%
1990 7.34 0.94%
1989 7.28 -2.25%
1988 7.44 -1.61%
1987 7.57 1.54%
1986 7.45 2.39%
1985 7.28 2.26%
1984 7.12 2.23%
1983 6.96 2.37%
1982 6.80 2.43%
1981 6.64 2.43%
1980 6.48 2.42%
1979 6.33 2.42%
1978 6.18 2.43%
1977 6.03 2.43%
1976 5.89 2.43%
1975 5.75 2.44%
1974 5.61 2.46%
1973 5.48 2.24%
1972 5.36 2.00%
1971 5.25 1.63%
1970 5.17 1.23%
1969 5.10 1.23%
1968 5.04 1.23%
1967 4.98 1.15%
1966 4.92 1.33%
1965 4.86 1.78%
1964 4.77 1.73%
1963 4.69 1.47%
1962 4.63 1.47%
1961 4.56 1.42%
1960 4.49 1.37%
1959 4.43 1.31%
1958 4.38 1.48%
1957 4.31 1.71%
1956 4.24 1.77%
1955 4.17 1.76%
1954 4.09 1.69%
1953 4.03 1.60%
1952 3.96 1.49%
1951 3.90 1.36%
1950 3.85 0.00%