Society profile
South Sudan
South Sudan: 31 indicators from open sources, newest value for each.
Demography
Population, total 12.2 MWorld Bank2025
Population aged 0-14 38.0%World Bank2025
Population aged 15-64 58.9%World Bank2025
Population aged 65+ 3.1%World Bank2025
Female share of population 50.8%World Bank2025
Urban population 21.7%World Bank2025
Fertility rate 3.8World Bank2024
Adolescent fertility rate 96.3World Bank2024
Life expectancy at birth 57.7yearsWorld Bank2024
Infant mortality 71.9‰World Bank2024
Net migration 6 145World Bank2025
Education
Adult literacy rate 26.8%World Bank2008
Secondary school enrolment 122.1%World Bank2024
Education spending 1.6%World Bank2016
Income
GDP per capita, PPP $1 155$World Bank2015
GNI per capita, PPP $1 010$World Bank2015
Gini index 44.0World Bank2016
Poverty headcount at $2.15/day 76.5%World Bank2016
Income share held by richest 10% 33.0%World Bank2016
Health
Connectivity
Individuals using the internet 6.7%World Bank2019
Mobile subscriptions 46.6per 100World Bank2023
Access to electricity 5.4%World Bank2024
Gender Roles
Employment
Unemployment rate 12.4%World Bank2023
Youth unemployment rate 18.5%World Bank2023
Female labour force participation 70.4%World Bank2023
Male labour force participation 76.6%World Bank2023
Self-employed share 82.5%World Bank2023
Safety
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.