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South Sudan - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 2.03

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

2.03 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

2.3×

Growth since 1961

1.33×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#156#482019 overtook Yemen2023 overtook Chad
South SudanUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. South Sudan climbed from #156 to #48 (overtook Yemen). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — South Sudan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1966
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1972
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
1973
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
1974
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
1984
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1987
Fell 41 places in global rank auto
1988
Fell 54 places in global rank auto
1990
Climbed 47 places in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196119761991200620212025-5.42-1.811.85.41

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