South Sudan

Area of South Sudan	628,579.4 km²
Population	12.2 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+199.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+84.3%
Timezone	East Africa Time

South Sudan, officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. Source: Wikipedia

COVID-19 Data for South Sudan

Last Updated: February 28, 2021

7,926
Total Cases

93
Total Deaths

4,217
Total Recovered

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in South Sudan

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths in South Sudan

Total Cases per 10M population	6,507
Deaths per 10M population	76.4
Total Cases per 1M population	651
Deaths per 1M population	7.6

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases / Deaths in South Sudan

Date	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths
2/28/21	7,926	+155	93	0
2/27/21	7,771	+174	93	+3
2/26/21	7,597	+248	90	+3
2/25/21	7,349	+125	87	0
2/24/21	7,224	+126	87	0
2/23/21	7,098	+167	87	0
2/22/21	6,931	+348	87	+1
2/21/21	6,583	+166	86	+1
2/20/21	6,417	+140	85	+2
2/19/21	6,277	+193	83	0
2/18/21	6,084	+162	83	+4
2/17/21	5,922	+212	79	0
2/16/21	5,710	+148	79	+2
2/15/21	5,562	+149	77	+3
2/14/21	5,413	+103	74	0
2/13/21	5,310	+176	74	+2
2/12/21	5,134	+174	72	+1
2/11/21	4,960	0	71	0
2/10/21	4,960	+156	71	+2
2/9/21	4,804	+195	69	+3
2/8/21	4,609	+254	66	0
2/7/21	4,355	0	66	0
2/6/21	4,355	0	66	0
2/5/21	4,355	+88	66	0
2/4/21	4,267	+338	66	+2
2/3/21	3,929	0	64	0
2/2/21	3,929	0	64	0
2/1/21	3,929	0	64	0
1/31/21	3,929	0	64	0
1/30/21	3,929	0	64	0
1/29/21	3,929	0	64	0
1/28/21	3,929	+141	64	0
1/27/21	3,788	0	64	0
1/26/21	3,788	0	64	0
1/25/21	3,788	0	64	0
1/24/21	3,788	0	64	0
1/23/21	3,788	0	64	0
1/22/21	3,788	0	64	0
1/21/21	3,788	+15	64	0
1/20/21	3,773	+11	64	0
1/19/21	3,762	+59	64	+1
1/18/21	3,703	+10	63	0
1/17/21	3,693	+23	63	0
1/16/21	3,670	0	63	0
1/15/21	3,670	0	63	0
1/14/21	3,670	0	63	0
1/13/21	3,670	0	63	0
1/12/21	3,670	+8	63	0
1/11/21	3,662	+13	63	0
1/10/21	3,649	+60	63	0
1/9/21	3,589	0	63	0
1/8/21	3,589	0	63	0
1/7/21	3,589	0	63	0
1/6/21	3,589	0	63	0
1/5/21	3,589	0	63	0
1/4/21	3,589	+31	63	0
1/3/21	3,558	0	63	0
1/2/21	3,558	0	63	0
1/1/21	3,558	0	63	0
12/31/20	3,558	+18	63	0
12/30/20	3,540	+29	63	0
12/29/20	3,511	+20	63	+1
12/28/20	3,491	+1	62	0
12/27/20	3,490	+35	62	0
12/26/20	3,455	0	62	0
12/25/20	3,455	0	62	0
12/24/20	3,455	0	62	0
12/23/20	3,455	+221	62	0
12/22/20	3,234	0	62	0
12/21/20	3,234	+6	62	0
12/20/20	3,228	0	62	0
12/19/20	3,228	0	62	0
12/18/20	3,228	+6	62	0
12/17/20	3,222	0	62	0
12/16/20	3,222	0	62	0
12/15/20	3,222	+16	62	0
12/14/20	3,206	0	62	0
12/13/20	3,206	0	62	0
12/12/20	3,206	+25	62	0
12/11/20	3,181	0	62	0
12/10/20	3,181	0	62	0
12/9/20	3,181	0	62	0
12/8/20	3,181	0	62	0
12/7/20	3,181	0	62	0
12/6/20	3,181	+15	62	0
12/5/20	3,166	+12	62	0
12/4/20	3,154	0	62	0
12/3/20	3,154	+36	62	+1
12/2/20	3,118	+7	61	0
12/1/20	3,111	+2	61	0
11/30/20	3,109	0	61	0
11/29/20	3,109	+5	61	0
11/28/20	3,104	0	61	0
11/27/20	3,104	+12	61	0
11/26/20	3,092	+19	61	0
11/25/20	3,073	+26	61	+1
11/24/20	3,047	0	60	0
11/23/20	3,047	0	60	0
11/22/20	3,047	0	60	0
11/21/20	3,047	+31	60	+1
11/20/20	3,016	0	59	0
11/19/20	3,016	0	59	0
11/18/20	3,016	0	59	0
11/17/20	3,016	+4	59	0
11/16/20	3,012	+9	59	0
11/15/20	3,003	0	59	0
11/14/20	3,003	+23	59	0
11/13/20	2,980	+20	59	0
11/12/20	2,960	0	59	0
11/11/20	2,960	0	59	0
11/10/20	2,960	0	59	0
11/9/20	2,960	+17	59	0
11/8/20	2,943	0	59	0
11/7/20	2,943	0	59	0
11/6/20	2,943	0	59	0
11/5/20	2,943	0	59	0
11/4/20	2,943	+3	59	0
11/3/20	2,940	+14	59	0
11/2/20	2,926	0	59	0
11/1/20	2,926	+21	59	+1
10/31/20	2,905	+2	58	0
10/30/20	2,903	0	58	0
10/29/20	2,903	+13	58	+2
10/28/20	2,890	0	56	0
10/27/20	2,890	+7	56	0
10/26/20	2,883	0	56	0
10/25/20	2,883	+5	56	0
10/24/20	2,878	+2	56	0
10/23/20	2,876	+4	56	+1
10/22/20	2,872	+2	55	0
10/21/20	2,870	+23	55	0
10/20/20	2,847	0	55	0
10/19/20	2,847	+5	55	0
10/18/20	2,842	+25	55	0
10/17/20	2,817	0	55	0
10/16/20	2,817	+10	55	0
10/15/20	2,807	+9	55	0
10/14/20	2,798	0	55	0
10/13/20	2,798	+11	55	0
10/12/20	2,787	+10	55	0
10/11/20	2,777	+16	55	+1
10/10/20	2,761	0	54	0
10/9/20	2,761	+12	54	+1
10/8/20	2,749	+1	53	+3
10/7/20	2,748	+14	50	0
10/6/20	2,734	+8	50	0
10/5/20	2,726	0	50	0
10/4/20	2,726	+11	50	0
10/3/20	2,715	0	50	0
10/2/20	2,715	+11	50	+1
10/1/20	2,704	0	49	0
9/30/20	2,704	+4	49	0
9/29/20	2,700	+8	49	0
9/28/20	2,692	+6	49	0
9/27/20	2,686	+10	49	0
9/26/20	2,676	0	49	0
9/25/20	2,676	+7	49	0
9/24/20	2,669	+5	49	0
9/23/20	2,664	+4	49	0
9/22/20	2,660	+11	49	0
9/21/20	2,649	+7	49	0
9/20/20	2,642	0	49	0
9/19/20	2,642	+33	49	0
9/18/20	2,609	+10	49	0
9/17/20	2,599	+5	49	0
9/16/20	2,594	+2	49	0
9/15/20	2,592	+5	49	0
9/14/20	2,587	+9	49	0
9/13/20	2,578	0	49	0
9/12/20	2,578	+10	49	0
9/11/20	2,568	+13	49	0
9/10/20	2,555	0	49	0
9/9/20	2,555	+3	49	0
9/8/20	2,552	+7	49	+1
9/7/20	2,545	+1	48	0
9/6/20	2,544	0	48	0
9/5/20	2,544	+8	48	+1
9/4/20	2,536	+3	47	0
9/3/20	2,533	+1	47	0
9/2/20	2,532	+5	47	0
9/1/20	2,527	0	47	0
8/31/20	2,527	+8	47	0
8/30/20	2,519	0	47	0
8/29/20	2,519	+1	47	0
8/28/20	2,518	+4	47	0
8/27/20	2,514	+4	47	0
8/26/20	2,510	+3	47	0
8/25/20	2,507	+3	47	0
8/24/20	2,504	+5	47	0
8/23/20	2,499	+2	47	0
8/22/20	2,497	0	47	0
8/21/20	2,497	+3	47	0
8/20/20	2,494	0	47	0
8/19/20	2,494	+4	47	0
8/18/20	2,490	0	47	0
8/17/20	2,490	+1	47	0
8/16/20	2,489	+1	47	0
8/15/20	2,488	+6	47	0
8/14/20	2,482	+4	47	0
8/13/20	2,478	+1	47	0
8/12/20	2,477	+5	47	0
8/11/20	2,472	+2	47	0
8/10/20	2,470	0	47	0
8/9/20	2,470	+7	47	0
8/8/20	2,463	+13	47	0
8/7/20	2,450	0	47	0
8/6/20	2,450	+13	47	0
8/5/20	2,437	0	47	0
8/4/20	2,437	+8	47	+1
8/3/20	2,429	0	46	0
8/2/20	2,429	+77	46	0
8/1/20	2,352	+30	46	0
7/31/20	2,322	0	46	0
7/30/20	2,322	0	46	0
7/29/20	2,322	+17	46	0
7/28/20	2,305	0	46	0
7/27/20	2,305	+43	46	+1
7/26/20	2,262	+4	45	0
7/25/20	2,258	0	45	0
7/24/20	2,258	+19	45	0
7/23/20	2,239	+28	45	0
7/22/20	2,211	0	45	0
7/21/20	2,211	0	45	0
7/20/20	2,211	+11	45	+2
7/19/20	2,200	+9	43	0
7/18/20	2,191	0	43	0
7/17/20	2,191	+20	43	+2
7/16/20	2,171	+18	41	0
7/15/20	2,153	+5	41	0
7/14/20	2,148	0	41	0
7/13/20	2,148	+127	41	+3
7/12/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/11/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/10/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/9/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/8/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/7/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/6/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/5/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/4/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/3/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/2/20	2,021	0	38	0
7/1/20	2,021	+14	38	0
6/30/20	2,007	+18	38	+2
6/29/20	1,989	0	36	0
6/28/20	1,989	+47	36	0
6/27/20	1,942	0	36	0
6/26/20	1,942	0	36	0
6/25/20	1,942	0	36	0
6/24/20	1,942	+12	36	0
6/23/20	1,930	+14	36	+1
6/22/20	1,916	+24	35	+1
6/21/20	1,892	+10	34	0
6/20/20	1,882	+18	34	0
6/19/20	1,864	+34	34	+2
6/18/20	1,830	+17	32	+1
6/17/20	1,813	+37	31	+1
6/16/20	1,776	+83	30	+3
6/15/20	1,693	0	27	0
6/14/20	1,693	0	27	0
6/13/20	1,693	+23	27	+3
6/12/20	1,670	0	24	0
6/11/20	1,670	+66	24	+5
6/10/20	1,604	0	19	0
6/9/20	1,604	0	19	0
6/8/20	1,604	+287	19	+5
6/7/20	1,317	+323	14	+4
6/6/20	994	0	10	0
6/5/20	994	0	10	0
6/4/20	994	0	10	0
6/3/20	994	0	10	0
6/2/20	994	0	10	0
6/1/20	994	0	10	0
5/31/20	994	0	10	0
5/30/20	994	0	10	0
5/29/20	994	0	10	0
5/28/20	994	0	10	0
5/27/20	994	+188	10	+2
5/26/20	806	0	8	0
5/25/20	806	+151	8	0
5/24/20	655	0	8	0
5/23/20	655	+92	8	+2
5/22/20	563	+82	6	+2
5/21/20	481	+191	4	0
5/20/20	290	0	4	0
5/19/20	290	0	4	0
5/18/20	290	0	4	0
5/17/20	290	+54	4	0
5/16/20	236	0	4	0
5/15/20	236	+33	4	+4
5/14/20	203	0	0	0
5/13/20	203	+9	0	0
5/12/20	194	+38	0	0
5/11/20	156	+36	0	0
5/10/20	120	0	0	0
5/9/20	120	0	0	0
5/8/20	120	+46	0	0
5/7/20	74	+16	0	0
5/6/20	58	+6	0	0
5/5/20	52	+6	0	0
5/4/20	46	0	0	0
5/3/20	46	+1	0	0
5/2/20	45	0	0	0
5/1/20	45	+10	0	0
4/30/20	35	+1	0	0
4/29/20	34	0	0	0
4/28/20	34	+28	0	0
4/27/20	6	0	0	0
4/26/20	6	+1	0	0
4/25/20	5	0	0	0
4/24/20	5	0	0	0
4/23/20	5	+1	0	0
4/22/20	4	0	0	0
4/21/20	4	0	0	0
4/20/20	4	0	0	0
4/19/20	4	0	0	0
4/18/20	4	0	0	0
4/17/20	4	0	0	0
4/16/20	4	0	0	0
4/15/20	4	0	0	0
4/14/20	4	0	0	0
4/13/20	4	0	0	0
4/12/20	4	0	0	0
4/11/20	4	0	0	0
4/10/20	4	+1	0	0
4/9/20	3	+1	0	0
4/8/20	2	0	0	0
4/7/20	2	+1	0	0
4/6/20	1	0	0	0

South Sudan Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	4,065,919	5,662,285	6,610,323	12,180,151
Population Density	6.47 / km²	9.01 / km²	10.5 / km²	19.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

South Sudan Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	472,912	n/a	n/a
100	488,742	0.3%	1,583
200	505,115	0.3%	1,637
300	522,051	0.3%	1,693
400	539,574	0.3%	1,752
500	557,708	0.3%	1,813
600	576,480	0.3%	1,877
700	595,917	0.3%	1,943
800	616,052	0.3%	2,013
900	663,306	0.7%	4,725
1000	710,560	0.7%	4,725
1100	734,187	0.3%	2,362
1200	757,814	0.3%	2,362
1300	820,819	0.8%	6,300
1400	883,825	0.7%	6,300
1500	946,830	0.7%	6,300
1600	1,017,711	0.7%	7,088
1700	1,088,592	0.7%	7,088
1800	1,184,829	0.9%	9,623
1900	1,414,374	1.8%	22,954
1910	1,464,427	3.5%	50,053
1920	1,530,003	4.5%	65,576
1930	1,623,078	6.1%	93,075
1940	1,776,438	9.4%	153,360
1950	2,148,871	21%	372,433
1960	2,729,972	27%	581,101
1970	3,448,072	26.3%	718,100
1990	5,662,285	28.1%	1,107,106
2000	6,610,323	16.7%	948,038
2020	13,517,289	43%	3,453,483
2030	16,109,677	19.2%	2,592,388
2040	18,486,870	14.8%	2,377,193
2050	20,397,887	10.3%	1,911,017
2060	21,833,000	7%	1,435,113
2070	22,760,383	4.2%	927,383
2080	23,220,428	2%	460,045
2090	23,175,120	-0.2%	-45,308
2100	22,780,626	-1.7%	-394,494

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

South Sudan Annual Weather Averages

March Historical Weather Data (1957 to 2006)

Average Temp

30.4°C

86.8°F

Average High

38.0°C

100.4°F

Average Low

22.9°C

73.2°F

Record High Temperature

44.5°C

112.1°F

Record Low Temperature

14.9°C

58.8°F

Average Precipitation

23.5 mm

0.9 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

3.4 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought	Medium (3.8)
Flood	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Top places in South Sudan

Places in South Sudan

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Central Equatoria	43,656.4 km²	1.5 million	34.5 / km²
Eastern Equatoria	69,884.7 km²	3.0 million	42.2 / km²
Jonglei	122,321.2 km²	1.7 million	14.0 / km²
Lakes	42,971.6 km²	799,200	18.6 / km²
Northern Bahr al Ghazal	31,971.3 km²	900,744	28.2 / km²
Unity	36,356.5 km²	820,186	22.6 / km²
Upper Nile	77,111.2 km²	1.5 million	19.0 / km²
Warrap	36,726.4 km²	960,645	26.2 / km²
Western Bahr el Ghazal	88,468.5 km²	359,517	4.06 / km²
Western Equatoria	79,111.7 km²	832,733	10.5 / km²

The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies.