South Sudan

Population growth

Population growth captures demographic momentum. It affects potential output, housing demand, fiscal pressure, and long-run labor-force capacity.

Population growth - South Sudan

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The reading right now

As of January 2024, Population growth for South Sudan stood at 3.93%. That is down 0.18 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 2.76%, ranging from a low of 1.42% in January 2022 to a high of 4.11% in January 2023. The current reading sits 3.3 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 0.61%.

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