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South Sudan: area, population and density
South Sudan has 631,930 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 12,188,788; calculated population density is 19 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
South Sudan ranks 41st of 196 by land area, 81st by population and 171st by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 631,930 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 12,188,788World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 19 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
South Sudan in the country comparison set
South Sudan has 631,930 sq km of land area and a population value of 12,188,788 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 41st by land area, 81st by population, and 171st by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
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