South Sudan, year by year

Every index this site holds for South Sudan, in time order: 10 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 2010

Human development fell from 0.420 in 2010 to 0.388 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 14 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 57.7 years2024at birthUp 3.8 years from 54 years in 2005
Urban population: 22%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 5 points from 17% in 2006
Births per woman: 3.792024births per womanDown 2.23 from 6.02 in 2005
Access to electricity: 5%2024of people with electricityUp 5 points from 1% in 2007
Infant mortality: 722024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 24 from 96 in 2005

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 10 series · 28 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	—	28.6	—	7.38	—	—	157	—	—	—
1991	—	29.2	13.3	7.38	—	—	156	—	—	—
1992	—	21.9	13.8	7.37	—	—	166	—	—	—
1993	—	22.3	14.2	7.36	—	—	163	—	—	—
1994	—	44.9	14.4	7.35	—	—	139	—	—	—
1995	—	31.5	14.7	7.34	—	—	147	—	—	—
1996	—	32.1	15.0	7.32	—	—	144	—	—	—
1997	—	33.1	15.3	7.20	—	—	140	—	—	—
1998	—	19.1	15.6	7.08	—	—	239	—	—	—
1999	—	44.5	15.8	6.94	—	—	122	—	—	—
2000	—	47.6	16.0	6.80	—	—	118	—	—	—
2001	—	48.5	16.3	6.65	—	—	114	—	—	—
2002	—	49.4	16.4	6.52	—	—	109	—	—	—
2003	—	52.3	16.6	6.35	—	—	105	—	—	—
2004	—	53.0	16.8	6.19	—	—	100	—	—	—
2005	—	54.0	16.9	6.02	—	—	96	—	—	—
2006	—	54.6	16.9	5.85	—	—	92	—	—	—
2007	—	55.4	17.0	5.70	—	1	89	—	—	—
2008	—	56.3	17.0	5.57	—	1	85	—	1654	2887
2009	—	56.9	17.3	5.45	—	3	82	—	1323	2911
2010	0.420	57.5	17.5	5.32	—	2	78	—	1498	2948
2011	0.422	57.7	17.8	5.19	—	3	75	—	1449	2718
2012	0.389	58.2	18.0	5.06	30.6	3	73	11.3	1109	1417
2013	0.391	58.3	18.3	4.94	30.1	4	72	11.3	1650	1917
2014	0.343	45.6	18.6	4.82	29.4	4	118	11.3	1243	1373
2015	0.317	39.8	18.8	4.70	27.5	5	151	11.3	1080	1155
2016	0.297	36.7	19.1	4.58	28.7	5	170	11.3	—	—
2017	0.292	35.4	19.4	4.48	35.1	4	182	11.3	—	—
2018	0.371	51.9	19.6	4.37	31.5	6	93	11.3	—	—
2019	0.403	58.1	19.9	4.26	31.4	7	72	11.3	—	—
2020	0.398	57.6	20.2	4.16	32.8	7	72	11.3	—	—
2021	0.393	57.0	20.5	4.05	32.4	8	72	11.3	—	—
2022	0.388	57.2	20.8	3.96	—	8	72	11.3	—	—
2023	0.388	57.6	21.1	3.86	—	5	72	11.3	—	—
2024	—	57.7	21.4	3.79	—	5	72	—	—	—
2025	—	—	21.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
On the profile	0.388	57.7	21.7	3.79	32.4	—	—	11.3	—	—

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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