Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population rose 26.7% to 3.61% in South Sudan in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in South Sudan reached an all time high of 3.61% in 2022 and an all time low of 2.40% in 1972. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Central African Republic amounted to 3.92%, 3.79% in Ethiopia, 3.70% in Sudan and 2.49% in Uganda in 2022.
South Sudan has been ranked 136th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 26 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Cameroon | % | 4.84% | 4.97% | 5.15% | 5.33% | 5.51% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 5.96% | 6.15% | 6.40% | 6.65% | 6.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 3.33% | 3.41% | 3.52% | 3.63% | 3.73% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 4.08% | 4.16% | 4.26% | 4.37% | 4.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 11.5% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.8% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 4.89% | 5.11% | 5.41% | 5.70% | 6.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 6.34% | 6.52% | 6.79% | 7.06% | 7.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 5.73% | 5.92% | 6.17% | 6.42% | 6.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 5.91% | 6.13% | 6.46% | 6.78% | 7.11% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 3.42% | 3.46% | 3.52% | 3.58% | 3.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 5.39% | 5.50% | 5.63% | 5.77% | 5.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 5.90% | 6.04% | 6.19% | 6.34% | 6.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 3.77% | 3.88% | 4.00% | 4.13% | 4.26% |
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