Military personnel in South Sudan
South Sudan: Military personnel was 53,000 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
53,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 194 countries
All-time high
210,000
in 2013
All-time low
53,000
in 2021
Years of data
11
2012–2022
Military personnel in South Sudan, 2012–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel in South Sudan is 53,000, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel in South Sudan peaked at 210,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53,000, in 2021.
That places South Sudan 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Military personnel in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 140,000 | — |
| 2013 | 210,000 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 210,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 185,000 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 185,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 185,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 185,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 185,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 185,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53,000 | -71.4% |
| 2022 | 53,000 | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 53,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 33,000, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 53,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000, 3.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 185,625 | 140,000 | 210,000 | 8 |
| 2020s | 97,000 | 53,000 | 185,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 20.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 693.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel in South Sudan?
- Military personnel in South Sudan was 53,000 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 210,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest military personnel recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,000 in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for military personnel?
- South Sudan ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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