Gender in South Sudan 179 indicators covering gender for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,664 2030 up 2.8% 72nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1 % change on previous year 2030 up 2,911.3% 31st Population 8,793 2030 up 42.8% 90th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,793 2030 up 42.8% 90th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year 2030 down 47.2% 43rd Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 165,929 2025 down 10.0% 67th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 170,597 2025 down 9.8% 69th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 158,909 2025 down 12.5% 69th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 162,998 2025 down 12.5% 70th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 153,651 2025 down 15.0% 70th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 157,824 2025 down 15.0% 72nd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 150,374 2025 down 16.5% 72nd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 154,276 2025 down 16.6% 72nd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 147,581 2025 down 15.6% 73rd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 151,107 2025 down 15.7% 73rd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 143,516 2025 down 15.0% 73rd Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 146,772 2025 down 15.1% 73rd Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 26.59 2023 up 0.5% 170th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.476 2025 up 14.1% 154th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.117 2025 up 27.2% 171st Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.677 2025 up 67.2% 109th Women's Political Participation Index 0.635 2025 down 14.4% 151st Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.476 2025 up 14.1% 154th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.476 2025 up 14.1% 154th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -7.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 102.5% 171st Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.476 2025 up 14.1% 154th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 12.1% 2024 up 48.8% 173rd Prevalence of obesity, male 5.3% 2024 up 63.2% 179th Life expectancy at age 60, female 17.18 years 2024 up 17.0% 202nd Life expectancy at age 60, male 21.06 years 2024 up 59.0% 59th Share of women who are obese 12.1% 2024 up 48.8% 176th Share of women who are overweight or obese 30.8% 2024 up 25.1% 184th Share of overweight men vs. women 18.8% 2024 up 33.2% 188th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 59.9% 2024 up 42.0% 210th Share of women who are married or in a union 40.1% 2010 down 0.6% 3rd Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 53.1% 23rd Population, annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year 2024 up 550.1% 6th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 59.9% 38th Women and men have the same rights to own property 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 170th Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women, Business and the Law Index 67.5 index (0–100) 2023 up 36.7% 144th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 11.8% 34th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 18.17 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.8% 162nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 9.0% 155th Labor force, female 2.51 million 2023 up 4.8% 75th Labor force, female, per capita 0.219 units per person 2023 up 1.9% 74th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.8003 index 2025 up 35.5% 163rd Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 54.8% 10th Page 1 of 3 Next →