Key Indicators for Southern Sudan

Fast Facts • TotalPopulation

ofSouthSudanis8.26million

• TotalAreaofSouthSudanis644,329sq.km

• Morethanhalf(51%)ofthepopulationisbelowtheageofeighteen.72%ofthepopulationisbelowtheageofthirty

• 83%ofthepopulationisrural

• 27%oftheadultpopulationisliterate

• 51%ofthepopulationlivebelowthepov-ertyline

• 78%ofhouse-holdsdependoncropfarmingoranimalhusbandryastheirprimarysourceofliveli-hood

• 55%ofthepopulationhasaccesstoim-provedsourcesofdrinkingwater

Southern Sudan Centre for

Census, Statistics and

Evaluation

IntroductionSouthernSudaniscurrentlyanautonomousregionwithinSudan,butinJuly2011itisscheduledtobecometheworld’snewestcountryasitsecedesfromSudanfollowinganhistoricreferendumonself-determinationthattookplaceinJanuary2011.

SouthernSudanisborderedbyEthiopiatotheeast,Kenya,Uganda,andtheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongotothesouth,andtheCentralAfricanRepublictothewest.TothenorthliethestatesofSouthernDarfur,SouthernKordufan,WhiteNile,SennarandBlueNilewhichfallundertheNorthernregionofSudan.SouthernSudan’scapitalcityisJuba,inCentralEquatoriaState.

Inthekeytransitionalperiodleadinguptoindependence,itisvitaltoensurethatthelatestdataiswidelydisseminatedandputtothebestpossibleuse.ThisdocumentisintendedasaquickreferencetoavailablestatisticalinformationonSouthernSudan.Additionalinformationonalltheincludedindicatorsaswellasothersareavailableonwww.ssccse.orgoronrequestfromtheSSCCSE.Wehopethatitwillserveitspurposeofbeinganintroductiontothemostup-to-datestatisticsavailableforgovernment,policymakers,theinternationalcommunityandallthosewhoareinterestedinSouthernSudan.

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SSCCSETheSouthernSudanCentreforCensus,StatisticsandEvaluation(SSCCSE)istheof-ficialstatisticalagencyoftheGovernmentofSouthernSudan.Itismandatedtocol-lect,analyseanddisseminateallofficialeconomic,socialanddemographicstatistics.

UndertheprovisionsoftheCPAandtheInterimConstitutionofSouthernSudan,SSCCSEwasassignedresponsibilityforconductingtheSouthernSudansectionofthe5thSudanPopulationandHousingCensusin2008.Whilethe2008CensusremainsthelargestundertakingbytheSSCCSE,ithascarriedoutotherlargenation-allyrepresentativesurveys,mostnotablythe2006and2010roundsoftheSudanHouseholdHealthSurvey(SHHS)andtheNationalBaselineHouseholdSurvey(NBHS),2009.

Population•ThepopulationofSouthernSudanwas

8.26millioninthe2008Census.Ofthis4.29millionaremale,and3.97millionarefemale.

•Thepopulationisaveryyoungone,with16%ofthepopulationundertheageof5,32%undertheageof10,51%undertheageof18and72%ofthepopulationundertheageof30.

•Thereisawidevariationinthepopula-tionbetweenstates,withJongleibeingthemostpopulousat1,358,602peopleand16%ofthetotalpopulation.TheleastpopulousisWesternBahrElGhazal,with333,431and4%ofthetotalpopulation.

•TheaveragenumberofmembersinaprivatehouseholdinSouthernSudanis7.

•Thepopulationislargelyruralwith83%residinginruralareas.Thisvarieswidelybetweenstateswith92%ofthepopulationinNorthernBahrElGhazalclassifiedasrural,comparedto57%inWesternBahrElGhazal.

•ThepopulationdensityinSouthernSudanis13/sq.km,whichislessthanonetenthofUganda,wherethedensityis136/sq.km.

Source: 5th Population and Housing Census (2008)

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The Government•The2010GoSSBudgetis4.48bil-

lionSDG.Ofthis2.18billionSDGwasbudgetedforsalaries,1.31billionSDGforOperatingExpensesand990millionSDGforCapitalExpenses.

•TheGoSSExpenditurefor2009was4.23billionSDGandfor2008was5.71billionSDG.

Source: Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

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Water, Health and Sanitation•55%ofthepopulationhasaccessto

improvedsourcesofdrinkingwater.

•67%oftheurbanpopulationhasaccessimprovedsourcesofdrinkingwatercomparedto53%oftheruralpopulation.

•80%ofthepopulationdoesnothaveaccesstoanytoiletfacility.

•60%ofhouseholdsownatleastonemosquitonet.

Source: National Baseline Household Survey (2009)

• InfantMortalityRateis102(per1000livebirths).

•Under5MortalityRateis135(per1000livebirths).ThiswashighestinWestern.Equatoriaat192,andlowestinJongleiat82.

•MaternalMortalityRateis2054(per100,000livebirths).

•17%ofchildrenwerefullyimmunized.

Source: Southern Sudan Household Health Survey (2006)

Household Characteristics•83%ofthepopulationliveintukuls.

•38%ofthepopulationhastowalkformorethan30minutesonewaytocol-lectdrinkingwater.

•50%ofthepopulationusefirewoodorgrassastheprimarysourceoflighting.27%havenolightingatall.

•96%ofthepopulationusesfirewoodorcharcoalastheprimaryfuelforcook-ing.

•15%ofhouseholdsownaphone.Thisincreasesto59%inurbanareascom-paredto8%inruralareas.

Source: National Baseline Household Survey (2009)

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School Attendance by Age

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Education•27%ofthe15yearsandabovepopula-

tionisliterate.Theliteracyrateformalesis40%comparedto16%forfemales.

•53%oftheurbanadultpopulationisliterate,comparedto22%oftheruraladultpopulation.

•40%ofthepopulationbetween15-24isliterate.Theliteracyrateformalesinthisagegroupis55%comparedto28%forfemales.

Source: National Baseline Household Survey (2009)

•TheGrossEnrolmentRateforprimaryschoolin2009is72%.

•TheNetEnrolmentRate(NER)forpri-maryschoolin2009is48%.

•TheNERishighestinUpperNileat60%andlowestinEasternEquatoriaat37%.

•Thegrossintakeratewas66%com-paredtothenetintakerateof14.9%forPrimary1.

Source: National Educational Statistical Booklet, EMIS, Ministry of Education (2009)

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• Only 37% of the popula-tion above the age of 6 has ever attended school.

• In 2009 there were 52 students per teacher.

• In 2009 there were 129 students per classroom.

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Poverty and Consumption•Averagepercapitaconsumptionin

SouthernSudanis100SudanesePounds(SDG)perpersonpermonth.

•Theaverageconsumptionofthepooris39SDGperpersonpermonthcomparedto163SDGperpersonpermonthforthenonpoor.

•Averageconsumptioninurbanareasis168SDGperpersonpermonthcom-paredto88SDGperpersonpermonthinruralareas.

•51%ofthepopulationisbelowthepovertyline.Thisvariesgreatlydepend-ingonplaceofresidence,with55%ofthepopulationinruralareasclassifiedaspoor,comparedto24%inurbanareas.

•NorthernBahrElGhazalhasthehighestrateofpovertyat76%,andUpperNilethelowest,at26%.

•TheGinicoefficientforSouthernSudanis46.

Source: Poverty in Southern Sudan: Estimates from NBHS (2010)

Poverty by State

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Economic and Business Activity•78%ofhouseholdsdependoncrop

farmingoranimalhusbandryastheirprimarysourceoflivelihood.

•1%ofhouseholdsinSouthernSudanhaveabankaccount.

•52.7%ofthepopulationliveinhouse-holdswhichusedcashintheprevious7days.

•18%ofhouseholdshaveborrowedmoneyfromsomesource.

Source: National Baseline Household Survey (2009)

•53%oftheworkingpopulationinSouthernSudanwereunpaidfamilyworkers.12%werepaidemployees.

Source: Census Long Form Questionnaire (2008)

•Thereareatotalof7,333formalbusi-nessesinthetenstatecapitalsofSouth-ernSudan.84%ofthesebusinessesareshopsorrestaurants.Torithadtheleastwith259,andJubathemostwith2683.

Source: Business Survey Listing (2010)

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List of Major Publications•SouthernSudanHouseholdHealthSurveyReport(2006)

•SouthernSudanLivelihoodProfiles(2008)

•CensusPriorityResults(2009)

•StatisticalYearbookforSouthernSudan(2009)

•PovertyinSouthernSudan:EstimatesfromNBHS(2010)

•StatisticalYearbookforSouthernSudan(2010)

•MonthlyCPIforJuba(2007-Present)

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Email:ssccse@gmail.comorinfo@ssccse.org

Website:www.ssccse.orgorwww.goss.org

8thFebruary,2011

SSCCSE data collection.