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Introduction

The National Bureau of Statistics, formerly known as Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation (SSCCSE) is the official statistical agency of the Government of South Sudan. It is mandated by the Transitional Constitution to collect, analyse and disseminate all official economic, social and demographic statistics.

Under the provisions of the CPA and the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, SSCCSE was assigned responsibility for conducting the Southern Sudan section of the 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census in 2008. While the 2008 Census remains the largest undertaking by the SSCCSE, it has carried out other large nationally representative surveys, most notably the 2006 and 2010 rounds of the Sudan Household Health Survey (SHHS) and the National Baseline Household Survey (NBHS), 2009. It has also carried out other statistical activities as evidenced by the publication of the annual statistical yearbooks in 2009 and 2010.

Fast Facts

Total Population of South Sudan is 8.26 million
Total Area of South Sudan is 644,329 sq. km
More than half (51%) of the population is below the age of eighteen.
72% of the population is below the age of thirty
83% of the population is rural
27% of the adult population is literate
51% of the population live below the poverty line
78% of households depend on crop farming or animal husbandry as their primary source of livelihood
55% of the population has access to improved sources of drinking water

attachment: Fast Facts 2010.pdf |

Wednesday

Feb062013

SOUTH SUDAN HIGH FREQUENCY SURVEY (SSHFS) 2013

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 8:42AM

The National Bureau of Statistics in collaboration with the World Bank is pleased to release further results for the Exchange Rate Survey, which is part of the South Sudan High Frequency Survey (see technical notes for more information). The survey uses handheld tablet computers to collect real-time data and is currently being piloted in Juba, Wau, Malakal and Rumbek. Read more....

Weekly average exchange rates for the South Sudanese Pound against the US Dollar

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Friday

Oct122012

Release of new South Sudan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for 2011, and revised figures for 2008 - 2010

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Friday, October 12, 2012 at 9:36AM

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)is the official statistical agency of the Government of South Sudan. It is mandated to collect, analyse and disseminate all official economic, social and demographic statistics. It has conducted a variety of statistical activities in the past 5 years including the 2008 Census, the 2006 and 2010 rounds of the Sudan Household Health Survey (SHHS) and the National Baseline Household Survey (NBHS), 2009. It has published numerous reports including the annual statistical yearbook, poverty estimates for Southern Sudan and the Key Indicators for Southern Sudan.Read more....

Summary tables for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) pubulations.

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Saturday

Jun162012

Southern Sudan Counts:Tables from the 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census, 2008

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Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 11:15AM

The objective of this report is to present the data collected during the 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census in a thorough and systematic way. The 2008 Census consisted of two parts: a short form questionnaire (SFQ), administered to everyone in the population, and a long form questionnaire (LFQ), administered to a sample of the population. The short form questionnaire contains ten questions on sex, age, place of residence, nationality, duration of residence and place of birth. The long form questionnaire contains information on births and deaths, as well as modules on education, economic activity and housing characteristics. This report contains detailed tables produced using data collected from both sources. While priority tables using data from the census were released in 2009, this is the first time that tables from all the modules of the census will be published together.Read more...

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Saturday

Jun162012

FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY ASSESSMENT

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Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 11:06AM

One out of every three persons in Sudan suffered from food deprivation in 2009 based on the National

Baseline Household Survey (NBHS), 2009. The prevalence of under-nourishment, defined as calorie intake falling below a Minimum Dietary Energy Requirement (MDER), was 31 and 34 percent for urban and rural populations, respectively. Read More...

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Monday

May212012

High Frequency South Sudan Survey (HFSSS) 2012

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Monday, May 21, 2012 at 5:55PM

The National Bureau of Statistics, in collaboration with the World Bank, is pleased to announce that it is carrying out a new survey in Juba, Wau and Malakal from 14 May 2012. This survey will pilot an innovative data collection method using handheld electronic devices to provide the government with high frequency, high quality data on social, economic and security conditions in the country.