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Urban population share in South Sudan

Urban population share in South Sudan was 21.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 208th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202521.7%
Change on 2024+0.3 pts
Rank208th of 215Countries ranked
Series high21.72025
Series low8.51982

Urban population share in South Sudan, 1960 to 2025

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510152025196019701980199020002010202020251960: 8.7 %1961: 8.6 %1962: 8.6 %1963: 8.6 %1964: 8.6 %1965: 8.6 %1966: 8.6 %1967: 8.5 %1968: 8.5 %1969: 8.5 %1970: 8.5 %1971: 8.5 %1972: 8.5 %1973: 8.5 %1974: 8.5 %1975: 8.5 %1976: 8.5 %1977: 8.5 %1978: 8.5 %1979: 8.5 %1980: 8.5 %1981: 8.5 %1982: 8.5 %1983: 8.5 %1984: 8.7 %1985: 9.2 %1986: 9.7 %1987: 10.4 %1988: 11.2 %1989: 11.9 %1990: 12.6 %1991: 13.3 %1992: 13.8 %1993: 14.2 %1994: 14.5 %1995: 14.7 %1996: 15 %1997: 15.3 %1998: 15.6 %1999: 15.8 %2000: 16 %2001: 16.3 %2002: 16.4 %2003: 16.6 %2004: 16.8 %2005: 16.9 %2006: 17 %2007: 17 %2008: 17 %2009: 17.3 %2010: 17.5 %2011: 17.8 %2012: 18 %2013: 18.3 %2014: 18.5 %2015: 18.8 %2016: 19.1 %2017: 19.3 %2018: 19.6 %2019: 19.9 %2020: 20.2 %2021: 20.5 %2022: 20.8 %2023: 21.1 %2024: 21.4 %2025: 21.7 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202521.7
202421.4
202321.1
202220.8
202120.5
202020.2
201919.9
201819.6
201719.3
201619.1
201518.8
201418.5
201318.3
201218
201117.8
201017.5
200917.3
200817
200717
200617
200516.9
200416.8
200316.6
200216.4
200116.3
200016
199915.8
199815.6
199715.3
199615
199514.7
199414.5
199314.2
199213.8
199113.3
199012.6
198911.9
198811.2
198710.4
19869.7
19859.2
19848.7
19838.5
19828.5
19818.5
19808.5
19798.5
19788.5
19778.5
19768.5
19758.5
19748.5
19738.5
19728.5
19718.5
19708.5
19698.5
19688.5
19678.5
19668.6
19658.6
19648.6
19638.6
19628.6
19618.6
19608.7

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in South Sudan?

Urban population share in South Sudan was 21.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 208th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in South Sudan?

21.7% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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