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Rural population share — South Sudan

Rural population share in South Sudan in 2025 — 78.3%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 13 pp.

2025 78.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 8of 217
Period maximum 91.5%1982
Period minimum 78.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — South Sudan, 1960–2025758085909519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 91.3%1962: 91.4%1964: 91.4%1966: 91.4%1968: 91.5%1970: 91.5%1972: 91.5%1974: 91.5%1976: 91.5%1978: 91.5%1980: 91.5%1982: 91.5%1984: 91.3%1986: 90.3%1988: 88.8%1990: 87.4%1992: 86.2%1994: 85.5%1996: 85%1998: 84.4%2000: 84%2002: 83.6%2004: 83.2%2006: 83%2008: 83%2010: 82.5%2012: 82%2014: 81.5%2016: 80.9%2018: 80.4%2020: 79.8%2022: 79.2%2024: 78.6%2025: 78.3%
Change over the period: −13 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 78.3%
World 42.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.3%
Eastern Africa computed 68.2%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 78.3 −0.3 pp
2024 78.6 −0.3 pp
2023 78.9 −0.3 pp
2022 79.2 −0.3 pp
2021 79.5 −0.3 pp
2020 79.8 −0.3 pp
2019 80.1 −0.3 pp
2018 80.4 −0.3 pp
2017 80.7 −0.3 pp
2016 80.9 −0.3 pp
2015 81.2 −0.3 pp
2014 81.5 −0.3 pp
2013 81.7 −0.3 pp
2012 82 −0.3 pp
2011 82.2 −0.2 pp
2010 82.5 −0.2 pp
2009 82.7 −0.3 pp
2008 83 −0 pp
2007 83 −0 pp
2006 83 −0.1 pp
2005 83.1 −0.1 pp
2004 83.2 −0.1 pp
2003 83.4 −0.2 pp
2002 83.6 −0.2 pp
2001 83.7 −0.2 pp
2000 84 −0.2 pp
1999 84.2 −0.2 pp
1998 84.4 −0.3 pp
1997 84.7 −0.3 pp
1996 85 −0.3 pp
1995 85.3 −0.3 pp
1994 85.5 −0.3 pp
1993 85.8 −0.4 pp
1992 86.2 −0.5 pp
1991 86.7 −0.6 pp
1990 87.4 −0.7 pp
1989 88.1 −0.8 pp
1988 88.8 −0.7 pp
1987 89.6 −0.7 pp
1986 90.3 −0.6 pp
1985 90.8 −0.4 pp
1984 91.3 −0.2 pp
1983 91.5 −0 pp
1982 91.5 +0 pp
1981 91.5 +0 pp
1980 91.5 +0 pp
1979 91.5 +0 pp
1978 91.5 +0 pp
1977 91.5 +0 pp
1976 91.5 +0 pp
1975 91.5 +0 pp
1974 91.5 +0 pp
1973 91.5 +0 pp
1972 91.5 +0 pp
1971 91.5 +0 pp
1970 91.5 +0 pp
1969 91.5 +0 pp
1968 91.5 +0 pp
1967 91.5 +0 pp
1966 91.4 +0 pp
1965 91.4 +0 pp
1964 91.4 +0 pp
1963 91.4 +0 pp
1962 91.4 +0 pp
1961 91.4 +0 pp
1960 91.3 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MW Malawi 82.4 SS South Sudan 78.3 ET Ethiopia 75.9 BI Burundi 74.3 RW Rwanda 69.1 UG Uganda 68.1 KE Kenya 67.8 MG Madagascar 67.1 KM Comoros 66.1 ER Eritrea 65.5 TZ Tanzania 63.1 MZ Mozambique 62.8 MU Mauritius 61 ZW Zimbabwe 59.5 SC Seychelles 54.5 ZM Zambia 54.1 SO Somalia 44.9 DJ Djibouti 27
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About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.

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The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

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