Rural population in South Sudan in 2025 — 9,545,727 people. Ranked 57 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 256.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.55M | +155,440 | +1.66% |
| 2024 | 9.39M | +326,893 | +3.61% |
| 2023 | 9.06M | +331,890 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 8.73M | +91,157 | +1.06% |
| 2021 | 8.64M | +102,056 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.54M | +189,810 | +2.27% |
| 2019 | 8.35M | +212,180 | +2.61% |
| 2018 | 8.14M | −137,810 | −1.67% |
| 2017 | 8.27M | −489,938 | −5.59% |
| 2016 | 8.76M | −254,262 | −2.82% |
| 2015 | 9.02M | −133,115 | −1.45% |
| 2014 | 9.15M | +27,117 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.12M | +307,654 | +3.49% |
| 2012 | 8.82M | +357,954 | +4.23% |
| 2011 | 8.46M | +421,761 | +5.25% |
| 2010 | 8.04M | +391,939 | +5.13% |
| 2009 | 7.65M | +329,009 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 7.32M | +353,188 | +5.07% |
| 2007 | 6.96M | +338,378 | +5.11% |
| 2006 | 6.62M | +314,708 | +4.99% |
| 2005 | 6.31M | +288,711 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 6.02M | +264,865 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.76M | +244,355 | +4.43% |
| 2002 | 5.51M | +228,886 | +4.33% |
| 2001 | 5.28M | +218,382 | +4.31% |
| 2000 | 5.06M | +205,430 | +4.23% |
| 1999 | 4.86M | +113,627 | +2.39% |
| 1998 | 4.75M | +79,199 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.67M | +114,234 | +2.51% |
| 1996 | 4.55M | +96,584 | +2.17% |
| 1995 | 4.46M | +117,144 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 4.34M | +84,208 | +1.98% |
| 1993 | 4.25M | +21,941 | +0.52% |
| 1992 | 4.23M | +37,716 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 4.19M | +55,252 | +1.33% |
| 1990 | 4.14M | −12,837 | −0.31% |
| 1989 | 4.15M | −155,422 | −3.61% |
| 1988 | 4.31M | −138,429 | −3.11% |
| 1987 | 4.45M | +3,354 | +0.08% |
| 1986 | 4.44M | +50,740 | +1.16% |
| 1985 | 4.39M | +56,029 | +1.29% |
| 1984 | 4.34M | +71,288 | +1.67% |
| 1983 | 4.26M | +93,723 | +2.25% |
| 1982 | 4.17M | +101,042 | +2.48% |
| 1981 | 4.07M | +99,061 | +2.49% |
| 1980 | 3.97M | +97,407 | +2.51% |
| 1979 | 3.87M | +96,068 | +2.54% |
| 1978 | 3.78M | +94,872 | +2.58% |
| 1977 | 3.68M | +93,514 | +2.61% |
| 1976 | 3.59M | +91,971 | +2.63% |
| 1975 | 3.5M | +89,997 | +2.64% |
| 1974 | 3.41M | +87,860 | +2.65% |
| 1973 | 3.32M | +77,828 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 3.24M | +67,757 | +2.14% |
| 1971 | 3.17M | +54,227 | +1.74% |
| 1970 | 3.12M | +40,581 | +1.32% |
| 1969 | 3.08M | +40,545 | +1.33% |
| 1968 | 3.04M | +40,465 | +1.35% |
| 1967 | 3M | +38,073 | +1.29% |
| 1966 | 2.96M | +43,014 | +1.47% |
| 1965 | 2.92M | +55,236 | +1.93% |
| 1964 | 2.86M | +52,830 | +1.88% |
| 1963 | 2.81M | +44,742 | +1.62% |
| 1962 | 2.76M | +44,069 | +1.62% |
| 1961 | 2.72M | +41,897 | +1.56% |
| 1960 | 2.68M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
