Urban population in South Sudan in 2025 — 2,643,061 people. Ranked 128 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 941.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.64M | +89,940 | +3.52% |
| 2024 | 2.55M | +133,141 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 2.42M | +130,307 | +5.69% |
| 2022 | 2.29M | +64,240 | +2.89% |
| 2021 | 2.23M | +65,257 | +3.02% |
| 2020 | 2.16M | +85,273 | +4.11% |
| 2019 | 2.07M | +88,227 | +4.44% |
| 2018 | 1.99M | +1,633 | +0.08% |
| 2017 | 1.99M | −81,010 | −3.92% |
| 2016 | 2.07M | −23,197 | −1.11% |
| 2015 | 2.09M | +5,603 | +0.27% |
| 2014 | 2.08M | +41,681 | +2.04% |
| 2013 | 2.04M | +102,381 | +5.28% |
| 2012 | 1.94M | +110,177 | +6.02% |
| 2011 | 1.83M | +120,395 | +7.04% |
| 2010 | 1.71M | +110,458 | +6.91% |
| 2009 | 1.6M | +96,900 | +6.45% |
| 2008 | 1.5M | +75,671 | +5.31% |
| 2007 | 1.43M | +73,884 | +5.46% |
| 2006 | 1.35M | +71,675 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.28M | +68,391 | +5.64% |
| 2004 | 1.21M | +65,049 | +5.67% |
| 2003 | 1.15M | +61,966 | +5.71% |
| 2002 | 1.09M | +59,529 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03M | +57,742 | +5.97% |
| 2000 | 967,748 | +55,209 | +6.05% |
| 1999 | 912,539 | +37,933 | +4.34% |
| 1998 | 874,606 | +31,733 | +3.76% |
| 1997 | 842,873 | +37,977 | +4.72% |
| 1996 | 804,896 | +34,505 | +4.48% |
| 1995 | 770,391 | +37,508 | +5.12% |
| 1994 | 732,883 | +30,974 | +4.41% |
| 1993 | 701,909 | +24,312 | +3.59% |
| 1992 | 677,597 | +35,356 | +5.51% |
| 1991 | 642,241 | +43,792 | +7.32% |
| 1990 | 598,449 | +37,241 | +6.64% |
| 1989 | 561,208 | +20,622 | +3.81% |
| 1988 | 540,586 | +24,063 | +4.66% |
| 1987 | 516,523 | +37,801 | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 478,722 | +36,204 | +8.18% |
| 1985 | 442,518 | +27,640 | +6.66% |
| 1984 | 414,878 | +17,765 | +4.47% |
| 1983 | 397,113 | +10,165 | +2.63% |
| 1982 | 386,948 | +9,372 | +2.48% |
| 1981 | 377,576 | +9,181 | +2.49% |
| 1980 | 368,395 | +9,018 | +2.51% |
| 1979 | 359,377 | +8,880 | +2.53% |
| 1978 | 350,497 | +8,753 | +2.56% |
| 1977 | 341,744 | +8,608 | +2.58% |
| 1976 | 333,136 | +8,445 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 324,691 | +8,238 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 316,453 | +8,016 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 308,437 | +7,058 | +2.34% |
| 1972 | 301,379 | +6,094 | +2.06% |
| 1971 | 295,285 | +4,805 | +1.65% |
| 1970 | 290,480 | +3,500 | +1.22% |
| 1969 | 286,980 | +3,460 | +1.22% |
| 1968 | 283,520 | +3,415 | +1.22% |
| 1967 | 280,105 | +3,152 | +1.14% |
| 1966 | 276,953 | +3,574 | +1.31% |
| 1965 | 273,379 | +4,681 | +1.74% |
| 1964 | 268,698 | +4,419 | +1.67% |
| 1963 | 264,279 | +3,619 | +1.39% |
| 1962 | 260,660 | +3,515 | +1.37% |
| 1961 | 257,145 | +3,268 | +1.29% |
| 1960 | 253,877 | — | — |
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The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
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