Nigeria vs South Sudan: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Nigeria
1.3%
in 2025
South Sudan
1.4%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
28th
South Sudan rank
25th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 28th and South Sudan ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 3.5% | -0.2% | 3.7% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3.1% | -0.0% | 3.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Nigeria or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 0.1%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and South Sudan rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Nigeria ranks 28th and South Sudan ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.