Czechia vs South Sudan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas

Czechia
4.21 million people
in 2020
South Sudan
3.73 million people
in 2020
Czechia rank
68th
South Sudan rank
71st

Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time

  • Czechia
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 4.21 million people against 3.73 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 487,120 people.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 68th and South Sudan ranks 71st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 7 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 3.80 million people 2.22 million people 1.58 million people Czechia
1960s 3.92 million people 2.50 million people 1.42 million people Czechia
1970s 4.01 million people 2.80 million people 1.21 million people Czechia
1980s 4.09 million people 3.28 million people 816,885 people Czechia
1990s 4.11 million people 3.28 million people 832,170 people Czechia
2000s 4.16 million people 3.88 million people 278,825 people Czechia
2010s 4.26 million people 4.50 million people 247,535 people South Sudan
2020s 4.21 million people 3.73 million people 487,120 people Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Czechia or South Sudan?
Czechia, at 4.21 million people against 3.73 million people in South Sudan as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Czechia and South Sudan?
487,120 people, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Sudan?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Czechia and South Sudan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
Czechia ranks 68th and South Sudan ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.