Kyrgyzstan vs South Sudan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Kyrgyzstan
2.53 million people
in 2025
South Sudan
2.64 million people
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
130th
South Sudan rank
129th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.64 million people against 2.53 million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 108,300 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 130th and South Sudan ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 604,480 people | 220,939 people | 383,541 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 929,882 people | 270,560 people | 659,322 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 1.27 million people | 322,148 people | 948,972 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 1.55 million people | 448,447 people | 1.10 million people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 1.72 million people | 755,838 people | 960,864 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 1.84 million people | 1.26 million people | 581,756 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 2.09 million people | 1.98 million people | 112,795 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 2.43 million people | 2.38 million people | 49,607 people | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Kyrgyzstan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.64 million people against 2.53 million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Kyrgyzstan and South Sudan?
- 108,300 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and South Sudan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and South Sudan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 130th and South Sudan ranks 129th 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.