South Sudan vs Tajikistan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
South Sudan
2.64 million people
in 2025
Tajikistan
2.82 million people
in 2025
South Sudan rank
129th
Tajikistan rank
128th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- South Sudan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 2.82 million people against 2.64 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 179,260 people.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.
South Sudan ranks 129th and Tajikistan ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 220,939 people | 535,311 people | 314,372 people | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 270,560 people | 879,082 people | 608,522 people | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 322,148 people | 1.21 million people | 892,059 people | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 448,447 people | 1.53 million people | 1.08 million people | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 755,838 people | 1.69 million people | 938,748 people | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 1.26 million people | 1.82 million people | 562,605 people | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 1.98 million people | 2.26 million people | 277,327 people | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 2.38 million people | 2.69 million people | 309,433 people | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, South Sudan or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 2.82 million people against 2.64 million people in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between South Sudan and Tajikistan?
- 179,260 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tajikistan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Tajikistan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- South Sudan ranks 129th and Tajikistan ranks 128th 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.