Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2168 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in South Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.2168 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.2168 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0849 people per person, in 1982.
South Sudan ranks 209th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0866 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0864 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0862 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.086 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0858 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0857 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0856 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0855 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0854 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0853 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0852 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0851 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0851 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.085 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.085 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.085 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0849 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0849 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0849 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0849 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0849 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0849 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0849 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0852 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0873 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0915 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0973 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1041 people per person | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1115 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1191 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1263 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1328 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.138 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1416 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1445 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1474 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1503 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.153 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1556 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1581 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1604 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1626 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1645 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1662 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1676 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1687 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1695 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.17 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1703 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1729 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1754 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1778 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1803 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1829 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1855 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1881 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1908 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1935 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1963 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1991 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2019 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2048 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2078 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2107 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2138 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2168 people per person | +1.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.2168 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.2168 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0858 people per person | 0.0853 people per person | 0.0866 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.085 people per person | 0.0849 people per person | 0.0852 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0951 people per person | 0.0849 people per person | 0.1191 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1448 people per person | 0.1263 people per person | 0.1581 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1673 people per person | 0.1604 people per person | 0.1729 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1869 people per person | 0.1754 people per person | 0.1991 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2093 people per person | 0.2019 people per person | 0.2168 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More population data for South Sudan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.4787 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0933 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,461 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.92 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5193 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 37.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.57 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in South Sudan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in South Sudan was 0.2168 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2168 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0849 people per person in 1982.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 209th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.