Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in South Sudan, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in South Sudan is 21.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 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, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in South Sudan peaked at 21.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1950.
South Sudan ranks 228th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.0% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.2% | 21.7% | 6 |
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More population data for South Sudan
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 514,794 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.22 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in South Sudan?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in South Sudan was 21.7% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1950.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- South Sudan ranks 228th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.