Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in South Sudan, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 21.7% for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 vs. gdp per capita in South Sudan peaked at 21.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1950.
That places South Sudan 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.57 million people (2100)
- Population density 37.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 514,794 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in South Sudan?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in South Sudan was 21.7% in 2025, according to 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.