Urban population, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Urban population, per capita was 0.2168 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in South Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.2168 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.2168 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0849 units per person, in 1982.
That places South Sudan 211th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0866 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0864 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0862 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.086 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0858 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0857 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0856 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0855 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0854 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0853 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0852 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0851 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0851 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.085 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.085 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.085 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0849 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0849 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0849 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0849 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0849 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0849 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0849 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0852 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0873 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0915 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0973 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1041 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1115 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1191 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1263 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1328 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.138 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1416 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1445 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1474 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1503 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.153 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1556 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1581 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1604 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1626 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1645 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1662 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1676 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1687 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1695 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.17 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1703 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1729 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1754 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1778 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1803 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1829 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1855 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1881 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1908 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1935 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1963 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1991 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2019 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2048 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2078 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2107 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2138 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2168 units per person | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0858 units per person | 0.0853 units per person | 0.0866 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.085 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0852 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0951 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 0.1191 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1448 units per person | 0.1263 units per person | 0.1581 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1673 units per person | 0.1604 units per person | 0.1729 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1869 units per person | 0.1754 units per person | 0.1991 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2093 units per person | 0.2019 units per person | 0.2168 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for South Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in South Sudan?
- Urban population, per capita in South Sudan was 0.2168 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2168 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0849 units per person in 1982.
- How does South Sudan rank for urban population, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 211th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.