Urban population growth in South Sudan
The urban population of South Sudan changed by 3.46% in 2025.
South Sudan, 2025
3.46%
Change from 2024
−1.89percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
32nd of 217
Urban population growth in South Sudan over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.46% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 5.36% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 5.54% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.85% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.98% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 4.03% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 4.35% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 0.08% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | -4.00% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | -1.12% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 0.27% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.02% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 5.14% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 5.85% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 6.81% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 6.68% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 6.25% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 5.17% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 5.32% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 5.45% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 5.49% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 5.52% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 5.55% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 5.64% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 5.80% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.89 percentage points from 5.36% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.27%, the figure has changed by +3.19 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, South Sudan has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for South Sudan
All statistics for South Sudan
Urban population share
21.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.03%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
11,483,374 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.86 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
5.86%
2023 · UN Population Division