Area Database (v4.2.1)

Urbanization
% population in urban areas
Subnational regions
South Sudan
All years

% population in urban areas

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
South Sudan (Africa)  
Total 23.7 23.9 24.2 24.4 24.7 24.9 25.2 25.4 25.7
Central Equatoria 35.7 37.0 38.3 39.6 40.9 42.2 43.5 44.8 46.1
Eastern Equatoria 8.47 10.3 12.1 13.8 15.6 17.4 19.2 21.0 22.8
Jonglei 24.3 22.6 21.0 19.3 17.7 16.0 14.4 12.7 11.1
Lakes 18.6 19.6 20.5 21.4 22.3 23.2 24.1 25.1 26.0
Northern Bahr El Ghazal 21.2 20.6 20.1 19.6 19.0 18.5 17.9 17.4 16.9
Unity 11.7 12.2 12.8 13.3 13.8 14.4 14.9 15.4 15.9
Upper Nile 34.8 33.5 32.1 30.7 29.4 28.0 26.6 25.3 23.9
Warrap 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.7
Western Bahr El Ghazal 41.3 41.3 41.3 41.3 41.3 41.3 41.3 41.3 41.3
Western Equatoria 41.0 42.2 43.5 44.7 45.9 47.2 48.4 49.6 50.9
Lighter numbers are estimates