Niger vs South Sudan: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Niger
18.4%
in 2025
South Sudan
21.7%
in 2025
Niger rank
231st
South Sudan rank
228th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Niger
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 21.7% against 18.4% in Niger, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Niger ranks 231st and South Sudan ranks 228th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3% | 8.2% | 2.9% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 6.8% | 8.6% | 1.8% | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 8.5% | 3.0% | Niger |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 9.5% | 5.1% | Niger |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 14.5% | 1.3% | Niger |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 16.7% | 0.5% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 18.7% | 2.3% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 20.9% | 3.3% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Niger or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 21.7% against 18.4% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Niger and South Sudan?
- 3.3%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Sudan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Niger and South Sudan rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Niger ranks 231st and South Sudan ranks 228th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.