Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 0 people in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0 people
World rank
127th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0 people
in 1950
All-time low
0 people
in 1950
Years of data
15
1950–2020
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in South Sudan, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in South Sudan is 0 people, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Over the whole period, number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in South Sudan peaked at 0 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1950.
That places South Sudan 127th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 124 Gambia 1.07 million people compare
- 125 Armenia 1.06 million people compare
- 126 Central African Republic 1.02 million people compare
- 127 Albania 0 people compare
- 127 Bahamas 0 people compare
- 127 Barbados 0 people compare
- 127 Bhutan 0 people compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
- 127 Botswana 0 people compare
- 127 Cape Verde 0 people compare
- 127 Comoros 0 people compare
- 127 Croatia 0 people compare
- 127 Cyprus 0 people compare
- 127 East Timor 0 people compare
- 127 Equatorial Guinea 0 people compare
- 127 Eritrea 0 people compare
- 127 Estonia 0 people compare
- 127 Eswatini 0 people compare
- 127 Fiji 0 people compare
- 127 Finland 0 people compare
- 127 French Polynesia 0 people compare
- 127 Gabon 0 people compare
- 127 Georgia 0 people compare
- 127 Gibraltar 0 people compare
- 127 Guinea-Bissau 0 people compare
- 127 Guyana 0 people compare
- 127 Iceland 0 people compare
- 127 Jamaica 0 people compare
- 127 Laos 0 people compare
- 127 Latvia 0 people compare
- 127 Lesotho 0 people compare
- 127 Lithuania 0 people compare
- 127 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 127 Malawi 0 people compare
- 127 Maldives 0 people compare
- 127 Malta 0 people compare
- 127 Mauritius 0 people compare
- 127 Moldova 0 people compare
- 127 Montenegro 0 people compare
- 127 Namibia 0 people compare
- 127 New Caledonia 0 people compare
- 127 North Macedonia 0 people compare
- 127 Norway 0 people compare
- 127 Oman 0 people compare
- 127 Palestine 0 people compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 0 people compare
- 127 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 127 Reunion 0 people compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 0 people compare
- 127 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 127 Slovenia 0 people compare
- 127 Solomon Islands 0 people compare
- 127 Suriname 0 people compare
- 127 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 127 Trinidad and Tobago 0 people compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -2.16 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2213 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27.22 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 10,990 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in South Sudan?
- Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in South Sudan was 0 people in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1950.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- South Sudan ranks 127th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.