South Sudan Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • South Sudan rural population for 2023 was 8,738,526, a 1.16% increase from 2022.
  • South Sudan rural population for 2022 was 8,638,206, a 1.11% increase from 2021.
  • South Sudan rural population for 2021 was 8,543,371, a 0.94% increase from 2020.
  • South Sudan rural population for 2020 was 8,463,875, a 1.14% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
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Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
South Sudan Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 8,738,526 78.81 1.15%
2022 8,638,206 79.15 1.10%
2021 8,543,371 79.49 0.93%
2020 8,463,875 79.80 1.13%
2019 8,368,685 80.10 0.15%
2018 8,356,285 80.39 -2.83%
2017 8,596,286 80.65 -4.07%
2016 8,953,364 80.91 -1.45%
2015 9,083,950 81.15 -0.45%
2014 9,124,698 81.37 0.70%
2013 9,060,855 81.59 3.47%
2012 8,752,093 81.78 4.15%
2011 8,396,023 81.97 5.09%
2010 7,979,424 82.14 4.93%
2009 7,595,562 82.30 4.31%
2008 7,274,854 82.45 4.55%
2007 6,951,438 82.58 4.56%
2006 6,641,454 82.71 4.52%
2005 6,348,202 82.85 4.46%
2004 6,071,525 82.98 4.38%
2003 5,811,286 83.11 4.32%
2002 5,565,443 83.24 4.31%
2001 5,330,909 83.37 4.32%
2000 5,105,313 83.50 4.27%
1999 4,892,125 83.62 2.46%
1998 4,773,335 83.75 1.80%
1997 4,688,229 83.88 2.65%
1996 4,565,474 84.00 2.33%
1995 4,460,449 84.13 2.90%
1994 4,332,914 84.25 2.31%
1993 4,234,032 84.37 0.38%
1992 4,217,786 85.09 0.85%
1991 4,182,177 85.93 1.50%
1990 4,120,099 86.72 0.06%
1989 4,117,498 87.48 -3.09%
1988 4,246,868 88.20 -2.40%
1987 4,350,058 88.89 0.80%
1986 4,315,482 89.54 1.68%
1985 4,243,620 90.16 1.59%
1984 4,176,752 90.74 1.60%
1983 4,110,460 91.29 2.11%
1982 4,024,574 91.50 2.42%
1981 3,928,544 91.49 2.41%
1980 3,834,894 91.48 2.41%
1979 3,743,636 91.47 2.41%
1978 3,654,580 91.46 2.41%
1977 3,567,388 91.45 2.41%
1976 3,482,407 91.44 2.41%
1975 3,399,399 91.42 2.43%
1974 3,317,934 91.41 2.44%
1973 3,237,848 91.40 2.23%
1972 3,166,403 91.39 1.99%
1971 3,103,935 91.38 1.63%
1970 3,053,860 91.37 1.23%
1969 3,016,443 91.36 1.24%
1968 2,979,390 91.34 1.24%
1967 2,942,710 91.33 1.16%
1966 2,908,852 91.32 1.33%
1965 2,870,441 91.31 1.78%
1964 2,819,922 91.30 1.73%
1963 2,771,660 91.29 1.47%
1962 2,731,194 91.28 1.47%
1961 2,691,303 91.26 1.42%
1960 2,653,356 91.25 %