Benin vs South Sudan

Benin vs South Sudan: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 53.4% in Benin and 21.7% in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 31.7 percentage points, or 2.46 times that in South Sudan.

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% of people · UN

Benin vs South Sudan: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 53.4% in Benin and 21.7% in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 31.7 percentage points, or 2.46 times that in South Sudan.
BeninSouth SudanUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 1958, when it overtook South Sudan.
  • In 2025, Benin ranked 154 and South Sudan ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Benin at 79.4% and South Sudan at 30.9% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearBeninSouth Sudan
202553.421.7
202452.621.4
202351.821.1
20225120.8
202150.220.5
202049.520.2
201948.719.9
20184819.6
201747.319.4
201646.619.1
201545.918.8
201445.318.6
201344.718.3
201244.118
201143.517.8
201042.917.5
200942.317.3
200841.817
200741.317
200640.817
200540.316.9
200439.916.8
200339.416.6
20023916.5
200138.616.3
200038.316
19993815.8
199837.715.6
199737.415.3
199637.115
199536.814.7
199436.514.5
199336.214.2
199235.813.8
199135.313.3
199034.812.6
198934.211.9
198833.611.2
198732.910.4
198632.29.7
198531.49.2
198430.68.7
198329.88.5
198228.98.5
198128.18.5
198027.38.5
197926.58.5
197825.78.5
197724.88.5
197623.98.5
197522.98.5
197421.98.5
197320.98.5
197219.88.5
197118.88.5
197017.78.5
196916.78.5
196815.78.5
196714.88.5
196613.88.6
1965138.6
196412.28.6
196311.58.6
196210.88.6
196110.38.6
19609.88.7
19599.48.7
195898.7
19578.68.7
19568.28.8
19557.88.8
19547.58.6
19537.38.3
195277.7
19516.87.1
19506.76.5
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearBeninSouth Sudan
202654.222
202755.122.3
202855.922.6
202956.823
203057.723.3
203158.623.6
203259.624
203360.524.3
203461.524.7
203562.525
203663.525.4
203764.525.7
203865.526.1
203966.626.5
204067.726.9
204168.827.2
204269.927.6
20437128
204472.228.4
204573.328.8
204674.529.2
204775.729.6
204876.930
204978.230.5
205079.430.9

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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