Chad vs South Sudan

Chad vs South Sudan: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 21.7% in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 5.9 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in South Sudan.

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% of people · UN

Chad vs South Sudan: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 21.7% in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 5.9 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in South Sudan.
ChadSouth SudanUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Chad has been higher since 1966, when it overtook South Sudan.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 210 and South Sudan ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Chad at 52.4% and South Sudan at 30.9% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearChadSouth Sudan
202527.621.7
202426.921.4
202326.321.1
202225.820.8
202125.220.5
202024.720.2
201924.319.9
201823.919.6
201723.519.4
201623.119.1
201522.818.8
201422.518.6
201322.318.3
201222.118
20112217.8
201021.917.5
200921.817.3
200821.817
200721.817
200621.817
200521.816.9
200421.716.8
200321.716.6
200221.716.5
200121.716.3
200021.716
199921.615.8
199821.615.6
199721.615.3
199621.515
199521.514.7
199421.514.5
199321.414.2
199221.413.8
199121.313.3
199021.212.6
198921.111.9
19882111.2
198720.810.4
198620.69.7
198520.49.2
198420.28.7
1983208.5
198219.78.5
198119.48.5
198019.18.5
197918.88.5
197818.48.5
197717.88.5
197616.88.5
197515.78.5
197414.58.5
197313.38.5
197212.58.5
197111.98.5
197011.38.5
196910.78.5
196810.18.5
19679.58.5
19668.98.6
19658.48.6
196488.6
19637.68.6
19627.38.6
19616.98.6
19606.68.7
19596.38.7
195868.7
19575.78.7
19565.48.8
19555.28.8
195458.6
19534.88.3
19524.77.7
19514.67.1
19504.56.5
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearChadSouth Sudan
202628.222
202728.922.3
202829.722.6
202930.423
203031.223.3
20313223.6
203232.924
203333.824.3
203434.724.7
203535.625
203636.625.4
203737.525.7
203838.626.1
203939.626.5
204040.626.9
204141.727.2
204242.827.6
20434428
204445.128.4
204546.328.8
204647.529.2
204748.729.6
204849.930
204951.130.5
205052.430.9

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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