Madagascar vs South Sudan

Madagascar vs South Sudan: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 32.9% in Madagascar and 21.7% in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 11.2 percentage points, or 1.52 times that in South Sudan.

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% of people · UN

Madagascar vs South Sudan: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 32.9% in Madagascar and 21.7% in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 11.2 percentage points, or 1.52 times that in South Sudan.
MadagascarSouth SudanUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Madagascar has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Madagascar ranked 198 and South Sudan ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Madagascar at 48.4% and South Sudan at 30.9% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearMadagascarSouth Sudan
202532.921.7
202432.421.4
20233221.1
202231.520.8
202131.120.5
202030.720.2
201930.319.9
201829.919.6
201729.719.4
201629.419.1
201529.218.8
201428.918.6
201328.718.3
201228.418
201128.117.8
201027.917.5
200927.617.3
200827.317
20072717
200626.817
200526.516.9
200426.216.8
200325.916.6
200225.616.5
200125.316.3
20002516
199924.715.8
199824.415.6
199724.115.3
199623.815
199523.514.7
199423.214.5
199322.914.2
199222.513.8
199122.213.3
199021.912.6
198921.611.9
198821.311.2
198720.910.4
198620.69.7
198520.39.2
198419.98.7
198319.68.5
198219.28.5
198118.98.5
198018.58.5
197918.18.5
197817.78.5
197717.38.5
197616.98.5
197516.58.5
197416.18.5
197315.68.5
197215.18.5
197114.58.5
197014.18.5
196913.78.5
196813.48.5
196713.18.5
196612.78.6
196512.48.6
196412.18.6
196311.88.6
196211.58.6
196111.28.6
196010.88.7
195910.58.7
195810.28.7
19579.98.7
19569.68.8
19559.38.8
195498.6
19538.78.3
19528.47.7
19518.17.1
19507.86.5
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearMadagascarSouth Sudan
202633.422
202733.922.3
202834.422.6
202934.923
203035.423.3
20313623.6
203236.524
203337.124.3
203437.724.7
203538.325
203638.925.4
203739.525.7
203840.126.1
203940.826.5
204041.426.9
204142.127.2
204242.727.6
204343.428
204444.128.4
204544.828.8
204645.529.2
204746.229.6
20484730
204947.730.5
205048.430.9

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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