Nigeria vs South Sudan

Nigeria vs South Sudan: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 63.8% in Nigeria and 21.7% in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 42.1 percentage points, or 2.94 times that in South Sudan.

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% of people · UN

Nigeria vs South Sudan: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 63.8% in Nigeria and 21.7% in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 42.1 percentage points, or 2.94 times that in South Sudan.
NigeriaSouth SudanUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Nigeria ranked 119 and South Sudan ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Nigeria at 83.4% and South Sudan at 30.9% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearNigeriaSouth Sudan
202563.821.7
20246321.4
202362.221.1
202261.420.8
202160.620.5
202059.820.2
20195919.9
201858.219.6
201757.419.4
201656.519.1
201555.718.8
201454.918.6
201354.118.3
201253.318
201152.517.8
201051.717.5
200950.917.3
200850.117
200749.217
200648.417
200547.616.9
200446.716.8
200345.816.6
20024516.5
200144.116.3
200043.316
199942.415.8
199841.615.6
199740.815.3
19964015
199539.114.7
199438.314.5
199337.514.2
199236.813.8
19913613.3
199035.212.6
198934.411.9
198833.611.2
198732.810.4
198632.19.7
198531.39.2
198430.58.7
198329.78.5
1982298.5
198128.28.5
198027.48.5
197926.78.5
197825.98.5
197725.28.5
197624.48.5
197523.78.5
1974238.5
197322.38.5
197221.68.5
197120.98.5
197020.28.5
196919.68.5
196818.98.5
196718.38.5
196617.78.6
196517.18.6
196416.58.6
196315.98.6
196215.48.6
196114.88.6
196014.28.7
195913.78.7
195813.28.7
195712.78.7
195612.28.8
195511.78.8
195411.38.6
1953118.3
195210.77.7
195110.47.1
195010.16.5
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearNigeriaSouth Sudan
202664.622
202765.422.3
202866.222.6
20296723
203067.823.3
203168.623.6
203269.324
203370.124.3
203470.924.7
203571.725
203672.525.4
203773.325.7
203874.126.1
203974.926.5
204075.626.9
204176.427.2
204277.227.6
20437828
204478.828.4
204579.528.8
204680.329.2
204781.129.6
204881.830
204982.630.5
205083.430.9

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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