Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in South Sudan

South Sudan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
115th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.014 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023

00.0050.010.0150.022012201720232012: 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.017 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.017 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in South Sudan stood at 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2012.

South Sudan ranks 115th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
2012 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre
2013 0.0144 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2014 0.0148 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
2015 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
2016 0.0157 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2017 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2018 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
2019 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2020 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2021 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2022 0.0179 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2023 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre 8
2020s 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 112 Luxembourg 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 113 Vanuatu 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 114 Panama 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 116 Solomon Islands 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 117 Niger 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 118 Papua New Guinea 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre in 2012.
How does South Sudan rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
South Sudan ranks 115th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.