The share of urban population in South Sudan increased by 0.4 percentage points (+1.92 percent) in 2023. Therefore, the share in South Sudan reached a peak in 2023 with 21.2 percent. Notably, the share continuously increased over the last years. The urban population refers to the share of the total population living in urban centers. Each country has their own definition of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others), therefore international comparisons may be inconsistent.
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World Bank. (September 19, 2024). South Sudan: Urbanization from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/727372/urbanization-in-south-sudan/
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