In 2023, the share of urban population in South Sudan increased by 0.4 percentage points (+1.92 percent) since 2022. With 21.2 percent, the share thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Notably, the share continuously increased over the last years. A population may be defined as urban depending on the size (population or area) or population density of the village, town, or city. The urbanization rate then refers to the share of the total population who live in an urban setting. International comparisons may be inconsistent due to differing parameters for what constitutes an urban center.
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). South Sudan: Urbanization from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/727372/urbanization-in-south-sudan/
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