Guinea vs South Sudan: Rural population

Guinea
9.28 million
in 2025
South Sudan
9.55 million
in 2025
Guinea rank
60th
South Sudan rank
57th

Rural population over time

  • Guinea
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 9.55 million against 9.28 million in Guinea, a difference of 261,890.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.

Globally, Guinea ranks 60th and South Sudan ranks 57th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.