Statizoid

Central African Republic vs South Sudan: Urban population

Central African Republic
2.46 million
in 2025
South Sudan
2.64 million
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
131st
South Sudan rank
128th

Urban population over time

  • Central African Republic
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 2.64 million against 2.46 million in Central African Republic, a difference of 186,720.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Globally, Central African Republic ranks 131st and South Sudan ranks 128th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban 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

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.