Largest Cities by Population in South Sudan (2025)

Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in South Sudan ranked by population.

Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2025)	1 Year Change (over 2024)	Land Area (Km²)	Density (P/Km²)	Global Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Nimule	581,444	2.86%	17	34,203	945	651,682	940,035
2	Torit	424,731	3.13%	24	17,697	1,316	480,508	734,449
3	Juba	391,311	2.69%	93	4,208	1,453	441,593	613,694
4	Riwoto	330,053	2.88%	47	7,022	1,740	377,895	666,112
5	Kapoeta	270,167	2.15%	11	24,561	2,156	293,620	404,671
6	Yei	228,087	3.48%	29	7,865	2,578	264,864	399,008
7	Narus	212,131	2.61%	7	30,304	2,796	236,923	348,912
8	Bor	173,688	0.55%	20	8,684	3,491	179,238	194,776
9	Wau	140,376	0.08%	31	4,528	4,348	138,416	132,236
10	Yambio	130,598	1.03%	18	7,255	4,673	138,088	156,642
11	Renk	123,623	1.43%	16	7,726	4,954	127,507	144,301
12	Imehejek	114,546	4.14%	7	16,364	5,372	134,231	335,663
13	Malakal	111,183	0.95%	18	6,177	5,551	113,022	118,829
14	Rumbek	105,661	0.76%	17	6,215	5,846	106,292	109,770
15	Kajo Keji	92,637	8%	21	4,411	6,687	109,056	205,401
16	Lafon	82,943	2.84%	3	27,648	7,503	96,160	200,503
17	Ikotos	82,794	3.53%	6	13,799	7,515	97,055	158,954
18	Cuhudum	81,294	2.63%	8	10,162	7,672	90,216	135,992
19	Natinga	77,341	2.08%	3	25,780	8,056	83,811	116,470
20	Narongyet	59,267	1.87%	10	5,927	10,433	63,635	101,094
21	Aweil	57,599	0.1%	14	4,114	10,699	56,834	54,552
22	Ezo	53,609	–	7	7,658	11,489	56,335	64,312
23	Magwi	53,589	–	8	6,699	11,492	62,524	112,577
24	Bira	50,825	–	5	10,165	12,016	59,217	102,169
25	Akobo	50,577	–	10	5,058	12,053	52,377	56,764

Largest Cities by Population in South Sudan (2025)

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