Belarus has a population density of 116.5 people per square mile compared to 69.9 people in Sudan. Belarus has 244,647 sq ft of land per person vs 392,733 sq ft in Sudan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Belarus and Sudan are ranked 143rd and 159th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Belarus has 0.11% of the world's population and 0.14% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.62% of the population and 1.25% of the land area for Sudan, hence the population density in Belarus is 66.6% higher than in Sudan.
Population density comparison
Belarus
|
Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 116.5 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 143/197 | 159/197 |
| Population |
9074112
|
52963918
|
| Land area | 78,372 sq mi | 721,239 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 239,212 sq ft | 398,561 sq ft |
| Rural population | 18.9% | 63.2% |
| Urban population | 81.1% | 36.8% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.9% | 16.2% |
Belarus vs Sudan:
Population density chart by year
From 2012 to 2024, population density in Belarus decreased by 3.35%, compared to a 36.6% growth in Sudan.
In 2012, Belarus ranked 133rd for population density and is in 143rd place now. Sudan was 164th in 2012 and ranks 159th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Belarus
|
Sudan
|
|
| 2024 | 116.5 | 69.9 |
| 2023 | 117.1 | 69.4 |
| 2022 | 117.7 | 68.5 |
| 2021 | 118.7 | 66.6 |
| 2020 | 119.7 | 64.9 |
| 2019 | 120.2 | 63.2 |
| 2018 | 120.4 | 61.3 |
| 2017 | 120.7 | 59.2 |
| 2016 | 120.8 | 57.2 |
| 2015 | 120.7 | 55.5 |
| 2014 | 120.6 | 53.8 |
| 2013 | 120.5 | 52.4 |
| 2012 | 120.6 | 51.2 |
| 2011 | 120.8 | - |
| 2010 | 121.1 | - |
| 2009 | 121.3 | - |
| 2008 | 121.6 | - |
| 2007 | 122 | - |
| 2006 | 122.6 | - |
| 2005 | 123.4 | - |
| 2004 | 124.3 | - |
| 2003 | 125.1 | - |
| 2002 | 126 | - |
| 2001 | 126.8 | - |
| 2000 | 127.4 | - |
| 1999 | 128 | - |
| 1998 | 128.6 | - |
| 1997 | 129.2 | - |
| 1996 | 129.7 | - |
| 1995 | 130.1 | - |
| 1994 | 130.6 | - |
| 1993 | 130.7 | - |
| 1992 | 130.4 | - |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Belarus
|
Sudan
|
|
| 2024 | 81.1% | 36.8% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | 36.3% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | 36% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | 35.6% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | 35.3% |
| 2019 | 79% | 34.9% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | 34.6% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | 34.4% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | 34.1% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | 33.9% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | 33.7% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | 33.5% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | 33.2% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | 33.1% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | 33% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | 32.9% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | 32.9% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | 32.8% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | 32.8% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | 32.7% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | 32.7% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | 32.6% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | 32.5% |
| 2000 | 70% | 32.5% |
| 1999 | 69.5% | 32.4% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | 32.4% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | 32.3% |
| 1996 | 68.3% | 32.3% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | 32.2% |
| 1994 | 67.5% | 32.2% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | 32.1% |
| 1992 | 66.8% | 31.1% |
| 1991 | 66.4% | 29.8% |
| 1990 | 66% | 28.6% |
| 1989 | 65.6% | 27.4% |
| 1988 | 64.9% | 26.2% |
| 1987 | 63.9% | 25.1% |
| 1986 | 62.9% | 24% |
| 1985 | 61.8% | 22.9% |
| 1984 | 60.8% | 21.9% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | 20.9% |
| 1982 | 58.7% | 20.4% |
| 1981 | 57.6% | 20.2% |
| 1980 | 56.5% | 20% |
| 1979 | 55.4% | 19.8% |
| 1978 | 54.2% | 19.5% |
| 1977 | 53% | 19.3% |
| 1976 | 51.8% | 19.1% |
| 1975 | 50.6% | 18.9% |
| 1974 | 49.4% | 18.7% |
| 1973 | 48% | 18.5% |
| 1972 | 46.7% | 17.9% |
| 1971 | 45.3% | 17.2% |
| 1970 | 44% | 16.5% |
| 1969 | 42.8% | 15.8% |
| 1968 | 41.6% | 15.2% |
| 1967 | 40.4% | 14.6% |
| 1966 | 39.3% | 14% |
| 1965 | 38.1% | 13.4% |
| 1964 | 37% | 12.8% |
| 1963 | 35.8% | 12.3% |
| 1962 | 34.7% | 11.7% |
| 1961 | 33.5% | 11.2% |
| 1960 | 32.4% | 10.7% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 71.9% to 81.1% in Belarus and from 32.7% to 36.8% in Sudan.
Densely populated cities
|
Belarus
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Minsk | 2M |
| Gomel | 501K |
| Grodno | 364K |
| Vitebsk | 359K |
| Mogilev | 353K |
| Brest | 346K |
| Babruysk | 206K |
| Baranavichy | 171K |
| Barysaw | 135K |
| Pinsk | 124K |
|
Sudan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Khartoum | 5.34M |
| Omdurman | 2.81M |
| Khartoum North | 936K |
| Port Sudan | 580K |
| El-Obeid | 560K |
| Kassala | 536K |
| Kosti | 528K |
| Nyala | 493K |
| El-Gadarif | 355K |
| Al-Fashir | 286K |
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