Nigeria has a population density of 662 people per square mile compared to 69.9 people in Sudan. Nigeria has 42,734 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, Nigeria and Sudan are ranked 43rd and 159th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Nigeria has 2.86% of the world's population and 0.61% 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 Nigeria is 846% higher than in Sudan.
Population density comparison
Nigeria
|
Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 662 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 43/197 | 159/197 |
| Population |
241467099
|
52963918
|
| Land area | 351,650 sq mi | 721,239 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 42,133 sq ft | 398,561 sq ft |
| Rural population | 45% | 63.2% |
| Urban population | 55% | 36.8% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 14.5% | 16.2% |
Nigeria vs Sudan:
Population density chart by year
From 2012 to 2024, population density in Nigeria increased by 32.1%, compared to a 36.6% growth in Sudan.
In 2012, Nigeria ranked 50th for population density and is in 43rd place now. Sudan was 164th in 2012 and ranks 159th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nigeria
|
Sudan
|
|
| 2024 | 662 | 69.9 |
| 2023 | 648 | 69.4 |
| 2022 | 635 | 68.5 |
| 2021 | 621 | 66.6 |
| 2020 | 609 | 64.9 |
| 2019 | 596 | 63.2 |
| 2018 | 583 | 61.3 |
| 2017 | 569 | 59.2 |
| 2016 | 556 | 57.2 |
| 2015 | 542 | 55.5 |
| 2014 | 529 | 53.8 |
| 2013 | 515 | 52.4 |
| 2012 | 501 | 51.2 |
| 2011 | 487 | - |
| 2010 | 474 | - |
| 2009 | 461 | - |
| 2008 | 448 | - |
| 2007 | 436 | - |
| 2006 | 424 | - |
| 2005 | 412 | - |
| 2004 | 401 | - |
| 2003 | 390 | - |
| 2002 | 380 | - |
| 2001 | 369 | - |
| 2000 | 359 | - |
| 1999 | 350 | - |
| 1998 | 341 | - |
| 1997 | 332 | - |
| 1996 | 323 | - |
| 1995 | 315 | - |
| 1994 | 307 | - |
| 1993 | 298.9 | - |
| 1992 | 291.1 | - |
| 1991 | 283.6 | - |
| 1990 | 276.2 | - |
| 1989 | 268.8 | - |
| 1988 | 261.7 | - |
| 1987 | 254.8 | - |
| 1986 | 248.1 | - |
| 1985 | 241.4 | - |
| 1984 | 234.7 | - |
| 1983 | 228.7 | - |
| 1982 | 222.9 | - |
| 1981 | 216.3 | - |
| 1980 | 209.8 | - |
| 1979 | 203.3 | - |
| 1978 | 197.1 | - |
| 1977 | 191.2 | - |
| 1976 | 185.6 | - |
| 1975 | 180.3 | - |
| 1974 | 175.4 | - |
| 1973 | 170.9 | - |
| 1972 | 166.6 | - |
| 1971 | 162.7 | - |
| 1970 | 158.9 | - |
| 1969 | 155.4 | - |
| 1968 | 151.9 | - |
| 1967 | 148.7 | - |
| 1966 | 145.6 | - |
| 1965 | 142.4 | - |
| 1964 | 139.4 | - |
| 1963 | 136.4 | - |
| 1962 | 133.6 | - |
| 1961 | 130.8 | - |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nigeria
|
Sudan
|
|
| 2024 | 55% | 36.8% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | 36.3% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | 36% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | 35.6% |
| 2020 | 52% | 35.3% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | 34.9% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | 34.6% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | 34.4% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | 34.1% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | 33.9% |
| 2014 | 47% | 33.7% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | 33.5% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | 33.2% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | 33.1% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | 33% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | 32.9% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | 32.9% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | 32.8% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | 32.8% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | 32.7% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | 32.7% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | 32.6% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | 32.5% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | 32.5% |
| 1999 | 34.3% | 32.4% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | 32.4% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | 32.3% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | 32.3% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | 32.2% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | 32.2% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | 32.1% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | 31.1% |
| 1991 | 30.2% | 29.8% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | 28.6% |
| 1989 | 28.8% | 27.4% |
| 1988 | 28% | 26.2% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | 25.1% |
| 1986 | 26.4% | 24% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | 22.9% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | 21.9% |
| 1983 | 24.1% | 20.9% |
| 1982 | 23.4% | 20.4% |
| 1981 | 22.7% | 20.2% |
| 1980 | 22% | 20% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | 19.8% |
| 1978 | 21.1% | 19.5% |
| 1977 | 20.6% | 19.3% |
| 1976 | 20.2% | 19.1% |
| 1975 | 19.8% | 18.9% |
| 1974 | 19.4% | 18.7% |
| 1973 | 19% | 18.5% |
| 1972 | 18.5% | 17.9% |
| 1971 | 18.2% | 17.2% |
| 1970 | 17.8% | 16.5% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | 15.8% |
| 1968 | 17.3% | 15.2% |
| 1967 | 17% | 14.6% |
| 1966 | 16.8% | 14% |
| 1965 | 16.6% | 13.4% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | 12.8% |
| 1963 | 16.1% | 12.3% |
| 1962 | 15.9% | 11.7% |
| 1961 | 15.6% | 11.2% |
| 1960 | 15.4% | 10.7% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 38.2% to 55% in Nigeria and from 32.7% to 36.8% in Sudan.
Densely populated cities
|
Nigeria
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Lagos | 15.1M |
| Kano | 4.35M |
| Port Harcourt | 3.32M |
| Ibadan | 2.55M |
| Benin | 1.78M |
| Abuja | 1.69M |
| Onitsha | 1.48M |
| Maiduguri | 1.2M |
| Aba | 1.16M |
| Enugu | 1.03M |
|
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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