Sudan has a population density of 69.9 people per square mile compared to 397 people in the United Arab Emirates. Sudan has 392,733 sq ft of land per person vs 82,731 sq ft in the United Arab Emirates. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates are ranked 159th and 62nd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Sudan has 0.62% of the world's population and 1.25% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.13% of the population and 0.05% of the land area for the United Arab Emirates, hence the population density in Sudan is 82.4% lower than in the United Arab Emirates.
Population density comparison
Sudan
|
UAE
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 69.9 ppl/mi² | 397 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 159/197 | 62/197 |
| Population |
52963918
|
11372700
|
| Land area | 721,239 sq mi | 27,421 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 398,561 sq ft | 70,282 sq ft |
| Rural population | 63.2% | 12% |
| Urban population | 36.8% | 88% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 16.2% | 62.2% |
Sudan vs the United Arab Emirates:
Population density chart by year
From 2012 to 2024, population density in Sudan increased by 36.6%, compared to a 47.2% growth in the United Arab Emirates.
In 2012, Sudan ranked 164th for population density and is in 159th place now. The United Arab Emirates was 81st in 2012 and ranks 62nd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sudan
|
UAE
|
|
| 2024 | 69.9 | 397 |
| 2023 | 69.4 | 382 |
| 2022 | 68.5 | 367 |
| 2021 | 66.6 | 349 |
| 2020 | 64.9 | 343 |
| 2019 | 63.2 | 344 |
| 2018 | 61.3 | 341 |
| 2017 | 59.2 | 336 |
| 2016 | 57.2 | 326 |
| 2015 | 55.5 | 310 |
| 2014 | 53.8 | 293.9 |
| 2013 | 52.4 | 280.6 |
| 2012 | 51.2 | 269.6 |
| 2011 | - | 259.1 |
| 2010 | - | 250.5 |
| 2009 | - | 244.6 |
| 2008 | - | 229.8 |
| 2007 | - | 205.1 |
| 2006 | - | 182.7 |
| 2005 | - | 170.1 |
| 2004 | - | 161.5 |
| 2003 | - | 152.9 |
| 2002 | - | 144.3 |
| 2001 | - | 135.8 |
| 2000 | - | 127.4 |
| 1999 | - | 119.1 |
| 1998 | - | 110.9 |
| 1997 | - | 102.7 |
| 1996 | - | 94.7 |
| 1995 | - | 88.8 |
| 1994 | - | 84.9 |
| 1993 | - | 81 |
| 1992 | - | 77.1 |
| 1991 | - | 73.2 |
| 1990 | - | 69.2 |
| 1989 | - | 65.3 |
| 1988 | - | 61.3 |
| 1987 | - | 57.4 |
| 1986 | - | 53.5 |
| 1985 | - | 50.3 |
| 1984 | - | 47.6 |
| 1983 | - | 45 |
| 1982 | - | 42.5 |
| 1981 | - | 40.1 |
| 1980 | - | 37 |
| 1979 | - | 33.3 |
| 1978 | - | 29.5 |
| 1977 | - | 25.9 |
| 1976 | - | 22.5 |
| 1975 | - | 19.8 |
| 1974 | - | 17.8 |
| 1973 | - | 15.9 |
| 1972 | - | 14 |
| 1971 | - | 12.2 |
| 1970 | - | 10.4 |
| 1969 | - | 8.74 |
| 1968 | - | 7.27 |
| 1967 | - | 6.55 |
| 1966 | - | 6.34 |
| 1965 | - | 6.09 |
| 1964 | - | 5.82 |
| 1963 | - | 5.55 |
| 1962 | - | 5.29 |
| 1961 | - | 5.03 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sudan
|
UAE
|
|
| 2024 | 36.8% | 88% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | 87.8% |
| 2022 | 36% | 87.5% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | 87.3% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | 87% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | 86.5% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | 86% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | 85.4% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | 84.7% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | 84.4% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | 33% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | 83% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | 82.6% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | 81.5% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | 81.1% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | 80.7% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | 80.2% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | 79.8% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | 79.4% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | 78.9% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | 78.5% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | 78.3% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | 78.5% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | 78.6% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | 78.8% |
| 1991 | 29.8% | 78.9% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | 79.1% |
| 1989 | 27.4% | 79.2% |
| 1988 | 26.2% | 79.3% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | 79.5% |
| 1986 | 24% | 79.6% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | 79.8% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | 80% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | 80.2% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | 80.5% |
| 1981 | 20.2% | 80.7% |
| 1980 | 20% | 80.7% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | 80.5% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | 80.3% |
| 1977 | 19.3% | 80.1% |
| 1976 | 19.1% | 79.9% |
| 1975 | 18.9% | 79.8% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | 79.8% |
| 1973 | 18.5% | 79.8% |
| 1972 | 17.9% | 79.8% |
| 1971 | 17.2% | 79.8% |
| 1970 | 16.5% | 79.8% |
| 1969 | 15.8% | 79.8% |
| 1968 | 15.2% | 79.8% |
| 1967 | 14.6% | 79.3% |
| 1966 | 14% | 78.5% |
| 1965 | 13.4% | 77.7% |
| 1964 | 12.8% | 76.9% |
| 1963 | 12.3% | 76.1% |
| 1962 | 11.7% | 75.2% |
| 1961 | 11.2% | 74.4% |
| 1960 | 10.7% | 73.5% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 32.7% to 36.8% in Sudan and from 81.9% to 88% in the United Arab Emirates.
Densely populated cities
|
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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