Sudan has a population density of 69.9 people per square mile compared to 741 people in the United Kingdom. Sudan has 392,733 sq ft of land per person vs 37,705 sq ft in the United Kingdom. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Sudan and the United Kingdom are ranked 159th and 35th, 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 0.85% of the population and 0.16% of the land area for the United Kingdom, hence the population density in Sudan is 90.6% lower than in the United Kingdom.
Population density comparison
Sudan
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 69.9 ppl/mi² | 741 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 159/197 | 35/197 |
| Population |
52963918
|
69945462
|
| Land area | 721,239 sq mi | 93,410 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 398,561 sq ft | 37,618 sq ft |
| Rural population | 63.2% | 15.1% |
| Urban population | 36.8% | 84.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 16.2% | 14.4% |
Sudan vs the United Kingdom:
Population density chart by year
From 2012 to 2024, population density in Sudan increased by 36.6%, compared to a 8.66% growth in the United Kingdom.
In 2012, Sudan ranked 164th for population density and is in 159th place now. The United Kingdom was 36th in 2012 and ranks 35th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sudan
|
United Kingdom
|
|
| 2024 | 69.9 | 741 |
| 2023 | 69.4 | 733 |
| 2022 | 68.5 | 724 |
| 2021 | 66.6 | 717 |
| 2020 | 64.9 | 715 |
| 2019 | 63.2 | 713 |
| 2018 | 61.3 | 710 |
| 2017 | 59.2 | 706 |
| 2016 | 57.2 | 702 |
| 2015 | 55.5 | 697 |
| 2014 | 53.8 | 692 |
| 2013 | 52.4 | 687 |
| 2012 | 51.2 | 682 |
| 2011 | - | 677 |
| 2010 | - | 672 |
| 2009 | - | 667 |
| 2008 | - | 662 |
| 2007 | - | 656 |
| 2006 | - | 651 |
| 2005 | - | 647 |
| 2004 | - | 642 |
| 2003 | - | 639 |
| 2002 | - | 636 |
| 2001 | - | 633 |
| 2000 | - | 630 |
| 1999 | - | 628 |
| 1998 | - | 626 |
| 1997 | - | 624 |
| 1996 | - | 623 |
| 1995 | - | 621 |
| 1994 | - | 619 |
| 1993 | - | 618 |
| 1992 | - | 616 |
| 1991 | - | 615 |
| 1990 | - | 613 |
| 1989 | - | 611 |
| 1988 | - | 609 |
| 1987 | - | 608 |
| 1986 | - | 607 |
| 1985 | - | 605 |
| 1984 | - | 604 |
| 1983 | - | 603 |
| 1982 | - | 603 |
| 1981 | - | 603 |
| 1980 | - | 603 |
| 1979 | - | 602 |
| 1978 | - | 602 |
| 1977 | - | 602 |
| 1976 | - | 602 |
| 1975 | - | 602 |
| 1974 | - | 602 |
| 1973 | - | 602 |
| 1972 | - | 600 |
| 1971 | - | 598 |
| 1970 | - | 596 |
| 1969 | - | 594 |
| 1968 | - | 591 |
| 1967 | - | 588 |
| 1966 | - | 585 |
| 1965 | - | 582 |
| 1964 | - | 578 |
| 1963 | - | 574 |
| 1962 | - | 570 |
| 1961 | - | 565 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sudan
|
United Kingdom
|
|
| 2024 | 36.8% | 84.9% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | 84.6% |
| 2022 | 36% | 84.4% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | 84.2% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | 83.9% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | 83.7% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | 83.4% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | 83.1% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | 82.9% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | 82.6% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | 81.8% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | 81.6% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | 33% | 81% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | 80.5% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | 80.2% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | 79.9% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | 79.6% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | 79.3% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | 79% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | 78.8% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | 78.7% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | 78.6% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | 78.5% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | 78.5% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | 78.4% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | 78.4% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | 78.3% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | 78.2% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | 78.2% |
| 1991 | 29.8% | 78.1% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | 78.1% |
| 1989 | 27.4% | 78.2% |
| 1988 | 26.2% | 78.2% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | 78.3% |
| 1986 | 24% | 78.3% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | 78.4% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | 78.4% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | 78.5% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | 78.5% |
| 1981 | 20.2% | 78.6% |
| 1980 | 20% | 78.5% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | 78.3% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | 78.2% |
| 1977 | 19.3% | 78% |
| 1976 | 19.1% | 77.8% |
| 1975 | 18.9% | 77.7% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | 77.5% |
| 1973 | 18.5% | 77.4% |
| 1972 | 17.9% | 77.2% |
| 1971 | 17.2% | 77% |
| 1970 | 16.5% | 77.1% |
| 1969 | 15.8% | 77.3% |
| 1968 | 15.2% | 77.4% |
| 1967 | 14.6% | 77.5% |
| 1966 | 14% | 77.7% |
| 1965 | 13.4% | 77.8% |
| 1964 | 12.8% | 78% |
| 1963 | 12.3% | 78.1% |
| 1962 | 11.7% | 78.2% |
| 1961 | 11.2% | 78.4% |
| 1960 | 10.7% | 78.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 32.7% to 36.8% in Sudan and from 79.6% to 84.9% in the United Kingdom.
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 |
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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