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Population in Belarus compared to Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 5.92 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Belarus vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Sudan
2100 4,398,633 137,695,876
2099 4,449,573 137,114,644
2098 4,500,269 136,500,499
2097 4,550,935 135,860,701
2096 4,601,487 135,222,218
2095 4,652,286 134,553,615
2094 4,703,117 133,902,112
2093 4,754,252 133,186,791
2092 4,805,369 132,427,642
2091 4,856,664 131,674,049
2090 4,908,430 130,893,042
2089 4,960,656 130,075,970
2088 5,013,287 129,234,968
2087 5,066,741 128,358,981
2086 5,120,920 127,463,823
2085 5,176,048 126,555,673
2084 5,232,002 125,612,419
2083 5,288,854 124,663,868
2082 5,346,728 123,716,124
2081 5,405,543 122,772,016
2080 5,465,448 121,805,246
2079 5,526,121 120,822,781
2078 5,587,557 119,802,944
2077 5,650,096 118,776,597
2076 5,713,205 117,748,457
2075 5,777,144 116,688,549
2074 5,841,895 115,601,159
2073 5,907,671 114,499,847
2072 5,974,027 113,374,089
2071 6,041,554 112,235,978
2070 6,109,593 111,102,687
2069 6,178,463 109,945,533
2068 6,247,964 108,791,037
2067 6,318,511 107,581,192
2066 6,389,815 106,357,353
2065 6,461,651 105,145,307
2064 6,533,883 103,903,801
2063 6,606,470 102,642,643
2062 6,679,180 101,354,095
2061 6,751,939 100,067,335
2060 6,825,105 98,765,585
2059 6,898,206 97,461,067
2058 6,970,893 96,135,716
2057 7,043,508 94,800,344
2056 7,115,638 93,458,640
2055 7,187,104 92,089,717
2054 7,257,138 90,711,253
2053 7,326,052 89,342,122
2052 7,393,630 87,962,125
2051 7,459,522 86,581,277
2050 7,524,239 85,194,794
2049 7,588,059 83,803,171
2048 7,651,163 82,442,635
2047 7,712,657 81,085,689
2046 7,773,226 79,725,126
2045 7,833,564 78,359,927
2044 7,893,753 77,006,049
2043 7,953,762 75,652,858
2042 8,013,962 74,312,465
2041 8,075,253 72,968,877
2040 8,136,633 71,640,015
2039 8,198,487 70,319,906
2038 8,260,287 69,001,239
2037 8,321,922 67,665,904
2036 8,384,012 66,337,650
2035 8,446,649 65,001,359
2034 8,509,786 63,664,516
2033 8,573,478 62,329,849
2032 8,637,170 61,007,985
2031 8,700,460 59,695,860
2030 8,764,169 58,384,521
2029 8,827,965 57,082,767
2028 8,890,419 55,800,806
2027 8,952,131 54,523,219
2026 9,013,835 52,894,744
2025 9,073,924 51,256,148
2024 9,132,629 50,448,963
2023 9,178,298 50,042,791
2022 9,228,071 49,383,346
2021 9,302,585 48,066,924
2020 9,379,952 46,789,231
2019 9,419,758 45,548,175
2018 9,438,785 44,230,596
2017 9,458,989 42,714,306
2016 9,469,379 41,259,892
2015 9,461,076 40,024,431
2014 9,448,515 38,823,318
2013 9,443,211 37,785,849
2012 9,446,836 36,923,178
2011 9,461,643 36,140,806
2010 9,483,836 35,414,399
2009 9,504,583 34,569,113
2008 9,527,985 33,623,980
2007 9,560,953 32,764,135
2006 9,604,924 31,992,435
2005 9,663,915 31,262,444
2004 9,730,146 30,556,637
2003 9,796,749 29,896,035
2002 9,865,548 29,228,727
2001 9,928,549 28,516,770
2000 9,979,610 27,816,745
1999 10,026,738 27,130,613
1998 10,071,963 26,458,999
1997 10,117,433 25,799,821
1996 10,159,569 25,231,528
1995 10,193,831 24,672,143
1994 10,226,955 24,043,948
1993 10,239,050 23,445,592
1992 10,216,470 22,927,355
1991 10,194,050 22,470,676
1990 10,189,348 22,021,481
1989 10,170,000 21,578,022
1988 10,140,000 21,138,431
1987 10,111,000 20,704,904
1986 10,043,000 20,288,238
1985 9,975,000 19,905,872
1984 9,910,000 19,546,528
1983 9,843,000 19,109,770
1982 9,776,000 18,486,645
1981 9,710,000 17,780,572
1980 9,643,000 17,058,905
1979 9,584,000 16,355,352
1978 9,525,000 15,695,003
1977 9,463,000 15,086,614
1976 9,411,000 14,569,716
1975 9,367,000 14,064,798
1974 9,317,584 13,580,723
1973 9,257,272 13,049,315
1972 9,188,968 12,527,856
1971 9,115,576 12,105,539
1970 9,040,000 11,695,771
1969 8,960,304 11,298,936
1968 8,874,552 10,917,999
1967 8,785,648 10,550,597
1966 8,696,496 10,197,578
1965 8,610,000 9,858,030
1964 8,524,224 9,531,109
1963 8,437,232 9,218,077
1962 8,351,928 8,919,028
1961 8,271,216 8,634,941
1960 8,198,000 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Sudan
2100 -1.14% 0.42%
2099 -1.13% 0.45%
2098 -1.11% 0.47%
2097 -1.1% 0.47%
2096 -1.09% 0.5%
2095 -1.08% 0.49%
2094 -1.08% 0.54%
2093 -1.06% 0.57%
2092 -1.06% 0.57%
2091 -1.05% 0.6%
2090 -1.05% 0.63%
2089 -1.05% 0.65%
2088 -1.05% 0.68%
2087 -1.06% 0.7%
2086 -1.07% 0.72%
2085 -1.07% 0.75%
2084 -1.07% 0.76%
2083 -1.08% 0.77%
2082 -1.09% 0.77%
2081 -1.1% 0.79%
2080 -1.1% 0.81%
2079 -1.1% 0.85%
2078 -1.11% 0.86%
2077 -1.1% 0.87%
2076 -1.11% 0.91%
2075 -1.11% 0.94%
2074 -1.11% 0.96%
2073 -1.11% 0.99%
2072 -1.12% 1.01%
2071 -1.11% 1.02%
2070 -1.11% 1.05%
2069 -1.11% 1.06%
2068 -1.12% 1.12%
2067 -1.12% 1.15%
2066 -1.11% 1.15%
2065 -1.11% 1.19%
2064 -1.1% 1.23%
2063 -1.09% 1.27%
2062 -1.08% 1.29%
2061 -1.07% 1.32%
2060 -1.06% 1.34%
2059 -1.04% 1.38%
2058 -1.03% 1.41%
2057 -1.01% 1.44%
2056 -0.99% 1.49%
2055 -0.97% 1.52%
2054 -0.94% 1.53%
2053 -0.91% 1.57%
2052 -0.88% 1.59%
2051 -0.86% 1.63%
2050 -0.84% 1.66%
2049 -0.82% 1.65%
2048 -0.8% 1.67%
2047 -0.78% 1.71%
2046 -0.77% 1.74%
2045 -0.76% 1.76%
2044 -0.75% 1.79%
2043 -0.75% 1.8%
2042 -0.76% 1.84%
2041 -0.75% 1.85%
2040 -0.75% 1.88%
2039 -0.75% 1.91%
2038 -0.74% 1.97%
2037 -0.74% 2%
2036 -0.74% 2.06%
2035 -0.74% 2.1%
2034 -0.74% 2.14%
2033 -0.74% 2.17%
2032 -0.73% 2.2%
2031 -0.73% 2.25%
2030 -0.72% 2.28%
2029 -0.7% 2.3%
2028 -0.69% 2.34%
2027 -0.68% 3.08%
2026 -0.66% 3.2%
2025 -0.64% 1.6%
2024 -0.5% 0.81%
2023 -0.54% 1.34%
2022 -0.8% 2.74%
2021 -0.82% 2.73%
2020 -0.42% 2.72%
2019 -0.2% 2.98%
2018 -0.21% 3.55%
2017 -0.11% 3.53%
2016 0.09% 3.09%
2015 0.13% 3.09%
2014 0.06% 2.75%
2013 -0.04% 2.34%
2012 -0.16% 2.16%
2011 -0.23% 2.05%
2010 -0.22% 2.45%
2009 -0.25% 2.81%
2008 -0.34% 2.62%
2007 -0.46% 2.41%
2006 -0.61% 2.34%
2005 -0.68% 2.31%
2004 -0.68% 2.21%
2003 -0.7% 2.28%
2002 -0.63% 2.5%
2001 -0.51% 2.52%
2000 -0.47% 2.53%
1999 -0.45% 2.54%
1998 -0.45% 2.55%
1997 -0.41% 2.25%
1996 -0.34% 2.27%
1995 -0.32% 2.61%
1994 -0.12% 2.55%
1993 0.22% 2.26%
1992 0.22% 2.03%
1991 0.05% 2.04%
1990 0.19% 2.06%
1989 0.3% 2.08%
1988 0.29% 2.09%
1987 0.68% 2.05%
1986 0.68% 1.92%
1985 0.66% 1.84%
1984 0.68% 2.29%
1983 0.69% 3.37%
1982 0.68% 3.97%
1981 0.69% 4.23%
1980 0.62% 4.3%
1979 0.62% 4.21%
1978 0.66% 4.03%
1977 0.55% 3.55%
1976 0.47% 3.59%
1975 0.53% 3.56%
1974 0.65% 4.07%
1973 0.74% 4.16%
1972 0.81% 3.49%
1971 0.84% 3.5%
1970 0.89% 3.51%
1969 0.97% 3.49%
1968 1.01% 3.48%
1967 1.03% 3.46%
1966 1% 3.44%
1965 1.01% 3.43%
1964 1.03% 3.4%
1963 1.02% 3.35%
1962 0.98% 3.29%
1961 0.89% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Belarus Sudan
Current population
9013835
53335233
Population rank 102/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.64%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 116/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +291,469
Net migration rank 109/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 291,469
2024 - -3,119 - -544,257
2023 -56,924 -3,034 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -47,839 -8,000 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -67,118 -33,954 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -64,703 -33,954 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -32,969 -33,954 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -26,429 8,615 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -17,026 3,337 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -1,894 8,272 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -946 18,088 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -2,834 14,979 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -6,610 10,550 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -11,336 10,903 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -26,493 5,686 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -29,400 10,300 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -25,662 13,610 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -25,726 -495 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -28,683 -4,013 992,819 -201,769
2006 -41,301 -8,303 963,740 -211,387
2005 -50,252 -15,451 907,017 -199,378
2004 -50,597 -10,424 889,382 -185,392
2003 -53,882 -10,795 898,226 -281,001
2002 -58,207 -11,945 897,965 -180,603
2001 -48,650 -4,469 880,284 -173,745
2000 -40,916 1,812 858,536 -165,030
1999 -49,131 2,028 835,840 -157,090
1998 -44,316 13,192 814,752 -150,271
1997 -46,540 -235 802,245 -148,368
1996 -37,591 5,205 792,926 -310,221
1995 -32,621 481 780,700 -144,670
1994 -19,431 -12,570 764,645 -144,324
1993 -11,263 19,652 743,249 -166,861
1992 11,238 29,477 731,177 -271,093
1991 18,349 -5,876 714,612 -261,341
1990 32,606 -26,497 699,953 -254,825
1989 49,833 5,639 683,743 -241,979
1988 60,840 -5,424 672,604 -235,213
1987 62,689 -12,462 658,416 -228,756
1986 74,318 -11,499 649,649 -245,968
1985 58,852 -784 583,382 -222,315
1984 64,415 -3,051 577,405 -219,755
1983 75,791 -2,938 570,198 -54,325
1982 65,499 3,339 606,362 124,007
1981 65,057 14,998 585,087 96,697
1980 62,101 16,616 552,930 208,602
1979 64,481 395 524,942 120,613
1978 67,342 -11,143 497,987 177,153
1977 67,434 -4,925 483,089 58,540
1976 66,677 -5,350 470,019 22,147
1975 65,494 -6,302 454,813 62,843
1974 71,158 -5,157 444,456 6,023
1973 70,911 -7,357 439,201 173,143
1972 74,036 -7,966 428,340 2,238
1971 77,464 -5,818 417,641 -3,577
1970 75,520 -8,643 401,013 4,479
1969 74,567 -12,833 385,712 2,476
1968 76,782 -7,511 370,917 2,776
1967 81,136 -13,409 356,599 4,508
1966 84,191 -14,544 342,118 2,813
1965 90,611 -17,979 327,799 6,367
1964 101,618 -17,837 315,166 4,505
1963 113,160 -28,653 302,132 4,263
1962 124,945 -32,996 287,317 4,387
1961 134,490 -26,780 272,562 3,904
1960 136,399 -27,382 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

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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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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