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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 38.5 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Cyprus vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Sudan
2100 1,283,630 137,695,876
2099 1,288,020 137,114,644
2098 1,292,508 136,500,499
2097 1,296,742 135,860,701
2096 1,301,023 135,222,218
2095 1,305,479 134,553,615
2094 1,309,718 133,902,112
2093 1,313,969 133,186,791
2092 1,318,737 132,427,642
2091 1,323,639 131,674,049
2090 1,328,837 130,893,042
2089 1,334,392 130,075,970
2088 1,340,131 129,234,968
2087 1,346,159 128,358,981
2086 1,352,854 127,463,823
2085 1,359,724 126,555,673
2084 1,366,740 125,612,419
2083 1,373,868 124,663,868
2082 1,381,157 123,716,124
2081 1,388,924 122,772,016
2080 1,396,828 121,805,246
2079 1,404,677 120,822,781
2078 1,412,505 119,802,944
2077 1,420,434 118,776,597
2076 1,428,032 117,748,457
2075 1,435,762 116,688,549
2074 1,443,463 115,601,159
2073 1,450,943 114,499,847
2072 1,458,241 113,374,089
2071 1,464,781 112,235,978
2070 1,471,110 111,102,687
2069 1,477,182 109,945,533
2068 1,483,033 108,791,037
2067 1,488,356 107,581,192
2066 1,492,983 106,357,353
2065 1,497,204 105,145,307
2064 1,501,025 103,903,801
2063 1,504,504 102,642,643
2062 1,507,711 101,354,095
2061 1,509,940 100,067,335
2060 1,511,787 98,765,585
2059 1,513,161 97,461,067
2058 1,514,533 96,135,716
2057 1,515,475 94,800,344
2056 1,515,978 93,458,640
2055 1,516,427 92,089,717
2054 1,516,816 90,711,253
2053 1,517,078 89,342,122
2052 1,517,120 87,962,125
2051 1,516,244 86,581,277
2050 1,515,102 85,194,794
2049 1,513,890 83,803,171
2048 1,512,298 82,442,635
2047 1,510,494 81,085,689
2046 1,508,356 79,725,126
2045 1,506,087 78,359,927
2044 1,503,508 77,006,049
2043 1,500,726 75,652,858
2042 1,497,592 74,312,465
2041 1,493,983 72,968,877
2040 1,489,871 71,640,015
2039 1,485,335 70,319,906
2038 1,480,323 69,001,239
2037 1,475,124 67,665,904
2036 1,469,196 66,337,650
2035 1,463,098 65,001,359
2034 1,456,442 63,664,516
2033 1,449,244 62,329,849
2032 1,441,479 61,007,985
2031 1,433,522 59,695,860
2030 1,424,675 58,384,521
2029 1,415,483 57,082,767
2028 1,405,454 55,800,806
2027 1,394,504 54,523,219
2026 1,383,344 52,894,744
2025 1,371,233 51,256,148
2024 1,358,282 50,448,963
2023 1,344,976 50,042,791
2022 1,331,370 49,383,346
2021 1,317,309 48,066,924
2020 1,302,247 46,789,231
2019 1,286,671 45,548,175
2018 1,270,737 44,230,596
2017 1,254,275 42,714,306
2016 1,237,112 41,259,892
2015 1,219,502 40,024,431
2014 1,201,801 38,823,318
2013 1,183,895 37,785,849
2012 1,165,397 36,923,178
2011 1,146,493 36,140,806
2010 1,127,816 35,414,399
2009 1,109,371 34,569,113
2008 1,091,026 33,623,980
2007 1,072,714 32,764,135
2006 1,054,418 31,992,435
2005 1,036,151 31,262,444
2004 1,017,875 30,556,637
2003 999,590 29,896,035
2002 981,440 29,228,727
2001 964,127 28,516,770
2000 947,667 27,816,745
1999 931,234 27,130,613
1998 914,548 26,458,999
1997 897,568 25,799,821
1996 880,290 25,231,528
1995 862,695 24,672,143
1994 844,667 24,043,948
1993 826,034 23,445,592
1992 810,341 22,927,355
1991 798,944 22,470,676
1990 788,351 22,021,481
1989 777,420 21,578,022
1988 766,235 21,138,431
1987 754,785 20,704,904
1986 743,105 20,288,238
1985 731,277 19,905,872
1984 719,334 19,546,528
1983 707,225 19,109,770
1982 696,497 18,486,645
1981 688,893 17,780,572
1980 683,076 17,058,905
1979 677,549 16,355,352
1978 672,249 15,695,003
1977 667,101 15,086,614
1976 662,032 14,569,716
1975 659,405 14,064,798
1974 663,254 13,580,723
1973 665,937 13,049,315
1972 661,063 12,527,856
1971 654,050 12,105,539
1970 647,446 11,695,771
1969 641,189 11,298,936
1968 635,157 10,917,999
1967 629,251 10,550,597
1966 623,390 10,197,578
1965 617,736 9,858,030
1964 612,521 9,531,109
1963 607,252 9,218,077
1962 601,466 8,919,028
1961 595,514 8,634,941
1960 586,490 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/cyprus/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd 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) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Sudan
2100 -0.34% 0.42%
2099 -0.35% 0.45%
2098 -0.33% 0.47%
2097 -0.33% 0.47%
2096 -0.34% 0.5%
2095 -0.32% 0.49%
2094 -0.32% 0.54%
2093 -0.36% 0.57%
2092 -0.37% 0.57%
2091 -0.39% 0.6%
2090 -0.42% 0.63%
2089 -0.43% 0.65%
2088 -0.45% 0.68%
2087 -0.49% 0.7%
2086 -0.51% 0.72%
2085 -0.51% 0.75%
2084 -0.52% 0.76%
2083 -0.53% 0.77%
2082 -0.56% 0.77%
2081 -0.57% 0.79%
2080 -0.56% 0.81%
2079 -0.55% 0.85%
2078 -0.56% 0.86%
2077 -0.53% 0.87%
2076 -0.54% 0.91%
2075 -0.53% 0.94%
2074 -0.52% 0.96%
2073 -0.5% 0.99%
2072 -0.45% 1.01%
2071 -0.43% 1.02%
2070 -0.41% 1.05%
2069 -0.39% 1.06%
2068 -0.36% 1.12%
2067 -0.31% 1.15%
2066 -0.28% 1.15%
2065 -0.25% 1.19%
2064 -0.23% 1.23%
2063 -0.21% 1.27%
2062 -0.15% 1.29%
2061 -0.12% 1.32%
2060 -0.09% 1.34%
2059 -0.09% 1.38%
2058 -0.06% 1.41%
2057 -0.03% 1.44%
2056 -0.03% 1.49%
2055 -0.03% 1.52%
2054 -0.02% 1.53%
2053 -0.003% 1.57%
2052 0.06% 1.59%
2051 0.08% 1.63%
2050 0.08% 1.66%
2049 0.11% 1.65%
2048 0.12% 1.67%
2047 0.14% 1.71%
2046 0.15% 1.74%
2045 0.17% 1.76%
2044 0.19% 1.79%
2043 0.21% 1.8%
2042 0.24% 1.84%
2041 0.28% 1.85%
2040 0.31% 1.88%
2039 0.34% 1.91%
2038 0.35% 1.97%
2037 0.4% 2%
2036 0.42% 2.06%
2035 0.46% 2.1%
2034 0.5% 2.14%
2033 0.54% 2.17%
2032 0.56% 2.2%
2031 0.62% 2.25%
2030 0.65% 2.28%
2029 0.71% 2.3%
2028 0.79% 2.34%
2027 0.81% 3.08%
2026 0.88% 3.2%
2025 0.95% 1.6%
2024 0.99% 0.81%
2023 1.02% 1.34%
2022 1.07% 2.74%
2021 1.16% 2.73%
2020 1.21% 2.72%
2019 1.25% 2.98%
2018 1.31% 3.55%
2017 1.39% 3.53%
2016 1.44% 3.09%
2015 1.47% 3.09%
2014 1.51% 2.75%
2013 1.59% 2.34%
2012 1.65% 2.16%
2011 1.66% 2.05%
2010 1.66% 2.45%
2009 1.68% 2.81%
2008 1.71% 2.62%
2007 1.74% 2.41%
2006 1.76% 2.34%
2005 1.8% 2.31%
2004 1.83% 2.21%
2003 1.85% 2.28%
2002 1.8% 2.5%
2001 1.74% 2.52%
2000 1.76% 2.53%
1999 1.82% 2.54%
1998 1.89% 2.55%
1997 1.96% 2.25%
1996 2.04% 2.27%
1995 2.13% 2.61%
1994 2.26% 2.55%
1993 1.94% 2.26%
1992 1.43% 2.03%
1991 1.34% 2.04%
1990 1.41% 2.06%
1989 1.46% 2.08%
1988 1.52% 2.09%
1987 1.57% 2.05%
1986 1.62% 1.92%
1985 1.66% 1.84%
1984 1.71% 2.29%
1983 1.54% 3.37%
1982 1.1% 3.97%
1981 0.85% 4.23%
1980 0.82% 4.3%
1979 0.79% 4.21%
1978 0.77% 4.03%
1977 0.77% 3.55%
1976 0.4% 3.59%
1975 -0.58% 3.56%
1974 -0.4% 4.07%
1973 0.74% 4.16%
1972 1.07% 3.49%
1971 1.02% 3.5%
1970 0.98% 3.51%
1969 0.95% 3.49%
1968 0.94% 3.48%
1967 0.94% 3.46%
1966 0.92% 3.44%
1965 0.85% 3.43%
1964 0.87% 3.4%
1963 0.96% 3.35%
1962 1% 3.29%
1961 1.54% 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/cyprus/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Sudan
Current population
1386362
53335233
Population rank 153/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
55.3 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 +291,469
Net migration rank 46/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - 291,469
2024 - 8,138 - -544,257
2023 5,025 8,697 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 4,466 9,014 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 5,305 9,341 1,293,817 31,664
2020 5,826 9,653 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 5,679 9,983 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 5,905 10,311 1,257,387 125,499
2017 6,082 10,632 1,208,046 441,623
2016 6,643 10,951 1,174,422 84,728
2015 6,340 11,277 1,145,259 66,476
2014 6,193 11,599 1,097,962 92,504
2013 6,116 11,914 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 6,726 12,237 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 6,271 12,566 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 6,723 11,793 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 6,820 11,555 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 6,429 11,887 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 5,983 12,332 992,819 -201,769
2006 6,166 12,110 963,740 -211,387
2005 5,646 12,616 907,017 -199,378
2004 5,705 12,583 889,382 -185,392
2003 5,484 12,786 898,226 -281,001
2002 5,225 12,814 897,965 -180,603
2001 5,308 11,283 880,284 -173,745
2000 5,570 10,753 858,536 -165,030
1999 5,524 11,023 835,840 -157,090
1998 5,879 10,942 814,752 -150,271
1997 6,444 10,696 802,245 -148,368
1996 6,911 10,506 792,926 -310,221
1995 7,226 10,549 780,700 -144,670
1994 7,973 10,305 764,645 -144,324
1993 8,463 10,520 743,249 -166,861
1992 9,844 2,562 731,177 -271,093
1991 9,102 1,294 714,612 -261,341
1990 9,417 1,371 699,953 -254,825
1989 9,156 1,903 683,743 -241,979
1988 9,595 1,727 672,604 -235,213
1987 9,114 2,465 658,416 -228,756
1986 9,412 2,362 649,649 -245,968
1985 9,242 2,647 583,382 -222,315
1984 9,516 2,485 577,405 -219,755
1983 9,318 2,899 570,198 -54,325
1982 9,282 -46 606,362 124,007
1981 7,135 -1,171 585,087 96,697
1980 7,954 -2,284 552,930 208,602
1979 6,620 -1,232 524,942 120,613
1978 5,949 -735 497,987 177,153
1977 5,607 -521 483,089 58,540
1976 6,546 -1,496 470,019 22,147
1975 5,023 -4,820 454,813 62,843
1974 321 -8,220 444,456 6,023
1973 5,405 -2,877 439,201 173,143
1972 8,244 -1,037 428,340 2,238
1971 8,398 -1,586 417,641 -3,577
1970 8,412 -2,001 401,013 4,479
1969 8,857 -2,744 385,712 2,476
1968 9,153 -3,207 370,917 2,776
1967 9,313 -3,451 356,599 4,508
1966 9,478 -3,623 342,118 2,813
1965 9,643 -4,184 327,799 6,367
1964 8,322 -3,347 315,166 4,505
1963 8,568 -3,005 302,132 4,263
1962 9,455 -3,441 287,317 4,387
1961 9,584 -3,695 272,562 3,904
1960 8,385 3,766 262,235 2,194

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 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, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
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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