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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 39.8 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Estonia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Sudan
2100 831,394 137,695,876
2099 836,965 137,114,644
2098 842,414 136,500,499
2097 847,873 135,860,701
2096 853,472 135,222,218
2095 859,044 134,553,615
2094 864,547 133,902,112
2093 870,136 133,186,791
2092 875,676 132,427,642
2091 881,282 131,674,049
2090 887,028 130,893,042
2089 892,857 130,075,970
2088 898,736 129,234,968
2087 904,914 128,358,981
2086 911,254 127,463,823
2085 917,722 126,555,673
2084 924,458 125,612,419
2083 931,259 124,663,868
2082 938,110 123,716,124
2081 944,978 122,772,016
2080 952,018 121,805,246
2079 959,194 120,822,781
2078 966,496 119,802,944
2077 973,883 118,776,597
2076 981,283 117,748,457
2075 988,735 116,688,549
2074 996,352 115,601,159
2073 1,004,078 114,499,847
2072 1,011,873 113,374,089
2071 1,019,779 112,235,978
2070 1,027,821 111,102,687
2069 1,035,828 109,945,533
2068 1,043,819 108,791,037
2067 1,051,892 107,581,192
2066 1,059,940 106,357,353
2065 1,068,064 105,145,307
2064 1,076,199 103,903,801
2063 1,084,303 102,642,643
2062 1,092,418 101,354,095
2061 1,100,514 100,067,335
2060 1,108,650 98,765,585
2059 1,116,534 97,461,067
2058 1,124,375 96,135,716
2057 1,132,033 94,800,344
2056 1,139,610 93,458,640
2055 1,147,117 92,089,717
2054 1,154,317 90,711,253
2053 1,161,452 89,342,122
2052 1,168,381 87,962,125
2051 1,175,291 86,581,277
2050 1,182,029 85,194,794
2049 1,188,633 83,803,171
2048 1,194,960 82,442,635
2047 1,201,294 81,085,689
2046 1,207,577 79,725,126
2045 1,213,815 78,359,927
2044 1,220,042 77,006,049
2043 1,226,162 75,652,858
2042 1,232,282 74,312,465
2041 1,238,386 72,968,877
2040 1,244,441 71,640,015
2039 1,250,581 70,319,906
2038 1,256,780 69,001,239
2037 1,263,149 67,665,904
2036 1,269,700 66,337,650
2035 1,276,331 65,001,359
2034 1,283,159 63,664,516
2033 1,290,037 62,329,849
2032 1,297,036 61,007,985
2031 1,304,102 59,695,860
2030 1,311,189 58,384,521
2029 1,318,225 57,082,767
2028 1,325,354 55,800,806
2027 1,332,492 54,523,219
2026 1,339,590 52,894,744
2025 1,358,931 51,256,148
2024 1,372,341 50,448,963
2023 1,370,286 50,042,791
2022 1,348,840 49,383,346
2021 1,330,932 48,066,924
2020 1,329,522 46,789,231
2019 1,326,898 45,548,175
2018 1,321,977 44,230,596
2017 1,317,384 42,714,306
2016 1,315,790 41,259,892
2015 1,315,407 40,024,431
2014 1,314,545 38,823,318
2013 1,317,997 37,785,849
2012 1,322,696 36,923,178
2011 1,327,439 36,140,806
2010 1,331,475 35,414,399
2009 1,334,515 34,569,113
2008 1,337,090 33,623,980
2007 1,340,680 32,764,135
2006 1,346,810 31,992,435
2005 1,354,775 31,262,444
2004 1,362,550 30,556,637
2003 1,370,720 29,896,035
2002 1,379,350 29,228,727
2001 1,388,115 28,516,770
2000 1,396,985 27,816,745
1999 1,390,244 27,130,613
1998 1,386,156 26,458,999
1997 1,399,535 25,799,821
1996 1,415,594 25,231,528
1995 1,436,634 24,672,143
1994 1,462,514 24,043,948
1993 1,494,128 23,445,592
1992 1,533,091 22,927,355
1991 1,561,314 22,470,676
1990 1,569,174 22,021,481
1989 1,568,131 21,578,022
1988 1,561,900 21,138,431
1987 1,552,221 20,704,904
1986 1,540,190 20,288,238
1985 1,528,781 19,905,872
1984 1,518,617 19,546,528
1983 1,508,745 19,109,770
1982 1,498,414 18,486,645
1981 1,487,666 17,780,572
1980 1,477,219 17,058,905
1979 1,468,333 16,355,352
1978 1,460,188 15,695,003
1977 1,450,211 15,086,614
1976 1,439,576 14,569,716
1975 1,429,352 14,064,798
1974 1,418,169 13,580,723
1973 1,405,951 13,049,315
1972 1,392,518 12,527,856
1971 1,376,955 12,105,539
1970 1,360,076 11,695,771
1969 1,345,249 11,298,936
1968 1,331,214 10,917,999
1967 1,318,946 10,550,597
1966 1,308,597 10,197,578
1965 1,294,566 9,858,030
1964 1,277,086 9,531,109
1963 1,258,857 9,218,077
1962 1,241,623 8,919,028
1961 1,225,077 8,634,941
1960 1,211,537 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/estonia/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. 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 Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Sudan
2100 -0.67% 0.42%
2099 -0.65% 0.45%
2098 -0.64% 0.47%
2097 -0.66% 0.47%
2096 -0.65% 0.5%
2095 -0.64% 0.49%
2094 -0.64% 0.54%
2093 -0.63% 0.57%
2092 -0.64% 0.57%
2091 -0.65% 0.6%
2090 -0.65% 0.63%
2089 -0.65% 0.65%
2088 -0.68% 0.68%
2087 -0.7% 0.7%
2086 -0.7% 0.72%
2085 -0.73% 0.75%
2084 -0.73% 0.76%
2083 -0.73% 0.77%
2082 -0.73% 0.77%
2081 -0.74% 0.79%
2080 -0.75% 0.81%
2079 -0.76% 0.85%
2078 -0.76% 0.86%
2077 -0.75% 0.87%
2076 -0.75% 0.91%
2075 -0.76% 0.94%
2074 -0.77% 0.96%
2073 -0.77% 0.99%
2072 -0.78% 1.01%
2071 -0.78% 1.02%
2070 -0.77% 1.05%
2069 -0.77% 1.06%
2068 -0.77% 1.12%
2067 -0.76% 1.15%
2066 -0.76% 1.15%
2065 -0.76% 1.19%
2064 -0.75% 1.23%
2063 -0.74% 1.27%
2062 -0.74% 1.29%
2061 -0.73% 1.32%
2060 -0.71% 1.34%
2059 -0.7% 1.38%
2058 -0.68% 1.41%
2057 -0.66% 1.44%
2056 -0.65% 1.49%
2055 -0.62% 1.52%
2054 -0.61% 1.53%
2053 -0.59% 1.57%
2052 -0.59% 1.59%
2051 -0.57% 1.63%
2050 -0.56% 1.66%
2049 -0.53% 1.65%
2048 -0.53% 1.67%
2047 -0.52% 1.71%
2046 -0.51% 1.74%
2045 -0.51% 1.76%
2044 -0.5% 1.79%
2043 -0.5% 1.8%
2042 -0.49% 1.84%
2041 -0.49% 1.85%
2040 -0.49% 1.88%
2039 -0.49% 1.91%
2038 -0.5% 1.97%
2037 -0.52% 2%
2036 -0.52% 2.06%
2035 -0.53% 2.1%
2034 -0.53% 2.14%
2033 -0.54% 2.17%
2032 -0.54% 2.2%
2031 -0.54% 2.25%
2030 -0.53% 2.28%
2029 -0.54% 2.3%
2028 -0.54% 2.34%
2027 -0.53% 3.08%
2026 -1.42% 3.2%
2025 -0.98% 1.6%
2024 0.15% 0.81%
2023 1.59% 1.34%
2022 1.35% 2.74%
2021 0.11% 2.73%
2020 0.2% 2.72%
2019 0.37% 2.98%
2018 0.35% 3.55%
2017 0.12% 3.53%
2016 0.03% 3.09%
2015 0.07% 3.09%
2014 -0.26% 2.75%
2013 -0.36% 2.34%
2012 -0.36% 2.16%
2011 -0.3% 2.05%
2010 -0.23% 2.45%
2009 -0.19% 2.81%
2008 -0.27% 2.62%
2007 -0.46% 2.41%
2006 -0.59% 2.34%
2005 -0.57% 2.31%
2004 -0.6% 2.21%
2003 -0.63% 2.28%
2002 -0.63% 2.5%
2001 -0.63% 2.52%
2000 0.48% 2.53%
1999 0.29% 2.54%
1998 -0.96% 2.55%
1997 -1.13% 2.25%
1996 -1.46% 2.27%
1995 -1.77% 2.61%
1994 -2.12% 2.55%
1993 -2.54% 2.26%
1992 -1.81% 2.03%
1991 -0.5% 2.04%
1990 0.07% 2.06%
1989 0.4% 2.08%
1988 0.62% 2.09%
1987 0.78% 2.05%
1986 0.75% 1.92%
1985 0.67% 1.84%
1984 0.65% 2.29%
1983 0.69% 3.37%
1982 0.72% 3.97%
1981 0.71% 4.23%
1980 0.61% 4.3%
1979 0.56% 4.21%
1978 0.69% 4.03%
1977 0.74% 3.55%
1976 0.72% 3.59%
1975 0.79% 3.56%
1974 0.87% 4.07%
1973 0.96% 4.16%
1972 1.13% 3.49%
1971 1.24% 3.5%
1970 1.1% 3.51%
1969 1.05% 3.49%
1968 0.93% 3.48%
1967 0.79% 3.46%
1966 1.08% 3.44%
1965 1.37% 3.43%
1964 1.45% 3.4%
1963 1.39% 3.35%
1962 1.35% 3.29%
1961 1.12% 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/estonia/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Estonia Sudan
Current population
1339590
53335233
Population rank 155/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
4.26 hours
1.29 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
32.8 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 116/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +291,469
Net migration rank 141/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 291,469
2024 - -7,742 - -544,257
2023 -5,070 5,717 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -5,665 39,754 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -5,324 7,043 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -2,659 3,694 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -1,327 5,386 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -1,322 7,089 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -1,713 5,202 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -1,316 1,081 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -1,315 4,261 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -1,972 -674 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -1,713 -2,688 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -1,455 -3,674 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -531 -3,941 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 0 -3,781 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -400 -2,089 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -668 -2,034 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -1,608 -2,941 992,819 -201,769
2006 -2,559 -5,351 963,740 -211,387
2005 -2,981 -5,208 907,017 -199,378
2004 -3,679 -3,681 889,382 -185,392
2003 -5,072 -3,705 898,226 -281,001
2002 -5,380 -2,889 897,965 -180,603
2001 -5,830 -3,280 880,284 -173,745
2000 -5,309 -3,083 858,536 -165,030
1999 -6,117 1,419 835,840 -157,090
1998 -7,208 -3,296 814,752 -150,271
1997 -6,018 -4,066 802,245 -148,368
1996 -5,662 -10,540 792,926 -310,221
1995 -7,327 -12,655 780,700 -144,670
1994 -8,044 -17,984 764,645 -144,324
1993 -5,976 -25,501 743,249 -166,861
1992 -1,993 -38,391 731,177 -271,093
1991 -312 -9,712 714,612 -261,341
1990 2,825 -2,660 699,953 -254,825
1989 5,803 -368 683,743 -241,979
1988 6,404 5,256 672,604 -235,213
1987 6,829 5,389 658,416 -228,756
1986 6,160 5,260 649,649 -245,968
1985 4,281 5,097 583,382 -222,315
1984 5,163 5,006 577,405 -219,755
1983 5,884 4,986 570,198 -54,325
1982 5,244 4,832 606,362 124,007
1981 4,612 4,789 585,087 96,697
1980 3,989 4,619 552,930 208,602
1979 3,818 4,521 524,942 120,613
1978 4,088 7,234 497,987 177,153
1977 4,931 7,189 483,089 58,540
1976 4,319 6,942 470,019 22,147
1975 4,717 6,737 454,813 62,843
1974 5,956 6,594 444,456 6,023
1973 5,623 6,488 439,201 173,143
1972 6,267 6,432 428,340 2,238
1971 7,160 6,392 417,641 -3,577
1970 6,257 6,158 401,013 4,479
1969 5,515 8,650 385,712 2,476
1968 5,592 9,403 370,917 2,776
1967 5,012 9,115 356,599 4,508
1966 4,842 8,998 342,118 2,813
1965 5,437 8,851 327,799 6,367
1964 6,897 8,734 315,166 4,505
1963 6,043 8,410 302,132 4,263
1962 6,457 8,248 287,317 4,387
1961 7,228 7,991 272,562 3,904
1960 7,511 7,762 262,235 2,194

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 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, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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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