The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,538,738 people compared to 53,298,472 in Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Italy's population is 1.1 times bigger than Sudan's.
- Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
- The countries together account for 1.35% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.64% for Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.5M (0.24% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.6% growth).
- Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 137M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.1M people by 2100.
Italy vs Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
58538738
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53298472
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| Population rank | 26/197 | 29/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.71% | 0.64% |
| One net population change |
16.7 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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18.7 seconds
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| One death every |
47.7 seconds
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1.64 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.52 minutes
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57.9 seconds
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| Annual migration change | +95,246 | -544,257 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | +1,113 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,512 | +406,172 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.05% | +0.81% |
| Population growth rate rank | 171/197 | 117/197 |
Italy and Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 50,199,700 | 8,364,489 | - | - |
| 1961 | 50,536,350 | 8,634,941 | 0.67% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 50,879,450 | 8,919,028 | 0.68% | 3.29% |
| 1963 | 51,252,000 | 9,218,077 | 0.73% | 3.35% |
| 1964 | 51,675,350 | 9,531,109 | 0.83% | 3.4% |
| 1965 | 52,112,350 | 9,858,030 | 0.85% | 3.43% |
| 1966 | 52,519,000 | 10,197,578 | 0.78% | 3.44% |
| 1967 | 52,900,500 | 10,550,597 | 0.73% | 3.46% |
| 1968 | 53,235,750 | 10,917,999 | 0.63% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 53,537,950 | 11,298,936 | 0.57% | 3.49% |
| 1970 | 53,821,850 | 11,695,771 | 0.53% | 3.51% |
| 1971 | 54,073,490 | 12,105,539 | 0.47% | 3.5% |
| 1972 | 54,381,345 | 12,527,856 | 0.57% | 3.49% |
| 1973 | 54,751,406 | 13,049,315 | 0.68% | 4.16% |
| 1974 | 55,110,868 | 13,580,723 | 0.66% | 4.07% |
| 1975 | 55,441,001 | 14,064,798 | 0.6% | 3.56% |
| 1976 | 55,718,260 | 14,569,716 | 0.5% | 3.59% |
| 1977 | 55,955,411 | 15,086,614 | 0.43% | 3.55% |
| 1978 | 56,155,143 | 15,695,003 | 0.36% | 4.03% |
| 1979 | 56,317,749 | 16,355,352 | 0.29% | 4.21% |
| 1980 | 56,433,883 | 17,058,905 | 0.21% | 4.3% |
| 1981 | 56,501,675 | 17,780,572 | 0.12% | 4.23% |
| 1982 | 56,543,548 | 18,486,645 | 0.07% | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 56,564,074 | 19,109,770 | 0.04% | 3.37% |
| 1984 | 56,576,718 | 19,546,528 | 0.02% | 2.29% |
| 1985 | 56,593,071 | 19,905,872 | 0.03% | 1.84% |
| 1986 | 56,596,155 | 20,288,238 | 0.005% | 1.92% |
| 1987 | 56,601,931 | 20,704,904 | 0.01% | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 56,629,288 | 21,138,431 | 0.05% | 2.09% |
| 1989 | 56,671,781 | 21,578,022 | 0.08% | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 56,719,240 | 22,021,481 | 0.08% | 2.06% |
| 1991 | 56,758,521 | 22,470,676 | 0.07% | 2.04% |
| 1992 | 56,797,087 | 22,927,355 | 0.07% | 2.03% |
| 1993 | 56,831,821 | 23,445,592 | 0.06% | 2.26% |
| 1994 | 56,843,400 | 24,043,948 | 0.02% | 2.55% |
| 1995 | 56,844,303 | 24,672,143 | 0.002% | 2.61% |
| 1996 | 56,860,281 | 25,231,528 | 0.03% | 2.27% |
| 1997 | 56,890,372 | 25,799,821 | 0.05% | 2.25% |
| 1998 | 56,906,744 | 26,458,999 | 0.03% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 56,916,317 | 27,130,613 | 0.02% | 2.54% |
| 2000 | 56,942,108 | 27,816,745 | 0.05% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | 56,976,981 | 28,516,770 | 0.06% | 2.52% |
| 2002 | 57,089,824 | 29,228,727 | 0.2% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 57,399,184 | 29,896,035 | 0.54% | 2.28% |
| 2004 | 57,828,179 | 30,556,637 | 0.75% | 2.21% |
| 2005 | 58,166,682 | 31,262,444 | 0.59% | 2.31% |
| 2006 | 58,399,861 | 31,992,435 | 0.4% | 2.34% |
| 2007 | 58,756,247 | 32,764,135 | 0.61% | 2.41% |
| 2008 | 59,211,181 | 33,623,980 | 0.77% | 2.62% |
| 2009 | 59,555,454 | 34,569,113 | 0.58% | 2.81% |
| 2010 | 59,819,407 | 35,414,399 | 0.44% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 60,026,841 | 36,140,806 | 0.35% | 2.05% |
| 2012 | 60,191,247 | 36,923,178 | 0.27% | 2.16% |
| 2013 | 60,311,613 | 37,785,849 | 0.2% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 60,320,707 | 38,823,318 | 0.02% | 2.75% |
| 2015 | 60,229,605 | 40,024,431 | -0.15% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 60,115,223 | 41,259,892 | -0.19% | 3.09% |
| 2017 | 60,002,252 | 42,714,306 | -0.19% | 3.53% |
| 2018 | 60,148,658 | 44,230,596 | 0.24% | 3.55% |
| 2019 | 59,729,081 | 45,548,175 | -0.7% | 2.98% |
| 2020 | 59,438,851 | 46,789,231 | -0.49% | 2.72% |
| 2021 | 59,133,173 | 48,066,924 | -0.51% | 2.73% |
| 2022 | 59,013,667 | 49,383,346 | -0.2% | 2.74% |
| 2023 | 58,984,216 | 50,042,791 | -0.05% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 58,952,704 | 50,448,963 | -0.05% | 0.81% |
| 2025 | 58,757,388 | 51,662,152 | -0.33% | 2.4% |
| 2026 | 58,538,738 | 53,282,718 | -0.37% | 3.14% |
| 2027 | 58,302,912 | 54,724,215 | -0.4% | 2.71% |
| 2028 | 58,061,557 | 55,993,833 | -0.41% | 2.32% |
| 2029 | 57,818,364 | 57,275,443 | -0.42% | 2.29% |
| 2030 | 57,565,087 | 58,571,624 | -0.44% | 2.26% |
| 2031 | 57,300,892 | 59,872,936 | -0.46% | 2.22% |
| 2032 | 57,038,998 | 61,179,476 | -0.46% | 2.18% |
| 2033 | 56,780,656 | 62,497,205 | -0.45% | 2.15% |
| 2034 | 56,516,874 | 63,822,356 | -0.46% | 2.12% |
| 2035 | 56,247,746 | 65,148,317 | -0.48% | 2.08% |
| 2036 | 55,978,207 | 66,470,018 | -0.48% | 2.03% |
| 2037 | 55,705,993 | 67,791,240 | -0.49% | 1.99% |
| 2038 | 55,429,408 | 69,107,712 | -0.5% | 1.94% |
| 2039 | 55,146,340 | 70,416,631 | -0.51% | 1.89% |
| 2040 | 54,858,102 | 71,730,604 | -0.52% | 1.87% |
| 2041 | 54,570,785 | 73,056,213 | -0.52% | 1.85% |
| 2042 | 54,276,735 | 74,387,562 | -0.54% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 53,966,605 | 75,723,670 | -0.57% | 1.8% |
| 2044 | 53,649,281 | 77,066,454 | -0.59% | 1.77% |
| 2045 | 53,327,530 | 78,415,205 | -0.6% | 1.75% |
| 2046 | 52,995,336 | 79,767,271 | -0.62% | 1.72% |
| 2047 | 52,650,393 | 81,115,241 | -0.65% | 1.69% |
| 2048 | 52,294,685 | 82,463,202 | -0.68% | 1.66% |
| 2049 | 51,929,700 | 83,828,356 | -0.7% | 1.66% |
| 2050 | 51,549,925 | 85,206,384 | -0.73% | 1.64% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost -1,576,485 (a 2.62% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,038,580 (a 29.2% growth).
Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Italy's population will shrink by 11.9% to 51,549,925 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.9% to 85,206,384 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Rome | 2.75M |
| Milan | 1.35M |
| Naples | 913K |
| Turin | 842K |
| Palermo | 630K |
| Genoa | 559K |
| Bologna | 388K |
| Florence | 361K |
| Bari | 316K |
| Catania | 312K |
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| 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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Population differences between Italy and Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 84.2 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 46.5 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 48.8 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.9:51.1 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 516 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
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