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

Updated on by Georank team

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 58,562,681 people compared to 53,335,233 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 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Italy vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Sudan
2100 35,208,261 137,695,876
2099 35,444,989 137,114,644
2098 35,676,340 136,500,499
2097 35,914,345 135,860,701
2096 36,150,501 135,222,218
2095 36,386,787 134,553,615
2094 36,619,396 133,902,112
2093 36,850,181 133,186,791
2092 37,089,746 132,427,642
2091 37,323,400 131,674,049
2090 37,560,976 130,893,042
2089 37,802,157 130,075,970
2088 38,040,056 129,234,968
2087 38,280,439 128,358,981
2086 38,517,279 127,463,823
2085 38,761,126 126,555,673
2084 39,008,873 125,612,419
2083 39,255,273 124,663,868
2082 39,509,964 123,716,124
2081 39,767,732 122,772,016
2080 40,030,977 121,805,246
2079 40,302,924 120,822,781
2078 40,579,648 119,802,944
2077 40,860,952 118,776,597
2076 41,151,772 117,748,457
2075 41,455,646 116,688,549
2074 41,779,503 115,601,159
2073 42,111,664 114,499,847
2072 42,459,257 113,374,089
2071 42,814,908 112,235,978
2070 43,187,953 111,102,687
2069 43,571,469 109,945,533
2068 43,964,515 108,791,037
2067 44,361,273 107,581,192
2066 44,771,926 106,357,353
2065 45,197,177 105,145,307
2064 45,628,630 103,903,801
2063 46,066,216 102,642,643
2062 46,517,561 101,354,095
2061 46,971,598 100,067,335
2060 47,424,830 98,765,585
2059 47,879,711 97,461,067
2058 48,332,818 96,135,716
2057 48,778,066 94,800,344
2056 49,222,515 93,458,640
2055 49,653,326 92,089,717
2054 50,073,600 90,711,253
2053 50,488,203 89,342,122
2052 50,886,354 87,962,125
2051 51,276,616 86,581,277
2050 51,663,176 85,194,794
2049 52,034,983 83,803,171
2048 52,392,012 82,442,635
2047 52,745,310 81,085,689
2046 53,080,828 79,725,126
2045 53,408,660 78,359,927
2044 53,723,325 77,006,049
2043 54,042,322 75,652,858
2042 54,342,628 74,312,465
2041 54,629,496 72,968,877
2040 54,916,374 71,640,015
2039 55,205,078 70,319,906
2038 55,481,637 69,001,239
2037 55,757,394 67,665,904
2036 56,025,224 66,337,650
2035 56,295,613 65,001,359
2034 56,562,648 63,664,516
2033 56,822,364 62,329,849
2032 57,078,534 61,007,985
2031 57,345,322 59,695,860
2030 57,606,120 58,384,521
2029 57,851,091 57,082,767
2028 58,091,760 55,800,806
2027 58,333,039 54,523,219
2026 58,562,681 52,894,744
2025 58,769,653 51,256,148
2024 58,952,704 50,448,963
2023 58,984,216 50,042,791
2022 59,013,667 49,383,346
2021 59,133,173 48,066,924
2020 59,438,851 46,789,231
2019 59,729,081 45,548,175
2018 60,148,658 44,230,596
2017 60,002,252 42,714,306
2016 60,115,223 41,259,892
2015 60,229,605 40,024,431
2014 60,320,707 38,823,318
2013 60,311,613 37,785,849
2012 60,191,247 36,923,178
2011 60,026,841 36,140,806
2010 59,819,407 35,414,399
2009 59,555,454 34,569,113
2008 59,211,181 33,623,980
2007 58,756,247 32,764,135
2006 58,399,861 31,992,435
2005 58,166,682 31,262,444
2004 57,828,179 30,556,637
2003 57,399,184 29,896,035
2002 57,089,824 29,228,727
2001 56,976,981 28,516,770
2000 56,942,108 27,816,745
1999 56,916,317 27,130,613
1998 56,906,744 26,458,999
1997 56,890,372 25,799,821
1996 56,860,281 25,231,528
1995 56,844,303 24,672,143
1994 56,843,400 24,043,948
1993 56,831,821 23,445,592
1992 56,797,087 22,927,355
1991 56,758,521 22,470,676
1990 56,719,240 22,021,481
1989 56,671,781 21,578,022
1988 56,629,288 21,138,431
1987 56,601,931 20,704,904
1986 56,596,155 20,288,238
1985 56,593,071 19,905,872
1984 56,576,718 19,546,528
1983 56,564,074 19,109,770
1982 56,543,548 18,486,645
1981 56,501,675 17,780,572
1980 56,433,883 17,058,905
1979 56,317,749 16,355,352
1978 56,155,143 15,695,003
1977 55,955,411 15,086,614
1976 55,718,260 14,569,716
1975 55,441,001 14,064,798
1974 55,110,868 13,580,723
1973 54,751,406 13,049,315
1972 54,381,345 12,527,856
1971 54,073,490 12,105,539
1970 53,821,850 11,695,771
1969 53,537,950 11,298,936
1968 53,235,750 10,917,999
1967 52,900,500 10,550,597
1966 52,519,000 10,197,578
1965 52,112,350 9,858,030
1964 51,675,350 9,531,109
1963 51,252,000 9,218,077
1962 50,879,450 8,919,028
1961 50,536,350 8,634,941
1960 50,199,700 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/italy/sudan | CC BY

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 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% 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 in 24 years (in 2050) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. 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 Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Sudan
2100 -0.67% 0.42%
2099 -0.65% 0.45%
2098 -0.66% 0.47%
2097 -0.65% 0.47%
2096 -0.65% 0.5%
2095 -0.64% 0.49%
2094 -0.63% 0.54%
2093 -0.65% 0.57%
2092 -0.63% 0.57%
2091 -0.63% 0.6%
2090 -0.64% 0.63%
2089 -0.63% 0.65%
2088 -0.63% 0.68%
2087 -0.61% 0.7%
2086 -0.63% 0.72%
2085 -0.64% 0.75%
2084 -0.63% 0.76%
2083 -0.64% 0.77%
2082 -0.65% 0.77%
2081 -0.66% 0.79%
2080 -0.67% 0.81%
2079 -0.68% 0.85%
2078 -0.69% 0.86%
2077 -0.71% 0.87%
2076 -0.73% 0.91%
2075 -0.78% 0.94%
2074 -0.79% 0.96%
2073 -0.82% 0.99%
2072 -0.83% 1.01%
2071 -0.86% 1.02%
2070 -0.88% 1.05%
2069 -0.89% 1.06%
2068 -0.89% 1.12%
2067 -0.92% 1.15%
2066 -0.94% 1.15%
2065 -0.95% 1.19%
2064 -0.95% 1.23%
2063 -0.97% 1.27%
2062 -0.97% 1.29%
2061 -0.96% 1.32%
2060 -0.95% 1.34%
2059 -0.94% 1.38%
2058 -0.91% 1.41%
2057 -0.9% 1.44%
2056 -0.87% 1.49%
2055 -0.84% 1.52%
2054 -0.82% 1.53%
2053 -0.78% 1.57%
2052 -0.76% 1.59%
2051 -0.75% 1.63%
2050 -0.71% 1.66%
2049 -0.68% 1.65%
2048 -0.67% 1.67%
2047 -0.63% 1.71%
2046 -0.61% 1.74%
2045 -0.59% 1.76%
2044 -0.59% 1.79%
2043 -0.55% 1.8%
2042 -0.53% 1.84%
2041 -0.52% 1.85%
2040 -0.52% 1.88%
2039 -0.5% 1.91%
2038 -0.49% 1.97%
2037 -0.48% 2%
2036 -0.48% 2.06%
2035 -0.47% 2.1%
2034 -0.46% 2.14%
2033 -0.45% 2.17%
2032 -0.47% 2.2%
2031 -0.45% 2.25%
2030 -0.42% 2.28%
2029 -0.41% 2.3%
2028 -0.41% 2.34%
2027 -0.39% 3.08%
2026 -0.35% 3.2%
2025 -0.31% 1.6%
2024 -0.05% 0.81%
2023 -0.05% 1.34%
2022 -0.2% 2.74%
2021 -0.51% 2.73%
2020 -0.49% 2.72%
2019 -0.7% 2.98%
2018 0.24% 3.55%
2017 -0.19% 3.53%
2016 -0.19% 3.09%
2015 -0.15% 3.09%
2014 0.02% 2.75%
2013 0.2% 2.34%
2012 0.27% 2.16%
2011 0.35% 2.05%
2010 0.44% 2.45%
2009 0.58% 2.81%
2008 0.77% 2.62%
2007 0.61% 2.41%
2006 0.4% 2.34%
2005 0.59% 2.31%
2004 0.75% 2.21%
2003 0.54% 2.28%
2002 0.2% 2.5%
2001 0.06% 2.52%
2000 0.05% 2.53%
1999 0.02% 2.54%
1998 0.03% 2.55%
1997 0.05% 2.25%
1996 0.03% 2.27%
1995 0.002% 2.61%
1994 0.02% 2.55%
1993 0.06% 2.26%
1992 0.07% 2.03%
1991 0.07% 2.04%
1990 0.08% 2.06%
1989 0.08% 2.08%
1988 0.05% 2.09%
1987 0.01% 2.05%
1986 0.005% 1.92%
1985 0.03% 1.84%
1984 0.02% 2.29%
1983 0.04% 3.37%
1982 0.07% 3.97%
1981 0.12% 4.23%
1980 0.21% 4.3%
1979 0.29% 4.21%
1978 0.36% 4.03%
1977 0.43% 3.55%
1976 0.5% 3.59%
1975 0.6% 3.56%
1974 0.66% 4.07%
1973 0.68% 4.16%
1972 0.57% 3.49%
1971 0.47% 3.5%
1970 0.53% 3.51%
1969 0.57% 3.49%
1968 0.63% 3.48%
1967 0.73% 3.46%
1966 0.78% 3.44%
1965 0.85% 3.43%
1964 0.83% 3.4%
1963 0.73% 3.35%
1962 0.68% 3.29%
1961 0.67% 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/italy/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Italy Sudan
Current population
58562681
53335233
Population rank 26/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.64%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
47.7 seconds
1.64 minutes
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 170/197 116/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 +291,469
Net migration rank 19/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 291,469
2024 - 95,246 - -544,257
2023 -283,125 150,189 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -318,674 231,228 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -301,579 157,327 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -338,801 85,281 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -215,025 46,634 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -192,475 83,686 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -192,007 95,147 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -138,265 84,568 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -162,620 39,389 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -96,513 52,679 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -90,468 158,090 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -78,248 252,524 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -48,021 198,544 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -23,928 274,387 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -17,866 283,676 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -11,842 422,534 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -5,876 495,092 992,819 -201,769
2006 0 215,995 963,740 -211,387
2005 -17,450 258,702 907,017 -199,378
2004 11,566 417,970 889,382 -185,392
2003 -40,179 478,578 898,226 -281,001
2002 -22,836 223,861 897,965 -180,603
2001 -11,396 48,903 880,284 -173,745
2000 -17,082 56,065 858,536 -165,030
1999 -22,766 54,405 835,840 -157,090
1998 -39,835 67,985 814,752 -150,271
1997 -22,756 50,539 802,245 -148,368
1996 -22,744 53,450 792,926 -310,221
1995 -34,107 -460,287 780,700 -144,670
1994 -17,053 502,750 764,645 -144,324
1993 0 24,321 743,249 -166,861
1992 22,718 51,747 731,177 -271,093
1991 11,352 19,721 714,612 -261,341
1990 22,688 35,317 699,953 -254,825
1989 28,336 19,540 683,743 -241,979
1988 33,977 18,553 672,604 -235,213
1987 16,980 7,825 658,416 -228,756
1986 11,319 -6,206 649,649 -245,968
1985 28,297 6,911 583,382 -222,315
1984 50,919 203 577,405 -219,755
1983 33,939 -3,733 570,198 -54,325
1982 79,161 -24,223 606,362 124,007
1981 73,452 7,182 585,087 96,697
1980 84,650 295,642 552,930 208,602
1979 129,531 42,637 524,942 120,613
1978 168,465 43,932 497,987 177,153
1977 190,248 42,246 483,089 58,540
1976 228,445 40,885 470,019 22,147
1975 271,660 43,051 454,813 62,843
1974 336,176 42,487 444,456 6,023
1973 328,508 41,631 439,201 173,143
1972 364,355 43,182 428,340 2,238
1971 383,922 -58,627 417,641 -3,577
1970 376,753 -62,216 401,013 4,479
1969 390,827 -45,346 385,712 2,476
1968 399,268 -50,149 370,917 2,776
1967 439,074 -37,992 356,599 4,508
1966 488,427 -35,352 342,118 2,813
1965 474,222 -36,267 327,799 6,367
1964 527,089 -27,368 315,166 4,505
1963 440,767 -28,198 302,132 4,263
1962 427,387 -25,840 287,317 4,387
1961 459,880 -129,761 272,562 3,904
1960 426,697 -140,765 262,235 2,194

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 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, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
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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