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

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The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,915,656 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,708,169 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 1.08 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 1.36% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.7M (0.53% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Italy vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Sudan
2100 35,295,729 138,786,562
2099 35,533,045 138,200,726
2098 35,764,971 137,581,716
2097 36,003,567 136,936,850
2096 36,240,310 136,293,310
2095 36,477,183 135,619,411
2094 36,710,370 134,962,748
2093 36,941,728 134,241,761
2092 37,181,889 133,476,598
2091 37,416,123 132,717,036
2090 37,654,289 131,929,843
2089 37,896,069 131,106,299
2088 38,134,560 130,258,636
2087 38,375,540 129,375,710
2086 38,612,968 128,473,461
2085 38,857,421 127,558,118
2084 39,105,783 126,607,392
2083 39,352,795 125,651,327
2082 39,608,119 124,696,076
2081 39,866,527 123,744,490
2080 40,130,426 122,770,063
2079 40,403,049 121,779,815
2078 40,680,460 120,751,900
2077 40,962,463 119,717,424
2076 41,254,005 118,681,140
2075 41,558,635 117,612,837
2074 41,883,296 116,516,833
2073 42,216,283 115,406,797
2072 42,564,739 114,272,123
2071 42,921,274 113,124,997
2070 43,295,245 111,982,729
2069 43,679,714 110,816,409
2068 44,073,736 109,652,769
2067 44,471,480 108,433,341
2066 44,883,154 107,199,808
2065 45,309,461 105,978,161
2064 45,741,985 104,726,820
2063 46,180,658 103,455,672
2062 46,633,125 102,156,918
2061 47,088,290 100,859,967
2060 47,542,648 99,547,905
2059 47,998,659 98,233,054
2058 48,452,892 96,897,205
2057 48,899,246 95,551,255
2056 49,344,799 94,198,924
2055 49,776,680 92,819,157
2054 50,197,999 91,429,774
2053 50,613,632 90,049,799
2052 51,012,772 88,658,871
2051 51,404,003 87,267,085
2050 51,791,523 85,869,620
2049 52,164,254 84,466,974
2048 52,522,170 83,095,662
2047 52,876,346 81,727,967
2046 53,212,697 80,356,627
2045 53,541,344 78,980,614
2044 53,856,790 77,616,012
2043 54,176,580 76,252,103
2042 54,477,632 74,901,092
2041 54,765,213 73,546,861
2040 55,052,803 72,207,474
2039 55,342,225 70,876,908
2038 55,619,470 69,547,797
2037 55,895,913 68,201,884
2036 56,164,408 66,863,109
2035 56,435,468 65,516,233
2034 56,703,168 64,168,801
2033 56,963,528 62,823,562
2032 57,220,334 61,491,227
2031 57,487,786 60,168,709
2030 57,749,232 58,846,984
2029 57,994,812 57,534,918
2028 58,236,078 56,242,802
2027 58,477,957 54,955,096
2026 58,708,169 53,313,722
2025 58,915,656 51,662,147
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 59,877,221 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% 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 51,791,523 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.3M 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 -0.06% 2.4%
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 -0.25% 2.98%
2018 -0.21% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Italy declined by 0.06%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Italy Sudan
Current population
58708169
54156832
Population rank 26/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.65%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
1.42 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
48.6 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +3,324
Annual growth/decline -37,048 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 30/197
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 -277,077 95,246 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 -294,922 150,189 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 -197,595 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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 69.5% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people). In Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 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
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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