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

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The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,804,871 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,788,071 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 5.02 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.8M (2.53% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Portugal vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Sudan
2100 9,079,610 138,786,562
2099 9,084,930 138,200,726
2098 9,089,064 137,581,716
2097 9,094,546 136,936,850
2096 9,100,755 136,293,310
2095 9,108,548 135,619,411
2094 9,113,366 134,962,748
2093 9,118,286 134,241,761
2092 9,123,579 133,476,598
2091 9,127,714 132,717,036
2090 9,132,140 131,929,843
2089 9,136,870 131,106,299
2088 9,141,647 130,258,636
2087 9,147,996 129,375,710
2086 9,152,804 128,473,461
2085 9,158,263 127,558,118
2084 9,165,158 126,607,392
2083 9,171,574 125,651,327
2082 9,179,958 124,696,076
2081 9,190,466 123,744,490
2080 9,201,621 122,770,063
2079 9,214,398 121,779,815
2078 9,228,555 120,751,900
2077 9,243,708 119,717,424
2076 9,262,542 118,681,140
2075 9,282,392 117,612,837
2074 9,305,608 116,516,833
2073 9,330,117 115,406,797
2072 9,353,771 114,272,123
2071 9,380,991 113,124,997
2070 9,409,668 111,982,729
2069 9,440,299 110,816,409
2068 9,473,457 109,652,769
2067 9,506,001 108,433,341
2066 9,539,597 107,199,808
2065 9,574,237 105,978,161
2064 9,611,738 104,726,820
2063 9,649,045 103,455,672
2062 9,686,737 102,156,918
2061 9,723,601 100,859,967
2060 9,762,379 99,547,905
2059 9,801,072 98,233,054
2058 9,841,936 96,897,205
2057 9,880,092 95,551,255
2056 9,918,643 94,198,924
2055 9,958,971 92,819,157
2054 9,997,570 91,429,774
2053 10,037,385 90,049,799
2052 10,076,095 88,658,871
2051 10,112,788 87,267,085
2050 10,149,626 85,869,620
2049 10,187,172 84,466,974
2048 10,221,034 83,095,662
2047 10,255,340 81,727,967
2046 10,289,266 80,356,627
2045 10,321,807 78,980,614
2044 10,353,338 77,616,012
2043 10,384,554 76,252,103
2042 10,412,950 74,901,092
2041 10,440,054 73,546,861
2040 10,469,380 72,207,474
2039 10,497,556 70,876,908
2038 10,523,869 69,547,797
2037 10,548,445 68,201,884
2036 10,573,361 66,863,109
2035 10,597,352 65,516,233
2034 10,621,955 64,168,801
2033 10,645,024 62,823,562
2032 10,668,384 61,491,227
2031 10,689,372 60,168,709
2030 10,708,819 58,846,984
2029 10,729,893 57,534,918
2028 10,752,023 56,242,802
2027 10,770,712 54,955,096
2026 10,788,071 53,313,722
2025 10,804,871 51,662,147
2024 10,694,681 50,448,963
2023 10,578,174 50,042,791
2022 10,434,332 49,383,346
2021 10,361,831 48,066,924
2020 10,297,081 46,789,231
2019 10,286,263 45,548,175
2018 10,283,822 44,230,596
2017 10,300,300 42,714,306
2016 10,325,452 41,259,892
2015 10,358,076 40,024,431
2014 10,401,062 38,823,318
2013 10,457,295 37,785,849
2012 10,514,844 36,923,178
2011 10,557,560 36,140,806
2010 10,573,100 35,414,399
2009 10,568,247 34,569,113
2008 10,558,177 33,623,980
2007 10,542,964 32,764,135
2006 10,522,288 31,992,435
2005 10,503,330 31,262,444
2004 10,483,861 30,556,637
2003 10,458,821 29,896,035
2002 10,419,631 29,228,727
2001 10,362,722 28,516,770
2000 10,289,898 27,816,745
1999 10,217,828 27,130,613
1998 10,160,196 26,458,999
1997 10,108,977 25,799,821
1996 10,063,945 25,231,528
1995 10,026,176 24,672,143
1994 9,991,525 24,043,948
1993 9,964,675 23,445,592
1992 9,952,494 22,927,355
1991 9,960,235 22,470,676
1990 9,983,218 22,021,481
1989 10,005,000 21,578,022
1988 10,019,610 21,138,431
1987 10,030,031 20,704,904
1986 10,032,734 20,288,238
1985 10,023,613 19,905,872
1984 9,996,232 19,546,528
1983 9,957,865 19,109,770
1982 9,911,771 18,486,645
1981 9,851,362 17,780,572
1980 9,766,312 17,058,905
1979 9,661,265 16,355,352
1978 9,558,250 15,695,003
1977 9,455,675 15,086,614
1976 9,355,810 14,569,716
1975 9,093,470 14,064,798
1974 8,754,365 13,580,723
1973 8,633,100 13,049,315
1972 8,630,430 12,527,856
1971 8,643,756 12,105,539
1970 8,680,431 11,695,771
1969 8,757,705 11,298,936
1968 8,836,650 10,917,999
1967 8,874,520 10,550,597
1966 8,930,990 10,197,578
1965 8,998,595 9,858,030
1964 9,035,365 9,531,109
1963 9,030,355 9,218,077
1962 8,993,985 8,919,028
1961 8,929,316 8,634,941
1960 8,857,716 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/portugal/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 462,619 people (a 4.48% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 5.92% to 10,149,626 people with a rank change from 91st to 97th. 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 Portugal's population already peaked in 2025 at 10.8M people and is projected to decrease to 9.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Sudan
2100 -0.06% 0.42%
2099 -0.05% 0.45%
2098 -0.06% 0.47%
2097 -0.07% 0.47%
2096 -0.09% 0.5%
2095 -0.05% 0.49%
2094 -0.05% 0.54%
2093 -0.06% 0.57%
2092 -0.05% 0.57%
2091 -0.05% 0.6%
2090 -0.05% 0.63%
2089 -0.05% 0.65%
2088 -0.07% 0.68%
2087 -0.05% 0.7%
2086 -0.06% 0.72%
2085 -0.08% 0.75%
2084 -0.07% 0.76%
2083 -0.09% 0.77%
2082 -0.11% 0.77%
2081 -0.12% 0.79%
2080 -0.14% 0.81%
2079 -0.15% 0.85%
2078 -0.16% 0.86%
2077 -0.2% 0.87%
2076 -0.21% 0.91%
2075 -0.25% 0.94%
2074 -0.26% 0.96%
2073 -0.25% 0.99%
2072 -0.29% 1.01%
2071 -0.3% 1.02%
2070 -0.32% 1.05%
2069 -0.35% 1.06%
2068 -0.34% 1.12%
2067 -0.35% 1.15%
2066 -0.36% 1.15%
2065 -0.39% 1.19%
2064 -0.39% 1.23%
2063 -0.39% 1.27%
2062 -0.38% 1.29%
2061 -0.4% 1.32%
2060 -0.39% 1.34%
2059 -0.42% 1.38%
2058 -0.39% 1.41%
2057 -0.39% 1.44%
2056 -0.4% 1.49%
2055 -0.39% 1.52%
2054 -0.4% 1.53%
2053 -0.38% 1.57%
2052 -0.36% 1.59%
2051 -0.36% 1.63%
2050 -0.37% 1.66%
2049 -0.33% 1.65%
2048 -0.33% 1.67%
2047 -0.33% 1.71%
2046 -0.32% 1.74%
2045 -0.3% 1.76%
2044 -0.3% 1.79%
2043 -0.27% 1.8%
2042 -0.26% 1.84%
2041 -0.28% 1.85%
2040 -0.27% 1.88%
2039 -0.25% 1.91%
2038 -0.23% 1.97%
2037 -0.24% 2%
2036 -0.23% 2.06%
2035 -0.23% 2.1%
2034 -0.22% 2.14%
2033 -0.22% 2.17%
2032 -0.2% 2.2%
2031 -0.18% 2.25%
2030 -0.2% 2.28%
2029 -0.21% 2.3%
2028 -0.17% 2.34%
2027 -0.16% 3.08%
2026 -0.16% 3.2%
2025 1.03% 2.4%
2024 1.1% 0.81%
2023 1.38% 1.34%
2022 0.7% 2.74%
2021 0.63% 2.73%
2020 0.11% 2.72%
2019 0.02% 2.98%
2018 -0.16% 3.55%
2017 -0.24% 3.53%
2016 -0.31% 3.09%
2015 -0.41% 3.09%
2014 -0.54% 2.75%
2013 -0.55% 2.34%
2012 -0.4% 2.16%
2011 -0.15% 2.05%
2010 0.05% 2.45%
2009 0.1% 2.81%
2008 0.14% 2.62%
2007 0.2% 2.41%
2006 0.18% 2.34%
2005 0.19% 2.31%
2004 0.24% 2.21%
2003 0.38% 2.28%
2002 0.55% 2.5%
2001 0.71% 2.52%
2000 0.71% 2.53%
1999 0.57% 2.54%
1998 0.51% 2.55%
1997 0.45% 2.25%
1996 0.38% 2.27%
1995 0.35% 2.61%
1994 0.27% 2.55%
1993 0.12% 2.26%
1992 -0.08% 2.03%
1991 -0.23% 2.04%
1990 -0.22% 2.06%
1989 -0.15% 2.08%
1988 -0.1% 2.09%
1987 -0.03% 2.05%
1986 0.09% 1.92%
1985 0.27% 1.84%
1984 0.39% 2.29%
1983 0.47% 3.37%
1982 0.61% 3.97%
1981 0.87% 4.23%
1980 1.09% 4.3%
1979 1.08% 4.21%
1978 1.08% 4.03%
1977 1.07% 3.55%
1976 2.88% 3.59%
1975 3.87% 3.56%
1974 1.4% 4.07%
1973 0.03% 4.16%
1972 -0.15% 3.49%
1971 -0.42% 3.5%
1970 -0.88% 3.51%
1969 -0.89% 3.49%
1968 -0.43% 3.48%
1967 -0.63% 3.46%
1966 -0.75% 3.44%
1965 -0.41% 3.43%
1964 0.06% 3.4%
1963 0.4% 3.35%
1962 0.72% 3.29%
1961 0.81% 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/portugal/sudan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Portugal grew by 1.03%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Portugal Sudan
Current population
10788071
54156832
Population rank 91/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.65%
One net population change
4.78 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
6.22 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
4.43 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +302 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +110,190 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 30/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +16,472 +291,469
Net migration rank 38/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - 291,469
2024 -34,223 20,648 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 -32,792 29,102 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -40,694 68,696 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -45,592 69,606 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -39,129 54,076 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -24,687 63,031 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -25,709 22,495 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -23,691 13,979 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -23,749 -775 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -23,823 -3,209 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -22,882 -26,447 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -24,052 -36,342 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -17,875 -37,083 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -5,279 -31,513 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -4,230 -5,627 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -5,284 14,532 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 0 9,478 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -1,055 21,064 992,819 -201,769
2006 3,156 16,754 963,740 -211,387
2005 2,101 15,537 907,017 -199,378
2004 7,339 13,928 889,382 -185,392
2003 4,184 24,740 898,226 -281,001
2002 8,335 42,169 897,965 -180,603
2001 8,290 55,565 880,284 -173,745
2000 15,435 60,586 858,536 -165,030
1999 8,175 49,572 835,840 -157,090
1998 7,112 40,931 814,752 -150,271
1997 8,087 36,922 802,245 -148,368
1996 4,026 32,640 792,926 -310,221
1995 4,011 26,971 780,700 -144,670
1994 9,991 20,761 764,645 -144,324
1993 7,972 8,561 743,249 -166,861
1992 13,933 -11,847 731,177 -271,093
1991 12,948 -37,914 714,612 -261,341
1990 13,976 -34,855 699,953 -254,825
1989 22,011 -30,615 683,743 -241,979
1988 24,047 -26,595 672,604 -235,213
1987 28,084 -23,142 658,416 -228,756
1986 31,102 -20,000 649,649 -245,968
1985 33,077 -19,183 583,382 -222,315
1984 45,983 -16,658 577,405 -219,755
1983 47,798 -16,568 570,198 -54,325
1982 58,479 -15,006 606,362 124,007
1981 56,152 -7,938 585,087 96,697
1980 63,481 29,881 552,930 208,602
1979 67,628 32,434 524,942 120,613
1978 70,731 34,345 497,987 177,153
1977 84,156 37,779 483,089 58,540
1976 85,138 40,490 470,019 22,147
1975 81,841 42,262 454,813 62,843
1974 74,412 41,254 444,456 6,023
1973 76,835 39,748 439,201 173,143
1972 83,715 39,058 428,340 2,238
1971 82,980 48,944 417,641 -3,577
1970 87,672 -191,862 401,013 4,479
1969 89,329 -161,114 385,712 2,476
1968 100,737 -145,200 370,917 2,776
1967 106,495 -136,232 356,599 4,508
1966 107,171 -129,233 342,118 2,813
1965 115,182 -123,855 327,799 6,367
1964 120,170 -118,763 315,166 4,505
1963 113,783 -116,874 302,132 4,263
1962 123,217 -113,947 287,317 4,387
1961 117,867 -112,768 272,562 3,904
1960 118,693 -95,886 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 48.2% of the population change in Portugal is from natural causes (a loss of 314,089 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 337,649 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, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K
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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