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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,694,681 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,667,081 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 5 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.21% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.38% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Portugal vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Sudan
2100 8,977,781 137,695,876
2099 8,983,042 137,114,644
2098 8,987,129 136,500,499
2097 8,992,549 135,860,701
2096 8,998,689 135,222,218
2095 9,006,394 134,553,615
2094 9,011,158 133,902,112
2093 9,016,023 133,186,791
2092 9,021,257 132,427,642
2091 9,025,345 131,674,049
2090 9,029,722 130,893,042
2089 9,034,399 130,075,970
2088 9,039,122 129,234,968
2087 9,045,400 128,358,981
2086 9,050,153 127,463,823
2085 9,055,552 126,555,673
2084 9,062,369 125,612,419
2083 9,068,714 124,663,868
2082 9,077,003 123,716,124
2081 9,087,394 122,772,016
2080 9,098,423 121,805,246
2079 9,111,057 120,822,781
2078 9,125,056 119,802,944
2077 9,140,039 118,776,597
2076 9,158,661 117,748,457
2075 9,178,289 116,688,549
2074 9,201,245 115,601,159
2073 9,225,478 114,499,847
2072 9,248,867 113,374,089
2071 9,275,782 112,235,978
2070 9,304,137 111,102,687
2069 9,334,425 109,945,533
2068 9,367,211 108,791,037
2067 9,399,389 107,581,192
2066 9,432,609 106,357,353
2065 9,466,860 105,145,307
2064 9,503,941 103,903,801
2063 9,540,829 102,642,643
2062 9,578,098 101,354,095
2061 9,614,549 100,067,335
2060 9,652,893 98,765,585
2059 9,691,151 97,461,067
2058 9,731,557 96,135,716
2057 9,769,285 94,800,344
2056 9,807,403 93,458,640
2055 9,847,280 92,089,717
2054 9,885,446 90,711,253
2053 9,924,814 89,342,122
2052 9,963,090 87,962,125
2051 9,999,372 86,581,277
2050 10,035,796 85,194,794
2049 10,072,922 83,803,171
2048 10,106,403 82,442,635
2047 10,140,325 81,085,689
2046 10,173,871 79,725,126
2045 10,206,046 78,359,927
2044 10,237,224 77,006,049
2043 10,268,090 75,652,858
2042 10,296,167 74,312,465
2041 10,322,968 72,968,877
2040 10,351,965 71,640,015
2039 10,379,824 70,319,906
2038 10,405,843 69,001,239
2037 10,430,143 67,665,904
2036 10,454,779 66,337,650
2035 10,478,501 65,001,359
2034 10,502,828 63,664,516
2033 10,525,638 62,329,849
2032 10,548,736 61,007,985
2031 10,569,489 59,695,860
2030 10,588,717 58,384,521
2029 10,609,556 57,082,767
2028 10,631,437 55,800,806
2027 10,649,916 54,523,219
2026 10,667,081 52,894,744
2025 10,683,692 51,256,148
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd 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 10,035,796 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. 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 Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M 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 -0.1% 1.6%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Portugal grew by 1.1%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Portugal Sudan
Current population
10667081
53335233
Population rank 92/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.64%
One net population change
4.51 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
6.13 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
4.44 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +319 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +116,507 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 116/197
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 - 20,648 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 51% of the population change in Portugal is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 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, 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
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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