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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 2.66 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 2.36% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Russia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Sudan
2100 124,983,377 137,695,876
2099 125,086,144 137,114,644
2098 125,186,329 136,500,499
2097 125,264,415 135,860,701
2096 125,354,177 135,222,218
2095 125,422,006 134,553,615
2094 125,474,373 133,902,112
2093 125,529,632 133,186,791
2092 125,604,261 132,427,642
2091 125,652,742 131,674,049
2090 125,707,894 130,893,042
2089 125,760,026 130,075,970
2088 125,810,124 129,234,968
2087 125,858,116 128,358,981
2086 125,926,035 127,463,823
2085 126,001,913 126,555,673
2084 126,076,414 125,612,419
2083 126,151,046 124,663,868
2082 126,234,371 123,716,124
2081 126,317,768 122,772,016
2080 126,414,511 121,805,246
2079 126,534,688 120,822,781
2078 126,674,591 119,802,944
2077 126,830,956 118,776,597
2076 126,982,766 117,748,457
2075 127,165,304 116,688,549
2074 127,362,143 115,601,159
2073 127,576,856 114,499,847
2072 127,802,632 113,374,089
2071 128,080,998 112,235,978
2070 128,353,977 111,102,687
2069 128,642,208 109,945,533
2068 128,920,237 108,791,037
2067 129,203,483 107,581,192
2066 129,511,983 106,357,353
2065 129,842,007 105,145,307
2064 130,177,089 103,903,801
2063 130,522,107 102,642,643
2062 130,851,664 101,354,095
2061 131,200,160 100,067,335
2060 131,526,812 98,765,585
2059 131,884,461 97,461,067
2058 132,247,211 96,135,716
2057 132,584,941 94,800,344
2056 132,925,501 93,458,640
2055 133,271,436 92,089,717
2054 133,595,068 90,711,253
2053 133,914,243 89,342,122
2052 134,180,223 87,962,125
2051 134,443,510 86,581,277
2050 134,687,487 85,194,794
2049 134,909,323 83,803,171
2048 135,117,641 82,442,635
2047 135,311,492 81,085,689
2046 135,482,008 79,725,126
2045 135,664,379 78,359,927
2044 135,863,165 77,006,049
2043 136,085,277 75,652,858
2042 136,307,658 74,312,465
2041 136,557,818 72,968,877
2040 136,821,807 71,640,015
2039 137,122,219 70,319,906
2038 137,433,644 69,001,239
2037 137,770,811 67,665,904
2036 138,118,955 66,337,650
2035 138,478,809 65,001,359
2034 138,852,689 63,664,516
2033 139,237,595 62,329,849
2032 139,635,142 61,007,985
2031 140,058,187 59,695,860
2030 140,453,528 58,384,521
2029 140,840,370 57,082,767
2028 141,214,141 55,800,806
2027 141,580,416 54,523,219
2026 141,906,741 52,894,744
2025 142,772,403 51,256,148
2024 143,533,851 50,448,963
2023 143,826,130 50,042,791
2022 144,236,933 49,383,346
2021 144,746,762 48,066,924
2020 145,245,148 46,789,231
2019 145,453,291 45,548,175
2018 145,398,106 44,230,596
2017 145,293,260 42,714,306
2016 145,015,460 41,259,892
2015 144,640,716 40,024,431
2014 144,237,223 38,823,318
2013 143,805,638 37,785,849
2012 143,378,447 36,923,178
2011 143,018,195 36,140,806
2010 142,849,468 35,414,399
2009 142,785,348 34,569,113
2008 142,742,366 33,623,980
2007 142,805,114 32,764,135
2006 143,049,637 31,992,435
2005 143,518,814 31,262,444
2004 144,067,316 30,556,637
2003 144,648,618 29,896,035
2002 145,306,497 29,228,727
2001 145,976,482 28,516,770
2000 146,596,869 27,816,745
1999 147,214,776 27,130,613
1998 147,670,784 26,458,999
1997 147,915,361 25,799,821
1996 148,160,129 25,231,528
1995 148,375,787 24,672,143
1994 148,407,912 24,043,948
1993 148,458,777 23,445,592
1992 148,538,197 22,927,355
1991 148,394,216 22,470,676
1990 147,969,406 22,021,481
1989 147,721,000 21,578,022
1988 146,857,000 21,138,431
1987 145,908,000 20,704,904
1986 144,894,000 20,288,238
1985 143,858,000 19,905,872
1984 142,745,000 19,546,528
1983 141,668,000 19,109,770
1982 140,823,000 18,486,645
1981 139,941,000 17,780,572
1980 139,010,000 17,058,905
1979 138,027,000 16,355,352
1978 137,060,000 15,695,003
1977 136,100,000 15,086,614
1976 135,147,000 14,569,716
1975 134,200,000 14,064,798
1974 133,432,000 13,580,723
1973 132,669,000 13,049,315
1972 131,909,000 12,527,856
1971 131,155,000 12,105,539
1970 130,404,000 11,695,771
1969 129,664,000 11,298,936
1968 128,928,000 10,917,999
1967 128,196,000 10,550,597
1966 127,468,000 10,197,578
1965 126,745,000 9,858,030
1964 125,345,000 9,531,109
1963 123,960,000 9,218,077
1962 122,591,000 8,919,028
1961 121,236,000 8,634,941
1960 119,897,000 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/russia/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. 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 Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Sudan
2100 -0.08% 0.42%
2099 -0.08% 0.45%
2098 -0.06% 0.47%
2097 -0.07% 0.47%
2096 -0.05% 0.5%
2095 -0.04% 0.49%
2094 -0.04% 0.54%
2093 -0.06% 0.57%
2092 -0.04% 0.57%
2091 -0.04% 0.6%
2090 -0.04% 0.63%
2089 -0.04% 0.65%
2088 -0.04% 0.68%
2087 -0.05% 0.7%
2086 -0.06% 0.72%
2085 -0.06% 0.75%
2084 -0.06% 0.76%
2083 -0.07% 0.77%
2082 -0.07% 0.77%
2081 -0.08% 0.79%
2080 -0.09% 0.81%
2079 -0.11% 0.85%
2078 -0.12% 0.86%
2077 -0.12% 0.87%
2076 -0.14% 0.91%
2075 -0.15% 0.94%
2074 -0.17% 0.96%
2073 -0.18% 0.99%
2072 -0.22% 1.01%
2071 -0.21% 1.02%
2070 -0.22% 1.05%
2069 -0.22% 1.06%
2068 -0.22% 1.12%
2067 -0.24% 1.15%
2066 -0.25% 1.15%
2065 -0.26% 1.19%
2064 -0.26% 1.23%
2063 -0.25% 1.27%
2062 -0.27% 1.29%
2061 -0.25% 1.32%
2060 -0.27% 1.34%
2059 -0.27% 1.38%
2058 -0.25% 1.41%
2057 -0.26% 1.44%
2056 -0.26% 1.49%
2055 -0.24% 1.52%
2054 -0.24% 1.53%
2053 -0.2% 1.57%
2052 -0.2% 1.59%
2051 -0.18% 1.63%
2050 -0.16% 1.66%
2049 -0.15% 1.65%
2048 -0.14% 1.67%
2047 -0.13% 1.71%
2046 -0.13% 1.74%
2045 -0.15% 1.76%
2044 -0.16% 1.79%
2043 -0.16% 1.8%
2042 -0.18% 1.84%
2041 -0.19% 1.85%
2040 -0.22% 1.88%
2039 -0.23% 1.91%
2038 -0.24% 1.97%
2037 -0.25% 2%
2036 -0.26% 2.06%
2035 -0.27% 2.1%
2034 -0.28% 2.14%
2033 -0.28% 2.17%
2032 -0.3% 2.2%
2031 -0.28% 2.25%
2030 -0.27% 2.28%
2029 -0.26% 2.3%
2028 -0.26% 2.34%
2027 -0.23% 3.08%
2026 -0.61% 3.2%
2025 -0.53% 1.6%
2024 -0.2% 0.81%
2023 -0.28% 1.34%
2022 -0.35% 2.74%
2021 -0.34% 2.73%
2020 -0.14% 2.72%
2019 0.04% 2.98%
2018 0.07% 3.55%
2017 0.19% 3.53%
2016 0.26% 3.09%
2015 0.28% 3.09%
2014 0.3% 2.75%
2013 0.3% 2.34%
2012 0.25% 2.16%
2011 0.12% 2.05%
2010 0.04% 2.45%
2009 0.03% 2.81%
2008 -0.04% 2.62%
2007 -0.17% 2.41%
2006 -0.33% 2.34%
2005 -0.38% 2.31%
2004 -0.4% 2.21%
2003 -0.45% 2.28%
2002 -0.46% 2.5%
2001 -0.42% 2.52%
2000 -0.42% 2.53%
1999 -0.31% 2.54%
1998 -0.17% 2.55%
1997 -0.17% 2.25%
1996 -0.15% 2.27%
1995 -0.02% 2.61%
1994 -0.03% 2.55%
1993 -0.05% 2.26%
1992 0.1% 2.03%
1991 0.29% 2.04%
1990 0.17% 2.06%
1989 0.59% 2.08%
1988 0.65% 2.09%
1987 0.7% 2.05%
1986 0.72% 1.92%
1985 0.78% 1.84%
1984 0.76% 2.29%
1983 0.6% 3.37%
1982 0.63% 3.97%
1981 0.67% 4.23%
1980 0.71% 4.3%
1979 0.71% 4.21%
1978 0.71% 4.03%
1977 0.71% 3.55%
1976 0.71% 3.59%
1975 0.58% 3.56%
1974 0.58% 4.07%
1973 0.58% 4.16%
1972 0.57% 3.49%
1971 0.58% 3.5%
1970 0.57% 3.51%
1969 0.57% 3.49%
1968 0.57% 3.48%
1967 0.57% 3.46%
1966 0.57% 3.44%
1965 1.12% 3.43%
1964 1.12% 3.4%
1963 1.12% 3.35%
1962 1.12% 3.29%
1961 1.12% 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/russia/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Russia Sudan
Current population
141906741
53335233
Population rank 9/197 29/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.64%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
18.1 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 116/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +291,469
Net migration rank 187/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 291,469
2024 - -178,042 - -544,257
2023 -503,392 27,807 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -576,948 765,629 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -697,177 334,094 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -319,997 336,494 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -232,637 339,972 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -130,764 396,619 1,208,046 441,623
2016 0 447,645 1,174,422 84,728
2015 43,392 384,756 1,145,259 66,476
2014 28,848 264,698 1,097,962 92,504
2013 28,761 289,872 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 0 285,977 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -128,716 309,377 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -242,844 307,555 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -257,014 350,206 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -356,856 360,840 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -471,257 365,717 992,819 -201,769
2006 -686,638 308,370 963,740 -211,387
2005 -846,761 263,541 907,017 -199,378
2004 -792,370 261,519 889,382 -185,392
2003 -896,822 256,804 898,226 -281,001
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 897,965 -180,603
2001 -963,445 259,614 880,284 -173,745
2000 -967,540 550,401 858,536 -165,030
1999 -927,453 375,468 835,840 -157,090
1998 -694,053 528,135 814,752 -150,271
1997 -769,159 541,387 802,245 -148,368
1996 -785,248 587,171 792,926 -310,221
1995 -845,742 723,875 780,700 -144,670
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 764,645 -144,324
1993 -757,140 507,229 743,249 -166,861
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 731,177 -271,093
1991 103,876 125,505 714,612 -261,341
1990 325,533 299,863 699,953 -254,825
1989 576,112 89,400 683,743 -241,979
1988 778,343 269,862 672,604 -235,213
1987 977,583 275,611 658,416 -228,756
1986 985,279 283,553 649,649 -245,968
1985 762,447 280,614 583,382 -222,315
1984 756,548 247,026 577,405 -219,755
1983 906,676 200,159 570,198 -54,325
1982 830,855 107,520 606,362 124,007
1981 713,700 36,686 585,087 96,697
1980 681,149 10,440 552,930 208,602
1979 690,135 -5,791 524,942 120,613
1978 812,766 108,882 497,987 177,153
1977 832,932 122,316 483,089 58,540
1976 852,237 113,851 470,019 22,147
1975 843,850 80,069 454,813 62,843
1974 883,186 -51,759 444,456 6,023
1973 846,561 -107,568 439,201 173,143
1972 872,050 -111,168 428,340 2,238
1971 854,999 -134,968 417,641 -3,577
1970 785,554 -264,464 401,013 4,479
1969 753,088 -64,643 385,712 2,476
1968 787,621 -83,221 370,917 2,776
1967 854,554 -116,029 356,599 4,508
1966 989,279 -111,360 342,118 2,813
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 327,799 6,367
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 315,166 4,505
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 302,132 4,263
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 287,317 4,387
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 272,562 3,904
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 262,235 2,194

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
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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