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Population in Saudi Arabia compared to Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Saudi Arabia was 35,300,280 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saudi Arabia's population is 36,734,925 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.45 times bigger than Saudi Arabia's.
  • Saudi Arabia is ranked the 44th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.09% of the world: 0.44% for Saudi Arabia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Saudi Arabia has had an average growth rate of +2.3% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Saudi Arabia has increased from 21.5M people to 36.7M (71.2% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Saudi Arabia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Saudi Arabia Sudan
2100 74,230,118 137,695,876
2099 73,760,045 137,114,644
2098 73,287,526 136,500,499
2097 72,813,125 135,860,701
2096 72,336,039 135,222,218
2095 71,858,206 134,553,615
2094 71,379,928 133,902,112
2093 70,900,460 133,186,791
2092 70,420,464 132,427,642
2091 69,940,749 131,674,049
2090 69,462,214 130,893,042
2089 68,985,976 130,075,970
2088 68,510,277 129,234,968
2087 68,035,545 128,358,981
2086 67,562,521 127,463,823
2085 67,091,615 126,555,673
2084 66,621,667 125,612,419
2083 66,152,653 124,663,868
2082 65,684,321 123,716,124
2081 65,216,102 122,772,016
2080 64,749,128 121,805,246
2079 64,282,393 120,822,781
2078 63,815,918 119,802,944
2077 63,348,712 118,776,597
2076 62,880,120 117,748,457
2075 62,409,793 116,688,549
2074 61,937,628 115,601,159
2073 61,462,662 114,499,847
2072 60,984,202 113,374,089
2071 60,502,791 112,235,978
2070 60,018,216 111,102,687
2069 59,529,456 109,945,533
2068 59,036,086 108,791,037
2067 58,539,487 107,581,192
2066 58,039,687 106,357,353
2065 57,537,106 105,145,307
2064 57,032,172 103,903,801
2063 56,524,331 102,642,643
2062 56,014,549 101,354,095
2061 55,501,467 100,067,335
2060 54,986,901 98,765,585
2059 54,469,809 97,461,067
2058 53,950,469 96,135,716
2057 53,430,639 94,800,344
2056 52,909,061 93,458,640
2055 52,386,571 92,089,717
2054 51,862,312 90,711,253
2053 51,336,335 89,342,122
2052 50,809,100 87,962,125
2051 50,280,719 86,581,277
2050 49,751,739 85,194,794
2049 49,221,828 83,803,171
2048 48,690,143 82,442,635
2047 48,157,605 81,085,689
2046 47,623,246 79,725,126
2045 47,087,215 78,359,927
2044 46,550,306 77,006,049
2043 46,013,232 75,652,858
2042 45,475,200 74,312,465
2041 44,936,131 72,968,877
2040 44,396,093 71,640,015
2039 43,856,006 70,319,906
2038 43,314,707 69,001,239
2037 42,773,375 67,665,904
2036 42,231,639 66,337,650
2035 41,690,245 65,001,359
2034 41,150,029 63,664,516
2033 40,611,021 62,329,849
2032 40,073,144 61,007,985
2031 39,535,357 59,695,860
2030 38,998,581 58,384,521
2029 38,417,447 57,082,767
2028 37,810,902 55,800,806
2027 37,189,969 54,523,219
2026 36,566,201 52,894,744
2025 35,932,673 51,256,148
2024 35,300,280 50,448,963
2023 33,702,731 50,042,791
2022 32,175,224 49,383,346
2021 30,784,383 48,066,924
2020 31,552,510 46,789,231
2019 30,063,799 45,548,175
2018 30,196,281 44,230,596
2017 30,977,355 42,714,306
2016 30,954,198 41,259,892
2015 29,816,382 40,024,431
2014 28,309,273 38,823,318
2013 27,624,004 37,785,849
2012 26,168,861 36,923,178
2011 25,091,867 36,140,806
2010 23,978,487 35,414,399
2009 24,217,654 34,569,113
2008 23,287,877 33,623,980
2007 22,368,313 32,764,135
2006 21,459,144 31,992,435
2005 20,559,890 31,262,444
2004 19,669,480 30,556,637
2003 18,786,767 29,896,035
2002 17,910,910 29,228,727
2001 17,041,397 28,516,770
2000 16,177,722 27,816,745
1999 15,472,075 27,130,613
1998 14,922,185 26,458,999
1997 14,374,943 25,799,821
1996 13,831,009 25,231,528
1995 13,289,245 24,672,143
1994 12,750,040 24,043,948
1993 12,215,862 23,445,592
1992 11,686,676 22,927,355
1991 11,160,744 22,470,676
1990 10,640,691 22,021,481
1989 10,128,394 21,578,022
1988 9,629,165 21,138,431
1987 9,130,194 20,704,904
1986 8,628,639 20,288,238
1985 8,151,779 19,905,872
1984 7,697,307 19,546,528
1983 7,252,941 19,109,770
1982 6,824,486 18,486,645
1981 6,420,551 17,780,572
1980 6,047,997 17,058,905
1979 5,703,698 16,355,352
1978 5,381,902 15,695,003
1977 5,083,048 15,086,614
1976 4,807,933 14,569,716
1975 4,556,287 14,064,798
1974 4,323,632 13,580,723
1973 4,106,344 13,049,315
1972 3,905,722 12,527,856
1971 3,724,031 12,105,539
1970 3,562,470 11,695,771
1969 3,417,114 11,298,936
1968 3,282,711 10,917,999
1967 3,157,242 10,550,597
1966 3,039,887 10,197,578
1965 2,928,771 9,858,030
1964 2,821,968 9,531,109
1963 2,719,341 9,218,077
1962 2,620,910 8,919,028
1961 2,526,347 8,634,941
1960 2,435,403 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/saudi-arabia/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Saudi Arabia increased by 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Saudi Arabia gained 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th most populous country in 2006 and is 44th 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) Saudi Arabia's population will grow by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people with a rank change from 44th to 43rd. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.2M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Saudi Arabia Sudan
2100 0.64% 0.42%
2099 0.64% 0.45%
2098 0.65% 0.47%
2097 0.66% 0.47%
2096 0.66% 0.5%
2095 0.67% 0.49%
2094 0.68% 0.54%
2093 0.68% 0.57%
2092 0.69% 0.57%
2091 0.69% 0.6%
2090 0.69% 0.63%
2089 0.69% 0.65%
2088 0.7% 0.68%
2087 0.7% 0.7%
2086 0.7% 0.72%
2085 0.71% 0.75%
2084 0.71% 0.76%
2083 0.71% 0.77%
2082 0.72% 0.77%
2081 0.72% 0.79%
2080 0.73% 0.81%
2079 0.73% 0.85%
2078 0.74% 0.86%
2077 0.75% 0.87%
2076 0.75% 0.91%
2075 0.76% 0.94%
2074 0.77% 0.96%
2073 0.78% 0.99%
2072 0.8% 1.01%
2071 0.81% 1.02%
2070 0.82% 1.05%
2069 0.84% 1.06%
2068 0.85% 1.12%
2067 0.86% 1.15%
2066 0.87% 1.15%
2065 0.89% 1.19%
2064 0.9% 1.23%
2063 0.91% 1.27%
2062 0.92% 1.29%
2061 0.94% 1.32%
2060 0.95% 1.34%
2059 0.96% 1.38%
2058 0.97% 1.41%
2057 0.99% 1.44%
2056 1% 1.49%
2055 1.01% 1.52%
2054 1.02% 1.53%
2053 1.04% 1.57%
2052 1.05% 1.59%
2051 1.06% 1.63%
2050 1.08% 1.66%
2049 1.09% 1.65%
2048 1.11% 1.67%
2047 1.12% 1.71%
2046 1.14% 1.74%
2045 1.15% 1.76%
2044 1.17% 1.79%
2043 1.18% 1.8%
2042 1.2% 1.84%
2041 1.22% 1.85%
2040 1.23% 1.88%
2039 1.25% 1.91%
2038 1.27% 1.97%
2037 1.28% 2%
2036 1.3% 2.06%
2035 1.31% 2.1%
2034 1.33% 2.14%
2033 1.34% 2.17%
2032 1.36% 2.2%
2031 1.38% 2.25%
2030 1.51% 2.28%
2029 1.6% 2.3%
2028 1.67% 2.34%
2027 1.71% 3.08%
2026 1.76% 3.2%
2025 1.79% 1.6%
2024 4.74% 0.81%
2023 4.75% 1.34%
2022 4.52% 2.74%
2021 -2.43% 2.73%
2020 4.95% 2.72%
2019 -0.44% 2.98%
2018 -2.52% 3.55%
2017 0.07% 3.53%
2016 3.82% 3.09%
2015 5.32% 3.09%
2014 2.48% 2.75%
2013 5.56% 2.34%
2012 4.29% 2.16%
2011 4.64% 2.05%
2010 -0.99% 2.45%
2009 3.99% 2.81%
2008 4.11% 2.62%
2007 4.24% 2.41%
2006 4.37% 2.34%
2005 4.53% 2.31%
2004 4.7% 2.21%
2003 4.89% 2.28%
2002 5.1% 2.5%
2001 5.34% 2.52%
2000 4.56% 2.53%
1999 3.69% 2.54%
1998 3.81% 2.55%
1997 3.93% 2.25%
1996 4.08% 2.27%
1995 4.23% 2.61%
1994 4.37% 2.55%
1993 4.53% 2.26%
1992 4.71% 2.03%
1991 4.89% 2.04%
1990 5.06% 2.06%
1989 5.18% 2.08%
1988 5.47% 2.09%
1987 5.81% 2.05%
1986 5.85% 1.92%
1985 5.9% 1.84%
1984 6.13% 2.29%
1983 6.28% 3.37%
1982 6.29% 3.97%
1981 6.16% 4.23%
1980 6.04% 4.3%
1979 5.98% 4.21%
1978 5.88% 4.03%
1977 5.72% 3.55%
1976 5.52% 3.59%
1975 5.38% 3.56%
1974 5.29% 4.07%
1973 5.14% 4.16%
1972 4.88% 3.49%
1971 4.54% 3.5%
1970 4.25% 3.51%
1969 4.09% 3.49%
1968 3.97% 3.48%
1967 3.86% 3.46%
1966 3.79% 3.44%
1965 3.78% 3.43%
1964 3.77% 3.4%
1963 3.76% 3.35%
1962 3.74% 3.29%
1961 3.73% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Saudi Arabia grew by 4.74%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Saudi Arabia Sudan
Current population
36734925
53335233
Population rank 44/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.64%
One net population change
19.7 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
57 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
6.66 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4,377 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +1,597,549 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +4.74% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 4/197 116/197
One migration net change every
4.4 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +119,738 +291,469
Net migration rank 13/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 13,683,841 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 3/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 40.3% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 14/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Saudi Arabia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 119,738 - 291,469
2024 - 122,170 - -544,257
2023 474,366 325,691 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 406,920 977,072 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 409,032 -106,287 1,293,817 31,664
2020 447,036 -74,725 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 474,407 191,582 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 528,767 -988,751 1,257,387 125,499
2017 546,751 -920,812 1,208,046 441,623
2016 537,829 -26,997 1,174,422 84,728
2015 511,023 465,292 1,145,259 66,476
2014 493,431 469,144 1,097,962 92,504
2013 475,299 485,794 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 465,649 479,206 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 443,675 491,253 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 418,641 504,955 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 438,557 496,229 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 433,457 491,337 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 425,199 489,136 992,819 -201,769
2006 399,333 504,661 963,740 -211,387
2005 375,938 518,565 907,017 -199,378
2004 362,843 523,472 889,382 -185,392
2003 364,520 514,606 898,226 -281,001
2002 372,099 500,508 897,965 -180,603
2001 382,153 484,252 880,284 -173,745
2000 392,407 468,515 858,536 -165,030
1999 390,112 160,263 835,840 -157,090
1998 389,499 159,898 814,752 -150,271
1997 385,033 160,066 802,245 -148,368
1996 382,248 160,532 792,926 -310,221
1995 380,231 160,512 780,700 -144,670
1994 377,351 160,306 764,645 -144,324
1993 372,621 158,074 743,249 -166,861
1992 366,763 160,908 731,177 -271,093
1991 361,329 162,857 714,612 -261,341
1990 355,495 160,416 699,953 -254,825
1989 349,399 159,273 683,743 -241,979
1988 342,865 146,918 672,604 -235,213
1987 333,088 175,075 658,416 -228,756
1986 322,340 172,606 649,649 -245,968
1985 310,558 148,208 583,382 -222,315
1984 296,615 153,562 577,405 -219,755
1983 280,616 157,930 570,198 -54,325
1982 264,831 153,528 606,362 124,007
1981 249,156 140,355 585,087 96,697
1980 234,372 121,220 552,930 208,602
1979 220,186 112,826 524,942 120,613
1978 205,331 105,263 497,987 177,153
1977 191,103 96,015 483,089 58,540
1976 178,024 85,083 470,019 22,147
1975 166,223 73,960 454,813 62,843
1974 155,478 69,653 444,456 6,023
1973 145,450 63,995 439,201 173,143
1972 136,360 55,439 428,340 2,238
1971 127,600 43,989 417,641 -3,577
1970 120,440 31,097 401,013 4,479
1969 113,859 25,312 385,712 2,476
1968 108,281 21,366 370,917 2,776
1967 103,343 17,947 356,599 4,508
1966 98,361 15,054 342,118 2,813
1965 93,820 15,000 327,799 6,367
1964 89,776 15,000 315,166 4,505
1963 85,480 15,000 302,132 4,263
1962 81,393 15,000 287,317 4,387
1961 77,743 15,000 272,562 3,904
1960 74,143 15,000 262,235 2,194

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

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Over the last 10 years, 93.9% of the population change in Saudi Arabia is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 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, 13,683,841 residents or 40.3% of the population were not native-born in Saudi Arabia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K
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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