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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 8.21 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Serbia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Sudan
2100 3,621,418 137,695,876
2099 3,649,584 137,114,644
2098 3,677,789 136,500,499
2097 3,706,279 135,860,701
2096 3,734,933 135,222,218
2095 3,763,769 134,553,615
2094 3,792,851 133,902,112
2093 3,822,147 133,186,791
2092 3,851,865 132,427,642
2091 3,881,833 131,674,049
2090 3,911,964 130,893,042
2089 3,942,571 130,075,970
2088 3,973,274 129,234,968
2087 4,004,485 128,358,981
2086 4,036,066 127,463,823
2085 4,068,021 126,555,673
2084 4,100,403 125,612,419
2083 4,133,391 124,663,868
2082 4,166,924 123,716,124
2081 4,200,811 122,772,016
2080 4,235,306 121,805,246
2079 4,270,442 120,822,781
2078 4,306,246 119,802,944
2077 4,342,382 118,776,597
2076 4,378,754 117,748,457
2075 4,415,505 116,688,549
2074 4,452,888 115,601,159
2073 4,490,589 114,499,847
2072 4,528,672 113,374,089
2071 4,567,167 112,235,978
2070 4,606,212 111,102,687
2069 4,645,524 109,945,533
2068 4,685,090 108,791,037
2067 4,724,796 107,581,192
2066 4,764,445 106,357,353
2065 4,804,405 105,145,307
2064 4,844,434 103,903,801
2063 4,884,574 102,642,643
2062 4,924,899 101,354,095
2061 4,964,985 100,067,335
2060 5,005,138 98,765,585
2059 5,045,125 97,461,067
2058 5,085,292 96,135,716
2057 5,125,901 94,800,344
2056 5,166,530 93,458,640
2055 5,207,137 92,089,717
2054 5,247,793 90,711,253
2053 5,288,369 89,342,122
2052 5,329,487 87,962,125
2051 5,371,281 86,581,277
2050 5,413,067 85,194,794
2049 5,455,402 83,803,171
2048 5,498,031 82,442,635
2047 5,541,158 81,085,689
2046 5,584,824 79,725,126
2045 5,629,108 78,359,927
2044 5,673,908 77,006,049
2043 5,719,287 75,652,858
2042 5,765,400 74,312,465
2041 5,811,936 72,968,877
2040 5,858,464 71,640,015
2039 5,905,404 70,319,906
2038 5,952,107 69,001,239
2037 5,998,763 67,665,904
2036 6,045,097 66,337,650
2035 6,091,385 65,001,359
2034 6,137,447 63,664,516
2033 6,183,536 62,329,849
2032 6,229,136 61,007,985
2031 6,274,395 59,695,860
2030 6,319,422 58,384,521
2029 6,363,799 57,082,767
2028 6,407,914 55,800,806
2027 6,451,609 54,523,219
2026 6,494,521 52,894,744
2025 6,543,364 51,256,148
2024 6,586,476 50,448,963
2023 6,623,183 50,042,791
2022 6,664,449 49,383,346
2021 6,834,326 48,066,924
2020 6,899,126 46,789,231
2019 6,945,235 45,548,175
2018 6,982,604 44,230,596
2017 7,020,858 42,714,306
2016 7,058,322 41,259,892
2015 7,095,383 40,024,431
2014 7,131,787 38,823,318
2013 7,166,553 37,785,849
2012 7,201,497 36,923,178
2011 7,236,519 36,140,806
2010 7,291,436 35,414,399
2009 7,320,807 34,569,113
2008 7,350,222 33,623,980
2007 7,381,579 32,764,135
2006 7,411,569 31,992,435
2005 7,440,769 31,262,444
2004 7,463,157 30,556,637
2003 7,480,591 29,896,035
2002 7,500,031 29,228,727
2001 7,503,433 28,516,770
2000 7,516,346 27,816,745
1999 7,540,401 27,130,613
1998 7,567,745 26,458,999
1997 7,598,538 25,799,821
1996 7,622,185 25,231,528
1995 7,628,264 24,672,143
1994 7,622,711 24,043,948
1993 7,614,328 23,445,592
1992 7,604,063 22,927,355
1991 7,595,636 22,470,676
1990 7,897,937 22,021,481
1989 7,893,787 21,578,022
1988 7,884,218 21,138,431
1987 7,868,027 20,704,904
1986 7,853,824 20,288,238
1985 7,835,902 19,905,872
1984 7,813,549 19,546,528
1983 7,788,100 19,109,770
1982 7,763,335 18,486,645
1981 7,736,787 17,780,572
1980 7,709,544 17,058,905
1979 7,541,997 16,355,352
1978 7,504,017 15,695,003
1977 7,462,783 15,086,614
1976 7,418,973 14,569,716
1975 7,368,717 14,064,798
1974 7,326,043 13,580,723
1973 7,283,902 13,049,315
1972 7,252,012 12,527,856
1971 7,211,716 12,105,539
1970 7,164,993 11,695,771
1969 7,123,249 11,298,936
1968 7,007,586 10,917,999
1967 6,966,522 10,550,597
1966 6,927,969 10,197,578
1965 6,876,624 9,858,030
1964 6,832,855 9,531,109
1963 6,787,950 9,218,077
1962 6,740,264 8,919,028
1961 6,689,077 8,634,941
1960 6,638,992 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/serbia/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Serbia decreased by 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th 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) Serbia's population will shrink by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. 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 Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Sudan
2100 -0.77% 0.42%
2099 -0.77% 0.45%
2098 -0.77% 0.47%
2097 -0.77% 0.47%
2096 -0.77% 0.5%
2095 -0.77% 0.49%
2094 -0.77% 0.54%
2093 -0.77% 0.57%
2092 -0.77% 0.57%
2091 -0.77% 0.6%
2090 -0.78% 0.63%
2089 -0.77% 0.65%
2088 -0.78% 0.68%
2087 -0.78% 0.7%
2086 -0.79% 0.72%
2085 -0.79% 0.75%
2084 -0.8% 0.76%
2083 -0.8% 0.77%
2082 -0.81% 0.77%
2081 -0.81% 0.79%
2080 -0.82% 0.81%
2079 -0.83% 0.85%
2078 -0.83% 0.86%
2077 -0.83% 0.87%
2076 -0.83% 0.91%
2075 -0.84% 0.94%
2074 -0.84% 0.96%
2073 -0.84% 0.99%
2072 -0.84% 1.01%
2071 -0.85% 1.02%
2070 -0.85% 1.05%
2069 -0.84% 1.06%
2068 -0.84% 1.12%
2067 -0.83% 1.15%
2066 -0.83% 1.15%
2065 -0.83% 1.19%
2064 -0.82% 1.23%
2063 -0.82% 1.27%
2062 -0.81% 1.29%
2061 -0.8% 1.32%
2060 -0.79% 1.34%
2059 -0.79% 1.38%
2058 -0.79% 1.41%
2057 -0.79% 1.44%
2056 -0.78% 1.49%
2055 -0.77% 1.52%
2054 -0.77% 1.53%
2053 -0.77% 1.57%
2052 -0.78% 1.59%
2051 -0.77% 1.63%
2050 -0.78% 1.66%
2049 -0.78% 1.65%
2048 -0.78% 1.67%
2047 -0.78% 1.71%
2046 -0.79% 1.74%
2045 -0.79% 1.76%
2044 -0.79% 1.79%
2043 -0.8% 1.8%
2042 -0.8% 1.84%
2041 -0.79% 1.85%
2040 -0.79% 1.88%
2039 -0.78% 1.91%
2038 -0.78% 1.97%
2037 -0.77% 2%
2036 -0.76% 2.06%
2035 -0.75% 2.1%
2034 -0.75% 2.14%
2033 -0.73% 2.17%
2032 -0.72% 2.2%
2031 -0.71% 2.25%
2030 -0.7% 2.28%
2029 -0.69% 2.3%
2028 -0.68% 2.34%
2027 -0.66% 3.08%
2026 -0.75% 3.2%
2025 -0.65% 1.6%
2024 -0.55% 0.81%
2023 -0.62% 1.34%
2022 -2.49% 2.74%
2021 -0.94% 2.73%
2020 -0.66% 2.72%
2019 -0.54% 2.98%
2018 -0.54% 3.55%
2017 -0.53% 3.53%
2016 -0.52% 3.09%
2015 -0.51% 3.09%
2014 -0.49% 2.75%
2013 -0.49% 2.34%
2012 -0.48% 2.16%
2011 -0.75% 2.05%
2010 -0.4% 2.45%
2009 -0.4% 2.81%
2008 -0.42% 2.62%
2007 -0.4% 2.41%
2006 -0.39% 2.34%
2005 -0.3% 2.31%
2004 -0.23% 2.21%
2003 -0.26% 2.28%
2002 -0.05% 2.5%
2001 -0.17% 2.52%
2000 -0.32% 2.53%
1999 -0.36% 2.54%
1998 -0.41% 2.55%
1997 -0.31% 2.25%
1996 -0.08% 2.27%
1995 0.07% 2.61%
1994 0.11% 2.55%
1993 0.13% 2.26%
1992 0.11% 2.03%
1991 -3.83% 2.04%
1990 0.05% 2.06%
1989 0.12% 2.08%
1988 0.21% 2.09%
1987 0.18% 2.05%
1986 0.23% 1.92%
1985 0.29% 1.84%
1984 0.33% 2.29%
1983 0.32% 3.37%
1982 0.34% 3.97%
1981 0.35% 4.23%
1980 2.22% 4.3%
1979 0.51% 4.21%
1978 0.55% 4.03%
1977 0.59% 3.55%
1976 0.68% 3.59%
1975 0.58% 3.56%
1974 0.58% 4.07%
1973 0.44% 4.16%
1972 0.56% 3.49%
1971 0.65% 3.5%
1970 0.59% 3.51%
1969 1.65% 3.49%
1968 0.59% 3.48%
1967 0.56% 3.46%
1966 0.75% 3.44%
1965 0.64% 3.43%
1964 0.66% 3.4%
1963 0.71% 3.35%
1962 0.77% 3.29%
1961 0.75% 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/serbia/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Serbia declined by 0.55%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Serbia Sudan
Current population
6494521
53335233
Population rank 110/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.64%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
8.63 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
5.4 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -36,707 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 116/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 +291,469
Net migration rank 140/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - 291,469
2024 - -8,132 - -544,257
2023 -36,427 4,348 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -46,651 40,118 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -74,494 -8,974 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -55,193 -10,220 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -36,810 -18,891 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -37,707 -18,883 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -39,317 -18,651 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -35,998 -18,322 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -37,605 -18,789 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -34,946 -18,846 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -34,399 -17,866 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -35,288 -18,513 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -36,906 611 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -34,999 3,632 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -33,676 6,043 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -33,590 7,070 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -34,693 7,045 992,819 -201,769
2006 -31,870 8,018 963,740 -211,387
2005 -34,227 7,945 907,017 -199,378
2004 -26,121 7,300 889,382 -185,392
2003 -24,686 6,854 898,226 -281,001
2002 -24,750 1,562 897,965 -180,603
2001 -20,259 -12,007 880,284 -173,745
2000 -30,065 -14,368 858,536 -165,030
1999 -29,408 -4,073 835,840 -157,090
1998 -23,006 -5,665 814,752 -150,271
1997 -18,389 -5,817 802,245 -148,368
1996 -16,007 -5,598 792,926 -310,221
1995 -7,628 -6,019 780,700 -144,670
1994 -7,157 -5,934 764,645 -144,324
1993 -5,703 -5,972 743,249 -166,861
1992 -3,779 -4,415 731,177 -271,093
1991 2,210 -8,483 714,612 -261,341
1990 7,416 -16,260 699,953 -254,825
1989 11,872 -16,360 683,743 -241,979
1988 13,852 -15,715 672,604 -235,213
1987 16,711 -16,686 658,416 -228,756
1986 19,407 -17,990 649,649 -245,968
1985 22,090 -17,646 583,382 -222,315
1984 23,815 -15,567 577,405 -219,755
1983 27,515 -15,301 570,198 -54,325
1982 30,603 -13,550 606,362 124,007
1981 34,304 -8,531 585,087 96,697
1980 36,273 287 552,930 208,602
1979 39,022 -960 524,942 120,613
1978 43,636 -1,481 497,987 177,153
1977 48,105 -1,953 483,089 58,540
1976 51,399 -2,744 470,019 22,147
1975 52,502 -3,490 454,813 62,843
1974 51,583 -3,525 444,456 6,023
1973 49,596 -2,396 439,201 173,143
1972 48,248 -348 428,340 2,238
1971 47,424 1,655 417,641 -3,577
1970 48,343 1,861 401,013 4,479
1969 50,304 4,112 385,712 2,476
1968 51,653 5,430 370,917 2,776
1967 53,120 6,114 356,599 4,508
1966 53,338 7,037 342,118 2,813
1965 53,383 7,957 327,799 6,367
1964 54,185 8,045 315,166 4,505
1963 55,580 8,276 302,132 4,263
1962 59,307 6,064 287,317 4,387
1961 61,065 6,422 272,562 3,904
1960 63,642 4,377 262,235 2,194

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

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Over the last 10 years, 83.3% of the population change in Serbia is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 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, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K
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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