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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 8.71 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Singapore vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Sudan
2100 4,344,248 137,695,876
2099 4,387,645 137,114,644
2098 4,435,189 136,500,499
2097 4,483,484 135,860,701
2096 4,533,994 135,222,218
2095 4,585,243 134,553,615
2094 4,639,568 133,902,112
2093 4,692,749 133,186,791
2092 4,745,364 132,427,642
2091 4,802,089 131,674,049
2090 4,859,572 130,893,042
2089 4,919,853 130,075,970
2088 4,977,701 129,234,968
2087 5,036,662 128,358,981
2086 5,096,772 127,463,823
2085 5,155,480 126,555,673
2084 5,212,381 125,612,419
2083 5,269,612 124,663,868
2082 5,327,281 123,716,124
2081 5,383,608 122,772,016
2080 5,438,023 121,805,246
2079 5,491,695 120,822,781
2078 5,541,781 119,802,944
2077 5,589,429 118,776,597
2076 5,632,686 117,748,457
2075 5,679,862 116,688,549
2074 5,725,351 115,601,159
2073 5,764,008 114,499,847
2072 5,799,655 113,374,089
2071 5,833,262 112,235,978
2070 5,864,115 111,102,687
2069 5,896,709 109,945,533
2068 5,927,631 108,791,037
2067 5,955,955 107,581,192
2066 5,988,826 106,357,353
2065 6,020,244 105,145,307
2064 6,046,805 103,903,801
2063 6,069,231 102,642,643
2062 6,093,782 101,354,095
2061 6,116,847 100,067,335
2060 6,142,295 98,765,585
2059 6,163,191 97,461,067
2058 6,185,611 96,135,716
2057 6,203,303 94,800,344
2056 6,221,491 93,458,640
2055 6,240,206 92,089,717
2054 6,261,488 90,711,253
2053 6,277,678 89,342,122
2052 6,290,046 87,962,125
2051 6,307,270 86,581,277
2050 6,325,698 85,194,794
2049 6,342,616 83,803,171
2048 6,355,818 82,442,635
2047 6,373,684 81,085,689
2046 6,387,901 79,725,126
2045 6,399,811 78,359,927
2044 6,412,802 77,006,049
2043 6,420,804 75,652,858
2042 6,427,555 74,312,465
2041 6,433,153 72,968,877
2040 6,434,727 71,640,015
2039 6,431,367 70,319,906
2038 6,422,540 69,001,239
2037 6,410,923 67,665,904
2036 6,398,937 66,337,650
2035 6,382,637 65,001,359
2034 6,360,610 63,664,516
2033 6,333,556 62,329,849
2032 6,306,749 61,007,985
2031 6,277,847 59,695,860
2030 6,250,608 58,384,521
2029 6,221,161 57,082,767
2028 6,186,754 55,800,806
2027 6,150,947 54,523,219
2026 6,116,548 52,894,744
2025 6,078,250 51,256,148
2024 6,036,860 50,448,963
2023 5,917,648 50,042,791
2022 5,637,022 49,383,346
2021 5,453,566 48,066,924
2020 5,685,807 46,789,231
2019 5,703,569 45,548,175
2018 5,638,676 44,230,596
2017 5,612,253 42,714,306
2016 5,607,283 41,259,892
2015 5,535,002 40,024,431
2014 5,469,724 38,823,318
2013 5,399,162 37,785,849
2012 5,312,437 36,923,178
2011 5,183,688 36,140,806
2010 5,076,732 35,414,399
2009 4,987,573 34,569,113
2008 4,839,396 33,623,980
2007 4,588,599 32,764,135
2006 4,401,365 31,992,435
2005 4,265,762 31,262,444
2004 4,166,664 30,556,637
2003 4,114,826 29,896,035
2002 4,175,950 29,228,727
2001 4,138,012 28,516,770
2000 4,027,887 27,816,745
1999 3,958,723 27,130,613
1998 3,927,213 26,458,999
1997 3,796,038 25,799,821
1996 3,670,704 25,231,528
1995 3,524,506 24,672,143
1994 3,419,048 24,043,948
1993 3,313,471 23,445,592
1992 3,230,698 22,927,355
1991 3,135,083 22,470,676
1990 3,047,132 22,021,481
1989 2,930,901 21,578,022
1988 2,846,108 21,138,431
1987 2,774,789 20,704,904
1986 2,733,373 20,288,238
1985 2,735,957 19,905,872
1984 2,732,221 19,546,528
1983 2,681,061 19,109,770
1982 2,646,466 18,486,645
1981 2,532,835 17,780,572
1980 2,413,945 17,058,905
1979 2,383,500 16,355,352
1978 2,353,600 15,695,003
1977 2,325,300 15,086,614
1976 2,293,300 14,569,716
1975 2,262,600 14,064,798
1974 2,229,800 13,580,723
1973 2,193,000 13,049,315
1972 2,152,400 12,527,856
1971 2,112,900 12,105,539
1970 2,074,507 11,695,771
1969 2,042,500 11,298,936
1968 2,012,000 10,917,999
1967 1,977,600 10,550,597
1966 1,934,400 10,197,578
1965 1,886,900 9,858,030
1964 1,841,600 9,531,109
1963 1,795,000 9,218,077
1962 1,750,200 8,919,028
1961 1,702,400 8,634,941
1960 1,646,400 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/singapore/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th 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) Singapore's population will grow by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Sudan
2100 -0.99% 0.42%
2099 -1.07% 0.45%
2098 -1.08% 0.47%
2097 -1.11% 0.47%
2096 -1.12% 0.5%
2095 -1.17% 0.49%
2094 -1.13% 0.54%
2093 -1.11% 0.57%
2092 -1.18% 0.57%
2091 -1.18% 0.6%
2090 -1.23% 0.63%
2089 -1.16% 0.65%
2088 -1.17% 0.68%
2087 -1.18% 0.7%
2086 -1.14% 0.72%
2085 -1.09% 0.75%
2084 -1.09% 0.76%
2083 -1.08% 0.77%
2082 -1.05% 0.77%
2081 -1% 0.79%
2080 -0.98% 0.81%
2079 -0.9% 0.85%
2078 -0.85% 0.86%
2077 -0.77% 0.87%
2076 -0.83% 0.91%
2075 -0.79% 0.94%
2074 -0.67% 0.96%
2073 -0.61% 0.99%
2072 -0.58% 1.01%
2071 -0.53% 1.02%
2070 -0.55% 1.05%
2069 -0.52% 1.06%
2068 -0.48% 1.12%
2067 -0.55% 1.15%
2066 -0.52% 1.15%
2065 -0.44% 1.19%
2064 -0.37% 1.23%
2063 -0.4% 1.27%
2062 -0.38% 1.29%
2061 -0.41% 1.32%
2060 -0.34% 1.34%
2059 -0.36% 1.38%
2058 -0.29% 1.41%
2057 -0.29% 1.44%
2056 -0.3% 1.49%
2055 -0.34% 1.52%
2054 -0.26% 1.53%
2053 -0.2% 1.57%
2052 -0.27% 1.59%
2051 -0.29% 1.63%
2050 -0.27% 1.66%
2049 -0.21% 1.65%
2048 -0.28% 1.67%
2047 -0.22% 1.71%
2046 -0.19% 1.74%
2045 -0.2% 1.76%
2044 -0.12% 1.79%
2043 -0.11% 1.8%
2042 -0.09% 1.84%
2041 -0.02% 1.85%
2040 0.05% 1.88%
2039 0.14% 1.91%
2038 0.18% 1.97%
2037 0.19% 2%
2036 0.26% 2.06%
2035 0.35% 2.1%
2034 0.43% 2.14%
2033 0.43% 2.17%
2032 0.46% 2.2%
2031 0.44% 2.25%
2030 0.47% 2.28%
2029 0.56% 2.3%
2028 0.58% 2.34%
2027 0.56% 3.08%
2026 0.63% 3.2%
2025 0.69% 1.6%
2024 2.01% 0.81%
2023 4.98% 1.34%
2022 3.36% 2.74%
2021 -4.08% 2.73%
2020 -0.31% 2.72%
2019 1.15% 2.98%
2018 0.47% 3.55%
2017 0.09% 3.53%
2016 1.31% 3.09%
2015 1.19% 3.09%
2014 1.31% 2.75%
2013 1.63% 2.34%
2012 2.48% 2.16%
2011 2.11% 2.05%
2010 1.79% 2.45%
2009 3.06% 2.81%
2008 5.47% 2.62%
2007 4.25% 2.41%
2006 3.18% 2.34%
2005 2.38% 2.31%
2004 1.26% 2.21%
2003 -1.46% 2.28%
2002 0.92% 2.5%
2001 2.73% 2.52%
2000 1.75% 2.53%
1999 0.8% 2.54%
1998 3.46% 2.55%
1997 3.41% 2.25%
1996 4.15% 2.27%
1995 3.08% 2.61%
1994 3.19% 2.55%
1993 2.56% 2.26%
1992 3.05% 2.03%
1991 2.89% 2.04%
1990 3.97% 2.06%
1989 2.98% 2.08%
1988 2.57% 2.09%
1987 1.52% 2.05%
1986 -0.09% 1.92%
1985 0.14% 1.84%
1984 1.91% 2.29%
1983 1.31% 3.37%
1982 4.49% 3.97%
1981 4.93% 4.23%
1980 1.28% 4.3%
1979 1.27% 4.21%
1978 1.22% 4.03%
1977 1.4% 3.55%
1976 1.36% 3.59%
1975 1.47% 3.56%
1974 1.68% 4.07%
1973 1.89% 4.16%
1972 1.87% 3.49%
1971 1.85% 3.5%
1970 1.57% 3.51%
1969 1.52% 3.49%
1968 1.74% 3.48%
1967 2.23% 3.46%
1966 2.52% 3.44%
1965 2.46% 3.43%
1964 2.6% 3.4%
1963 2.56% 3.35%
1962 2.81% 3.29%
1961 3.4% 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/singapore/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Singapore Sudan
Current population
6125852
53335233
Population rank 113/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
14.3 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +327 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +119,212 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 116/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 +291,469
Net migration rank 36/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - 291,469
2024 - 20,011 - -544,257
2023 7,101 26,996 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 9,019 214,842 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 15,270 -44,030 1,293,817 31,664
2020 18,763 -145,556 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 21,674 870 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 21,427 21,820 1,257,387 125,499
2017 21,888 -8,880 1,208,046 441,623
2016 25,794 13,737 1,174,422 84,728
2015 27,121 41,852 1,145,259 66,476
2014 27,896 40,154 1,097,962 92,504
2013 25,376 52,176 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 29,750 78,501 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 25,919 89,856 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 24,876 72,571 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 27,930 95,841 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 28,068 176,182 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 26,614 192,292 992,819 -201,769
2006 25,968 135,625 963,740 -211,387
2005 24,741 92,023 907,017 -199,378
2004 24,583 50,487 889,382 -185,392
2003 24,689 -30,012 898,226 -281,001
2002 29,231 -40,023 897,965 -180,603
2001 31,035 45,027 880,284 -173,745
2000 37,057 55,218 858,536 -165,030
1999 32,857 19,681 835,840 -157,090
1998 33,381 51,905 814,752 -150,271
1997 37,960 95,241 802,245 -148,368
1996 38,542 102,018 792,926 -310,221
1995 38,065 91,947 780,700 -144,670
1994 39,319 71,170 764,645 -144,324
1993 40,425 58,820 743,249 -166,861
1992 39,091 54,359 731,177 -271,093
1991 39,188 57,821 714,612 -261,341
1990 41,136 66,950 699,953 -254,825
1989 36,929 68,031 683,743 -241,979
1988 42,407 40,976 672,604 -235,213
1987 33,020 25,411 658,416 -228,756
1986 27,880 -7,858 649,649 -245,968
1985 32,010 -31,036 583,382 -222,315
1984 31,967 -4,396 577,405 -219,755
1983 30,296 11,699 570,198 -54,325
1982 33,346 41,568 606,362 124,007
1981 32,167 85,869 585,087 96,697
1980 30,657 42,433 552,930 208,602
1979 28,363 -2,384 524,942 120,613
1978 27,537 436 497,987 177,153
1977 26,508 2,757 483,089 58,540
1976 31,189 949 470,019 22,147
1975 28,509 4,104 454,813 62,843
1974 31,664 2,748 444,456 6,023
1973 36,404 -495 439,201 173,143
1972 38,098 -1,631 428,340 2,238
1971 35,708 573 417,641 -3,577
1970 35,059 4,024 401,013 4,479
1969 34,314 6,763 385,712 2,476
1968 36,216 6,792 370,917 2,776
1967 40,145 6,006 356,599 4,508
1966 44,298 3,507 342,118 2,813
1965 45,474 4,199 327,799 6,367
1964 47,697 3,043 315,166 4,505
1963 49,542 2,668 302,132 4,263
1962 48,830 3,714 287,317 4,387
1961 49,880 3,490 272,562 3,904
1960 51,533 2,008 262,235 2,194

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 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, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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