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

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The latest officially reported population of Spain was 49,355,143 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 49,323,658 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.1 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 49.3M (11.1% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Spain vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Sudan
2100 34,221,514 138,786,562
2099 34,400,373 138,200,726
2098 34,577,450 137,581,716
2097 34,751,199 136,936,850
2096 34,917,831 136,293,310
2095 35,087,012 135,619,411
2094 35,251,362 134,962,748
2093 35,415,082 134,241,761
2092 35,577,396 133,476,598
2091 35,741,351 132,717,036
2090 35,912,083 131,929,843
2089 36,086,009 131,106,299
2088 36,257,546 130,258,636
2087 36,424,826 129,375,710
2086 36,594,101 128,473,461
2085 36,771,456 127,558,118
2084 36,951,760 126,607,392
2083 37,138,777 125,651,327
2082 37,327,720 124,696,076
2081 37,527,142 123,744,490
2080 37,732,838 122,770,063
2079 37,949,144 121,779,815
2078 38,171,047 120,751,900
2077 38,405,329 119,717,424
2076 38,654,221 118,681,140
2075 38,913,733 117,612,837
2074 39,188,284 116,516,833
2073 39,469,767 115,406,797
2072 39,765,059 114,272,123
2071 40,062,070 113,124,997
2070 40,372,388 111,982,729
2069 40,682,818 110,816,409
2068 41,005,148 109,652,769
2067 41,326,772 108,433,341
2066 41,654,672 107,199,808
2065 41,983,104 105,978,161
2064 42,321,736 104,726,820
2063 42,655,212 103,455,672
2062 42,993,328 102,156,918
2061 43,328,037 100,859,967
2060 43,648,753 99,547,905
2059 43,967,376 98,233,054
2058 44,273,756 96,897,205
2057 44,579,723 95,551,255
2056 44,885,952 94,198,924
2055 45,164,935 92,819,157
2054 45,434,986 91,429,774
2053 45,702,038 90,049,799
2052 45,951,973 88,658,871
2051 46,179,119 87,267,085
2050 46,397,620 85,869,620
2049 46,616,167 84,466,974
2048 46,812,693 83,095,662
2047 47,002,591 81,727,967
2046 47,182,235 80,356,627
2045 47,354,908 78,980,614
2044 47,514,076 77,616,012
2043 47,657,627 76,252,103
2042 47,801,904 74,901,092
2041 47,936,819 73,546,861
2040 48,066,825 72,207,474
2039 48,190,225 70,876,908
2038 48,304,880 69,547,797
2037 48,418,168 68,201,884
2036 48,528,778 66,863,109
2035 48,633,960 65,516,233
2034 48,730,594 64,168,801
2033 48,823,356 62,823,562
2032 48,914,944 61,491,227
2031 49,008,735 60,168,709
2030 49,094,273 58,846,984
2029 49,163,780 57,534,918
2028 49,223,677 56,242,802
2027 49,274,441 54,955,096
2026 49,323,658 53,313,722
2025 49,355,143 51,662,147
2024 48,848,840 50,448,963
2023 48,352,528 50,042,791
2022 47,786,102 49,383,346
2021 47,443,821 48,066,924
2020 47,359,424 46,789,231
2019 47,118,501 45,548,175
2018 46,782,011 44,230,596
2017 46,571,232 42,714,306
2016 46,458,139 41,259,892
2015 46,422,303 40,024,431
2014 46,460,733 38,823,318
2013 46,604,197 37,785,849
2012 46,773,055 36,923,178
2011 46,742,697 36,140,806
2010 46,576,897 35,414,399
2009 46,362,946 34,569,113
2008 45,954,106 33,623,980
2007 45,226,803 32,764,135
2006 44,397,319 31,992,435
2005 43,653,155 31,262,444
2004 42,921,895 30,556,637
2003 42,187,645 29,896,035
2002 41,431,558 29,228,727
2001 40,850,412 28,516,770
2000 40,567,864 27,816,745
1999 40,386,875 27,130,613
1998 40,223,509 26,458,999
1997 40,057,389 25,799,821
1996 39,889,852 25,231,528
1995 39,724,050 24,672,143
1994 39,549,108 24,043,948
1993 39,361,262 23,445,592
1992 39,157,685 22,927,355
1991 38,966,376 22,470,676
1990 38,867,322 22,021,481
1989 38,827,764 21,578,022
1988 38,766,939 21,138,431
1987 38,684,815 20,704,904
1986 38,584,624 20,288,238
1985 38,469,512 19,905,872
1984 38,330,364 19,546,528
1983 38,171,525 19,109,770
1982 37,986,012 18,486,645
1981 37,758,631 17,780,572
1980 37,491,165 17,058,905
1979 37,191,330 16,355,352
1978 36,864,898 15,695,003
1977 36,511,638 15,086,614
1976 36,137,812 14,569,716
1975 35,757,900 14,064,798
1974 35,373,335 13,580,723
1973 34,988,947 13,049,315
1972 34,604,469 12,527,856
1971 34,224,490 12,105,539
1970 33,814,531 11,695,771
1969 33,441,054 11,298,936
1968 33,113,134 10,917,999
1967 32,682,947 10,550,597
1966 32,283,194 10,197,578
1965 31,954,292 9,858,030
1964 31,609,195 9,531,109
1963 31,296,651 9,218,077
1962 31,023,366 8,919,028
1961 30,739,250 8,634,941
1960 30,455,000 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd 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) Spain's population will shrink by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people with a rank change from 32nd to 46th. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Spain
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain Sudan
2100 -0.52% 0.42%
2099 -0.51% 0.45%
2098 -0.5% 0.47%
2097 -0.48% 0.47%
2096 -0.48% 0.5%
2095 -0.47% 0.49%
2094 -0.46% 0.54%
2093 -0.46% 0.57%
2092 -0.46% 0.57%
2091 -0.48% 0.6%
2090 -0.48% 0.63%
2089 -0.47% 0.65%
2088 -0.46% 0.68%
2087 -0.46% 0.7%
2086 -0.48% 0.72%
2085 -0.49% 0.75%
2084 -0.5% 0.76%
2083 -0.51% 0.77%
2082 -0.53% 0.77%
2081 -0.55% 0.79%
2080 -0.57% 0.81%
2079 -0.58% 0.85%
2078 -0.61% 0.86%
2077 -0.64% 0.87%
2076 -0.67% 0.91%
2075 -0.7% 0.94%
2074 -0.71% 0.96%
2073 -0.74% 0.99%
2072 -0.74% 1.01%
2071 -0.77% 1.02%
2070 -0.76% 1.05%
2069 -0.79% 1.06%
2068 -0.78% 1.12%
2067 -0.79% 1.15%
2066 -0.78% 1.15%
2065 -0.8% 1.19%
2064 -0.78% 1.23%
2063 -0.79% 1.27%
2062 -0.77% 1.29%
2061 -0.73% 1.32%
2060 -0.72% 1.34%
2059 -0.69% 1.38%
2058 -0.69% 1.41%
2057 -0.68% 1.44%
2056 -0.62% 1.49%
2055 -0.59% 1.52%
2054 -0.58% 1.53%
2053 -0.54% 1.57%
2052 -0.49% 1.59%
2051 -0.47% 1.63%
2050 -0.47% 1.66%
2049 -0.42% 1.65%
2048 -0.4% 1.67%
2047 -0.38% 1.71%
2046 -0.36% 1.74%
2045 -0.33% 1.76%
2044 -0.3% 1.79%
2043 -0.3% 1.8%
2042 -0.28% 1.84%
2041 -0.27% 1.85%
2040 -0.26% 1.88%
2039 -0.24% 1.91%
2038 -0.23% 1.97%
2037 -0.23% 2%
2036 -0.22% 2.06%
2035 -0.2% 2.1%
2034 -0.19% 2.14%
2033 -0.19% 2.17%
2032 -0.19% 2.2%
2031 -0.17% 2.25%
2030 -0.14% 2.28%
2029 -0.12% 2.3%
2028 -0.1% 2.34%
2027 -0.1% 3.08%
2026 -0.06% 3.2%
2025 1.04% 2.4%
2024 1.03% 0.81%
2023 1.19% 1.34%
2022 0.72% 2.74%
2021 0.18% 2.73%
2020 0.51% 2.72%
2019 0.72% 2.98%
2018 0.45% 3.55%
2017 0.24% 3.53%
2016 0.08% 3.09%
2015 -0.08% 3.09%
2014 -0.31% 2.75%
2013 -0.36% 2.34%
2012 0.06% 2.16%
2011 0.36% 2.05%
2010 0.46% 2.45%
2009 0.89% 2.81%
2008 1.61% 2.62%
2007 1.87% 2.41%
2006 1.7% 2.34%
2005 1.7% 2.31%
2004 1.74% 2.21%
2003 1.82% 2.28%
2002 1.42% 2.5%
2001 0.7% 2.52%
2000 0.45% 2.53%
1999 0.41% 2.54%
1998 0.41% 2.55%
1997 0.42% 2.25%
1996 0.42% 2.27%
1995 0.44% 2.61%
1994 0.48% 2.55%
1993 0.52% 2.26%
1992 0.49% 2.03%
1991 0.25% 2.04%
1990 0.1% 2.06%
1989 0.16% 2.08%
1988 0.21% 2.09%
1987 0.26% 2.05%
1986 0.3% 1.92%
1985 0.36% 1.84%
1984 0.42% 2.29%
1983 0.49% 3.37%
1982 0.6% 3.97%
1981 0.71% 4.23%
1980 0.81% 4.3%
1979 0.89% 4.21%
1978 0.97% 4.03%
1977 1.03% 3.55%
1976 1.06% 3.59%
1975 1.09% 3.56%
1974 1.1% 4.07%
1973 1.11% 4.16%
1972 1.11% 3.49%
1971 1.21% 3.5%
1970 1.12% 3.51%
1969 0.99% 3.49%
1968 1.32% 3.48%
1967 1.24% 3.46%
1966 1.03% 3.44%
1965 1.09% 3.43%
1964 1% 3.4%
1963 0.88% 3.35%
1962 0.92% 3.29%
1961 0.93% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Spain grew by 1.04%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Spain Sudan
Current population
49323658
54156832
Population rank 32/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.65%
One net population change
1.04 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
1.66 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
1.21 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,387 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +506,303 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +1.04% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 30/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +96,630 +291,469
Net migration rank 17/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - 291,469
2024 -117,237 111,674 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 -116,046 119,099 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -133,801 299,779 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -113,865 144,385 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -151,551 236,854 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -56,542 464,783 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -56,139 337,467 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -32,600 201,135 1,208,046 441,623
2016 0 106,474 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -4,642 -1,979 1,145,259 66,476
2014 32,522 -97,870 1,097,962 92,504
2013 37,284 -250,741 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 51,450 -153,486 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 84,137 60,761 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 102,469 69,406 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 106,635 129,557 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 133,267 434,135 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 108,545 772,317 992,819 -201,769
2006 110,994 659,720 963,740 -211,387
2005 78,576 629,803 907,017 -199,378
2004 85,844 661,158 889,382 -185,392
2003 54,844 658,428 898,226 -281,001
2002 53,861 737,880 897,965 -180,603
2001 44,936 181,307 880,284 -173,745
2000 36,512 176,269 858,536 -165,030
1999 8,077 178,559 835,840 -157,090
1998 4,022 182,926 814,752 -150,271
1997 20,028 165,345 802,245 -148,368
1996 11,967 162,704 792,926 -310,221
1995 15,889 162,434 780,700 -144,670
1994 31,639 160,407 764,645 -144,324
1993 47,234 160,907 743,249 -166,861
1992 62,652 177,544 731,177 -271,093
1991 58,450 122,841 714,612 -261,341
1990 66,075 -30,684 699,953 -254,825
1989 81,538 -25,892 683,743 -241,979
1988 100,794 -17,663 672,604 -235,213
1987 116,054 -12,681 658,416 -228,756
1986 131,188 -13,540 649,649 -245,968
1985 146,184 -589 583,382 -222,315
1984 172,487 2,754 577,405 -219,755
1983 183,223 1,241 570,198 -54,325
1982 231,714 -7,384 606,362 124,007
1981 237,879 2,563 585,087 96,697
1980 281,184 20,166 552,930 208,602
1979 312,407 -5,929 524,942 120,613
1978 339,157 -2,504 497,987 177,153
1977 361,465 -1,332 483,089 58,540
1976 375,834 2,804 470,019 22,147
1975 371,882 -218 454,813 62,843
1974 396,182 105,838 444,456 6,023
1973 374,381 8,624 439,201 173,143
1972 391,030 7,935 428,340 2,238
1971 369,625 7,363 417,641 -3,577
1970 378,723 -60,580 401,013 4,479
1969 367,851 -49,956 385,712 2,476
1968 387,423 -46,088 370,917 2,776
1967 402,001 -42,344 356,599 4,508
1966 397,084 -41,467 342,118 2,813
1965 405,819 -42,476 327,799 6,367
1964 429,885 -41,461 315,166 4,505
1963 394,338 -44,446 302,132 4,263
1962 384,690 -45,211 287,317 4,387
1961 396,537 -46,517 272,562 3,904
1960 398,960 -154,869 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 27.9% of the population change in Spain is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 people). In Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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