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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,848,840 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,806,901 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.09 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 1.23% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.43% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.93% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Spain vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Sudan
2100 33,862,981 137,695,876
2099 34,039,965 137,114,644
2098 34,215,187 136,500,499
2097 34,387,116 135,860,701
2096 34,552,002 135,222,218
2095 34,719,411 134,553,615
2094 34,882,039 133,902,112
2093 35,044,043 133,186,791
2092 35,204,657 132,427,642
2091 35,366,895 131,674,049
2090 35,535,838 130,893,042
2089 35,707,942 130,075,970
2088 35,877,681 129,234,968
2087 36,043,209 128,358,981
2086 36,210,710 127,463,823
2085 36,386,207 126,555,673
2084 36,564,622 125,612,419
2083 36,749,680 124,663,868
2082 36,936,644 123,716,124
2081 37,133,976 122,772,016
2080 37,337,517 121,805,246
2079 37,551,557 120,822,781
2078 37,771,135 119,802,944
2077 38,002,963 118,776,597
2076 38,249,247 117,748,457
2075 38,506,040 116,688,549
2074 38,777,715 115,601,159
2073 39,056,249 114,499,847
2072 39,348,447 113,374,089
2071 39,642,346 112,235,978
2070 39,949,413 111,102,687
2069 40,256,590 109,945,533
2068 40,575,543 108,791,037
2067 40,893,798 107,581,192
2066 41,218,263 106,357,353
2065 41,543,254 105,145,307
2064 41,878,338 103,903,801
2063 42,208,320 102,642,643
2062 42,542,893 101,354,095
2061 42,874,096 100,067,335
2060 43,191,452 98,765,585
2059 43,506,737 97,461,067
2058 43,809,907 96,135,716
2057 44,112,668 94,800,344
2056 44,415,689 93,458,640
2055 44,691,749 92,089,717
2054 44,958,971 90,711,253
2053 45,223,225 89,342,122
2052 45,470,541 87,962,125
2051 45,695,307 86,581,277
2050 45,911,520 85,194,794
2049 46,127,777 83,803,171
2048 46,322,244 82,442,635
2047 46,510,152 81,085,689
2046 46,687,914 79,725,126
2045 46,858,778 78,359,927
2044 47,016,278 77,006,049
2043 47,158,325 75,652,858
2042 47,301,091 74,312,465
2041 47,434,593 72,968,877
2040 47,563,236 71,640,015
2039 47,685,343 70,319,906
2038 47,798,797 69,001,239
2037 47,910,899 67,665,904
2036 48,020,350 66,337,650
2035 48,124,430 65,001,359
2034 48,220,051 63,664,516
2033 48,311,842 62,329,849
2032 48,402,470 61,007,985
2031 48,495,278 59,695,860
2030 48,579,920 58,384,521
2029 48,648,699 57,082,767
2028 48,707,969 55,800,806
2027 48,758,200 54,523,219
2026 48,806,901 52,894,744
2025 48,838,057 51,256,148
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% 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 45,911,520 people with a rank change from 32nd to 47th. 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 Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M 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 -0.02% 1.6%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Spain grew by 1.03%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Spain Sudan
Current population
48806901
53335233
Population rank 32/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.64%
One net population change
1.06 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
1.62 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
1.21 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,360 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +496,312 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 116/197
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 - 111,674 - -544,257
2023 -111,211 119,099 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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 25.8% of the population change in Spain is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 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, 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
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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