Sudan Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Sudan is 53,335,233 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 50,448,963 in 2024.

Sudan is ranked 29/197 by population and was ranked 36th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 32M people to 53.3M (66.7% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of 3.34% per year.
Sudan is projected to reach 138M people in 2100.
Sudan accounts for 0.64% of the world's population.

Sudan population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	137,695,876	0.42%
2099	137,114,644	0.45%
2098	136,500,499	0.47%
2097	135,860,701	0.47%
2096	135,222,218	0.5%
2095	134,553,615	0.49%
2094	133,902,112	0.54%
2093	133,186,791	0.57%
2092	132,427,642	0.57%
2091	131,674,049	0.6%
2090	130,893,042	0.63%
2089	130,075,970	0.65%
2088	129,234,968	0.68%
2087	128,358,981	0.7%
2086	127,463,823	0.72%
2085	126,555,673	0.75%
2084	125,612,419	0.76%
2083	124,663,868	0.77%
2082	123,716,124	0.77%
2081	122,772,016	0.79%
2080	121,805,246	0.81%
2079	120,822,781	0.85%
2078	119,802,944	0.86%
2077	118,776,597	0.87%
2076	117,748,457	0.91%
2075	116,688,549	0.94%
2074	115,601,159	0.96%
2073	114,499,847	0.99%
2072	113,374,089	1.01%
2071	112,235,978	1.02%
2070	111,102,687	1.05%
2069	109,945,533	1.06%
2068	108,791,037	1.12%
2067	107,581,192	1.15%
2066	106,357,353	1.15%
2065	105,145,307	1.19%
2064	103,903,801	1.23%
2063	102,642,643	1.27%
2062	101,354,095	1.29%
2061	100,067,335	1.32%
2060	98,765,585	1.34%
2059	97,461,067	1.38%
2058	96,135,716	1.41%
2057	94,800,344	1.44%
2056	93,458,640	1.49%
2055	92,089,717	1.52%
2054	90,711,253	1.53%
2053	89,342,122	1.57%
2052	87,962,125	1.59%
2051	86,581,277	1.63%
2050	85,194,794	1.66%
2049	83,803,171	1.65%
2048	82,442,635	1.67%
2047	81,085,689	1.71%
2046	79,725,126	1.74%
2045	78,359,927	1.76%
2044	77,006,049	1.79%
2043	75,652,858	1.8%
2042	74,312,465	1.84%
2041	72,968,877	1.85%
2040	71,640,015	1.88%
2039	70,319,906	1.91%
2038	69,001,239	1.97%
2037	67,665,904	2%
2036	66,337,650	2.06%
2035	65,001,359	2.1%
2034	63,664,516	2.14%
2033	62,329,849	2.17%
2032	61,007,985	2.2%
2031	59,695,860	2.25%
2030	58,384,521	2.28%
2029	57,082,767	2.3%
2028	55,800,806	2.34%
2027	54,523,219	3.08%
2026	52,894,744	3.2%
2025	51,256,148	1.6%
2024	50,448,963	0.81%
2023	50,042,791	1.34%
2022	49,383,346	2.74%
2021	48,066,924	2.73%
2020	46,789,231	2.72%
2019	45,548,175	2.98%
2018	44,230,596	3.55%
2017	42,714,306	3.53%
2016	41,259,892	3.09%
2015	40,024,431	3.09%
2014	38,823,318	2.75%
2013	37,785,849	2.34%
2012	36,923,178	2.16%
2011	36,140,806	2.05%
2010	35,414,399	2.45%
2009	34,569,113	2.81%
2008	33,623,980	2.62%
2007	32,764,135	2.41%
2006	31,992,435	2.34%
2005	31,262,444	2.31%
2004	30,556,637	2.21%
2003	29,896,035	2.28%
2002	29,228,727	2.5%
2001	28,516,770	2.52%
2000	27,816,745	2.53%
1999	27,130,613	2.54%
1998	26,458,999	2.55%
1997	25,799,821	2.25%
1996	25,231,528	2.27%
1995	24,672,143	2.61%
1994	24,043,948	2.55%
1993	23,445,592	2.26%
1992	22,927,355	2.03%
1991	22,470,676	2.04%
1990	22,021,481	2.06%
1989	21,578,022	2.08%
1988	21,138,431	2.09%
1987	20,704,904	2.05%
1986	20,288,238	1.92%
1985	19,905,872	1.84%
1984	19,546,528	2.29%
1983	19,109,770	3.37%
1982	18,486,645	3.97%
1981	17,780,572	4.23%
1980	17,058,905	4.3%
1979	16,355,352	4.21%
1978	15,695,003	4.03%
1977	15,086,614	3.55%
1976	14,569,716	3.59%
1975	14,064,798	3.56%
1974	13,580,723	4.07%
1973	13,049,315	4.16%
1972	12,527,856	3.49%
1971	12,105,539	3.5%
1970	11,695,771	3.51%
1969	11,298,936	3.49%
1968	10,917,999	3.48%
1967	10,550,597	3.46%
1966	10,197,578	3.44%
1965	9,858,030	3.43%
1964	9,531,109	3.4%
1963	9,218,077	3.35%
1962	8,919,028	3.29%
1961	8,634,941	3.23%
1960	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).

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Sudan has a population of 53.3M as of 2026, compared to 41.3M in 2016, 32M in 2006, and 25.2M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.93% per year. Sudan is ranked 29th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Sudan will have 79,725,126 people (49.5% growth) with a rank change from 29th to 22nd.

By the year 2100, Sudan's population is projected to grow by 158.2% from its current level to 138M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	291,469
2024	-	-	-544,257
2023	11,566	1,361,564	-1,349,998
2022	1,307,324	1,333,992	-26,668
2021	1,325,481	1,293,817	31,664
2020	1,229,848	1,295,781	-65,933
2019	1,252,256	1,291,747	-39,491
2018	1,382,886	1,257,387	125,499
2017	1,649,669	1,208,046	441,623
2016	1,259,150	1,174,422	84,728
2015	1,211,735	1,145,259	66,476
2014	1,190,466	1,097,962	92,504
2013	884,445	1,078,446	-194,001
2012	840,866	1,073,062	-232,196
2011	723,864	1,070,888	-347,024
2010	728,915	1,068,381	-339,466
2009	961,651	1,041,810	-80,159
2008	928,638	1,001,826	-73,188
2007	791,050	992,819	-201,769
2006	752,353	963,740	-211,387
2005	707,639	907,017	-199,378
2004	703,990	889,382	-185,392
2003	617,225	898,226	-281,001
2002	717,362	897,965	-180,603
2001	706,539	880,284	-173,745
2000	693,506	858,536	-165,030
1999	678,750	835,840	-157,090
1998	664,481	814,752	-150,271
1997	653,877	802,245	-148,368
1996	482,705	792,926	-310,221
1995	636,030	780,700	-144,670
1994	620,321	764,645	-144,324
1993	576,388	743,249	-166,861
1992	460,084	731,177	-271,093
1991	453,271	714,612	-261,341
1990	445,128	699,953	-254,825
1989	441,764	683,743	-241,979
1988	437,391	672,604	-235,213
1987	429,660	658,416	-228,756
1986	403,681	649,649	-245,968
1985	361,067	583,382	-222,315
1984	357,650	577,405	-219,755
1983	515,873	570,198	-54,325
1982	730,369	606,362	124,007
1981	681,784	585,087	96,697
1980	761,532	552,930	208,602
1979	645,555	524,942	120,613
1978	675,140	497,987	177,153
1977	541,629	483,089	58,540
1976	492,166	470,019	22,147
1975	517,656	454,813	62,843
1974	450,479	444,456	6,023
1973	612,344	439,201	173,143
1972	430,578	428,340	2,238
1971	414,064	417,641	-3,577
1970	405,492	401,013	4,479
1969	388,188	385,712	2,476
1968	373,693	370,917	2,776
1967	361,107	356,599	4,508
1966	344,931	342,118	2,813
1965	334,166	327,799	6,367
1964	319,671	315,166	4,505
1963	306,395	302,132	4,263
1962	291,704	287,317	4,387
1961	276,466	272,562	3,904
1960	264,429	262,235	2,194

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

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Over the last 10 years, 95.1% of the population change in Sudan 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, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 618,709 and 1.7% in 2010.

Sudan population clock

	Sudan	Rank
Current population	53335233	29/197
Percent of world population	0.64%	29/197
One net population change	1.29 minutes	48/197
One birth every	18.7 seconds	16/196
One death every	1.64 minutes	33/196
Daily growth/decline	+1,113	48/197
Annual growth/decline	+406,172	48/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.81%	116/197
One migration net change every	1.81 minutes	6/196
Annual migration change	+291,469	6/196
Foreign-born residents	2,397,113	29/195
Foreign-born share of population	4.8%	94/195

Largest cities by population

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

Sudan population statistics

	Sudan	World
Life expectancy	66.9 years	73.8 years
Average age	23.6 years	33.8 years
Median age	19.4 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.6:50.4	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.32 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	73.3 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Sudan.

Population map with other countries

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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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