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

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The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 51,662,147 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 54,156,832 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 83.6 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.65% for Sudan vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 54.2M (69.3% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Sudan vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Suriname
2100 138,786,562 713,301
2099 138,200,726 715,718
2098 137,581,716 718,073
2097 136,936,850 720,500
2096 136,293,310 722,800
2095 135,619,411 725,224
2094 134,962,748 727,514
2093 134,241,761 729,945
2092 133,476,598 732,310
2091 132,717,036 734,611
2090 131,929,843 736,676
2089 131,106,299 738,887
2088 130,258,636 741,028
2087 129,375,710 742,858
2086 128,473,461 744,619
2085 127,558,118 746,328
2084 126,607,392 747,772
2083 125,651,327 749,164
2082 124,696,076 750,355
2081 123,744,490 751,527
2080 122,770,063 752,571
2079 121,779,815 753,310
2078 120,751,900 753,974
2077 119,717,424 754,582
2076 118,681,140 755,015
2075 117,612,837 755,554
2074 116,516,833 755,740
2073 115,406,797 756,042
2072 114,272,123 756,125
2071 113,124,997 756,124
2070 111,982,729 755,985
2069 110,816,409 755,900
2068 109,652,769 755,625
2067 108,433,341 755,174
2066 107,199,808 754,830
2065 105,978,161 754,137
2064 104,726,820 753,311
2063 103,455,672 752,771
2062 102,156,918 751,992
2061 100,859,967 751,308
2060 99,547,905 750,325
2059 98,233,054 749,420
2058 96,897,205 748,612
2057 95,551,255 747,183
2056 94,198,924 745,967
2055 92,819,157 744,434
2054 91,429,774 742,836
2053 90,049,799 741,364
2052 88,658,871 739,688
2051 87,267,085 738,024
2050 85,869,620 736,078
2049 84,466,974 734,256
2048 83,095,662 732,085
2047 81,727,967 729,623
2046 80,356,627 727,242
2045 78,980,614 724,469
2044 77,616,012 721,556
2043 76,252,103 718,596
2042 74,901,092 715,335
2041 73,546,861 712,005
2040 72,207,474 708,379
2039 70,876,908 704,797
2038 69,547,797 701,029
2037 68,201,884 697,364
2036 66,863,109 693,268
2035 65,516,233 689,014
2034 64,168,801 684,675
2033 62,823,562 680,289
2032 61,491,227 675,648
2031 60,168,709 670,943
2030 58,846,984 666,067
2029 57,534,918 661,186
2028 56,242,802 656,001
2027 54,955,096 650,709
2026 53,313,722 645,337
2025 51,662,147 639,850
2024 50,448,963 634,431
2023 50,042,791 628,886
2022 49,383,346 623,164
2021 48,066,924 617,896
2020 46,789,231 612,317
2019 45,548,175 605,768
2018 44,230,596 599,513
2017 42,714,306 593,713
2016 41,259,892 587,757
2015 40,024,431 581,627
2014 38,823,318 575,373
2013 37,785,849 569,020
2012 36,923,178 562,633
2011 36,140,806 556,269
2010 35,414,399 549,923
2009 34,569,113 543,568
2008 33,623,980 537,245
2007 32,764,135 531,016
2006 31,992,435 524,997
2005 31,262,444 519,313
2004 30,556,637 513,923
2003 29,896,035 506,414
2002 29,228,727 496,551
2001 28,516,770 486,560
2000 27,816,745 476,643
1999 27,130,613 466,916
1998 26,458,999 457,406
1997 25,799,821 448,067
1996 25,231,528 438,830
1995 24,672,143 429,606
1994 24,043,948 422,375
1993 23,445,592 419,352
1992 22,927,355 417,589
1991 22,470,676 415,013
1990 22,021,481 412,493
1989 21,578,022 408,409
1988 21,138,431 402,227
1987 20,704,904 396,911
1986 20,288,238 392,330
1985 19,905,872 386,972
1984 19,546,528 382,193
1983 19,109,770 378,746
1982 18,486,645 376,555
1981 17,780,572 375,459
1980 17,058,905 375,377
1979 16,355,352 377,602
1978 15,695,003 381,502
1977 15,086,614 385,067
1976 14,569,716 388,289
1975 14,064,798 391,170
1974 13,580,723 393,676
1973 13,049,315 395,772
1972 12,527,856 397,413
1971 12,105,539 391,932
1970 11,695,771 379,442
1969 11,298,936 366,906
1968 10,917,999 354,616
1967 10,550,597 342,679
1966 10,197,578 331,135
1965 9,858,030 320,000
1964 9,531,109 309,041
1963 9,218,077 297,034
1962 8,919,028 283,912
1961 8,634,941 272,791
1960 8,364,489 263,918

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/sudan/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sudan's population will grow by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people with a rank change from 29th to 21st. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan Suriname
2100 0.42% -0.34%
2099 0.45% -0.33%
2098 0.47% -0.34%
2097 0.47% -0.32%
2096 0.5% -0.33%
2095 0.49% -0.31%
2094 0.54% -0.33%
2093 0.57% -0.32%
2092 0.57% -0.31%
2091 0.6% -0.28%
2090 0.63% -0.3%
2089 0.65% -0.29%
2088 0.68% -0.25%
2087 0.7% -0.24%
2086 0.72% -0.23%
2085 0.75% -0.19%
2084 0.76% -0.19%
2083 0.77% -0.16%
2082 0.77% -0.16%
2081 0.79% -0.14%
2080 0.81% -0.1%
2079 0.85% -0.09%
2078 0.86% -0.08%
2077 0.87% -0.06%
2076 0.91% -0.07%
2075 0.94% -0.02%
2074 0.96% -0.04%
2073 0.99% -0.01%
2072 1.01% 0%
2071 1.02% 0.02%
2070 1.05% 0.01%
2069 1.06% 0.04%
2068 1.12% 0.06%
2067 1.15% 0.05%
2066 1.15% 0.09%
2065 1.19% 0.11%
2064 1.23% 0.07%
2063 1.27% 0.1%
2062 1.29% 0.09%
2061 1.32% 0.13%
2060 1.34% 0.12%
2059 1.38% 0.11%
2058 1.41% 0.19%
2057 1.44% 0.16%
2056 1.49% 0.21%
2055 1.52% 0.22%
2054 1.53% 0.2%
2053 1.57% 0.23%
2052 1.59% 0.23%
2051 1.63% 0.26%
2050 1.66% 0.25%
2049 1.65% 0.3%
2048 1.67% 0.34%
2047 1.71% 0.33%
2046 1.74% 0.38%
2045 1.76% 0.4%
2044 1.79% 0.41%
2043 1.8% 0.46%
2042 1.84% 0.47%
2041 1.85% 0.51%
2040 1.88% 0.51%
2039 1.91% 0.54%
2038 1.97% 0.53%
2037 2% 0.59%
2036 2.06% 0.62%
2035 2.1% 0.63%
2034 2.14% 0.64%
2033 2.17% 0.69%
2032 2.2% 0.7%
2031 2.25% 0.73%
2030 2.28% 0.74%
2029 2.3% 0.79%
2028 2.34% 0.81%
2027 3.08% 0.83%
2026 3.2% 0.86%
2025 2.4% 0.85%
2024 0.81% 0.88%
2023 1.34% 0.92%
2022 2.74% 0.85%
2021 2.73% 0.91%
2020 2.72% 1.08%
2019 2.98% 1.04%
2018 3.55% 0.98%
2017 3.53% 1.01%
2016 3.09% 1.05%
2015 3.09% 1.09%
2014 2.75% 1.12%
2013 2.34% 1.14%
2012 2.16% 1.14%
2011 2.05% 1.15%
2010 2.45% 1.17%
2009 2.81% 1.18%
2008 2.62% 1.17%
2007 2.41% 1.15%
2006 2.34% 1.09%
2005 2.31% 1.05%
2004 2.21% 1.48%
2003 2.28% 1.99%
2002 2.5% 2.05%
2001 2.52% 2.08%
2000 2.53% 2.08%
1999 2.54% 2.08%
1998 2.55% 2.08%
1997 2.25% 2.1%
1996 2.27% 2.15%
1995 2.61% 1.71%
1994 2.55% 0.72%
1993 2.26% 0.42%
1992 2.03% 0.62%
1991 2.04% 0.61%
1990 2.06% 1%
1989 2.08% 1.54%
1988 2.09% 1.34%
1987 2.05% 1.17%
1986 1.92% 1.38%
1985 1.84% 1.25%
1984 2.29% 0.91%
1983 3.37% 0.58%
1982 3.97% 0.29%
1981 4.23% 0.02%
1980 4.3% -0.59%
1979 4.21% -1.02%
1978 4.03% -0.93%
1977 3.55% -0.83%
1976 3.59% -0.74%
1975 3.56% -0.64%
1974 4.07% -0.53%
1973 4.16% -0.41%
1972 3.49% 1.4%
1971 3.5% 3.29%
1970 3.51% 3.42%
1969 3.49% 3.47%
1968 3.48% 3.48%
1967 3.46% 3.49%
1966 3.44% 3.48%
1965 3.43% 3.55%
1964 3.4% 4.04%
1963 3.35% 4.62%
1962 3.29% 4.08%
1961 3.23% 3.36%

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

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In 2025, the population of Sudan grew by 2.4%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Sudan Suriname
Current population
54156832
648096
Population rank 29/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.008%
One net population change
26.1 seconds
1.62 hours
One birth every
18.9 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
1.64 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +3,324 +15
Annual growth/decline +1,213,184 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 107/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change +291,469 -967
Net migration rank 6/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - -967
2024 1,345,019 -544,257 6,541 -1,166
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 6,697 -988
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 6,719 -988
2021 1,293,817 31,664 5,291 -486
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 6,640 -296
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 6,564 191
2018 1,257,387 125,499 6,613 -851
2017 1,208,046 441,623 6,772 -935
2016 1,174,422 84,728 6,979 -906
2015 1,145,259 66,476 7,150 -967
2014 1,097,962 92,504 7,284 -959
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 7,350 -968
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 7,405 -1,011
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 7,401 -1,060
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 7,489 -1,138
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 7,559 -1,204
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 7,552 -1,255
2007 992,819 -201,769 7,468 -1,312
2006 963,740 -211,387 7,278 -1,403
2005 907,017 -199,378 7,037 -1,534
2004 889,382 -185,392 6,948 -1,676
2003 898,226 -281,001 7,396 2,345
2002 897,965 -180,603 7,916 2,076
2001 880,284 -173,745 8,349 1,641
2000 858,536 -165,030 8,323 1,516
1999 835,840 -157,090 8,236 1,380
1998 814,752 -150,271 8,173 1,241
1997 802,245 -148,368 8,106 1,164
1996 792,926 -310,221 8,031 1,165
1995 780,700 -144,670 7,968 1,275
1994 764,645 -144,324 7,929 -2,713
1993 743,249 -166,861 8,127 -7,291
1992 731,177 -271,093 8,355 -5,662
1991 714,612 -261,341 8,637 -6,174
1990 699,953 -254,825 9,047 -6,471
1989 683,743 -241,979 9,441 -3,846
1988 672,604 -235,213 9,347 -2,573
1987 658,416 -228,756 9,319 -5,467
1986 649,649 -245,968 9,222 -3,920
1985 583,382 -222,315 9,177 -3,763
1984 577,405 -219,755 9,031 -4,894
1983 570,198 -54,325 8,797 -6,036
1982 606,362 124,007 8,197 -6,566
1981 585,087 96,697 7,541 -6,991
1980 552,930 208,602 7,002 -7,390
1979 524,942 120,613 7,312 -11,375
1978 497,987 177,153 7,650 -11,389
1977 483,089 58,540 7,998 -11,390
1976 470,019 22,147 8,327 -11,381
1975 454,813 62,843 8,587 -11,287
1974 444,456 6,023 8,751 -11,061
1973 439,201 173,143 8,877 -10,765
1972 428,340 2,238 8,893 -10,285
1971 417,641 -3,577 8,814 3,552
1970 401,013 4,479 8,823 3,791
1969 385,712 2,476 8,880 3,575
1968 370,917 2,776 8,980 3,147
1967 356,599 4,508 9,104 2,637
1966 342,118 2,813 9,243 2,103
1965 327,799 6,367 9,270 1,657
1964 315,166 4,505 9,174 1,820
1963 302,132 4,263 8,838 4,181
1962 287,317 4,387 8,529 4,703
1961 272,562 3,904 8,361 660
1960 262,235 2,194 8,170 544

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 90.9% of the population change in Sudan is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people). In Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

Biggest cities by population

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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