The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 50,448,963 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 53,298,472 people compared to 645,315 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- Sudan's population is 82.6 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 0.65% of the world: 0.64% for Sudan vs 0.008% for Suriname.
- For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.67% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 53.3M (66.6% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 645K (22.9% growth).
- Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 137M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.
Sudan vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
53298472
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645315
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| Population rank | 29/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.64% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
1.29 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
18.7 seconds
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
1.64 minutes
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
57.9 seconds
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | -544,257 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,113 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +406,172 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.81% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 117/197 | 109/197 |
Sudan and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,364,489 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,634,941 | 272,791 | 3.23% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 8,919,028 | 283,912 | 3.29% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 9,218,077 | 297,034 | 3.35% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 9,531,109 | 309,041 | 3.4% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 9,858,030 | 320,000 | 3.43% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 10,197,578 | 331,135 | 3.44% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 10,550,597 | 342,679 | 3.46% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 10,917,999 | 354,616 | 3.48% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 11,298,936 | 366,906 | 3.49% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 11,695,771 | 379,442 | 3.51% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 12,105,539 | 391,932 | 3.5% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 12,527,856 | 397,413 | 3.49% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 13,049,315 | 395,772 | 4.16% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 13,580,723 | 393,676 | 4.07% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 14,064,798 | 391,170 | 3.56% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 14,569,716 | 388,289 | 3.59% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 15,086,614 | 385,067 | 3.55% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 15,695,003 | 381,502 | 4.03% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 16,355,352 | 377,602 | 4.21% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 17,058,905 | 375,377 | 4.3% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 17,780,572 | 375,459 | 4.23% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 18,486,645 | 376,555 | 3.97% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 19,109,770 | 378,746 | 3.37% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 19,546,528 | 382,193 | 2.29% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 19,905,872 | 386,972 | 1.84% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 20,288,238 | 392,330 | 1.92% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 20,704,904 | 396,911 | 2.05% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 21,138,431 | 402,227 | 2.09% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 21,578,022 | 408,409 | 2.08% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 22,021,481 | 412,493 | 2.06% | 1% |
| 1991 | 22,470,676 | 415,013 | 2.04% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 22,927,355 | 417,589 | 2.03% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 23,445,592 | 419,352 | 2.26% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 24,043,948 | 422,375 | 2.55% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 24,672,143 | 429,606 | 2.61% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 25,231,528 | 438,830 | 2.27% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 25,799,821 | 448,067 | 2.25% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 26,458,999 | 457,406 | 2.55% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 27,130,613 | 466,916 | 2.54% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 27,816,745 | 476,643 | 2.53% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 28,516,770 | 486,560 | 2.52% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 29,228,727 | 496,551 | 2.5% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 29,896,035 | 506,414 | 2.28% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 30,556,637 | 513,923 | 2.21% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 31,262,444 | 519,313 | 2.31% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 31,992,435 | 524,997 | 2.34% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 32,764,135 | 531,016 | 2.41% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 33,623,980 | 537,245 | 2.62% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 34,569,113 | 543,568 | 2.81% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 35,414,399 | 549,923 | 2.45% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 36,140,806 | 556,269 | 2.05% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 36,923,178 | 562,633 | 2.16% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 37,785,849 | 569,020 | 2.34% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 38,823,318 | 575,373 | 2.75% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 40,024,431 | 581,627 | 3.09% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 41,259,892 | 587,757 | 3.09% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 42,714,306 | 593,713 | 3.53% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 44,230,596 | 599,513 | 3.55% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 45,548,175 | 605,768 | 2.98% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 46,789,231 | 612,317 | 2.72% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 48,066,924 | 617,896 | 2.73% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 49,383,346 | 623,164 | 2.74% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 50,042,791 | 628,886 | 1.34% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 50,448,963 | 634,431 | 0.81% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 51,662,152 | 639,852 | 2.4% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 53,282,718 | 645,257 | 3.14% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 54,724,215 | 650,564 | 2.71% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 55,993,833 | 655,783 | 2.32% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 57,275,443 | 660,793 | 2.29% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 58,571,624 | 665,650 | 2.26% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 59,872,936 | 670,421 | 2.22% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 61,179,476 | 675,070 | 2.18% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 62,497,205 | 679,573 | 2.15% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 63,822,356 | 683,911 | 2.12% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 65,148,317 | 688,189 | 2.08% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 66,470,018 | 692,343 | 2.03% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 67,791,240 | 696,213 | 1.99% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 69,107,712 | 699,908 | 1.94% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 70,416,631 | 703,569 | 1.89% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 71,730,604 | 707,156 | 1.87% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 73,056,213 | 710,619 | 1.85% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 74,387,562 | 713,900 | 1.82% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 75,723,670 | 716,999 | 1.8% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 77,066,454 | 719,920 | 1.77% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 78,415,205 | 722,759 | 1.75% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 79,767,271 | 725,322 | 1.72% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 81,115,241 | 727,726 | 1.69% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 82,463,202 | 730,038 | 1.66% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 83,828,356 | 732,021 | 1.66% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 85,206,384 | 733,898 | 1.64% | 0.26% |
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 12,038,580 (a 29.2% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Sudan's population will grow by 59.9% to 85,206,384 people with a rank change from 29th to 21st. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between Sudan and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 66.9 years | 74 years |
| Average age | 23.6 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 4.32 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 69.9 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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