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

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The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 51,662,147 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 54,156,832 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 5.08 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.65% for Sudan vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 54.2M (69.3% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Sudan vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Sweden
2100 138,786,562 11,330,987
2099 138,200,726 11,334,835
2098 137,581,716 11,339,107
2097 136,936,850 11,340,268
2096 136,293,310 11,341,947
2095 135,619,411 11,344,893
2094 134,962,748 11,347,531
2093 134,241,761 11,349,412
2092 133,476,598 11,351,452
2091 132,717,036 11,352,899
2090 131,929,843 11,354,820
2089 131,106,299 11,357,746
2088 130,258,636 11,360,405
2087 129,375,710 11,364,197
2086 128,473,461 11,371,529
2085 127,558,118 11,376,573
2084 126,607,392 11,381,332
2083 125,651,327 11,384,862
2082 124,696,076 11,390,058
2081 123,744,490 11,391,696
2080 122,770,063 11,393,882
2079 121,779,815 11,393,412
2078 120,751,900 11,391,291
2077 119,717,424 11,389,212
2076 118,681,140 11,385,385
2075 117,612,837 11,381,261
2074 116,516,833 11,377,973
2073 115,406,797 11,375,051
2072 114,272,123 11,371,362
2071 113,124,997 11,366,451
2070 111,982,729 11,362,742
2069 110,816,409 11,358,895
2068 109,652,769 11,357,504
2067 108,433,341 11,356,672
2066 107,199,808 11,356,676
2065 105,978,161 11,355,953
2064 104,726,820 11,354,988
2063 103,455,672 11,354,834
2062 102,156,918 11,355,452
2061 100,859,967 11,353,198
2060 99,547,905 11,352,013
2059 98,233,054 11,349,674
2058 96,897,205 11,345,893
2057 95,551,255 11,340,487
2056 94,198,924 11,335,234
2055 92,819,157 11,328,291
2054 91,429,774 11,320,768
2053 90,049,799 11,310,127
2052 88,658,871 11,296,358
2051 87,267,085 11,280,503
2050 85,869,620 11,261,537
2049 84,466,974 11,242,070
2048 83,095,662 11,221,274
2047 81,727,967 11,199,365
2046 80,356,627 11,176,512
2045 78,980,614 11,152,739
2044 77,616,012 11,127,765
2043 76,252,103 11,102,354
2042 74,901,092 11,076,504
2041 73,546,861 11,052,951
2040 72,207,474 11,028,609
2039 70,876,908 11,005,487
2038 69,547,797 10,983,160
2037 68,201,884 10,961,591
2036 66,863,109 10,938,759
2035 65,516,233 10,916,327
2034 64,168,801 10,893,717
2033 62,823,562 10,869,588
2032 61,491,227 10,844,339
2031 60,168,709 10,819,037
2030 58,846,984 10,790,557
2029 57,534,918 10,759,017
2028 56,242,802 10,724,017
2027 54,955,096 10,685,143
2026 53,313,722 10,643,884
2025 51,662,147 10,596,620
2024 50,448,963 10,569,709
2023 50,042,791 10,536,632
2022 49,383,346 10,486,941
2021 48,066,924 10,415,811
2020 46,789,231 10,353,442
2019 45,548,175 10,278,887
2018 44,230,596 10,175,214
2017 42,714,306 10,057,698
2016 41,259,892 9,923,085
2015 40,024,431 9,799,186
2014 38,823,318 9,696,110
2013 37,785,849 9,600,379
2012 36,923,178 9,519,374
2011 36,140,806 9,449,213
2010 35,414,399 9,378,126
2009 34,569,113 9,298,515
2008 33,623,980 9,219,637
2007 32,764,135 9,148,092
2006 31,992,435 9,080,505
2005 31,262,444 9,029,572
2004 30,556,637 8,993,531
2003 29,896,035 8,958,229
2002 29,228,727 8,924,958
2001 28,516,770 8,895,960
2000 27,816,745 8,872,109
1999 27,130,613 8,857,874
1998 26,458,999 8,850,974
1997 25,799,821 8,846,062
1996 25,231,528 8,840,998
1995 24,672,143 8,826,939
1994 24,043,948 8,780,745
1993 23,445,592 8,718,561
1992 22,927,355 8,668,067
1991 22,470,676 8,617,375
1990 22,021,481 8,558,835
1989 21,578,022 8,492,964
1988 21,138,431 8,436,489
1987 20,704,904 8,397,804
1986 20,288,238 8,369,829
1985 19,905,872 8,350,386
1984 19,546,528 8,336,605
1983 19,109,770 8,329,033
1982 18,486,645 8,325,263
1981 17,780,572 8,320,503
1980 17,058,905 8,310,531
1979 16,355,352 8,293,678
1978 15,695,003 8,275,599
1977 15,086,614 8,251,540
1976 14,569,716 8,222,286
1975 14,064,798 8,192,437
1974 13,580,723 8,159,955
1973 13,049,315 8,136,312
1972 12,527,856 8,122,300
1971 12,105,539 8,098,334
1970 11,695,771 8,042,801
1969 11,298,936 7,968,072
1968 10,917,999 7,912,273
1967 10,550,597 7,867,931
1966 10,197,578 7,807,797
1965 9,858,030 7,733,853
1964 9,531,109 7,661,354
1963 9,218,077 7,604,328
1962 8,919,028 7,561,588
1961 8,634,941 7,519,998
1960 8,364,489 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan Sweden
2100 0.42% -0.03%
2099 0.45% -0.04%
2098 0.47% -0.01%
2097 0.47% -0.01%
2096 0.5% -0.03%
2095 0.49% -0.02%
2094 0.54% -0.02%
2093 0.57% -0.02%
2092 0.57% -0.01%
2091 0.6% -0.02%
2090 0.63% -0.03%
2089 0.65% -0.02%
2088 0.68% -0.03%
2087 0.7% -0.06%
2086 0.72% -0.04%
2085 0.75% -0.04%
2084 0.76% -0.03%
2083 0.77% -0.05%
2082 0.77% -0.01%
2081 0.79% -0.02%
2080 0.81% 0.004%
2079 0.85% 0.02%
2078 0.86% 0.02%
2077 0.87% 0.03%
2076 0.91% 0.04%
2075 0.94% 0.03%
2074 0.96% 0.03%
2073 0.99% 0.03%
2072 1.01% 0.04%
2071 1.02% 0.03%
2070 1.05% 0.03%
2069 1.06% 0.01%
2068 1.12% 0.007%
2067 1.15% -0%
2066 1.15% 0.006%
2065 1.19% 0.009%
2064 1.23% 0.001%
2063 1.27% -0.005%
2062 1.29% 0.02%
2061 1.32% 0.01%
2060 1.34% 0.02%
2059 1.38% 0.03%
2058 1.41% 0.05%
2057 1.44% 0.05%
2056 1.49% 0.06%
2055 1.52% 0.07%
2054 1.53% 0.09%
2053 1.57% 0.12%
2052 1.59% 0.14%
2051 1.63% 0.17%
2050 1.66% 0.17%
2049 1.65% 0.19%
2048 1.67% 0.2%
2047 1.71% 0.2%
2046 1.74% 0.21%
2045 1.76% 0.22%
2044 1.79% 0.23%
2043 1.8% 0.23%
2042 1.84% 0.21%
2041 1.85% 0.22%
2040 1.88% 0.21%
2039 1.91% 0.2%
2038 1.97% 0.2%
2037 2% 0.21%
2036 2.06% 0.21%
2035 2.1% 0.21%
2034 2.14% 0.22%
2033 2.17% 0.23%
2032 2.2% 0.23%
2031 2.25% 0.26%
2030 2.28% 0.29%
2029 2.3% 0.33%
2028 2.34% 0.36%
2027 3.08% 0.39%
2026 3.2% 0.45%
2025 2.4% 0.25%
2024 0.81% 0.31%
2023 1.34% 0.47%
2022 2.74% 0.68%
2021 2.73% 0.6%
2020 2.72% 0.73%
2019 2.98% 1.02%
2018 3.55% 1.17%
2017 3.53% 1.36%
2016 3.09% 1.26%
2015 3.09% 1.06%
2014 2.75% 1%
2013 2.34% 0.85%
2012 2.16% 0.74%
2011 2.05% 0.76%
2010 2.45% 0.86%
2009 2.81% 0.86%
2008 2.62% 0.78%
2007 2.41% 0.74%
2006 2.34% 0.56%
2005 2.31% 0.4%
2004 2.21% 0.39%
2003 2.28% 0.37%
2002 2.5% 0.33%
2001 2.52% 0.27%
2000 2.53% 0.16%
1999 2.54% 0.08%
1998 2.55% 0.06%
1997 2.25% 0.06%
1996 2.27% 0.16%
1995 2.61% 0.53%
1994 2.55% 0.71%
1993 2.26% 0.58%
1992 2.03% 0.59%
1991 2.04% 0.68%
1990 2.06% 0.78%
1989 2.08% 0.67%
1988 2.09% 0.46%
1987 2.05% 0.33%
1986 1.92% 0.23%
1985 1.84% 0.17%
1984 2.29% 0.09%
1983 3.37% 0.05%
1982 3.97% 0.06%
1981 4.23% 0.12%
1980 4.3% 0.2%
1979 4.21% 0.22%
1978 4.03% 0.29%
1977 3.55% 0.36%
1976 3.59% 0.36%
1975 3.56% 0.4%
1974 4.07% 0.29%
1973 4.16% 0.17%
1972 3.49% 0.3%
1971 3.5% 0.69%
1970 3.51% 0.94%
1969 3.49% 0.71%
1968 3.48% 0.56%
1967 3.46% 0.77%
1966 3.44% 0.96%
1965 3.43% 0.95%
1964 3.4% 0.75%
1963 3.35% 0.57%
1962 3.29% 0.55%
1961 3.23% 0.47%

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/sudan/sweden | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Sudan grew by 2.4%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Sudan Sweden
Current population
54156832
10665077
Population rank 29/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.13%
One net population change
26.1 seconds
19.6 minutes
One birth every
18.9 seconds
5.35 minutes
One death every
1.64 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,324 +74
Annual growth/decline +1,213,184 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 148/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +291,469 +47,079
Net migration rank 6/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - 47,079
2024 1,345,019 -544,257 7,399 50,115
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 5,269 55,209
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 10,487 58,955
2021 1,293,817 31,664 22,914 51,947
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 14,495 37,302
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 25,697 72,619
2018 1,257,387 125,499 23,403 87,517
2017 1,208,046 441,623 24,138 102,671
2016 1,174,422 84,728 25,800 119,234
2015 1,145,259 66,476 23,518 80,534
2014 1,097,962 92,504 26,179 77,654
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 23,041 66,760
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 20,943 52,879
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 21,733 46,049
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 25,320 51,175
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 21,387 63,638
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 18,439 56,452
2007 992,819 -201,769 15,552 54,907
2006 963,740 -211,387 15,436 51,675
2005 907,017 -199,378 9,030 27,030
2004 889,382 -185,392 9,893 25,842
2003 898,226 -281,001 6,271 29,161
2002 897,965 -180,603 893 31,364
2001 880,284 -173,745 -1,779 28,856
2000 858,536 -165,030 -2,662 24,900
1999 835,840 -157,090 -6,201 13,940
1998 814,752 -150,271 -3,541 11,325
1997 802,245 -148,368 -3,539 6,047
1996 792,926 -310,221 1,768 5,773
1995 780,700 -144,670 9,710 11,621
1994 764,645 -144,324 20,196 51,545
1993 743,249 -166,861 20,924 32,725
1992 731,177 -271,093 28,605 20,507
1991 714,612 -261,341 29,299 25,314
1990 699,953 -254,825 29,100 35,668
1989 683,743 -241,979 24,629 44,565
1988 672,604 -235,213 15,186 30,064
1987 658,416 -228,756 11,757 21,335
1986 649,649 -245,968 9,206 15,211
1985 583,382 -222,315 4,175 11,464
1984 577,405 -219,755 3,335 8,668
1983 570,198 -54,325 833 2,105
1982 606,362 124,007 1,665 2,524
1981 585,087 96,697 1,664 3,209
1980 552,930 208,602 5,818 10,040
1979 524,942 120,613 4,976 13,895
1978 497,987 177,153 4,138 13,807
1977 483,089 58,540 7,426 23,528
1976 470,019 22,147 8,222 20,324
1975 454,813 62,843 14,746 16,564
1974 444,456 6,023 23,664 9,217
1973 439,201 173,143 24,409 -9,551
1972 428,340 2,238 28,428 -13,519
1971 417,641 -3,577 31,583 2,334
1970 401,013 4,479 30,563 47,242
1969 385,712 2,476 23,904 48,824
1968 370,917 2,776 30,858 8,545
1967 356,599 4,508 41,700 11,075
1966 342,118 2,813 45,286 24,920
1965 327,799 6,367 44,857 32,444
1964 315,166 4,505 45,968 23,581
1963 302,132 4,263 35,741 11,009
1962 287,317 4,387 30,246 9,627
1961 272,562 3,904 30,832 14,401
1960 262,235 2,194 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/sudan/sweden | 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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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