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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 50,448,963 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 53,335,233 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 4.99 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.64% for Sudan vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.67% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 53.3M (66.7% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Sudan vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Sweden
2100 137,695,876 11,357,586
2099 137,114,644 11,361,443
2098 136,500,499 11,365,725
2097 135,860,701 11,366,889
2096 135,222,218 11,368,572
2095 134,553,615 11,371,525
2094 133,902,112 11,374,169
2093 133,186,791 11,376,054
2092 132,427,642 11,378,099
2091 131,674,049 11,379,549
2090 130,893,042 11,381,475
2089 130,075,970 11,384,408
2088 129,234,968 11,387,073
2087 128,358,981 11,390,874
2086 127,463,823 11,398,223
2085 126,555,673 11,403,279
2084 125,612,419 11,408,050
2083 124,663,868 11,411,588
2082 123,716,124 11,416,796
2081 122,772,016 11,418,438
2080 121,805,246 11,420,629
2079 120,822,781 11,420,158
2078 119,802,944 11,418,032
2077 118,776,597 11,415,948
2076 117,748,457 11,412,112
2075 116,688,549 11,407,978
2074 115,601,159 11,404,682
2073 114,499,847 11,401,754
2072 113,374,089 11,398,056
2071 112,235,978 11,393,134
2070 111,102,687 11,389,416
2069 109,945,533 11,385,560
2068 108,791,037 11,384,165
2067 107,581,192 11,383,331
2066 106,357,353 11,383,335
2065 105,145,307 11,382,611
2064 103,903,801 11,381,643
2063 102,642,643 11,381,489
2062 101,354,095 11,382,109
2061 100,067,335 11,379,849
2060 98,765,585 11,378,661
2059 97,461,067 11,376,317
2058 96,135,716 11,372,527
2057 94,800,344 11,367,109
2056 93,458,640 11,361,843
2055 92,089,717 11,354,884
2054 90,711,253 11,347,343
2053 89,342,122 11,336,678
2052 87,962,125 11,322,876
2051 86,581,277 11,306,983
2050 85,194,794 11,287,973
2049 83,803,171 11,268,461
2048 82,442,635 11,247,615
2047 81,085,689 11,225,655
2046 79,725,126 11,202,749
2045 78,359,927 11,178,920
2044 77,006,049 11,153,887
2043 75,652,858 11,128,417
2042 74,312,465 11,102,505
2041 72,968,877 11,078,898
2040 71,640,015 11,054,498
2039 70,319,906 11,031,322
2038 69,001,239 11,008,943
2037 67,665,904 10,987,323
2036 66,337,650 10,964,438
2035 65,001,359 10,941,953
2034 63,664,516 10,919,289
2033 62,329,849 10,895,104
2032 61,007,985 10,869,796
2031 59,695,860 10,844,434
2030 58,384,521 10,815,888
2029 57,082,767 10,784,274
2028 55,800,806 10,749,191
2027 54,523,219 10,710,226
2026 52,894,744 10,668,870
2025 51,256,148 10,621,495
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sudan's population will grow by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people with a rank change from 29th to 21st. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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 1.6% 0.49%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Sudan grew by 0.81%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Sudan Sweden
Current population
53335233
10680056
Population rank 29/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.64% 0.13%
One net population change
1.29 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
18.7 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
1.64 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,113 +91
Annual growth/decline +406,172 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 149/197
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 - -544,257 - 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 2026-04-06).

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

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). In Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 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
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
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 (1960–2024, 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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