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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 50,448,963 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 53,335,233 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 4.83 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.64% for Sudan vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.67% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 53.3M (66.7% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Sudan vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Tajikistan
2100 137,695,876 20,390,053
2099 137,114,644 20,381,074
2098 136,500,499 20,367,161
2097 135,860,701 20,348,897
2096 135,222,218 20,324,869
2095 134,553,615 20,297,885
2094 133,902,112 20,265,966
2093 133,186,791 20,234,160
2092 132,427,642 20,192,937
2091 131,674,049 20,148,873
2090 130,893,042 20,103,798
2089 130,075,970 20,056,079
2088 129,234,968 20,005,521
2087 128,358,981 19,950,317
2086 127,463,823 19,895,606
2085 126,555,673 19,836,988
2084 125,612,419 19,773,272
2083 124,663,868 19,706,082
2082 123,716,124 19,639,516
2081 122,772,016 19,572,596
2080 121,805,246 19,499,390
2079 120,822,781 19,425,502
2078 119,802,944 19,347,261
2077 118,776,597 19,265,447
2076 117,748,457 19,175,355
2075 116,688,549 19,083,859
2074 115,601,159 18,988,290
2073 114,499,847 18,889,470
2072 113,374,089 18,785,103
2071 112,235,978 18,674,697
2070 111,102,687 18,559,138
2069 109,945,533 18,437,873
2068 108,791,037 18,315,011
2067 107,581,192 18,187,508
2066 106,357,353 18,054,404
2065 105,145,307 17,921,674
2064 103,903,801 17,783,801
2063 102,642,643 17,641,066
2062 101,354,095 17,498,306
2061 100,067,335 17,356,130
2060 98,765,585 17,206,922
2059 97,461,067 17,056,085
2058 96,135,716 16,903,532
2057 94,800,344 16,749,284
2056 93,458,640 16,595,691
2055 92,089,717 16,441,650
2054 90,711,253 16,285,520
2053 89,342,122 16,130,235
2052 87,962,125 15,967,770
2051 86,581,277 15,805,253
2050 85,194,794 15,638,613
2049 83,803,171 15,468,883
2048 82,442,635 15,292,499
2047 81,085,689 15,112,083
2046 79,725,126 14,928,123
2045 78,359,927 14,739,540
2044 77,006,049 14,544,544
2043 75,652,858 14,349,357
2042 74,312,465 14,147,892
2041 72,968,877 13,945,694
2040 71,640,015 13,741,587
2039 70,319,906 13,536,704
2038 69,001,239 13,331,490
2037 67,665,904 13,125,051
2036 66,337,650 12,917,110
2035 65,001,359 12,714,184
2034 63,664,516 12,515,962
2033 62,329,849 12,321,294
2032 61,007,985 12,128,060
2031 59,695,860 11,938,351
2030 58,384,521 11,749,706
2029 57,082,767 11,559,235
2028 55,800,806 11,369,414
2027 54,523,219 11,178,605
2026 52,894,744 10,986,242
2025 51,256,148 10,791,246
2024 50,448,963 10,590,927
2023 50,042,791 10,389,799
2022 49,383,346 10,182,222
2021 48,066,924 9,966,908
2020 46,789,231 9,749,310
2019 45,548,175 9,529,966
2018 44,230,596 9,307,333
2017 42,714,306 9,085,946
2016 41,259,892 8,865,631
2015 40,024,431 8,643,840
2014 38,823,318 8,425,552
2013 37,785,849 8,216,724
2012 36,923,178 8,014,084
2011 36,140,806 7,824,785
2010 35,414,399 7,652,141
2009 34,569,113 7,490,230
2008 33,623,980 7,338,403
2007 32,764,135 7,194,477
2006 31,992,435 7,057,566
2005 31,262,444 6,924,720
2004 30,556,637 6,790,547
2003 29,896,035 6,658,575
2002 29,228,727 6,531,669
2001 28,516,770 6,407,377
2000 27,816,745 6,284,735
1999 27,130,613 6,208,370
1998 26,458,999 6,176,397
1997 25,799,821 6,139,829
1996 25,231,528 6,066,523
1995 24,672,143 5,948,584
1994 24,043,948 5,825,368
1993 23,445,592 5,724,993
1992 22,927,355 5,649,400
1991 22,470,676 5,541,205
1990 22,021,481 5,398,768
1989 21,578,022 5,267,249
1988 21,138,431 5,114,989
1987 20,704,904 4,939,059
1986 20,288,238 4,772,139
1985 19,905,872 4,619,003
1984 19,546,528 4,480,026
1983 19,109,770 4,350,874
1982 18,486,645 4,227,171
1981 17,780,572 4,109,022
1980 17,058,905 3,995,256
1979 16,355,352 3,882,691
1978 15,695,003 3,768,508
1977 15,086,614 3,653,265
1976 14,569,716 3,540,076
1975 14,064,798 3,430,425
1974 13,580,723 3,324,499
1973 13,049,315 3,222,290
1972 12,527,856 3,123,691
1971 12,105,539 3,028,837
1970 11,695,771 2,936,779
1969 11,298,936 2,845,273
1968 10,917,999 2,753,848
1967 10,550,597 2,664,130
1966 10,197,578 2,577,184
1965 9,858,030 2,492,998
1964 9,531,109 2,411,260
1963 9,218,077 2,331,736
1962 8,919,028 2,255,026
1961 8,634,941 2,181,805
1960 8,364,489 2,112,131

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/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan Tajikistan
2100 0.42% 0.04%
2099 0.45% 0.07%
2098 0.47% 0.09%
2097 0.47% 0.12%
2096 0.5% 0.13%
2095 0.49% 0.16%
2094 0.54% 0.16%
2093 0.57% 0.2%
2092 0.57% 0.22%
2091 0.6% 0.22%
2090 0.63% 0.24%
2089 0.65% 0.25%
2088 0.68% 0.28%
2087 0.7% 0.27%
2086 0.72% 0.3%
2085 0.75% 0.32%
2084 0.76% 0.34%
2083 0.77% 0.34%
2082 0.77% 0.34%
2081 0.79% 0.38%
2080 0.81% 0.38%
2079 0.85% 0.4%
2078 0.86% 0.42%
2077 0.87% 0.47%
2076 0.91% 0.48%
2075 0.94% 0.5%
2074 0.96% 0.52%
2073 0.99% 0.56%
2072 1.01% 0.59%
2071 1.02% 0.62%
2070 1.05% 0.66%
2069 1.06% 0.67%
2068 1.12% 0.7%
2067 1.15% 0.74%
2066 1.15% 0.74%
2065 1.19% 0.78%
2064 1.23% 0.81%
2063 1.27% 0.82%
2062 1.29% 0.82%
2061 1.32% 0.87%
2060 1.34% 0.88%
2059 1.38% 0.9%
2058 1.41% 0.92%
2057 1.44% 0.93%
2056 1.49% 0.94%
2055 1.52% 0.96%
2054 1.53% 0.96%
2053 1.57% 1.02%
2052 1.59% 1.03%
2051 1.63% 1.07%
2050 1.66% 1.1%
2049 1.65% 1.15%
2048 1.67% 1.19%
2047 1.71% 1.23%
2046 1.74% 1.28%
2045 1.76% 1.34%
2044 1.79% 1.36%
2043 1.8% 1.42%
2042 1.84% 1.45%
2041 1.85% 1.49%
2040 1.88% 1.51%
2039 1.91% 1.54%
2038 1.97% 1.57%
2037 2% 1.61%
2036 2.06% 1.6%
2035 2.1% 1.58%
2034 2.14% 1.58%
2033 2.17% 1.59%
2032 2.2% 1.59%
2031 2.25% 1.61%
2030 2.28% 1.65%
2029 2.3% 1.67%
2028 2.34% 1.71%
2027 3.08% 1.75%
2026 3.2% 1.81%
2025 1.6% 1.89%
2024 0.81% 1.94%
2023 1.34% 2.04%
2022 2.74% 2.16%
2021 2.73% 2.23%
2020 2.72% 2.3%
2019 2.98% 2.39%
2018 3.55% 2.44%
2017 3.53% 2.49%
2016 3.09% 2.57%
2015 3.09% 2.59%
2014 2.75% 2.54%
2013 2.34% 2.53%
2012 2.16% 2.42%
2011 2.05% 2.26%
2010 2.45% 2.16%
2009 2.81% 2.07%
2008 2.62% 2%
2007 2.41% 1.94%
2006 2.34% 1.92%
2005 2.31% 1.98%
2004 2.21% 1.98%
2003 2.28% 1.94%
2002 2.5% 1.94%
2001 2.52% 1.95%
2000 2.53% 1.23%
1999 2.54% 0.52%
1998 2.55% 0.6%
1997 2.25% 1.21%
1996 2.27% 1.98%
1995 2.61% 2.12%
1994 2.55% 1.75%
1993 2.26% 1.34%
1992 2.03% 1.95%
1991 2.04% 2.64%
1990 2.06% 2.5%
1989 2.08% 2.98%
1988 2.09% 3.56%
1987 2.05% 3.5%
1986 1.92% 3.32%
1985 1.84% 3.1%
1984 2.29% 2.97%
1983 3.37% 2.93%
1982 3.97% 2.88%
1981 4.23% 2.85%
1980 4.3% 2.9%
1979 4.21% 3.03%
1978 4.03% 3.15%
1977 3.55% 3.2%
1976 3.59% 3.2%
1975 3.56% 3.19%
1974 4.07% 3.17%
1973 4.16% 3.16%
1972 3.49% 3.13%
1971 3.5% 3.13%
1970 3.51% 3.22%
1969 3.49% 3.32%
1968 3.48% 3.37%
1967 3.46% 3.37%
1966 3.44% 3.38%
1965 3.43% 3.39%
1964 3.4% 3.41%
1963 3.35% 3.4%
1962 3.29% 3.36%
1961 3.23% 3.3%

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/tajikistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sudan grew by 0.81%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Sudan Tajikistan
Current population
53335233
11038274
Population rank 29/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.64% 0.13%
One net population change
1.29 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
18.7 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
1.64 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,113 +551
Annual growth/decline +406,172 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 55/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change +291,469 -21,606
Net migration rank 6/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - -21,606
2024 - -544,257 - -21,236
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 223,828 -19,999
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 228,336 -17,001
2021 1,293,817 31,664 222,850 -3,564
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 219,467 -3,564
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 231,817 -9,041
2018 1,257,387 125,499 228,597 -6,111
2017 1,208,046 441,623 224,396 -4,093
2016 1,174,422 84,728 228,547 -8,210
2015 1,145,259 66,476 230,903 -7,660
2014 1,097,962 92,504 227,304 -13,962
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 220,693 -16,362
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 213,078 -12,132
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 208,429 -30,783
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 201,389 -33,733
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 192,851 -36,677
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 182,337 -34,855
2007 992,819 -201,769 173,200 -32,831
2006 963,740 -211,387 164,046 -30,591
2005 907,017 -199,378 160,189 -27,954
2004 889,382 -185,392 161,201 -25,082
2003 898,226 -281,001 150,391 -22,562
2002 897,965 -180,603 146,492 -20,526
2001 880,284 -173,745 142,276 -19,657
2000 858,536 -165,030 136,549 -13,871
1999 835,840 -157,090 147,622 -117,571
1998 814,752 -150,271 153,508 -119,621
1997 802,245 -148,368 149,825 -110,572
1996 792,926 -310,221 138,287 -30,922
1995 780,700 -144,670 168,934 -40,418
1994 764,645 -144,324 167,590 -49,668
1993 743,249 -166,861 157,975 -75,147
1992 731,177 -271,093 163,652 -95,280
1991 714,612 -261,341 177,585 -29,553
1990 699,953 -254,825 178,429 -41,596
1989 683,743 -241,979 179,212 -53,020
1988 672,604 -235,213 172,805 5,523
1987 658,416 -228,756 163,611 9,923
1986 649,649 -245,968 155,987 4,321
1985 583,382 -222,315 145,720 247
1984 577,405 -219,755 139,145 -7,152
1983 570,198 -54,325 133,280 -6,972
1982 606,362 124,007 127,838 -6,730
1981 585,087 96,697 121,418 -6,221
1980 552,930 208,602 117,888 -5,557
1979 524,942 120,613 114,496 -1,703
1978 497,987 177,153 110,564 5,006
1977 483,089 58,540 106,920 7,999
1976 470,019 22,147 103,777 7,679
1975 454,813 62,843 100,604 7,237
1974 444,456 6,023 97,481 6,531
1973 439,201 173,143 94,523 5,876
1972 428,340 2,238 91,677 5,123
1971 417,641 -3,577 88,618 4,293
1970 401,013 4,479 85,645 5,559
1969 385,712 2,476 82,931 8,886
1968 370,917 2,776 80,698 10,323
1967 356,599 4,508 78,733 9,670
1966 342,118 2,813 76,702 8,796
1965 327,799 6,367 75,139 7,744
1964 315,166 4,505 74,030 6,568
1963 302,132 4,263 73,065 5,379
1962 287,317 4,387 70,700 4,270
1961 272,562 3,904 68,182 3,291
1960 262,235 2,194 65,415 2,457

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

GeoRank.org/population/sudan/tajikistan | 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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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