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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 50,448,963 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 53,335,233 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 1.34 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.51% of the world: 0.64% for Sudan vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.67% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 53.3M (66.7% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Sudan vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Thailand
2100 137,695,876 45,712,111
2099 137,114,644 46,056,854
2098 136,500,499 46,406,925
2097 135,860,701 46,761,683
2096 135,222,218 47,122,446
2095 134,553,615 47,487,866
2094 133,902,112 47,857,414
2093 133,186,791 48,230,566
2092 132,427,642 48,609,149
2091 131,674,049 48,988,448
2090 130,893,042 49,372,024
2089 130,075,970 49,760,635
2088 129,234,968 50,146,313
2087 128,358,981 50,536,233
2086 127,463,823 50,929,394
2085 126,555,673 51,326,092
2084 125,612,419 51,728,619
2083 124,663,868 52,131,789
2082 123,716,124 52,537,598
2081 122,772,016 52,942,608
2080 121,805,246 53,352,029
2079 120,822,781 53,766,821
2078 119,802,944 54,181,891
2077 118,776,597 54,599,508
2076 117,748,457 55,019,721
2075 116,688,549 55,442,571
2074 115,601,159 55,872,412
2073 114,499,847 56,304,891
2072 113,374,089 56,739,842
2071 112,235,978 57,177,118
2070 111,102,687 57,621,370
2069 109,945,533 58,066,637
2068 108,791,037 58,516,959
2067 107,581,192 58,967,738
2066 106,357,353 59,418,676
2065 105,145,307 59,878,082
2064 103,903,801 60,336,709
2063 102,642,643 60,797,201
2062 101,354,095 61,262,000
2061 100,067,335 61,724,999
2060 98,765,585 62,192,387
2059 97,461,067 62,656,203
2058 96,135,716 63,118,413
2057 94,800,344 63,577,864
2056 93,458,640 64,032,675
2055 92,089,717 64,478,337
2054 90,711,253 64,917,436
2053 89,342,122 65,343,383
2052 87,962,125 65,763,356
2051 86,581,277 66,167,939
2050 85,194,794 66,558,274
2049 83,803,171 66,936,876
2048 82,442,635 67,296,897
2047 81,085,689 67,641,907
2046 79,725,126 67,972,603
2045 78,359,927 68,287,399
2044 77,006,049 68,585,177
2043 75,652,858 68,870,333
2042 74,312,465 69,139,548
2041 72,968,877 69,396,419
2040 71,640,015 69,632,464
2039 70,319,906 69,854,146
2038 69,001,239 70,062,543
2037 67,665,904 70,256,027
2036 66,337,650 70,435,348
2035 65,001,359 70,604,705
2034 63,664,516 70,756,791
2033 62,329,849 70,897,217
2032 61,007,985 71,025,384
2031 59,695,860 71,140,609
2030 58,384,521 71,247,320
2029 57,082,767 71,342,891
2028 55,800,806 71,428,869
2027 54,523,219 71,505,168
2026 52,894,744 71,571,743
2025 51,256,148 71,625,629
2024 50,448,963 71,668,011
2023 50,042,791 71,702,435
2022 49,383,346 71,735,329
2021 48,066,924 71,727,332
2020 46,789,231 71,641,484
2019 45,548,175 71,522,271
2018 44,230,596 71,376,079
2017 42,714,306 71,160,187
2016 41,259,892 70,859,841
2015 40,024,431 70,540,795
2014 38,823,318 70,216,367
2013 37,785,849 69,845,114
2012 36,923,178 69,436,098
2011 36,140,806 69,007,208
2010 35,414,399 68,579,447
2009 34,569,113 68,121,080
2008 33,623,980 67,619,830
2007 32,764,135 67,102,394
2006 31,992,435 66,567,687
2005 31,262,444 66,017,420
2004 30,556,637 65,452,047
2003 29,896,035 64,868,166
2002 29,228,727 64,266,437
2001 28,516,770 63,651,141
2000 27,816,745 63,007,815
1999 27,130,613 62,299,043
1998 26,458,999 61,522,630
1997 25,799,821 60,724,584
1996 25,231,528 59,920,064
1995 24,672,143 59,098,232
1994 24,043,948 58,260,854
1993 23,445,592 57,408,198
1992 22,927,355 56,528,834
1991 22,470,676 55,637,434
1990 22,021,481 54,738,329
1989 21,578,022 53,848,956
1988 21,138,431 52,969,595
1987 20,704,904 52,074,105
1986 20,288,238 51,177,834
1985 19,905,872 50,270,753
1984 19,546,528 49,351,708
1983 19,109,770 48,423,309
1982 18,486,645 47,494,577
1981 17,780,572 46,575,855
1980 17,058,905 45,650,022
1979 16,355,352 44,718,434
1978 15,695,003 43,788,976
1977 15,086,614 42,843,974
1976 14,569,716 41,896,504
1975 14,064,798 40,940,005
1974 13,580,723 39,952,891
1973 13,049,315 38,947,787
1972 12,527,856 37,933,929
1971 12,105,539 36,937,387
1970 11,695,771 35,954,408
1969 11,298,936 34,973,782
1968 10,917,999 34,002,560
1967 10,550,597 33,037,801
1966 10,197,578 32,086,071
1965 9,858,030 31,149,337
1964 9,531,109 30,232,141
1963 9,218,077 29,342,322
1962 8,919,028 28,481,040
1961 8,634,941 27,650,334
1960 8,364,489 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan Thailand
2100 0.42% -0.75%
2099 0.45% -0.75%
2098 0.47% -0.76%
2097 0.47% -0.77%
2096 0.5% -0.77%
2095 0.49% -0.77%
2094 0.54% -0.77%
2093 0.57% -0.78%
2092 0.57% -0.77%
2091 0.6% -0.78%
2090 0.63% -0.78%
2089 0.65% -0.77%
2088 0.68% -0.77%
2087 0.7% -0.77%
2086 0.72% -0.77%
2085 0.75% -0.78%
2084 0.76% -0.77%
2083 0.77% -0.77%
2082 0.77% -0.76%
2081 0.79% -0.77%
2080 0.81% -0.77%
2079 0.85% -0.77%
2078 0.86% -0.76%
2077 0.87% -0.76%
2076 0.91% -0.76%
2075 0.94% -0.77%
2074 0.96% -0.77%
2073 0.99% -0.77%
2072 1.01% -0.76%
2071 1.02% -0.77%
2070 1.05% -0.77%
2069 1.06% -0.77%
2068 1.12% -0.76%
2067 1.15% -0.76%
2066 1.15% -0.77%
2065 1.19% -0.76%
2064 1.23% -0.76%
2063 1.27% -0.76%
2062 1.29% -0.75%
2061 1.32% -0.75%
2060 1.34% -0.74%
2059 1.38% -0.73%
2058 1.41% -0.72%
2057 1.44% -0.71%
2056 1.49% -0.69%
2055 1.52% -0.68%
2054 1.53% -0.65%
2053 1.57% -0.64%
2052 1.59% -0.61%
2051 1.63% -0.59%
2050 1.66% -0.57%
2049 1.65% -0.53%
2048 1.67% -0.51%
2047 1.71% -0.49%
2046 1.74% -0.46%
2045 1.76% -0.43%
2044 1.79% -0.41%
2043 1.8% -0.39%
2042 1.84% -0.37%
2041 1.85% -0.34%
2040 1.88% -0.32%
2039 1.91% -0.3%
2038 1.97% -0.28%
2037 2% -0.25%
2036 2.06% -0.24%
2035 2.1% -0.21%
2034 2.14% -0.2%
2033 2.17% -0.18%
2032 2.2% -0.16%
2031 2.25% -0.15%
2030 2.28% -0.13%
2029 2.3% -0.12%
2028 2.34% -0.11%
2027 3.08% -0.09%
2026 3.2% -0.08%
2025 1.6% -0.06%
2024 0.81% -0.05%
2023 1.34% -0.05%
2022 2.74% 0.01%
2021 2.73% 0.12%
2020 2.72% 0.17%
2019 2.98% 0.2%
2018 3.55% 0.3%
2017 3.53% 0.42%
2016 3.09% 0.45%
2015 3.09% 0.46%
2014 2.75% 0.53%
2013 2.34% 0.59%
2012 2.16% 0.62%
2011 2.05% 0.62%
2010 2.45% 0.67%
2009 2.81% 0.74%
2008 2.62% 0.77%
2007 2.41% 0.8%
2006 2.34% 0.83%
2005 2.31% 0.86%
2004 2.21% 0.9%
2003 2.28% 0.94%
2002 2.5% 0.97%
2001 2.52% 1.02%
2000 2.53% 1.14%
1999 2.54% 1.26%
1998 2.55% 1.31%
1997 2.25% 1.34%
1996 2.27% 1.39%
1995 2.61% 1.44%
1994 2.55% 1.49%
1993 2.26% 1.56%
1992 2.03% 1.6%
1991 2.04% 1.64%
1990 2.06% 1.65%
1989 2.08% 1.66%
1988 2.09% 1.72%
1987 2.05% 1.75%
1986 1.92% 1.8%
1985 1.84% 1.86%
1984 2.29% 1.92%
1983 3.37% 1.96%
1982 3.97% 1.97%
1981 4.23% 2.03%
1980 4.3% 2.08%
1979 4.21% 2.12%
1978 4.03% 2.21%
1977 3.55% 2.26%
1976 3.59% 2.34%
1975 3.56% 2.47%
1974 4.07% 2.58%
1973 4.16% 2.67%
1972 3.49% 2.7%
1971 3.5% 2.73%
1970 3.51% 2.8%
1969 3.49% 2.86%
1968 3.48% 2.92%
1967 3.46% 2.97%
1966 3.44% 3.01%
1965 3.43% 3.03%
1964 3.4% 3.03%
1963 3.35% 3.02%
1962 3.29% 3%
1961 3.23% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sudan grew by 0.81%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Sudan Thailand
Current population
53335233
71571743
Population rank 29/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.64% 0.86%
One net population change
1.29 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
18.7 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
1.64 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,113 -94
Annual growth/decline +406,172 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 168/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +291,469 +27,509
Net migration rank 6/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - 27,509
2024 - -544,257 - 23,321
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 -46,105 19,648
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 -61,046 21,683
2021 1,293,817 31,664 57,382 -2,093
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 84,107 32,277
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 116,867 5,221
2018 1,257,387 125,499 159,383 10,984
2017 1,208,046 441,623 194,695 66,805
2016 1,174,422 84,728 226,255 112,978
2015 1,145,259 66,476 266,362 32,500
2014 1,097,962 92,504 294,628 55,358
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 325,059 67,452
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 351,485 74,033
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 365,670 66,607
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 370,466 52,791
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 382,636 110,883
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 401,730 107,333
2007 992,819 -201,769 425,362 100,486
2006 963,740 -211,387 441,211 102,362
2005 907,017 -199,378 456,378 100,542
2004 889,382 -185,392 466,542 107,199
2003 898,226 -281,001 488,003 105,917
2002 897,965 -180,603 504,299 105,215
2001 880,284 -173,745 524,230 96,817
2000 858,536 -165,030 543,884 121,640
1999 835,840 -157,090 578,073 173,924
1998 814,752 -150,271 617,318 183,471
1997 802,245 -148,368 644,834 150,411
1996 792,926 -310,221 661,397 152,397
1995 780,700 -144,670 682,703 147,226
1994 764,645 -144,324 712,589 132,271
1993 743,249 -166,861 737,696 122,746
1992 731,177 -271,093 754,999 143,318
1991 714,612 -261,341 760,508 124,034
1990 699,953 -254,825 760,808 152,916
1989 683,743 -241,979 774,563 90,497
1988 672,604 -235,213 765,252 128,469
1987 658,416 -228,756 774,498 122,791
1986 649,649 -245,968 783,430 111,820
1985 583,382 -222,315 776,935 141,963
1984 577,405 -219,755 779,856 139,345
1983 570,198 -54,325 794,239 143,393
1982 606,362 124,007 817,951 101,885
1981 585,087 96,697 839,297 78,337
1980 552,930 208,602 845,575 88,478
1979 524,942 120,613 843,434 85,693
1978 497,987 177,153 847,799 82,011
1977 483,089 58,540 871,232 88,937
1976 470,019 22,147 894,072 40,656
1975 454,813 62,843 911,980 66,306
1974 444,456 6,023 923,151 72,801
1973 439,201 173,143 933,540 80,704
1972 428,340 2,238 940,420 73,082
1971 417,641 -3,577 936,215 43,400
1970 401,013 4,479 937,116 49,221
1969 385,712 2,476 948,314 26,551
1968 370,917 2,776 953,806 13,718
1967 356,599 4,508 944,980 17,005
1966 342,118 2,813 929,469 12,016
1965 327,799 6,367 909,000 22,995
1964 315,166 4,505 885,137 17,249
1963 302,132 4,263 860,728 16,494
1962 287,317 4,387 828,741 16,605
1961 272,562 3,904 801,140 14,968
1960 262,235 2,194 774,190 6,886

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

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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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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