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

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The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 51,662,147 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 54,156,832 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.59 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.69% of the world: 0.65% for Sudan vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 54.2M (69.3% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Sudan vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Turkey
2100 138,786,562 64,394,191
2099 138,200,726 65,045,868
2098 137,581,716 65,690,351
2097 136,936,850 66,342,622
2096 136,293,310 66,990,674
2095 135,619,411 67,642,188
2094 134,962,748 68,296,562
2093 134,241,761 68,963,773
2092 133,476,598 69,625,957
2091 132,717,036 70,290,255
2090 131,929,843 70,960,483
2089 131,106,299 71,623,547
2088 130,258,636 72,281,102
2087 129,375,710 72,928,397
2086 128,473,461 73,576,610
2085 127,558,118 74,223,570
2084 126,607,392 74,853,312
2083 125,651,327 75,483,067
2082 124,696,076 76,111,533
2081 123,744,490 76,726,689
2080 122,770,063 77,339,541
2079 121,779,815 77,938,889
2078 120,751,900 78,532,577
2077 119,717,424 79,120,573
2076 118,681,140 79,705,459
2075 117,612,837 80,277,544
2074 116,516,833 80,848,141
2073 115,406,797 81,396,237
2072 114,272,123 81,938,080
2071 113,124,997 82,465,112
2070 111,982,729 82,981,973
2069 110,816,409 83,480,362
2068 109,652,769 83,963,140
2067 108,433,341 84,428,242
2066 107,199,808 84,886,666
2065 105,978,161 85,336,225
2064 104,726,820 85,771,285
2063 103,455,672 86,187,013
2062 102,156,918 86,587,114
2061 100,859,967 86,962,577
2060 99,547,905 87,319,314
2059 98,233,054 87,663,392
2058 96,897,205 87,973,789
2057 95,551,255 88,264,809
2056 94,198,924 88,534,755
2055 92,819,157 88,764,080
2054 91,429,774 88,972,362
2053 90,049,799 89,151,673
2052 88,658,871 89,310,785
2051 87,267,085 89,437,110
2050 85,869,620 89,541,520
2049 84,466,974 89,614,107
2048 83,095,662 89,651,068
2047 81,727,967 89,659,415
2046 80,356,627 89,634,354
2045 78,980,614 89,608,012
2044 77,616,012 89,557,421
2043 76,252,103 89,493,042
2042 74,901,092 89,404,193
2041 73,546,861 89,303,546
2040 72,207,474 89,187,952
2039 70,876,908 89,051,669
2038 69,547,797 88,901,719
2037 68,201,884 88,727,471
2036 66,863,109 88,537,927
2035 65,516,233 88,343,153
2034 64,168,801 88,139,515
2033 62,823,562 87,918,397
2032 61,491,227 87,687,495
2031 60,168,709 87,437,150
2030 58,846,984 87,166,904
2029 57,534,918 86,903,490
2028 56,242,802 86,627,469
2027 54,955,096 86,350,539
2026 53,313,722 86,093,293
2025 51,662,147 85,878,556
2024 50,448,963 85,518,661
2023 50,042,791 85,325,965
2022 49,383,346 84,979,913
2021 48,066,924 84,147,318
2020 46,789,231 83,384,680
2019 45,548,175 82,579,440
2018 44,230,596 81,407,204
2017 42,714,306 80,312,698
2016 41,259,892 79,277,962
2015 40,024,431 78,218,479
2014 38,823,318 77,181,884
2013 37,785,849 76,147,624
2012 36,923,178 75,175,827
2011 36,140,806 74,223,629
2010 35,414,399 73,142,150
2009 34,569,113 72,039,206
2008 33,623,980 71,051,678
2007 32,764,135 70,158,112
2006 31,992,435 70,045,349
2005 31,262,444 69,329,557
2004 30,556,637 68,592,617
2003 29,896,035 67,831,730
2002 29,228,727 67,048,795
2001 28,516,770 66,245,128
2000 27,816,745 65,425,961
1999 27,130,613 64,591,923
1998 26,458,999 63,734,383
1997 25,799,821 62,852,966
1996 25,231,528 61,951,134
1995 24,672,143 61,024,503
1994 24,043,948 60,033,836
1993 23,445,592 58,999,167
1992 22,927,355 57,990,118
1991 22,470,676 57,009,887
1990 22,021,481 56,015,628
1989 21,578,022 54,976,723
1988 21,138,431 53,909,626
1987 20,704,904 52,843,670
1986 20,288,238 51,777,772
1985 19,905,872 50,687,115
1984 19,546,528 49,574,069
1983 19,109,770 48,447,410
1982 18,486,645 47,322,096
1981 17,780,572 46,321,190
1980 17,058,905 45,408,815
1979 16,355,352 44,510,429
1978 15,695,003 43,645,306
1977 15,086,614 42,773,298
1976 14,569,716 41,899,984
1975 14,064,798 41,053,126
1974 13,580,723 40,210,234
1973 13,049,315 39,329,533
1972 12,527,856 38,430,221
1971 12,105,539 37,518,611
1970 11,695,771 36,638,465
1969 11,298,936 35,787,774
1968 10,917,999 34,921,684
1967 10,550,597 34,050,421
1966 10,197,578 33,177,672
1965 9,858,030 32,345,220
1964 9,531,109 31,543,072
1963 9,218,077 30,726,841
1962 8,919,028 29,916,147
1961 8,634,941 29,119,238
1960 8,364,489 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan Turkey
2100 0.42% -1%
2099 0.45% -0.98%
2098 0.47% -0.98%
2097 0.47% -0.97%
2096 0.5% -0.96%
2095 0.49% -0.96%
2094 0.54% -0.97%
2093 0.57% -0.95%
2092 0.57% -0.95%
2091 0.6% -0.94%
2090 0.63% -0.93%
2089 0.65% -0.91%
2088 0.68% -0.89%
2087 0.7% -0.88%
2086 0.72% -0.87%
2085 0.75% -0.84%
2084 0.76% -0.83%
2083 0.77% -0.83%
2082 0.77% -0.8%
2081 0.79% -0.79%
2080 0.81% -0.77%
2079 0.85% -0.76%
2078 0.86% -0.74%
2077 0.87% -0.73%
2076 0.91% -0.71%
2075 0.94% -0.71%
2074 0.96% -0.67%
2073 0.99% -0.66%
2072 1.01% -0.64%
2071 1.02% -0.62%
2070 1.05% -0.6%
2069 1.06% -0.57%
2068 1.12% -0.55%
2067 1.15% -0.54%
2066 1.15% -0.53%
2065 1.19% -0.51%
2064 1.23% -0.48%
2063 1.27% -0.46%
2062 1.29% -0.43%
2061 1.32% -0.41%
2060 1.34% -0.39%
2059 1.38% -0.35%
2058 1.41% -0.33%
2057 1.44% -0.3%
2056 1.49% -0.26%
2055 1.52% -0.23%
2054 1.53% -0.2%
2053 1.57% -0.18%
2052 1.59% -0.14%
2051 1.63% -0.12%
2050 1.66% -0.08%
2049 1.65% -0.04%
2048 1.67% -0.009%
2047 1.71% 0.03%
2046 1.74% 0.03%
2045 1.76% 0.06%
2044 1.79% 0.07%
2043 1.8% 0.1%
2042 1.84% 0.11%
2041 1.85% 0.13%
2040 1.88% 0.15%
2039 1.91% 0.17%
2038 1.97% 0.2%
2037 2% 0.21%
2036 2.06% 0.22%
2035 2.1% 0.23%
2034 2.14% 0.25%
2033 2.17% 0.26%
2032 2.2% 0.29%
2031 2.25% 0.31%
2030 2.28% 0.3%
2029 2.3% 0.32%
2028 2.34% 0.32%
2027 3.08% 0.3%
2026 3.2% 0.25%
2025 2.4% 0.42%
2024 0.81% 0.23%
2023 1.34% 0.41%
2022 2.74% 0.99%
2021 2.73% 0.91%
2020 2.72% 0.98%
2019 2.98% 1.44%
2018 3.55% 1.36%
2017 3.53% 1.31%
2016 3.09% 1.35%
2015 3.09% 1.34%
2014 2.75% 1.36%
2013 2.34% 1.29%
2012 2.16% 1.28%
2011 2.05% 1.48%
2010 2.45% 1.53%
2009 2.81% 1.39%
2008 2.62% 1.27%
2007 2.41% 0.16%
2006 2.34% 1.03%
2005 2.31% 1.07%
2004 2.21% 1.12%
2003 2.28% 1.17%
2002 2.5% 1.21%
2001 2.52% 1.25%
2000 2.53% 1.29%
1999 2.54% 1.35%
1998 2.55% 1.4%
1997 2.25% 1.46%
1996 2.27% 1.52%
1995 2.61% 1.65%
1994 2.55% 1.75%
1993 2.26% 1.74%
1992 2.03% 1.72%
1991 2.04% 1.77%
1990 2.06% 1.89%
1989 2.08% 1.98%
1988 2.09% 2.02%
1987 2.05% 2.06%
1986 1.92% 2.15%
1985 1.84% 2.25%
1984 2.29% 2.33%
1983 3.37% 2.38%
1982 3.97% 2.16%
1981 4.23% 2.01%
1980 4.3% 2.02%
1979 4.21% 1.98%
1978 4.03% 2.04%
1977 3.55% 2.08%
1976 3.59% 2.06%
1975 3.56% 2.1%
1974 4.07% 2.24%
1973 4.16% 2.34%
1972 3.49% 2.43%
1971 3.5% 2.4%
1970 3.51% 2.38%
1969 3.49% 2.48%
1968 3.48% 2.56%
1967 3.46% 2.63%
1966 3.44% 2.57%
1965 3.43% 2.54%
1964 3.4% 2.66%
1963 3.35% 2.71%
1962 3.29% 2.74%
1961 3.23% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Sudan grew by 2.4%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Sudan Turkey
Current population
54156832
86225430
Population rank 29/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 1.04%
One net population change
26.1 seconds
1.46 minutes
One birth every
18.9 seconds
33.5 seconds
One death every
1.64 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,324 +986
Annual growth/decline +1,213,184 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 138/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +291,469 -258,205
Net migration rank 6/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - -258,205
2024 1,345,019 -544,257 453,249 -275,952
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 426,630 -318,070
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 535,373 -301,544
2021 1,293,817 31,664 521,713 20,283
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 608,708 37,934
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 751,472 -15,690
2018 1,257,387 125,499 830,353 187,570
2017 1,208,046 441,623 875,408 659,846
2016 1,174,422 84,728 895,841 352,063
2015 1,145,259 66,476 930,799 1,063,140
2014 1,097,962 92,504 957,055 1,033,384
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 921,386 438,618
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 917,145 258,623
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 875,839 68,849
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 892,334 55,532
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 900,491 24,276
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 868,749 47,915
2007 992,819 -201,769 876,626 -186,402
2006 963,740 -211,387 897,351 -190,194
2005 907,017 -199,378 898,650 -174,177
2004 889,382 -185,392 896,025 -146,574
2003 898,226 -281,001 893,683 -121,383
2002 897,965 -180,603 922,927 -129,444
2001 880,284 -173,745 980,560 -166,759
2000 858,536 -165,030 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 835,840 -157,090 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 814,752 -150,271 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 802,245 -148,368 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 792,926 -310,221 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 780,700 -144,670 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 764,645 -144,324 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 743,249 -166,861 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 731,177 -271,093 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 714,612 -261,341 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 699,953 -254,825 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 683,743 -241,979 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 672,604 -235,213 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 658,416 -228,756 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 649,649 -245,968 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 583,382 -222,315 1,098,846 8,960
1984 577,405 -219,755 1,096,529 21,787
1983 570,198 -54,325 1,095,106 39,871
1982 606,362 124,007 1,091,863 23,728
1981 585,087 96,697 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 552,930 208,602 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 524,942 120,613 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 497,987 177,153 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 483,089 58,540 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 470,019 22,147 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 454,813 62,843 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 444,456 6,023 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 439,201 173,143 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 428,340 2,238 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 417,641 -3,577 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 401,013 4,479 991,950 -150,924
1969 385,712 2,476 970,958 -110,578
1968 370,917 2,776 950,778 -78,973
1967 356,599 4,508 936,727 -65,993
1966 342,118 2,813 925,790 -50,999
1965 327,799 6,367 904,016 -113,911
1964 315,166 4,505 884,152 -69,978
1963 302,132 4,263 862,626 -44,317
1962 287,317 4,387 837,473 -34,353
1961 272,562 3,904 816,911 -26,187
1960 262,235 2,194 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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