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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 50,448,963 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 53,335,233 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.61 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 1.68% of the world: 0.64% for Sudan vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.67% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 53.3M (66.7% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Sudan vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Turkey
2100 137,695,876 64,274,243
2099 137,114,644 64,924,706
2098 136,500,499 65,567,989
2097 135,860,701 66,219,045
2096 135,222,218 66,865,890
2095 134,553,615 67,516,190
2094 133,902,112 68,169,346
2093 133,186,791 68,835,313
2092 132,427,642 69,496,264
2091 131,674,049 70,159,325
2090 130,893,042 70,828,304
2089 130,075,970 71,490,133
2088 129,234,968 72,146,464
2087 128,358,981 72,792,552
2086 127,463,823 73,439,558
2085 126,555,673 74,085,313
2084 125,612,419 74,713,882
2083 124,663,868 75,342,464
2082 123,716,124 75,969,760
2081 122,772,016 76,583,769
2080 121,805,246 77,195,480
2079 120,822,781 77,793,711
2078 119,802,944 78,386,293
2077 118,776,597 78,973,194
2076 117,748,457 79,556,991
2075 116,688,549 80,128,010
2074 115,601,159 80,697,544
2073 114,499,847 81,244,619
2072 113,374,089 81,785,452
2071 112,235,978 82,311,503
2070 111,102,687 82,827,402
2069 109,945,533 83,324,862
2068 108,791,037 83,806,741
2067 107,581,192 84,270,976
2066 106,357,353 84,728,547
2065 105,145,307 85,177,268
2064 103,903,801 85,611,517
2063 102,642,643 86,026,471
2062 101,354,095 86,425,827
2061 100,067,335 86,800,591
2060 98,765,585 87,156,663
2059 97,461,067 87,500,101
2058 96,135,716 87,809,920
2057 94,800,344 88,100,397
2056 93,458,640 88,369,840
2055 92,089,717 88,598,739
2054 90,711,253 88,806,632
2053 89,342,122 88,985,609
2052 87,962,125 89,144,425
2051 86,581,277 89,270,515
2050 85,194,794 89,374,730
2049 83,803,171 89,447,182
2048 82,442,635 89,484,074
2047 81,085,689 89,492,406
2046 79,725,126 89,467,391
2045 78,359,927 89,441,098
2044 77,006,049 89,390,601
2043 75,652,858 89,326,342
2042 74,312,465 89,237,658
2041 72,968,877 89,137,199
2040 71,640,015 89,021,820
2039 70,319,906 88,885,792
2038 69,001,239 88,736,121
2037 67,665,904 88,562,197
2036 66,337,650 88,373,007
2035 65,001,359 88,178,595
2034 63,664,516 87,975,336
2033 62,329,849 87,754,631
2032 61,007,985 87,524,158
2031 59,695,860 87,274,280
2030 58,384,521 87,004,538
2029 57,082,767 86,741,614
2028 55,800,806 86,466,107
2027 54,523,219 86,189,693
2026 52,894,744 85,932,926
2025 51,256,148 85,718,588
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% 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 59.7% to 85,194,794 people with a rank change from 29th to 21st. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M people compared to the peak of 89.5M 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 1.6% 0.23%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Sudan grew by 0.81%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Sudan Turkey
Current population
53335233
86002379
Population rank 29/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.64% 1.04%
One net population change
1.29 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
18.7 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
1.64 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,113 +528
Annual growth/decline +406,172 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 154/197
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 - -544,257 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 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
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
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 (1960–2024, 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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