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

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The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 51,662,147 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 54,156,832 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 6.94 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.65% for Sudan vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 54.2M (69.3% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Sudan vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Turkmenistan
2100 138,786,562 10,041,228
2099 138,200,726 10,070,007
2098 137,581,716 10,097,571
2097 136,936,850 10,123,813
2096 136,293,310 10,148,560
2095 135,619,411 10,172,371
2094 134,962,748 10,194,567
2093 134,241,761 10,215,533
2092 133,476,598 10,235,132
2091 132,717,036 10,253,189
2090 131,929,843 10,270,414
2089 131,106,299 10,285,963
2088 130,258,636 10,300,439
2087 129,375,710 10,313,629
2086 128,473,461 10,325,212
2085 127,558,118 10,335,299
2084 126,607,392 10,343,821
2083 125,651,327 10,350,710
2082 124,696,076 10,356,526
2081 123,744,490 10,360,689
2080 122,770,063 10,363,394
2079 121,779,815 10,364,229
2078 120,751,900 10,363,113
2077 119,717,424 10,360,467
2076 118,681,140 10,356,079
2075 117,612,837 10,349,863
2074 116,516,833 10,342,496
2073 115,406,797 10,333,532
2072 114,272,123 10,322,776
2071 113,124,997 10,310,748
2070 111,982,729 10,297,702
2069 110,816,409 10,283,723
2068 109,652,769 10,268,779
2067 108,433,341 10,252,681
2066 107,199,808 10,235,535
2065 105,978,161 10,217,603
2064 104,726,820 10,198,228
2063 103,455,672 10,177,447
2062 102,156,918 10,155,121
2061 100,859,967 10,131,160
2060 99,547,905 10,105,616
2059 98,233,054 10,077,893
2058 96,897,205 10,047,185
2057 95,551,255 10,013,846
2056 94,198,924 9,977,699
2055 92,819,157 9,938,273
2054 91,429,774 9,895,840
2053 90,049,799 9,849,324
2052 88,658,871 9,799,331
2051 87,267,085 9,745,673
2050 85,869,620 9,688,197
2049 84,466,974 9,627,119
2048 83,095,662 9,562,502
2047 81,727,967 9,494,734
2046 80,356,627 9,423,990
2045 78,980,614 9,350,870
2044 77,616,012 9,275,707
2043 76,252,103 9,199,229
2042 74,901,092 9,121,705
2041 73,546,861 9,043,208
2040 72,207,474 8,964,374
2039 70,876,908 8,885,167
2038 69,547,797 8,805,836
2037 68,201,884 8,726,399
2036 66,863,109 8,646,796
2035 65,516,233 8,567,354
2034 64,168,801 8,487,651
2033 62,823,562 8,407,327
2032 61,491,227 8,326,172
2031 60,168,709 8,243,436
2030 58,846,984 8,158,380
2029 57,534,918 8,065,431
2028 56,242,802 7,964,546
2027 54,955,096 7,856,302
2026 53,313,722 7,740,924
2025 51,662,147 7,618,847
2024 50,448,963 7,494,498
2023 50,042,791 7,364,438
2022 49,383,346 7,230,193
2021 48,066,924 7,092,043
2020 46,789,231 6,949,912
2019 45,548,175 6,803,944
2018 44,230,596 6,655,524
2017 42,714,306 6,507,061
2016 41,259,892 6,360,041
2015 40,024,431 6,215,770
2014 38,823,318 6,075,283
2013 37,785,849 5,939,341
2012 36,923,178 5,808,546
2011 36,140,806 5,683,417
2010 35,414,399 5,564,356
2009 34,569,113 5,451,592
2008 33,623,980 5,345,029
2007 32,764,135 5,244,046
2006 31,992,435 5,147,105
2005 31,262,444 5,052,257
2004 30,556,637 4,958,093
2003 29,896,035 4,863,865
2002 29,228,727 4,769,465
2001 28,516,770 4,675,409
2000 27,816,745 4,582,677
1999 27,130,613 4,492,170
1998 26,458,999 4,410,507
1997 25,799,821 4,336,730
1996 25,231,528 4,263,819
1995 24,672,143 4,191,203
1994 24,043,948 4,116,662
1993 23,445,592 4,032,407
1992 22,927,355 3,944,689
1991 22,470,676 3,855,894
1990 22,021,481 3,760,562
1989 21,578,022 3,662,459
1988 21,138,431 3,559,363
1987 20,704,904 3,452,731
1986 20,288,238 3,347,809
1985 19,905,872 3,247,534
1984 19,546,528 3,154,079
1983 19,109,770 3,067,534
1982 18,486,645 2,985,557
1981 17,780,572 2,907,187
1980 17,058,905 2,832,203
1979 16,355,352 2,760,358
1978 15,695,003 2,691,088
1977 15,086,614 2,623,948
1976 14,569,716 2,558,521
1975 14,064,798 2,494,570
1974 13,580,723 2,432,028
1973 13,049,315 2,370,919
1972 12,527,856 2,311,430
1971 12,105,539 2,253,119
1970 11,695,771 2,195,616
1969 11,298,936 2,139,024
1968 10,917,999 2,083,069
1967 10,550,597 2,027,403
1966 10,197,578 1,971,737
1965 9,858,030 1,915,916
1964 9,531,109 1,859,997
1963 9,218,077 1,804,272
1962 8,919,028 1,749,214
1961 8,634,941 1,695,400
1960 8,364,489 1,643,457

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan Turkmenistan
2100 0.42% -0.29%
2099 0.45% -0.27%
2098 0.47% -0.26%
2097 0.47% -0.24%
2096 0.5% -0.23%
2095 0.49% -0.22%
2094 0.54% -0.21%
2093 0.57% -0.19%
2092 0.57% -0.18%
2091 0.6% -0.17%
2090 0.63% -0.15%
2089 0.65% -0.14%
2088 0.68% -0.13%
2087 0.7% -0.11%
2086 0.72% -0.1%
2085 0.75% -0.08%
2084 0.76% -0.07%
2083 0.77% -0.06%
2082 0.77% -0.04%
2081 0.79% -0.03%
2080 0.81% -0.008%
2079 0.85% 0.01%
2078 0.86% 0.03%
2077 0.87% 0.04%
2076 0.91% 0.06%
2075 0.94% 0.07%
2074 0.96% 0.09%
2073 0.99% 0.1%
2072 1.01% 0.12%
2071 1.02% 0.13%
2070 1.05% 0.14%
2069 1.06% 0.15%
2068 1.12% 0.16%
2067 1.15% 0.17%
2066 1.15% 0.18%
2065 1.19% 0.19%
2064 1.23% 0.2%
2063 1.27% 0.22%
2062 1.29% 0.24%
2061 1.32% 0.25%
2060 1.34% 0.28%
2059 1.38% 0.31%
2058 1.41% 0.33%
2057 1.44% 0.36%
2056 1.49% 0.4%
2055 1.52% 0.43%
2054 1.53% 0.47%
2053 1.57% 0.51%
2052 1.59% 0.55%
2051 1.63% 0.59%
2050 1.66% 0.63%
2049 1.65% 0.68%
2048 1.67% 0.71%
2047 1.71% 0.75%
2046 1.74% 0.78%
2045 1.76% 0.81%
2044 1.79% 0.83%
2043 1.8% 0.85%
2042 1.84% 0.87%
2041 1.85% 0.88%
2040 1.88% 0.89%
2039 1.91% 0.9%
2038 1.97% 0.91%
2037 2% 0.92%
2036 2.06% 0.93%
2035 2.1% 0.94%
2034 2.14% 0.96%
2033 2.17% 0.97%
2032 2.2% 1%
2031 2.25% 1.04%
2030 2.28% 1.15%
2029 2.3% 1.27%
2028 2.34% 1.38%
2027 3.08% 1.49%
2026 3.2% 1.6%
2025 2.4% 1.66%
2024 0.81% 1.77%
2023 1.34% 1.86%
2022 2.74% 1.95%
2021 2.73% 2.05%
2020 2.72% 2.15%
2019 2.98% 2.23%
2018 3.55% 2.28%
2017 3.53% 2.31%
2016 3.09% 2.32%
2015 3.09% 2.31%
2014 2.75% 2.29%
2013 2.34% 2.25%
2012 2.16% 2.2%
2011 2.05% 2.14%
2010 2.45% 2.07%
2009 2.81% 1.99%
2008 2.62% 1.93%
2007 2.41% 1.88%
2006 2.34% 1.88%
2005 2.31% 1.9%
2004 2.21% 1.94%
2003 2.28% 1.98%
2002 2.5% 2.01%
2001 2.52% 2.02%
2000 2.53% 2.01%
1999 2.54% 1.85%
1998 2.55% 1.7%
1997 2.25% 1.71%
1996 2.27% 1.73%
1995 2.61% 1.81%
1994 2.55% 2.09%
1993 2.26% 2.22%
1992 2.03% 2.3%
1991 2.04% 2.54%
1990 2.06% 2.68%
1989 2.08% 2.9%
1988 2.09% 3.09%
1987 2.05% 3.13%
1986 1.92% 3.09%
1985 1.84% 2.96%
1984 2.29% 2.82%
1983 3.37% 2.75%
1982 3.97% 2.7%
1981 4.23% 2.65%
1980 4.3% 2.6%
1979 4.21% 2.57%
1978 4.03% 2.56%
1977 3.55% 2.56%
1976 3.59% 2.56%
1975 3.56% 2.57%
1974 4.07% 2.58%
1973 4.16% 2.57%
1972 3.49% 2.59%
1971 3.5% 2.62%
1970 3.51% 2.65%
1969 3.49% 2.69%
1968 3.48% 2.75%
1967 3.46% 2.82%
1966 3.44% 2.91%
1965 3.43% 3.01%
1964 3.4% 3.09%
1963 3.35% 3.15%
1962 3.29% 3.17%
1961 3.23% 3.16%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Sudan grew by 2.4%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Sudan Turkmenistan
Current population
54156832
7800189
Population rank 29/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.09%
One net population change
26.1 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
18.9 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
1.64 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,324 +341
Annual growth/decline +1,213,184 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 63/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +291,469 +13,268
Net migration rank 6/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - 13,268
2024 1,345,019 -544,257 112,942 14,646
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 117,529 15,005
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 121,814 14,141
2021 1,293,817 31,664 122,721 17,617
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 124,014 19,913
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 128,275 19,735
2018 1,257,387 125,499 129,537 19,293
2017 1,208,046 441,623 131,417 16,678
2016 1,174,422 84,728 132,581 13,365
2015 1,145,259 66,476 132,663 9,936
2014 1,097,962 92,504 129,677 8,696
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 126,217 7,287
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 120,957 7,125
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 115,197 6,992
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 109,318 6,621
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 102,931 6,656
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 96,815 6,734
2007 992,819 -201,769 92,038 6,388
2006 963,740 -211,387 87,840 7,613
2005 907,017 -199,378 83,968 10,263
2004 889,382 -185,392 79,850 14,242
2003 898,226 -281,001 76,737 17,625
2002 897,965 -180,603 75,639 18,803
2001 880,284 -173,745 76,682 16,982
2000 858,536 -165,030 76,875 14,925
1999 835,840 -157,090 76,362 12,859
1998 814,752 -150,271 77,342 -3,239
1997 802,245 -148,368 79,045 -5,600
1996 792,926 -310,221 80,996 -8,627
1995 780,700 -144,670 86,289 -13,423
1994 764,645 -144,324 89,319 -13,094
1993 743,249 -166,861 92,596 -312
1992 731,177 -271,093 96,668 -13,517
1991 714,612 -261,341 99,297 -4,864
1990 699,953 -254,825 101,099 -4,864
1989 683,743 -241,979 103,553 -3,576
1988 672,604 -235,213 104,802 1,408
1987 658,416 -228,756 103,885 3,161
1986 649,649 -245,968 100,930 1,878
1985 583,382 -222,315 95,890 1,861
1984 577,405 -219,755 90,591 -1,427
1983 570,198 -54,325 85,183 -1,264
1982 606,362 124,007 80,989 -961
1981 585,087 96,697 77,829 -1,102
1980 552,930 208,602 74,394 -1,152
1979 524,942 120,613 71,135 -677
1978 497,987 177,153 68,437 -350
1977 483,089 58,540 66,318 -132
1976 470,019 22,147 64,513 160
1975 454,813 62,843 62,681 550
1974 444,456 6,023 60,925 924
1973 439,201 173,143 59,169 1,194
1972 428,340 2,238 57,326 1,293
1971 417,641 -3,577 56,666 1,348
1970 401,013 4,479 55,617 1,376
1969 385,712 2,476 54,791 1,397
1968 370,917 2,776 54,324 1,401
1967 356,599 4,508 54,209 1,397
1966 342,118 2,813 54,353 1,377
1965 327,799 6,367 54,558 1,366
1964 315,166 4,505 54,574 1,340
1963 302,132 4,263 54,203 1,332
1962 287,317 4,387 53,248 1,337
1961 272,562 3,904 51,659 1,372
1960 262,235 2,194 49,436 1,421

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

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

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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