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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 50,448,963 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 53,335,233 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.29% of the world: 0.64% for Sudan vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.67% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 53.3M (66.7% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Sudan vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Uganda
2100 137,695,876 122,497,526
2099 137,114,644 122,436,109
2098 136,500,499 122,364,302
2097 135,860,701 122,266,255
2096 135,222,218 122,146,810
2095 134,553,615 121,976,411
2094 133,902,112 121,799,752
2093 133,186,791 121,584,860
2092 132,427,642 121,336,796
2091 131,674,049 121,070,447
2090 130,893,042 120,767,412
2089 130,075,970 120,427,771
2088 129,234,968 120,064,594
2087 128,358,981 119,668,549
2086 127,463,823 119,256,686
2085 126,555,673 118,815,763
2084 125,612,419 118,339,179
2083 124,663,868 117,821,938
2082 123,716,124 117,274,958
2081 122,772,016 116,707,394
2080 121,805,246 116,096,095
2079 120,822,781 115,474,153
2078 119,802,944 114,805,376
2077 118,776,597 114,118,687
2076 117,748,457 113,390,189
2075 116,688,549 112,637,851
2074 115,601,159 111,863,410
2073 114,499,847 111,070,771
2072 113,374,089 110,240,940
2071 112,235,978 109,392,890
2070 111,102,687 108,505,633
2069 109,945,533 107,607,659
2068 108,791,037 106,677,578
2067 107,581,192 105,722,829
2066 106,357,353 104,739,111
2065 105,145,307 103,737,893
2064 103,903,801 102,701,560
2063 102,642,643 101,646,533
2062 101,354,095 100,561,859
2061 100,067,335 99,450,764
2060 98,765,585 98,334,788
2059 97,461,067 97,187,498
2058 96,135,716 96,014,439
2057 94,800,344 94,821,765
2056 93,458,640 93,613,209
2055 92,089,717 92,385,049
2054 90,711,253 91,132,827
2053 89,342,122 89,857,705
2052 87,962,125 88,568,311
2051 86,581,277 87,270,603
2050 85,194,794 85,957,376
2049 83,803,171 84,632,277
2048 82,442,635 83,284,965
2047 81,085,689 81,928,165
2046 79,725,126 80,569,225
2045 78,359,927 79,208,662
2044 77,006,049 77,834,944
2043 75,652,858 76,453,982
2042 74,312,465 75,075,287
2041 72,968,877 73,701,695
2040 71,640,015 72,333,375
2039 70,319,906 70,963,211
2038 69,001,239 69,580,447
2037 67,665,904 68,186,136
2036 66,337,650 66,804,746
2035 65,001,359 65,411,934
2034 63,664,516 64,023,352
2033 62,329,849 62,634,483
2032 61,007,985 61,235,174
2031 59,695,860 59,825,075
2030 58,384,521 58,415,479
2029 57,082,767 57,006,283
2028 55,800,806 55,596,520
2027 54,523,219 54,191,271
2026 52,894,744 52,792,624
2025 51,256,148 51,400,003
2024 50,448,963 50,015,092
2023 50,042,791 48,656,601
2022 49,383,346 47,312,719
2021 48,066,924 45,910,930
2020 46,789,231 44,457,152
2019 45,548,175 42,999,637
2018 44,230,596 41,565,831
2017 42,714,306 40,177,388
2016 41,259,892 38,799,152
2015 40,024,431 37,531,446
2014 38,823,318 36,395,539
2013 37,785,849 35,337,042
2012 36,923,178 34,337,438
2011 36,140,806 33,354,543
2010 35,414,399 32,390,802
2009 34,569,113 31,451,151
2008 33,623,980 30,539,553
2007 32,764,135 29,653,430
2006 31,992,435 28,794,003
2005 31,262,444 27,963,289
2004 30,556,637 27,154,515
2003 29,896,035 26,352,124
2002 29,228,727 25,532,870
2001 28,516,770 24,745,676
2000 27,816,745 24,000,150
1999 27,130,613 23,257,281
1998 26,458,999 22,515,806
1997 25,799,821 21,856,046
1996 25,231,528 21,231,550
1995 24,672,143 20,665,667
1994 24,043,948 20,108,801
1993 23,445,592 19,445,161
1992 22,927,355 18,785,032
1991 22,470,676 18,155,901
1990 22,021,481 17,569,897
1989 21,578,022 17,010,698
1988 21,138,431 16,470,483
1987 20,704,904 15,954,170
1986 20,288,238 15,467,579
1985 19,905,872 15,023,681
1984 19,546,528 14,607,677
1983 19,109,770 14,221,881
1982 18,486,645 13,873,631
1981 17,780,572 13,556,452
1980 17,058,905 13,275,741
1979 16,355,352 13,002,163
1978 15,695,003 12,692,113
1977 15,086,614 12,359,669
1976 14,569,716 12,037,294
1975 14,064,798 11,725,240
1974 13,580,723 11,424,846
1973 13,049,315 11,144,236
1972 12,527,856 10,885,796
1971 12,105,539 10,618,206
1970 11,695,771 10,321,603
1969 11,298,936 10,014,858
1968 10,917,999 9,708,632
1967 10,550,597 9,408,924
1966 10,197,578 9,122,864
1965 9,858,030 8,849,203
1964 9,531,109 8,586,363
1963 9,218,077 8,333,663
1962 8,919,028 8,092,231
1961 8,634,941 7,862,217
1960 8,364,489 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan Uganda
2100 0.42% 0.05%
2099 0.45% 0.06%
2098 0.47% 0.08%
2097 0.47% 0.1%
2096 0.5% 0.14%
2095 0.49% 0.15%
2094 0.54% 0.18%
2093 0.57% 0.2%
2092 0.57% 0.22%
2091 0.6% 0.25%
2090 0.63% 0.28%
2089 0.65% 0.3%
2088 0.68% 0.33%
2087 0.7% 0.35%
2086 0.72% 0.37%
2085 0.75% 0.4%
2084 0.76% 0.44%
2083 0.77% 0.47%
2082 0.77% 0.49%
2081 0.79% 0.53%
2080 0.81% 0.54%
2079 0.85% 0.58%
2078 0.86% 0.6%
2077 0.87% 0.64%
2076 0.91% 0.67%
2075 0.94% 0.69%
2074 0.96% 0.71%
2073 0.99% 0.75%
2072 1.01% 0.78%
2071 1.02% 0.82%
2070 1.05% 0.83%
2069 1.06% 0.87%
2068 1.12% 0.9%
2067 1.15% 0.94%
2066 1.15% 0.97%
2065 1.19% 1.01%
2064 1.23% 1.04%
2063 1.27% 1.08%
2062 1.29% 1.12%
2061 1.32% 1.13%
2060 1.34% 1.18%
2059 1.38% 1.22%
2058 1.41% 1.26%
2057 1.44% 1.29%
2056 1.49% 1.33%
2055 1.52% 1.37%
2054 1.53% 1.42%
2053 1.57% 1.46%
2052 1.59% 1.49%
2051 1.63% 1.53%
2050 1.66% 1.57%
2049 1.65% 1.62%
2048 1.67% 1.66%
2047 1.71% 1.69%
2046 1.74% 1.72%
2045 1.76% 1.76%
2044 1.79% 1.81%
2043 1.8% 1.84%
2042 1.84% 1.86%
2041 1.85% 1.89%
2040 1.88% 1.93%
2039 1.91% 1.99%
2038 1.97% 2.04%
2037 2% 2.07%
2036 2.06% 2.13%
2035 2.1% 2.17%
2034 2.14% 2.22%
2033 2.17% 2.29%
2032 2.2% 2.36%
2031 2.25% 2.41%
2030 2.28% 2.47%
2029 2.3% 2.54%
2028 2.34% 2.59%
2027 3.08% 2.65%
2026 3.2% 2.71%
2025 1.6% 2.77%
2024 0.81% 2.79%
2023 1.34% 2.84%
2022 2.74% 3.05%
2021 2.73% 3.27%
2020 2.72% 3.39%
2019 2.98% 3.45%
2018 3.55% 3.46%
2017 3.53% 3.55%
2016 3.09% 3.38%
2015 3.09% 3.12%
2014 2.75% 3%
2013 2.34% 2.91%
2012 2.16% 2.95%
2011 2.05% 2.98%
2010 2.45% 2.99%
2009 2.81% 2.98%
2008 2.62% 2.99%
2007 2.41% 2.98%
2006 2.34% 2.97%
2005 2.31% 2.98%
2004 2.21% 3.04%
2003 2.28% 3.21%
2002 2.5% 3.18%
2001 2.52% 3.11%
2000 2.53% 3.19%
1999 2.54% 3.29%
1998 2.55% 3.02%
1997 2.25% 2.94%
1996 2.27% 2.74%
1995 2.61% 2.77%
1994 2.55% 3.41%
1993 2.26% 3.51%
1992 2.03% 3.47%
1991 2.04% 3.34%
1990 2.06% 3.29%
1989 2.08% 3.28%
1988 2.09% 3.24%
1987 2.05% 3.15%
1986 1.92% 2.95%
1985 1.84% 2.85%
1984 2.29% 2.71%
1983 3.37% 2.51%
1982 3.97% 2.34%
1981 4.23% 2.11%
1980 4.3% 2.1%
1979 4.21% 2.44%
1978 4.03% 2.69%
1977 3.55% 2.68%
1976 3.59% 2.66%
1975 3.56% 2.63%
1974 4.07% 2.52%
1973 4.16% 2.37%
1972 3.49% 2.52%
1971 3.5% 2.87%
1970 3.51% 3.06%
1969 3.49% 3.15%
1968 3.48% 3.19%
1967 3.46% 3.14%
1966 3.44% 3.09%
1965 3.43% 3.06%
1964 3.4% 3.03%
1963 3.35% 2.98%
1962 3.29% 2.93%
1961 3.23% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Sudan Uganda
Current population
53335233
53170946
Population rank 29/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.64% 0.64%
One net population change
1.29 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
18.7 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
1.64 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,113 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +406,172 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 22/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +291,469 -119,059
Net migration rank 6/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - -119,059
2024 - -544,257 - -117,924
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 1,293,817 31,664 1,423,377 43,464
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 1,397,288 43,464
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 1,367,044 107,210
2018 1,257,387 125,499 1,332,600 60,724
2017 1,208,046 441,623 1,290,658 92,879
2016 1,174,422 84,728 1,249,565 123,379
2015 1,145,259 66,476 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 1,097,962 92,504 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 992,819 -201,769 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 963,740 -211,387 999,958 -156,232
2005 907,017 -199,378 969,096 -151,386
2004 889,382 -185,392 938,623 -138,770
2003 898,226 -281,001 901,374 -96,429
2002 897,965 -180,603 868,756 -35,149
2001 880,284 -173,745 836,751 -95,956
2000 858,536 -165,030 803,069 -52,824
1999 835,840 -157,090 775,166 -39,695
1998 814,752 -150,271 741,175 6,277
1997 802,245 -148,368 727,523 -155,461
1996 792,926 -310,221 699,707 -22,795
1995 780,700 -144,670 697,218 -242,378
1994 764,645 -144,324 675,092 -16,198
1993 743,249 -166,861 650,032 18,349
1992 731,177 -271,093 627,139 24,723
1991 714,612 -261,341 602,740 3,643
1990 699,953 -254,825 587,291 -21,688
1989 683,743 -241,979 565,367 -12,576
1988 672,604 -235,213 547,759 -20,113
1987 658,416 -228,756 527,397 -22,415
1986 649,649 -245,968 487,693 -19,485
1985 583,382 -222,315 462,534 -42,942
1984 577,405 -219,755 421,241 -8,818
1983 570,198 -54,325 404,940 -45,776
1982 606,362 124,007 390,820 -53,497
1981 585,087 96,697 380,028 -83,010
1980 552,930 208,602 370,287 -105,900
1979 524,942 120,613 381,626 -98,863
1978 497,987 177,153 371,930 -34,606
1977 483,089 58,540 365,216 -37,671
1976 470,019 22,147 359,458 -42,259
1975 454,813 62,843 354,278 -47,359
1974 444,456 6,023 345,773 -51,910
1973 439,201 173,143 340,780 -73,439
1972 428,340 2,238 335,935 -86,409
1971 417,641 -3,577 328,294 -42,642
1970 401,013 4,479 333,202 -25,646
1969 385,712 2,476 320,486 -14,548
1968 370,917 2,776 309,725 -3,214
1967 356,599 4,508 296,692 -3,773
1966 342,118 2,813 282,225 -3,021
1965 327,799 6,367 271,830 -3,716
1964 315,166 4,505 260,733 -3,169
1963 302,132 4,263 250,885 -3,058
1962 287,317 4,387 241,513 -6,470
1961 272,562 3,904 232,894 -7,893
1960 262,235 2,194 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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