The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 50,448,963 in 2024 vs 10,876,981 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 52,963,918 people compared to 11,372,700 in the United Arab Emirates.
Population statistics:
- Sudan's population is 4.66 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
- Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 86th.
- The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.64% for Sudan vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
- For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.67% per year vs +3.22% in the United Arab Emirates.
- Since 2005, the population of Sudan has increased from 31.3M people to 53M (69.4% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 4.66M to 11.4M (143.8% growth).
- Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 137M people compared to the peak of 25.8M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.
Sudan vs United Arab Emirates: live population counter
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| Current population |
52963918
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11372700
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| Population rank | 29/197 | 86/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.64% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
1.29 minutes
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1.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
18.7 seconds
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5.13 minutes
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| One death every |
1.64 minutes
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53.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
57.9 seconds
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1.89 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -544,257 | +278,439 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,113 | +1,077 |
| Annual growth/decline | +406,172 | +393,230 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.81% | +3.75% |
| Population growth rate rank | 118/197 | 8/197 |
Sudan and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,364,489 | 131,334 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,634,941 | 137,989 | 3.23% | 5.07% |
| 1962 | 8,919,028 | 144,946 | 3.29% | 5.04% |
| 1963 | 9,218,077 | 152,211 | 3.35% | 5.01% |
| 1964 | 9,531,109 | 159,692 | 3.4% | 4.91% |
| 1965 | 9,858,030 | 167,103 | 3.43% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 10,197,578 | 173,976 | 3.44% | 4.11% |
| 1967 | 10,550,597 | 179,700 | 3.46% | 3.29% |
| 1968 | 10,917,999 | 199,416 | 3.48% | 11% |
| 1969 | 11,298,936 | 239,660 | 3.49% | 20.2% |
| 1970 | 11,695,771 | 286,536 | 3.51% | 19.6% |
| 1971 | 12,105,539 | 335,027 | 3.5% | 16.9% |
| 1972 | 12,527,856 | 385,014 | 3.49% | 14.9% |
| 1973 | 13,049,315 | 436,399 | 4.16% | 13.3% |
| 1974 | 13,580,723 | 489,087 | 4.07% | 12.1% |
| 1975 | 14,064,798 | 542,856 | 3.56% | 11% |
| 1976 | 14,569,716 | 615,866 | 3.59% | 13.4% |
| 1977 | 15,086,614 | 710,209 | 3.55% | 15.3% |
| 1978 | 15,695,003 | 809,274 | 4.03% | 13.9% |
| 1979 | 16,355,352 | 912,010 | 4.21% | 12.7% |
| 1980 | 17,058,905 | 1,015,700 | 4.3% | 11.4% |
| 1981 | 17,780,572 | 1,099,855 | 4.23% | 8.29% |
| 1982 | 18,486,645 | 1,166,370 | 3.97% | 6.05% |
| 1983 | 19,109,770 | 1,235,305 | 3.37% | 5.91% |
| 1984 | 19,546,528 | 1,305,996 | 2.29% | 5.72% |
| 1985 | 19,905,872 | 1,377,911 | 1.84% | 5.51% |
| 1986 | 20,288,238 | 1,467,383 | 1.92% | 6.49% |
| 1987 | 20,704,904 | 1,574,244 | 2.05% | 7.28% |
| 1988 | 21,138,431 | 1,681,788 | 2.09% | 6.83% |
| 1989 | 21,578,022 | 1,789,851 | 2.08% | 6.43% |
| 1990 | 22,021,481 | 1,898,220 | 2.06% | 6.05% |
| 1991 | 22,470,676 | 2,006,626 | 2.04% | 5.71% |
| 1992 | 22,927,355 | 2,114,730 | 2.03% | 5.39% |
| 1993 | 23,445,592 | 2,222,093 | 2.26% | 5.08% |
| 1994 | 24,043,948 | 2,328,188 | 2.55% | 4.77% |
| 1995 | 24,672,143 | 2,434,662 | 2.61% | 4.57% |
| 1996 | 25,231,528 | 2,597,564 | 2.27% | 6.69% |
| 1997 | 25,799,821 | 2,817,410 | 2.25% | 8.46% |
| 1998 | 26,458,999 | 3,040,421 | 2.55% | 7.92% |
| 1999 | 27,130,613 | 3,266,009 | 2.54% | 7.42% |
| 2000 | 27,816,745 | 3,493,575 | 2.53% | 6.97% |
| 2001 | 28,516,770 | 3,723,590 | 2.52% | 6.58% |
| 2002 | 29,228,727 | 3,956,826 | 2.5% | 6.26% |
| 2003 | 29,896,035 | 4,192,457 | 2.28% | 5.96% |
| 2004 | 30,556,637 | 4,428,967 | 2.21% | 5.64% |
| 2005 | 31,262,444 | 4,664,790 | 2.31% | 5.32% |
| 2006 | 31,992,435 | 5,009,100 | 2.34% | 7.38% |
| 2007 | 32,764,135 | 5,624,635 | 2.41% | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 33,623,980 | 6,302,664 | 2.62% | 12.1% |
| 2009 | 34,569,113 | 6,707,058 | 2.81% | 6.42% |
| 2010 | 35,414,399 | 6,869,838 | 2.45% | 2.43% |
| 2011 | 36,140,806 | 7,104,538 | 2.05% | 3.42% |
| 2012 | 36,923,178 | 7,391,448 | 2.16% | 4.04% |
| 2013 | 37,785,849 | 7,693,031 | 2.34% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 38,823,318 | 8,059,440 | 2.75% | 4.76% |
| 2015 | 40,024,431 | 8,505,237 | 3.09% | 5.53% |
| 2016 | 41,259,892 | 8,935,095 | 3.09% | 5.05% |
| 2017 | 42,714,306 | 9,223,225 | 3.53% | 3.22% |
| 2018 | 44,230,596 | 9,346,701 | 3.55% | 1.34% |
| 2019 | 45,548,175 | 9,445,785 | 2.98% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 46,789,231 | 9,401,038 | 2.72% | -0.47% |
| 2021 | 48,066,924 | 9,575,152 | 2.73% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 49,383,346 | 10,074,977 | 2.74% | 5.22% |
| 2023 | 50,042,791 | 10,483,751 | 1.34% | 4.06% |
| 2024 | 50,448,963 | 10,876,981 | 0.81% | 3.75% |
| 2025 | 51,662,152 | 11,191,510 | 2.4% | 2.89% |
| 2026 | 53,282,718 | 11,417,074 | 3.14% | 2.02% |
| 2027 | 54,724,215 | 11,595,528 | 2.71% | 1.56% |
| 2028 | 55,993,833 | 11,750,055 | 2.32% | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 57,275,443 | 11,890,496 | 2.29% | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 58,571,624 | 12,024,613 | 2.26% | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 59,872,936 | 12,159,255 | 2.22% | 1.12% |
| 2032 | 61,179,476 | 12,298,043 | 2.18% | 1.14% |
| 2033 | 62,497,205 | 12,440,531 | 2.15% | 1.16% |
| 2034 | 63,822,356 | 12,586,327 | 2.12% | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 65,148,317 | 12,734,906 | 2.08% | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 66,470,018 | 12,885,831 | 2.03% | 1.19% |
| 2037 | 67,791,240 | 13,038,803 | 1.99% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 69,107,712 | 13,193,613 | 1.94% | 1.19% |
| 2039 | 70,416,631 | 13,349,897 | 1.89% | 1.18% |
| 2040 | 71,730,604 | 13,507,317 | 1.87% | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 73,056,213 | 13,665,875 | 1.85% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 74,387,562 | 13,825,473 | 1.82% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 75,723,670 | 13,986,029 | 1.8% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 77,066,454 | 14,147,509 | 1.77% | 1.15% |
| 2045 | 78,415,205 | 14,309,823 | 1.75% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 79,767,271 | 14,473,950 | 1.72% | 1.15% |
| 2047 | 81,115,241 | 14,641,700 | 1.69% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 82,463,202 | 14,812,411 | 1.66% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 83,828,356 | 14,984,754 | 1.66% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 85,206,384 | 15,158,142 | 1.64% | 1.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sudan increased by 8,761,987 people (a 28% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sudan gained 12,939,487 (a 32.3% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).
Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2005 and is 29th in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Sudan's population will grow by 60.9% to 85,206,384 people with a rank change from 29th to 21st. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Dubai | 3.94M |
| Abu Dhabi | 1.57M |
| Sharjah | 1.25M |
| Al Ain | 767K |
| Ajman | 490K |
| Fujairah | 119K |
| Ras al-Khaimah | 116K |
| Umm al-Quwain | 44.4K |
| Madinat Zayed | 29.1K |
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Population differences between Sudan and the United Arab Emirates
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| Life expectancy | 66.7 years | 83.2 years |
| Average age | 23.6 years | 32.1 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 32.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 63.9:36.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.32 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 69.9 ppl/mi² | 397 ppl/mi² |
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