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Population in Sudan compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 51,662,147 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 54,156,832 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 1.29 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 0.65% for Sudan vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 54.2M (69.3% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Sudan vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan United Kingdom
2100 138,786,562 74,517,005
2099 138,200,726 74,647,273
2098 137,581,716 74,766,073
2097 136,936,850 74,879,923
2096 136,293,310 74,991,940
2095 135,619,411 75,102,041
2094 134,962,748 75,198,597
2093 134,241,761 75,296,704
2092 133,476,598 75,390,038
2091 132,717,036 75,480,137
2090 131,929,843 75,566,962
2089 131,106,299 75,649,353
2088 130,258,636 75,721,067
2087 129,375,710 75,791,990
2086 128,473,461 75,859,854
2085 127,558,118 75,918,647
2084 126,607,392 75,969,065
2083 125,651,327 76,018,614
2082 124,696,076 76,059,464
2081 123,744,490 76,086,593
2080 122,770,063 76,118,679
2079 121,779,815 76,147,352
2078 120,751,900 76,165,841
2077 119,717,424 76,183,437
2076 118,681,140 76,185,828
2075 117,612,837 76,198,349
2074 116,516,833 76,209,676
2073 115,406,797 76,218,781
2072 114,272,123 76,211,187
2071 113,124,997 76,200,495
2070 111,982,729 76,190,801
2069 110,816,409 76,184,140
2068 109,652,769 76,183,288
2067 108,433,341 76,175,881
2066 107,199,808 76,168,987
2065 105,978,161 76,168,193
2064 104,726,820 76,165,129
2063 103,455,672 76,165,534
2062 102,156,918 76,158,910
2061 100,859,967 76,156,587
2060 99,547,905 76,157,104
2059 98,233,054 76,157,593
2058 96,897,205 76,139,384
2057 95,551,255 76,119,478
2056 94,198,924 76,086,799
2055 92,819,157 76,047,952
2054 91,429,774 75,980,524
2053 90,049,799 75,907,047
2052 88,658,871 75,815,200
2051 87,267,085 75,709,173
2050 85,869,620 75,591,218
2049 84,466,974 75,460,140
2048 83,095,662 75,313,837
2047 81,727,967 75,153,802
2046 80,356,627 74,986,563
2045 78,980,614 74,808,886
2044 77,616,012 74,623,687
2043 76,252,103 74,424,133
2042 74,901,092 74,224,922
2041 73,546,861 74,020,934
2040 72,207,474 73,812,680
2039 70,876,908 73,600,788
2038 69,547,797 73,378,310
2037 68,201,884 73,155,497
2036 66,863,109 72,921,995
2035 65,516,233 72,671,687
2034 64,168,801 72,418,766
2033 62,823,562 72,145,065
2032 61,491,227 71,869,259
2031 60,168,709 71,581,519
2030 58,846,984 71,267,237
2029 57,534,918 70,948,992
2028 56,242,802 70,609,246
2027 54,955,096 70,248,858
2026 53,313,722 69,883,746
2025 51,662,147 69,487,000
2024 50,448,963 69,281,000
2023 50,042,791 68,526,000
2022 49,383,346 67,636,000
2021 48,066,924 66,978,000
2020 46,789,231 66,740,000
2019 45,548,175 66,628,000
2018 44,230,596 66,287,000
2017 42,714,306 65,964,000
2016 41,259,892 65,606,000
2015 40,024,431 65,087,000
2014 38,823,318 64,619,000
2013 37,785,849 64,138,000
2012 36,923,178 63,711,000
2011 36,140,806 63,258,810
2010 35,414,399 62,766,365
2009 34,569,113 62,276,270
2008 33,623,980 61,806,995
2007 32,764,135 61,322,463
2006 31,992,435 60,846,820
2005 31,262,444 60,401,206
2004 30,556,637 59,987,905
2003 29,896,035 59,647,577
2002 29,228,727 59,370,479
2001 28,516,770 59,119,673
2000 27,816,745 58,892,514
1999 27,130,613 58,682,466
1998 26,458,999 58,487,141
1997 25,799,821 58,316,954
1996 25,231,528 58,166,950
1995 24,672,143 58,019,030
1994 24,043,948 57,865,745
1993 23,445,592 57,718,614
1992 22,927,355 57,580,402
1991 22,470,676 57,424,897
1990 22,021,481 57,247,586
1989 21,578,022 57,076,711
1988 21,138,431 56,928,327
1987 20,704,904 56,802,050
1986 20,288,238 56,681,396
1985 19,905,872 56,550,268
1984 19,546,528 56,422,072
1983 19,109,770 56,332,848
1982 18,486,645 56,313,641
1981 17,780,572 56,333,829
1980 17,058,905 56,314,216
1979 16,355,352 56,246,951
1978 15,695,003 56,196,504
1977 15,086,614 56,193,492
1976 14,569,716 56,211,968
1975 14,064,798 56,225,800
1974 13,580,723 56,229,974
1973 13,049,315 56,194,527
1972 12,527,856 56,086,065
1971 12,105,539 55,896,223
1970 11,695,771 55,663,250
1969 11,298,936 55,441,750
1968 10,917,999 55,211,700
1967 10,550,597 54,943,600
1966 10,197,578 54,648,500
1965 9,858,030 54,348,050
1964 9,531,109 54,000,000
1963 9,218,077 53,650,000
1962 8,919,028 53,250,000
1961 8,634,941 52,800,000
1960 8,364,489 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan United Kingdom
2100 0.42% -0.17%
2099 0.45% -0.16%
2098 0.47% -0.15%
2097 0.47% -0.15%
2096 0.5% -0.15%
2095 0.49% -0.13%
2094 0.54% -0.13%
2093 0.57% -0.12%
2092 0.57% -0.12%
2091 0.6% -0.11%
2090 0.63% -0.11%
2089 0.65% -0.09%
2088 0.68% -0.09%
2087 0.7% -0.09%
2086 0.72% -0.08%
2085 0.75% -0.07%
2084 0.76% -0.07%
2083 0.77% -0.05%
2082 0.77% -0.04%
2081 0.79% -0.04%
2080 0.81% -0.04%
2079 0.85% -0.02%
2078 0.86% -0.02%
2077 0.87% -0.003%
2076 0.91% -0.02%
2075 0.94% -0.01%
2074 0.96% -0.01%
2073 0.99% 0.01%
2072 1.01% 0.01%
2071 1.02% 0.01%
2070 1.05% 0.009%
2069 1.06% 0.001%
2068 1.12% 0.01%
2067 1.15% 0.009%
2066 1.15% 0.001%
2065 1.19% 0.004%
2064 1.23% -0%
2063 1.27% 0.009%
2062 1.29% 0.003%
2061 1.32% -0.001%
2060 1.34% -0.001%
2059 1.38% 0.02%
2058 1.41% 0.03%
2057 1.44% 0.04%
2056 1.49% 0.05%
2055 1.52% 0.09%
2054 1.53% 0.1%
2053 1.57% 0.12%
2052 1.59% 0.14%
2051 1.63% 0.16%
2050 1.66% 0.17%
2049 1.65% 0.19%
2048 1.67% 0.21%
2047 1.71% 0.22%
2046 1.74% 0.24%
2045 1.76% 0.25%
2044 1.79% 0.27%
2043 1.8% 0.27%
2042 1.84% 0.28%
2041 1.85% 0.28%
2040 1.88% 0.29%
2039 1.91% 0.3%
2038 1.97% 0.3%
2037 2% 0.32%
2036 2.06% 0.34%
2035 2.1% 0.35%
2034 2.14% 0.38%
2033 2.17% 0.38%
2032 2.2% 0.4%
2031 2.25% 0.44%
2030 2.28% 0.45%
2029 2.3% 0.48%
2028 2.34% 0.51%
2027 3.08% 0.52%
2026 3.2% 0.57%
2025 2.4% 0.3%
2024 0.81% 1.1%
2023 1.34% 1.32%
2022 2.74% 0.98%
2021 2.73% 0.36%
2020 2.72% 0.17%
2019 2.98% 0.51%
2018 3.55% 0.49%
2017 3.53% 0.55%
2016 3.09% 0.8%
2015 3.09% 0.72%
2014 2.75% 0.75%
2013 2.34% 0.67%
2012 2.16% 0.71%
2011 2.05% 0.78%
2010 2.45% 0.79%
2009 2.81% 0.76%
2008 2.62% 0.79%
2007 2.41% 0.78%
2006 2.34% 0.74%
2005 2.31% 0.69%
2004 2.21% 0.57%
2003 2.28% 0.47%
2002 2.5% 0.42%
2001 2.52% 0.39%
2000 2.53% 0.36%
1999 2.54% 0.33%
1998 2.55% 0.29%
1997 2.25% 0.26%
1996 2.27% 0.25%
1995 2.61% 0.26%
1994 2.55% 0.25%
1993 2.26% 0.24%
1992 2.03% 0.27%
1991 2.04% 0.31%
1990 2.06% 0.3%
1989 2.08% 0.26%
1988 2.09% 0.22%
1987 2.05% 0.21%
1986 1.92% 0.23%
1985 1.84% 0.23%
1984 2.29% 0.16%
1983 3.37% 0.03%
1982 3.97% -0.04%
1981 4.23% 0.03%
1980 4.3% 0.12%
1979 4.21% 0.09%
1978 4.03% 0.005%
1977 3.55% -0.03%
1976 3.59% -0.02%
1975 3.56% -0.007%
1974 4.07% 0.06%
1973 4.16% 0.19%
1972 3.49% 0.34%
1971 3.5% 0.42%
1970 3.51% 0.4%
1969 3.49% 0.42%
1968 3.48% 0.49%
1967 3.46% 0.54%
1966 3.44% 0.55%
1965 3.43% 0.64%
1964 3.4% 0.65%
1963 3.35% 0.75%
1962 3.29% 0.85%
1961 3.23% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Sudan grew by 2.4%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Sudan United Kingdom
Current population
54156832
70071289
Population rank 29/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.84%
One net population change
26.1 seconds
2.56 minutes
One birth every
18.9 seconds
46 seconds
One death every
1.64 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,324 +564
Annual growth/decline +1,213,184 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 145/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +291,469 +389,911
Net migration rank 6/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - 389,911
2024 1,345,019 -544,257 13,233 417,114
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 34,606 445,523
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 39,770 487,029
2021 1,293,817 31,664 30,609 462,967
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 108,338 232,727
2018 1,257,387 125,499 119,317 259,744
2017 1,208,046 441,623 145,121 272,311
2016 1,174,422 84,728 177,136 324,649
2015 1,145,259 66,476 175,735 347,839
2014 1,097,962 92,504 206,781 306,091
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 198,827 237,272
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 248,473 172,088
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 259,361 228,773
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 251,066 274,811
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 230,422 249,639
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 216,325 263,390
2007 992,819 -201,769 196,232 309,385
2006 963,740 -211,387 176,455 288,923
2005 907,017 -199,378 144,963 308,279
2004 889,382 -185,392 131,974 276,077
2003 898,226 -281,001 89,471 211,846
2002 897,965 -180,603 65,308 203,577
2001 880,284 -173,745 65,032 175,133
2000 858,536 -165,030 70,671 153,917
1999 835,840 -157,090 64,551 152,653
1998 814,752 -150,271 87,730 125,541
1997 802,245 -148,368 99,138 59,723
1996 792,926 -310,221 98,884 54,964
1995 780,700 -144,670 87,028 61,385
1994 764,645 -144,324 127,304 45,339
1993 743,249 -166,861 103,893 27,403
1992 731,177 -271,093 149,709 17,846
1991 714,612 -261,341 143,562 27,601
1990 699,953 -254,825 154,569 57,132
1989 683,743 -241,979 119,861 49,586
1988 672,604 -235,213 136,628 13,952
1987 658,416 -228,756 136,325 8,266
1986 649,649 -245,968 90,690 41,836
1985 583,382 -222,315 79,170 83,164
1984 577,405 -219,755 84,633 71,107
1983 570,198 -54,325 61,966 27,063
1982 606,362 124,007 56,314 -61,152
1981 585,087 96,697 73,234 -83,876
1980 552,930 208,602 95,734 -25,187
1979 524,942 120,613 61,872 11,255
1978 497,987 177,153 16,859 3,783
1977 483,089 58,540 0 -21,636
1976 470,019 22,147 -5,621 -19,135
1975 454,813 62,843 33,735 -40,241
1974 444,456 6,023 67,476 -65,710
1973 439,201 173,143 112,389 -33,840
1972 428,340 2,238 162,650 -1,406
1971 417,641 -3,577 257,123 1,175
1970 401,013 4,479 244,918 -15,254
1969 385,712 2,476 260,577 -60,655
1968 370,917 2,776 292,622 -38,852
1967 356,599 4,508 346,145 -39,659
1966 342,118 2,813 333,356 -27,935
1965 327,799 6,367 364,132 -24,955
1964 315,166 4,505 405,000 -23,885
1963 302,132 4,263 337,995 8,271
1962 287,317 4,387 340,800 76,443
1961 272,562 3,904 311,519 52,295
1960 262,235 2,194 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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