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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 50,448,963 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 53,335,233 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 15.8 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.64% for Sudan vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.67% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 53.3M (66.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Sudan vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Uruguay
2100 137,695,876 2,256,741
2099 137,114,644 2,279,899
2098 136,500,499 2,303,351
2097 135,860,701 2,326,987
2096 135,222,218 2,350,799
2095 134,553,615 2,374,835
2094 133,902,112 2,398,960
2093 133,186,791 2,423,269
2092 132,427,642 2,447,646
2091 131,674,049 2,472,126
2090 130,893,042 2,496,514
2089 130,075,970 2,520,852
2088 129,234,968 2,545,052
2087 128,358,981 2,569,100
2086 127,463,823 2,592,974
2085 126,555,673 2,616,629
2084 125,612,419 2,640,001
2083 124,663,868 2,663,150
2082 123,716,124 2,686,021
2081 122,772,016 2,708,594
2080 121,805,246 2,730,883
2079 120,822,781 2,752,831
2078 119,802,944 2,774,432
2077 118,776,597 2,795,709
2076 117,748,457 2,816,677
2075 116,688,549 2,837,308
2074 115,601,159 2,857,709
2073 114,499,847 2,877,721
2072 113,374,089 2,897,543
2071 112,235,978 2,917,097
2070 111,102,687 2,936,478
2069 109,945,533 2,955,616
2068 108,791,037 2,974,445
2067 107,581,192 2,992,987
2066 106,357,353 3,011,309
2065 105,145,307 3,029,441
2064 103,903,801 3,047,343
2063 102,642,643 3,065,064
2062 101,354,095 3,082,642
2061 100,067,335 3,100,006
2060 98,765,585 3,117,149
2059 97,461,067 3,133,952
2058 96,135,716 3,150,250
2057 94,800,344 3,166,055
2056 93,458,640 3,181,373
2055 92,089,717 3,196,072
2054 90,711,253 3,210,110
2053 89,342,122 3,223,395
2052 87,962,125 3,235,973
2051 86,581,277 3,247,888
2050 85,194,794 3,259,108
2049 83,803,171 3,269,675
2048 82,442,635 3,279,610
2047 81,085,689 3,288,969
2046 79,725,126 3,297,696
2045 78,359,927 3,305,917
2044 77,006,049 3,313,556
2043 75,652,858 3,320,565
2042 74,312,465 3,326,955
2041 72,968,877 3,332,884
2040 71,640,015 3,338,277
2039 70,319,906 3,343,295
2038 69,001,239 3,347,790
2037 67,665,904 3,351,911
2036 66,337,650 3,355,671
2035 65,001,359 3,359,126
2034 63,664,516 3,362,276
2033 62,329,849 3,365,250
2032 61,007,985 3,368,057
2031 59,695,860 3,370,727
2030 58,384,521 3,373,273
2029 57,082,767 3,375,805
2028 55,800,806 3,378,198
2027 54,523,219 3,380,504
2026 52,894,744 3,382,789
2025 51,256,148 3,384,805
2024 50,448,963 3,386,588
2023 50,042,791 3,388,081
2022 49,383,346 3,390,913
2021 48,066,924 3,396,695
2020 46,789,231 3,398,968
2019 45,548,175 3,397,206
2018 44,230,596 3,394,534
2017 42,714,306 3,388,438
2016 41,259,892 3,379,283
2015 40,024,431 3,368,017
2014 38,823,318 3,356,334
2013 37,785,849 3,345,337
2012 36,923,178 3,335,401
2011 36,140,806 3,326,825
2010 35,414,399 3,318,580
2009 34,569,113 3,310,091
2008 33,623,980 3,302,177
2007 32,764,135 3,295,153
2006 31,992,435 3,289,506
2005 31,262,444 3,285,771
2004 30,556,637 3,283,148
2003 29,896,035 3,281,186
2002 29,228,727 3,278,867
2001 28,516,770 3,274,251
2000 27,816,745 3,266,206
1999 27,130,613 3,254,015
1998 26,458,999 3,239,280
1997 25,799,821 3,223,345
1996 25,231,528 3,206,324
1995 24,672,143 3,189,440
1994 24,043,948 3,172,834
1993 23,445,592 3,156,345
1992 22,927,355 3,139,702
1991 22,470,676 3,122,354
1990 22,021,481 3,104,403
1989 21,578,022 3,086,255
1988 21,138,431 3,067,961
1987 20,704,904 3,049,896
1986 20,288,238 3,032,845
1985 19,905,872 3,017,037
1984 19,546,528 3,002,488
1983 19,109,770 2,988,778
1982 18,486,645 2,975,492
1981 17,780,572 2,963,246
1980 17,058,905 2,951,953
1979 16,355,352 2,939,903
1978 15,695,003 2,925,715
1977 15,086,614 2,909,461
1976 14,569,716 2,891,392
1975 14,064,798 2,872,320
1974 13,580,723 2,853,944
1973 13,049,315 2,837,133
1972 12,527,856 2,821,644
1971 12,105,539 2,806,462
1970 11,695,771 2,790,807
1969 11,298,936 2,773,974
1968 10,917,999 2,754,606
1967 10,550,597 2,732,277
1966 10,197,578 2,707,646
1965 9,858,030 2,681,169
1964 9,531,109 2,653,180
1963 9,218,077 2,623,766
1962 8,919,028 2,593,298
1961 8,634,941 2,562,044
1960 8,364,489 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan Uruguay
2100 0.42% -1.02%
2099 0.45% -1.02%
2098 0.47% -1.02%
2097 0.47% -1.01%
2096 0.5% -1.01%
2095 0.49% -1.01%
2094 0.54% -1%
2093 0.57% -1%
2092 0.57% -0.99%
2091 0.6% -0.98%
2090 0.63% -0.97%
2089 0.65% -0.95%
2088 0.68% -0.94%
2087 0.7% -0.92%
2086 0.72% -0.9%
2085 0.75% -0.89%
2084 0.76% -0.87%
2083 0.77% -0.85%
2082 0.77% -0.83%
2081 0.79% -0.82%
2080 0.81% -0.8%
2079 0.85% -0.78%
2078 0.86% -0.76%
2077 0.87% -0.74%
2076 0.91% -0.73%
2075 0.94% -0.71%
2074 0.96% -0.7%
2073 0.99% -0.68%
2072 1.01% -0.67%
2071 1.02% -0.66%
2070 1.05% -0.65%
2069 1.06% -0.63%
2068 1.12% -0.62%
2067 1.15% -0.61%
2066 1.15% -0.6%
2065 1.19% -0.59%
2064 1.23% -0.58%
2063 1.27% -0.57%
2062 1.29% -0.56%
2061 1.32% -0.55%
2060 1.34% -0.54%
2059 1.38% -0.52%
2058 1.41% -0.5%
2057 1.44% -0.48%
2056 1.49% -0.46%
2055 1.52% -0.44%
2054 1.53% -0.41%
2053 1.57% -0.39%
2052 1.59% -0.37%
2051 1.63% -0.34%
2050 1.66% -0.32%
2049 1.65% -0.3%
2048 1.67% -0.28%
2047 1.71% -0.26%
2046 1.74% -0.25%
2045 1.76% -0.23%
2044 1.79% -0.21%
2043 1.8% -0.19%
2042 1.84% -0.18%
2041 1.85% -0.16%
2040 1.88% -0.15%
2039 1.91% -0.13%
2038 1.97% -0.12%
2037 2% -0.11%
2036 2.06% -0.1%
2035 2.1% -0.09%
2034 2.14% -0.09%
2033 2.17% -0.08%
2032 2.2% -0.08%
2031 2.25% -0.08%
2030 2.28% -0.08%
2029 2.3% -0.07%
2028 2.34% -0.07%
2027 3.08% -0.07%
2026 3.2% -0.06%
2025 1.6% -0.05%
2024 0.81% -0.04%
2023 1.34% -0.08%
2022 2.74% -0.17%
2021 2.73% -0.07%
2020 2.72% 0.05%
2019 2.98% 0.08%
2018 3.55% 0.18%
2017 3.53% 0.27%
2016 3.09% 0.33%
2015 3.09% 0.35%
2014 2.75% 0.33%
2013 2.34% 0.3%
2012 2.16% 0.26%
2011 2.05% 0.25%
2010 2.45% 0.26%
2009 2.81% 0.24%
2008 2.62% 0.21%
2007 2.41% 0.17%
2006 2.34% 0.11%
2005 2.31% 0.08%
2004 2.21% 0.06%
2003 2.28% 0.07%
2002 2.5% 0.14%
2001 2.52% 0.25%
2000 2.53% 0.37%
1999 2.54% 0.45%
1998 2.55% 0.49%
1997 2.25% 0.53%
1996 2.27% 0.53%
1995 2.61% 0.52%
1994 2.55% 0.52%
1993 2.26% 0.53%
1992 2.03% 0.56%
1991 2.04% 0.58%
1990 2.06% 0.59%
1989 2.08% 0.6%
1988 2.09% 0.59%
1987 2.05% 0.56%
1986 1.92% 0.52%
1985 1.84% 0.48%
1984 2.29% 0.46%
1983 3.37% 0.45%
1982 3.97% 0.41%
1981 4.23% 0.38%
1980 4.3% 0.41%
1979 4.21% 0.48%
1978 4.03% 0.56%
1977 3.55% 0.62%
1976 3.59% 0.66%
1975 3.56% 0.64%
1974 4.07% 0.59%
1973 4.16% 0.55%
1972 3.49% 0.54%
1971 3.5% 0.56%
1970 3.51% 0.61%
1969 3.49% 0.7%
1968 3.48% 0.82%
1967 3.46% 0.91%
1966 3.44% 0.99%
1965 3.43% 1.05%
1964 3.4% 1.12%
1963 3.35% 1.17%
1962 3.29% 1.22%
1961 3.23% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Sudan Uruguay
Current population
53335233
3382789
Population rank 29/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.64% 0.04%
One net population change
1.29 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
18.7 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
1.64 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,113 -4
Annual growth/decline +406,172 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 167/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +291,469 -1,338
Net migration rank 6/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - -1,338
2024 - -544,257 - -1,348
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 298 -1,501
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 -2,964 -1,501
2021 1,293,817 31,664 -5,621 -1,482
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,257,387 125,499 7,322 -2,963
2017 1,208,046 441,623 10,907 -3,091
2016 1,174,422 84,728 14,008 -3,506
2015 1,145,259 66,476 16,194 -4,157
2014 1,097,962 92,504 16,238 -4,919
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 16,318 -5,647
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 15,520 -6,317
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 14,934 -6,982
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 16,231 -7,696
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 16,947 -8,510
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 16,838 -9,458
2007 992,819 -201,769 17,422 -10,750
2006 963,740 -211,387 17,783 -13,161
2005 907,017 -199,378 18,926 -16,086
2004 889,382 -185,392 18,067 -15,668
2003 898,226 -281,001 18,628 -17,105
2002 897,965 -180,603 20,073 -16,957
2001 880,284 -173,745 20,729 -14,620
2000 858,536 -165,030 21,060 -11,076
1999 835,840 -157,090 21,844 -7,441
1998 814,752 -150,271 22,114 -7,048
1997 802,245 -148,368 23,737 -6,938
1996 792,926 -310,221 24,635 -7,397
1995 780,700 -144,670 24,872 -8,339
1994 764,645 -144,324 24,637 -7,955
1993 743,249 -166,861 24,212 -7,922
1992 731,177 -271,093 24,847 -7,850
1991 714,612 -261,341 25,422 -7,714
1990 699,953 -254,825 25,699 -7,499
1989 683,743 -241,979 25,322 -7,229
1988 672,604 -235,213 25,071 -6,582
1987 658,416 -228,756 24,469 -6,833
1986 649,649 -245,968 24,505 -8,046
1985 583,382 -222,315 23,988 -8,832
1984 577,405 -219,755 23,684 -9,730
1983 570,198 -54,325 24,146 -10,671
1982 606,362 124,007 25,224 -12,131
1981 585,087 96,697 24,968 -13,577
1980 552,930 208,602 25,451 -14,252
1979 524,942 120,613 27,456 -14,552
1978 497,987 177,153 30,076 -14,611
1977 483,089 58,540 31,321 -14,280
1976 470,019 22,147 33,199 -14,096
1975 454,813 62,843 33,393 -14,350
1974 444,456 6,023 32,221 -14,512
1973 439,201 173,143 30,213 -14,312
1972 428,340 2,238 28,896 -13,817
1971 417,641 -3,577 28,584 -13,288
1970 401,013 4,479 28,737 -12,727
1969 385,712 2,476 28,805 -11,149
1968 370,917 2,776 29,103 -8,028
1967 356,599 4,508 29,514 -5,938
1966 342,118 2,813 30,293 -4,599
1965 327,799 6,367 30,807 -3,542
1964 315,166 4,505 31,340 -2,623
1963 302,132 4,263 31,824 -1,707
1962 287,317 4,387 31,441 -623
1961 272,562 3,904 30,975 703
1960 262,235 2,194 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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