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

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The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 51,662,147 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 54,156,832 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 16 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 0.69% of the world: 0.65% for Sudan vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 54.2M (69.3% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Sudan vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Uruguay
2100 138,786,562 2,256,662
2099 138,200,726 2,279,820
2098 137,581,716 2,303,272
2097 136,936,850 2,326,907
2096 136,293,310 2,350,717
2095 135,619,411 2,374,752
2094 134,962,748 2,398,877
2093 134,241,761 2,423,185
2092 133,476,598 2,447,561
2091 132,717,036 2,472,040
2090 131,929,843 2,496,427
2089 131,106,299 2,520,765
2088 130,258,636 2,544,964
2087 129,375,710 2,569,010
2086 128,473,461 2,592,884
2085 127,558,118 2,616,538
2084 126,607,392 2,639,909
2083 125,651,327 2,663,057
2082 124,696,076 2,685,928
2081 123,744,490 2,708,500
2080 122,770,063 2,730,788
2079 121,779,815 2,752,736
2078 120,751,900 2,774,335
2077 119,717,424 2,795,612
2076 118,681,140 2,816,580
2075 117,612,837 2,837,210
2074 116,516,833 2,857,609
2073 115,406,797 2,877,622
2072 114,272,123 2,897,443
2071 113,124,997 2,916,996
2070 111,982,729 2,936,376
2069 110,816,409 2,955,513
2068 109,652,769 2,974,342
2067 108,433,341 2,992,883
2066 107,199,808 3,011,205
2065 105,978,161 3,029,336
2064 104,726,820 3,047,237
2063 103,455,672 3,064,958
2062 102,156,918 3,082,535
2061 100,859,967 3,099,898
2060 99,547,905 3,117,041
2059 98,233,054 3,133,843
2058 96,897,205 3,150,140
2057 95,551,255 3,165,945
2056 94,198,924 3,181,263
2055 92,819,157 3,195,961
2054 91,429,774 3,209,999
2053 90,049,799 3,223,284
2052 88,658,871 3,235,861
2051 87,267,085 3,247,775
2050 85,869,620 3,258,995
2049 84,466,974 3,269,562
2048 83,095,662 3,279,496
2047 81,727,967 3,288,855
2046 80,356,627 3,297,581
2045 78,980,614 3,305,802
2044 77,616,012 3,313,441
2043 76,252,103 3,320,450
2042 74,901,092 3,326,840
2041 73,546,861 3,332,768
2040 72,207,474 3,338,161
2039 70,876,908 3,343,179
2038 69,547,797 3,347,674
2037 68,201,884 3,351,794
2036 66,863,109 3,355,554
2035 65,516,233 3,359,009
2034 64,168,801 3,362,159
2033 62,823,562 3,365,133
2032 61,491,227 3,367,940
2031 60,168,709 3,370,610
2030 58,846,984 3,373,156
2029 57,534,918 3,375,688
2028 56,242,802 3,378,080
2027 54,955,096 3,380,387
2026 53,313,722 3,382,672
2025 51,662,147 3,384,688
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 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 58.6% to 85,869,620 people with a rank change from 29th to 21st. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M 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 2.4% -0.06%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Sudan grew by 2.4%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Sudan Uruguay
Current population
54156832
3382672
Population rank 29/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.04%
One net population change
26.1 seconds
4.62 hours
One birth every
18.9 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
1.64 minutes
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,324 -5
Annual growth/decline +1,213,184 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 161/197
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 1,345,019 -544,257 -443 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 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
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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