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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sudan was 50,448,963 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sudan's population is 53,335,233 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 3.07 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Sudan is ranked the 29th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.64% for Sudan vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Sudan has had an average growth rate of +2.67% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sudan has increased from 32M people to 53.3M (66.7% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Sudan vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sudan Zimbabwe
2100 137,695,876 37,483,053
2099 137,114,644 37,412,398
2098 136,500,499 37,328,255
2097 135,860,701 37,235,542
2096 135,222,218 37,142,915
2095 134,553,615 37,032,129
2094 133,902,112 36,912,747
2093 133,186,791 36,810,893
2092 132,427,642 36,688,511
2091 131,674,049 36,567,262
2090 130,893,042 36,425,606
2089 130,075,970 36,280,973
2088 129,234,968 36,141,446
2087 128,358,981 35,977,638
2086 127,463,823 35,808,135
2085 126,555,673 35,637,092
2084 125,612,419 35,456,207
2083 124,663,868 35,268,035
2082 123,716,124 35,078,904
2081 122,772,016 34,873,129
2080 121,805,246 34,658,962
2079 120,822,781 34,439,720
2078 119,802,944 34,217,295
2077 118,776,597 33,982,909
2076 117,748,457 33,739,228
2075 116,688,549 33,495,867
2074 115,601,159 33,244,838
2073 114,499,847 32,978,488
2072 113,374,089 32,706,059
2071 112,235,978 32,445,747
2070 111,102,687 32,181,119
2069 109,945,533 31,906,793
2068 108,791,037 31,631,000
2067 107,581,192 31,345,338
2066 106,357,353 31,062,884
2065 105,145,307 30,766,830
2064 103,903,801 30,479,939
2063 102,642,643 30,176,104
2062 101,354,095 29,867,679
2061 100,067,335 29,557,068
2060 98,765,585 29,252,423
2059 97,461,067 28,945,088
2058 96,135,716 28,631,679
2057 94,800,344 28,307,305
2056 93,458,640 27,990,713
2055 92,089,717 27,658,887
2054 90,711,253 27,331,920
2053 89,342,122 26,986,935
2052 87,962,125 26,643,553
2051 86,581,277 26,287,592
2050 85,194,794 25,934,893
2049 83,803,171 25,585,239
2048 82,442,635 25,228,082
2047 81,085,689 24,874,649
2046 79,725,126 24,513,443
2045 78,359,927 24,147,637
2044 77,006,049 23,783,088
2043 75,652,858 23,401,965
2042 74,312,465 23,035,288
2041 72,968,877 22,647,950
2040 71,640,015 22,273,520
2039 70,319,906 21,902,980
2038 69,001,239 21,530,130
2037 67,665,904 21,159,664
2036 66,337,650 20,791,034
2035 65,001,359 20,413,656
2034 63,664,516 20,048,019
2033 62,329,849 19,676,339
2032 61,007,985 19,311,985
2031 59,695,860 18,959,300
2030 58,384,521 18,613,738
2029 57,082,767 18,270,049
2028 55,800,806 17,933,466
2027 54,523,219 17,600,984
2026 52,894,744 17,273,208
2025 51,256,148 16,949,303
2024 50,448,963 16,634,373
2023 50,042,791 16,340,822
2022 49,383,346 16,069,056
2021 48,066,924 15,797,210
2020 46,789,231 15,526,888
2019 45,548,175 15,271,368
2018 44,230,596 15,034,452
2017 42,714,306 14,812,482
2016 41,259,892 14,600,294
2015 40,024,431 14,399,013
2014 38,823,318 14,207,359
2013 37,785,849 14,013,808
2012 36,923,178 13,817,887
2011 36,140,806 13,595,424
2010 35,414,399 13,356,548
2009 34,569,113 13,142,790
2008 33,623,980 12,959,149
2007 32,764,135 12,804,058
2006 31,992,435 12,636,445
2005 31,262,444 12,483,432
2004 30,556,637 12,365,896
2003 29,896,035 12,232,323
2002 29,228,727 12,087,653
2001 28,516,770 11,971,901
2000 27,816,745 11,892,055
1999 27,130,613 11,783,458
1998 26,458,999 11,594,297
1997 25,799,821 11,369,827
1996 25,231,528 11,158,360
1995 24,672,143 10,974,599
1994 24,043,948 10,873,148
1993 23,445,592 10,860,288
1992 22,927,355 10,702,700
1991 22,470,676 10,404,816
1990 22,021,481 10,137,281
1989 21,578,022 9,864,798
1988 21,138,431 9,583,094
1987 20,704,904 9,284,644
1986 20,288,238 8,982,578
1985 19,905,872 8,686,813
1984 19,546,528 8,391,488
1983 19,109,770 8,098,404
1982 18,486,645 7,796,496
1981 17,780,572 7,498,635
1980 17,058,905 7,041,303
1979 16,355,352 6,647,556
1978 15,695,003 6,543,575
1977 15,086,614 6,449,512
1976 14,569,716 6,287,105
1975 14,064,798 6,098,658
1974 13,580,723 5,908,328
1973 13,049,315 5,720,404
1972 12,527,856 5,542,445
1971 12,105,539 5,374,712
1970 11,695,771 5,215,918
1969 11,298,936 5,058,181
1968 10,917,999 4,900,440
1967 10,550,597 4,748,307
1966 10,197,578 4,601,217
1965 9,858,030 4,458,462
1964 9,531,109 4,320,006
1963 9,218,077 4,185,877
1962 8,919,028 4,055,959
1961 8,634,941 3,930,401
1960 8,364,489 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sudan increased by 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sudan gained 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Sudan was ranked 36th most populous country in 2006 and is 29th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Sudan
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sudan Zimbabwe
2100 0.42% 0.19%
2099 0.45% 0.23%
2098 0.47% 0.25%
2097 0.47% 0.25%
2096 0.5% 0.3%
2095 0.49% 0.32%
2094 0.54% 0.28%
2093 0.57% 0.33%
2092 0.57% 0.33%
2091 0.6% 0.39%
2090 0.63% 0.4%
2089 0.65% 0.39%
2088 0.68% 0.46%
2087 0.7% 0.47%
2086 0.72% 0.48%
2085 0.75% 0.51%
2084 0.76% 0.53%
2083 0.77% 0.54%
2082 0.77% 0.59%
2081 0.79% 0.62%
2080 0.81% 0.64%
2079 0.85% 0.65%
2078 0.86% 0.69%
2077 0.87% 0.72%
2076 0.91% 0.73%
2075 0.94% 0.76%
2074 0.96% 0.81%
2073 0.99% 0.83%
2072 1.01% 0.8%
2071 1.02% 0.82%
2070 1.05% 0.86%
2069 1.06% 0.87%
2068 1.12% 0.91%
2067 1.15% 0.91%
2066 1.15% 0.96%
2065 1.19% 0.94%
2064 1.23% 1.01%
2063 1.27% 1.03%
2062 1.29% 1.05%
2061 1.32% 1.04%
2060 1.34% 1.06%
2059 1.38% 1.09%
2058 1.41% 1.15%
2057 1.44% 1.13%
2056 1.49% 1.2%
2055 1.52% 1.2%
2054 1.53% 1.28%
2053 1.57% 1.29%
2052 1.59% 1.35%
2051 1.63% 1.36%
2050 1.66% 1.37%
2049 1.65% 1.42%
2048 1.67% 1.42%
2047 1.71% 1.47%
2046 1.74% 1.51%
2045 1.76% 1.53%
2044 1.79% 1.63%
2043 1.8% 1.59%
2042 1.84% 1.71%
2041 1.85% 1.68%
2040 1.88% 1.69%
2039 1.91% 1.73%
2038 1.97% 1.75%
2037 2% 1.77%
2036 2.06% 1.85%
2035 2.1% 1.82%
2034 2.14% 1.89%
2033 2.17% 1.89%
2032 2.2% 1.86%
2031 2.25% 1.86%
2030 2.28% 1.88%
2029 2.3% 1.88%
2028 2.34% 1.89%
2027 3.08% 1.9%
2026 3.2% 1.91%
2025 1.6% 1.89%
2024 0.81% 1.8%
2023 1.34% 1.69%
2022 2.74% 1.72%
2021 2.73% 1.74%
2020 2.72% 1.67%
2019 2.98% 1.58%
2018 3.55% 1.5%
2017 3.53% 1.45%
2016 3.09% 1.4%
2015 3.09% 1.35%
2014 2.75% 1.38%
2013 2.34% 1.42%
2012 2.16% 1.64%
2011 2.05% 1.79%
2010 2.45% 1.63%
2009 2.81% 1.42%
2008 2.62% 1.21%
2007 2.41% 1.33%
2006 2.34% 1.23%
2005 2.31% 0.95%
2004 2.21% 1.09%
2003 2.28% 1.2%
2002 2.5% 0.97%
2001 2.52% 0.67%
2000 2.53% 0.92%
1999 2.54% 1.63%
1998 2.55% 1.97%
1997 2.25% 1.9%
1996 2.27% 1.67%
1995 2.61% 0.93%
1994 2.55% 0.12%
1993 2.26% 1.47%
1992 2.03% 2.86%
1991 2.04% 2.64%
1990 2.06% 2.76%
1989 2.08% 2.94%
1988 2.09% 3.21%
1987 2.05% 3.36%
1986 1.92% 3.4%
1985 1.84% 3.52%
1984 2.29% 3.62%
1983 3.37% 3.87%
1982 3.97% 3.97%
1981 4.23% 6.49%
1980 4.3% 5.92%
1979 4.21% 1.59%
1978 4.03% 1.46%
1977 3.55% 2.58%
1976 3.59% 3.09%
1975 3.56% 3.22%
1974 4.07% 3.29%
1973 4.16% 3.21%
1972 3.49% 3.12%
1971 3.5% 3.04%
1970 3.51% 3.12%
1969 3.49% 3.22%
1968 3.48% 3.2%
1967 3.46% 3.2%
1966 3.44% 3.2%
1965 3.43% 3.2%
1964 3.4% 3.2%
1963 3.35% 3.2%
1962 3.29% 3.19%
1961 3.23% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Sudan grew by 0.81%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Sudan Zimbabwe
Current population
53335233
17361868
Population rank 29/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.64% 0.21%
One net population change
1.29 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
18.7 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
1.64 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,113 +804
Annual growth/decline +406,172 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 60/197
One migration net change every
1.81 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +291,469 -54,555
Net migration rank 6/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 2,397,113 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 29/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 94/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sudan
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sudan Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 291,469 - -54,555
2024 - -544,257 - -60,528
2023 1,361,564 -1,349,998 372,505 -97,380
2022 1,333,992 -26,668 371,243 -102,828
2021 1,293,817 31,664 349,908 -74,623
2020 1,295,781 -65,933 354,790 -89,440
2019 1,291,747 -39,491 348,798 -103,107
2018 1,257,387 125,499 345,883 -117,758
2017 1,208,046 441,623 344,035 -128,241
2016 1,174,422 84,728 348,772 -140,181
2015 1,145,259 66,476 356,203 -162,220
2014 1,097,962 92,504 366,350 -177,029
2013 1,078,446 -194,001 374,757 -176,972
2012 1,073,062 -232,196 371,135 -177,061
2011 1,070,888 -347,024 359,572 -108,714
2010 1,068,381 -339,466 335,570 -108,671
2009 1,041,810 -80,159 309,316 -108,689
2008 1,001,826 -73,188 280,527 -113,858
2007 992,819 -201,769 261,805 -118,299
2006 963,740 -211,387 248,963 -57,257
2005 907,017 -199,378 248,545 -134,212
2004 889,382 -185,392 248,307 -127,550
2003 898,226 -281,001 243,057 -96,667
2002 897,965 -180,603 244,170 -101,212
2001 880,284 -173,745 227,909 -139,361
2000 858,536 -165,030 236,343 -165,181
1999 835,840 -157,090 232,393 -86,343
1998 814,752 -150,271 225,614 6,645
1997 802,245 -148,368 216,288 395
1996 792,926 -310,221 205,269 978
1995 780,700 -144,670 206,695 -45,428
1994 764,645 -144,324 216,343 -174,723
1993 743,249 -166,861 228,045 -243,947
1992 731,177 -271,093 255,291 75,788
1991 714,612 -261,341 260,943 3,749
1990 699,953 -254,825 265,444 4,948
1989 683,743 -241,979 270,838 3,736
1988 672,604 -235,213 277,498 11,327
1987 658,416 -228,756 286,766 21,308
1986 649,649 -245,968 289,894 6,154
1985 583,382 -222,315 290,756 4,718
1984 577,405 -219,755 290,052 5,124
1983 570,198 -54,325 286,545 4,456
1982 606,362 124,007 279,934 32,899
1981 585,087 96,697 271,361 11,523
1980 552,930 208,602 241,179 390,593
1979 524,942 120,613 223,657 -67,937
1978 497,987 177,153 222,979 -170,727
1977 483,089 58,540 225,139 -89,270
1976 470,019 22,147 221,419 -32,495
1975 454,813 62,843 216,947 -28,988
1974 444,456 6,023 208,806 -16,105
1973 439,201 173,143 201,885 -18,733
1972 428,340 2,238 193,725 -20,959
1971 417,641 -3,577 185,427 -22,719
1970 401,013 4,479 178,979 -24,102
1969 385,712 2,476 172,626 -12,028
1968 370,917 2,776 166,865 -11,997
1967 356,599 4,508 161,205 -11,814
1966 342,118 2,813 156,014 -11,211
1965 327,799 6,367 151,164 -10,465
1964 315,166 4,505 145,848 -9,631
1963 302,132 4,263 140,984 -8,936
1962 287,317 4,387 136,317 -8,529
1961 272,562 3,904 131,531 -8,204
1960 262,235 2,194 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 2,397,113 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Sudan, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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