Sudan Population

Population now

49,773,479

World: 33rd
Africa: 9th

Male:	24,875,424	(49.98 %)
Female:	24,899,055	(50.02 %)

Births in 2025:	2,030,162
Deaths in 2025:	455,654

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	64.69 years
Female:	68.63 years
Total:	66.64 years
Median Age:	19.63 years

Birth Rate:	30.03
Death Rate:	6.74
Growth Rate:	3.46 %
Fertility Rate:	4.03

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Sudan Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	8M	4M	4M	1	1.66%	46.70	17.55	6.69	48.19	46.79	49.65	16.49	10.75%	4.05
1961	8M	4M	4M	1	1.71%	46.76	17.25	6.71	48.62	47.21	50.08	16.39	11.23%	4.17
1962	8M	4M	4M	1	1.76%	46.83	16.95	6.74	49.04	47.63	50.50	16.31	11.74%	4.30
1963	8M	4M	4M	1	1.82%	46.91	16.66	6.76	49.45	48.04	50.91	16.24	12.26%	4.43
1964	9M	4M	4M	1	1.87%	46.98	16.38	6.79	49.85	48.44	51.32	16.19	12.81%	4.57
1965	9M	4M	4M	1	1.92%	47.05	16.10	6.81	50.26	48.84	51.72	16.15	13.37%	4.71
1966	9M	5M	5M	1	1.98%	47.11	15.82	6.83	50.66	49.25	52.13	16.05	13.96%	4.86
1967	9M	5M	5M	1	2.03%	47.15	15.54	6.85	51.07	49.65	52.53	15.97	14.57%	5.02
1968	10M	5M	5M	1	2.09%	47.18	15.27	6.87	51.47	50.05	52.94	15.91	15.20%	5.18
1969	10M	5M	5M	1	2.15%	47.19	15.00	6.88	51.86	50.44	53.33	15.86	15.85%	5.35
1970	10M	5M	5M	1	2.20%	47.18	14.74	6.89	52.23	50.81	53.70	15.82	16.52%	5.52
1971	11M	5M	5M	1	2.25%	47.15	14.50	6.90	52.58	51.16	54.06	15.72	17.22%	5.71
1972	11M	5M	5M	1	2.30%	47.10	14.28	6.91	52.90	51.47	54.38	15.65	17.94%	5.90
1973	11M	6M	6M	1	2.34%	47.02	14.08	6.92	53.18	51.75	54.66	15.60	18.55%	6.09
1974	12M	6M	6M	1	2.37%	46.91	13.90	6.93	53.43	51.99	54.92	15.56	18.74%	6.30
1975	12M	6M	6M	1	2.40%	46.76	13.75	6.94	53.64	52.19	55.13	15.53	18.94%	6.52
1976	13M	6M	6M	1	2.42%	46.57	13.61	6.93	53.81	52.36	55.30	15.46	19.14%	6.76
1977	13M	7M	7M	1	2.43%	46.33	13.49	6.92	53.95	52.50	55.44	15.41	19.34%	7.00
1978	14M	7M	7M	1	2.44%	46.04	13.38	6.89	54.06	52.61	55.56	15.39	19.55%	7.26
1979	14M	7M	7M	1	2.44%	45.70	13.28	6.85	54.16	52.71	55.66	15.39	19.75%	7.52
1980	15M	7M	7M	1	2.44%	45.32	13.18	6.80	54.25	52.81	55.75	15.40	19.96%	7.79
1981	15M	8M	7M	1	2.44%	44.90	13.07	6.74	54.34	52.90	55.84	15.39	20.17%	8.07
1982	16M	8M	8M	1	2.43%	44.44	12.96	6.67	54.44	53.00	55.93	15.40	20.38%	8.36
1983	16M	8M	8M	1	2.42%	43.98	12.85	6.61	54.53	53.10	56.02	15.45	20.90%	8.65
1984	17M	8M	8M	1	2.42%	43.51	12.73	6.54	54.65	53.21	56.13	15.51	21.90%	8.95
1985	17M	9M	9M	1	2.42%	43.08	12.61	6.47	54.77	53.34	56.25	15.60	22.94%	9.25
1986	18M	9M	9M	1.01	2.42%	42.70	12.49	6.40	54.90	53.47	56.38	15.65	24.01%	9.54
1987	18M	9M	9M	1.01	2.43%	42.38	12.37	6.34	55.04	53.60	56.52	15.73	25.11%	9.83
1988	19M	9M	9M	1.01	2.44%	42.13	12.26	6.27	55.18	53.74	56.68	15.83	26.24%	10.14
1989	19M	10M	10M	1.01	2.45%	41.95	12.15	6.21	55.33	53.88	56.84	15.94	27.41%	10.46
1990	20M	10M	10M	1.01	2.47%	41.81	12.05	6.15	55.50	54.03	57.02	16.05	28.61%	10.82
1991	21M	10M	10M	1.01	2.49%	41.69	11.93	6.09	55.69	54.19	57.23	16.17	29.84%	11.22
1992	22M	11M	11M	1.01	2.52%	41.57	11.80	6.03	55.90	54.37	57.48	16.29	31.10%	11.66
1993	23M	11M	11M	1.01	2.55%	41.42	11.66	5.96	56.14	54.58	57.75	16.40	32.13%	12.10
1994	23M	12M	12M	1.01	2.59%	41.23	11.49	5.90	56.41	54.81	58.07	16.52	32.18%	12.54
1995	24M	12M	12M	1.01	2.62%	40.99	11.31	5.83	56.71	55.07	58.41	16.67	32.23%	12.94
1996	25M	12M	12M	1.01	2.67%	40.73	11.11	5.76	57.03	55.35	58.78	16.68	32.28%	13.31
1997	25M	13M	13M	1.01	2.71%	40.44	10.90	5.69	57.37	55.64	59.18	16.73	32.34%	13.65
1998	26M	13M	13M	1.01	2.76%	40.15	10.69	5.61	57.73	55.95	59.58	16.78	32.39%	13.98
1999	27M	13M	13M	1.01	2.80%	39.85	10.48	5.54	58.10	56.28	60.00	16.84	32.44%	14.30
2000	27M	14M	14M	1.01	2.85%	39.54	10.26	5.47	58.47	56.61	60.42	16.90	32.50%	14.65
2001	28M	14M	14M	1.01	2.90%	39.22	10.05	5.40	58.86	56.97	60.83	16.94	32.55%	15.03
2002	29M	14M	14M	1.01	2.96%	38.88	9.83	5.33	59.26	57.35	61.25	16.98	32.60%	15.42
2003	29M	15M	15M	1.01	3.01%	38.52	9.61	5.27	59.67	57.76	61.67	17.03	32.65%	15.83
2004	30M	15M	15M	1.01	3.06%	38.13	9.39	5.20	60.09	58.19	62.08	17.08	32.71%	16.23
2005	31M	16M	15M	1.01	3.11%	37.71	9.17	5.14	60.53	58.64	62.49	17.14	32.76%	16.63
2006	32M	16M	16M	1	3.17%	37.28	8.95	5.09	60.97	59.11	62.91	17.16	32.81%	17.01
2007	32M	16M	16M	1	3.22%	36.84	8.73	5.03	61.42	59.59	63.32	17.18	32.87%	17.38
2008	33M	17M	17M	1	3.27%	36.38	8.52	4.98	61.88	60.08	63.73	17.21	32.92%	17.76
2009	34M	17M	17M	1	3.32%	35.93	8.32	4.93	62.33	60.57	64.15	17.25	32.99%	18.15
2010	35M	17M	17M	1	3.37%	35.48	8.12	4.88	62.76	61.03	64.55	17.29	33.09%	18.56
2011	35M	18M	18M	0.99	3.41%	35.03	7.95	4.82	63.17	61.46	64.93	17.38	33.21%	18.99
2012	36M	18M	18M	1	3.44%	34.59	7.79	4.77	63.54	61.84	65.28	17.49	33.35%	19.44
2013	37M	18M	19M	1	3.46%	34.15	7.65	4.72	63.88	62.17	65.62	17.62	33.51%	19.92
2014	38M	19M	19M	1	3.48%	33.73	7.53	4.66	64.17	62.45	65.92	17.75	33.69%	20.40
2015	39M	19M	19M	1	3.48%	33.32	7.43	4.59	64.43	62.69	66.20	17.89	33.89%	20.90
2016	40M	20M	20M	1	3.49%	32.92	7.34	4.53	64.66	62.90	66.46	18.03	34.12%	21.41
2017	41M	20M	20M	1	3.48%	32.54	7.26	4.47	64.88	63.09	66.71	18.18	34.37%	21.93
2018	42M	21M	21M	1	3.48%	32.18	7.19	4.41	65.10	63.28	66.95	18.33	34.64%	22.46
2019	43M	21M	21M	1	3.47%	31.83	7.12	4.35	65.31	63.47	67.19	18.49	34.94%	23.00
2020	44M	22M	22M	1	3.47%	31.49	7.05	4.29	65.53	63.67	67.43	18.66	35.25%	23.56
2021	45M	22M	22M	1	3.47%	31.49	7.05	4.29	65.53	63.67	67.43	18.83	35.59%	24.13
2022	46M	23M	23M	1	3.47%	31.49	7.05	4.29	65.53	63.67	67.43	19.01	35.96%	24.71
2023	47M	24M	24M	1	3.46%	30.61	6.86	4.13	66.20	64.28	68.15	19.21	36.34%	25.30
2024	48M	24M	24M	1	3.46%	30.32	6.80	4.08	66.42	64.49	68.39	19.42	36.75%	25.90
2025	49M	25M	25M	1	3.46%	30.03	6.74	4.03	66.64	64.69	68.63	19.63	37.19%	26.51

Sudan Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	51M	25M	25M	1	3.45%	29.75	6.69	3.98	66.84	64.88	68.85	19.82	37.64%	27.13
2027	52M	26M	26M	1	3.44%	29.48	6.64	3.93	67.05	65.07	69.08	20.01	38.12%	27.76
2028	53M	26M	26M	1	3.42%	29.20	6.60	3.89	67.25	65.25	69.30	20.20	38.63%	28.39
2029	54M	27M	27M	1	3.42%	28.93	6.55	3.84	67.46	65.44	69.53	20.39	39.15%	29.03
2030	55M	28M	28M	1	3.41%	28.65	6.50	3.79	67.66	65.63	69.75	20.58	39.71%	29.68
2031	56M	28M	28M	1	3.38%	28.35	6.47	3.75	67.85	65.80	69.96	20.75	40.28%	30.34
2032	58M	29M	29M	1	3.36%	28.05	6.44	3.70	68.04	65.97	70.17	20.93	40.88%	31.00
2033	59M	29M	29M	1	3.33%	27.74	6.40	3.66	68.22	66.14	70.37	21.11	41.49%	31.67
2034	60M	30M	30M	1	3.31%	27.44	6.37	3.61	68.41	66.31	70.58	21.29	42.13%	32.34
2035	61M	31M	31M	1	3.28%	27.14	6.34	3.57	68.60	66.48	70.79	21.47	42.77%	33.02
2036	63M	31M	31M	1	3.25%	26.83	6.32	3.53	68.77	66.64	70.98	21.64	43.42%	33.71
2037	64M	32M	32M	1	3.21%	26.53	6.30	3.49	68.95	66.79	71.18	21.81	44.06%	34.40
2038	65M	33M	33M	1	3.17%	26.22	6.29	3.46	69.12	66.95	71.37	21.98	44.71%	35.09
2039	67M	33M	33M	1	3.13%	25.92	6.27	3.42	69.30	67.10	71.57	22.16	45.36%	35.79
2040	68M	34M	34M	1	3.10%	25.61	6.25	3.38	69.47	67.26	71.76	22.34	46.01%	36.49
2041	69M	35M	35M	1	3.05%	25.32	6.25	3.35	69.63	67.40	71.94	22.51	46.67%	37.19
2042	71M	35M	35M	1	3.01%	25.04	6.24	3.32	69.80	67.54	72.12	22.68	47.32%	37.90
2043	72M	36M	36M	1	2.97%	24.75	6.24	3.28	69.96	67.69	72.31	22.85	47.98%	38.60
2044	73M	37M	37M	1	2.93%	24.47	6.23	3.25	70.13	67.83	72.49	23.03	48.63%	39.31
2045	75M	37M	37M	1	2.88%	24.18	6.23	3.22	70.29	67.97	72.67	23.22	49.29%	40.03
2046	76M	38M	38M	1	2.83%	23.93	6.24	3.19	70.44	68.11	72.84	23.39	49.95%	40.74
2047	77M	39M	39M	1	2.79%	23.68	6.24	3.16	70.59	68.24	73.01	23.56	50.60%	41.46
2048	79M	39M	39M	1	2.75%	23.43	6.25	3.13	70.75	68.38	73.18	23.75	51.26%	42.18
2049	80M	40M	40M	1	2.71%	23.18	6.25	3.10	70.90	68.51	73.35	23.93	51.92%	42.90
2050	81M	41M	41M	1	2.66%	22.93	6.26	3.07	71.05	68.65	73.52	24.13	52.57%	43.62

Highest City Populations in Sudan

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Khartoum	6,223,238	1,974,647
2	Nyala	1,028,642	565,734
3	Al Ubayyid	515,547	393,311
4	Bur Sudan	509,438	489,725
5	Wad Medani	396,698	332,714
6	Kassala	383,328	380,000
7	Al Qadarif	378,328	363,945

Map of Sudan

All Countries in Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo104M

South Africa63M

Sudan49M

Burkina Faso24M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe242k