Sudan Population

Population now

47,898,234
  • World: 33rd
  • Africa: 9th
Male:23,936,692(49.97 %)
Female:23,962,259(50.03 %)
Births in 2024:1,047,506
Deaths in 2024:234,929

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:64.49 years
Female:68.39 years
Total:66.42 years
Median Age:19.42 years
Birth Rate:30.32
Death Rate:6.80
Growth Rate:3.46 %
Fertility Rate:4.08

Population Data Graphs

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  • Birth & Death rate
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  • Population structure (mid 2024)
  • Urbanization

Sudan Population History

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YearTotalMaleFemaleSex RatioGrowth rateBirth rateDeath rateFerti­lity rate
Life exp., total
Life expectancy
Life exp., maleLife exp., femaleMedian AgeUrbani­zation
Density, people / km2
Density, people/km2
19608M4M4M11.66%46.7017.556.6948.1946.7949.6516.4910.75%4.05
19618M4M4M11.71%46.7617.256.7148.6247.2150.0816.3911.23%4.17
19628M4M4M11.76%46.8316.956.7449.0447.6350.5016.3111.74%4.30
19638M4M4M11.82%46.9116.666.7649.4548.0450.9116.2412.26%4.43
19649M4M4M11.87%46.9816.386.7949.8548.4451.3216.1912.81%4.57
19659M4M4M11.92%47.0516.106.8150.2648.8451.7216.1513.37%4.71
19669M5M5M11.98%47.1115.826.8350.6649.2552.1316.0513.96%4.86
19679M5M5M12.03%47.1515.546.8551.0749.6552.5315.9714.57%5.02
196810M5M5M12.09%47.1815.276.8751.4750.0552.9415.9115.20%5.18
196910M5M5M12.15%47.1915.006.8851.8650.4453.3315.8615.85%5.35
197010M5M5M12.20%47.1814.746.8952.2350.8153.7015.8216.52%5.52
197111M5M5M12.25%47.1514.506.9052.5851.1654.0615.7217.22%5.71
197211M5M5M12.30%47.1014.286.9152.9051.4754.3815.6517.94%5.90
197311M6M6M12.34%47.0214.086.9253.1851.7554.6615.6018.55%6.09
197412M6M6M12.37%46.9113.906.9353.4351.9954.9215.5618.74%6.30
197512M6M6M12.40%46.7613.756.9453.6452.1955.1315.5318.94%6.52
197613M6M6M12.42%46.5713.616.9353.8152.3655.3015.4619.14%6.76
197713M7M7M12.43%46.3313.496.9253.9552.5055.4415.4119.34%7.00
197814M7M7M12.44%46.0413.386.8954.0652.6155.5615.3919.55%7.26
197914M7M7M12.44%45.7013.286.8554.1652.7155.6615.3919.75%7.52
198015M7M7M12.44%45.3213.186.8054.2552.8155.7515.4019.96%7.79
198115M8M7M12.44%44.9013.076.7454.3452.9055.8415.3920.17%8.07
198216M8M8M12.43%44.4412.966.6754.4453.0055.9315.4020.38%8.36
198316M8M8M12.42%43.9812.856.6154.5353.1056.0215.4520.90%8.65
198417M8M8M12.42%43.5112.736.5454.6553.2156.1315.5121.90%8.95
198517M9M9M12.42%43.0812.616.4754.7753.3456.2515.6022.94%9.25
198618M9M9M1.012.42%42.7012.496.4054.9053.4756.3815.6524.01%9.54
198718M9M9M1.012.43%42.3812.376.3455.0453.6056.5215.7325.11%9.83
198819M9M9M1.012.44%42.1312.266.2755.1853.7456.6815.8326.24%10.14
198919M10M10M1.012.45%41.9512.156.2155.3353.8856.8415.9427.41%10.46
199020M10M10M1.012.47%41.8112.056.1555.5054.0357.0216.0528.61%10.82
199121M10M10M1.012.49%41.6911.936.0955.6954.1957.2316.1729.84%11.22
199222M11M11M1.012.52%41.5711.806.0355.9054.3757.4816.2931.10%11.66
199323M11M11M1.012.55%41.4211.665.9656.1454.5857.7516.4032.13%12.10
199423M12M12M1.012.59%41.2311.495.9056.4154.8158.0716.5232.18%12.54
199524M12M12M1.012.62%40.9911.315.8356.7155.0758.4116.6732.23%12.94
199625M12M12M1.012.67%40.7311.115.7657.0355.3558.7816.6832.28%13.31
199725M13M13M1.012.71%40.4410.905.6957.3755.6459.1816.7332.34%13.65
199826M13M13M1.012.76%40.1510.695.6157.7355.9559.5816.7832.39%13.98
199927M13M13M1.012.80%39.8510.485.5458.1056.2860.0016.8432.44%14.30
200027M14M14M1.012.85%39.5410.265.4758.4756.6160.4216.9032.50%14.65
200128M14M14M1.012.90%39.2210.055.4058.8656.9760.8316.9432.55%15.03
200229M14M14M1.012.96%38.889.835.3359.2657.3561.2516.9832.60%15.42
200329M15M15M1.013.01%38.529.615.2759.6757.7661.6717.0332.65%15.83
200430M15M15M1.013.06%38.139.395.2060.0958.1962.0817.0832.71%16.23
200531M16M15M1.013.11%37.719.175.1460.5358.6462.4917.1432.76%16.63
200632M16M16M13.17%37.288.955.0960.9759.1162.9117.1632.81%17.01
200732M16M16M13.22%36.848.735.0361.4259.5963.3217.1832.87%17.38
200833M17M17M13.27%36.388.524.9861.8860.0863.7317.2132.92%17.76
200934M17M17M13.32%35.938.324.9362.3360.5764.1517.2532.99%18.15
201035M17M17M13.37%35.488.124.8862.7661.0364.5517.2933.09%18.56
201135M18M18M0.993.41%35.037.954.8263.1761.4664.9317.3833.21%18.99
201236M18M18M13.44%34.597.794.7763.5461.8465.2817.4933.35%19.44
201337M18M19M13.46%34.157.654.7263.8862.1765.6217.6233.51%19.92
201438M19M19M13.48%33.737.534.6664.1762.4565.9217.7533.69%20.40
201539M19M19M13.48%33.327.434.5964.4362.6966.2017.8933.89%20.90
201640M20M20M13.49%32.927.344.5364.6662.9066.4618.0334.12%21.41
201741M20M20M13.48%32.547.264.4764.8863.0966.7118.1834.37%21.93
201842M21M21M13.48%32.187.194.4165.1063.2866.9518.3334.64%22.46
201943M21M21M13.47%31.837.124.3565.3163.4767.1918.4934.94%23.00
202044M22M22M13.47%31.497.054.2965.5363.6767.4318.6635.25%23.56
202145M22M22M13.47%31.497.054.2965.5363.6767.4318.8335.59%24.13
202246M23M23M13.47%31.497.054.2965.5363.6767.4319.0135.96%24.71
202347M24M24M13.46%30.616.864.1366.2064.2868.1519.2136.34%25.30
202448M24M24M13.46%30.326.804.0866.4264.4968.3919.4236.75%25.90

Sudan Population Projections

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YearTotalMaleFemaleSex RatioGrowth rateBirth rateDeath rateFerti­lity rate
Life exp., total
Life expectancy
Life exp., maleLife exp., femaleMedian AgeUrbani­zation
Density, people / km2
Density, people/km2
202549M25M25M13.46%30.036.744.0366.6464.6968.6319.6337.19%26.51
202651M25M25M13.45%29.756.693.9866.8464.8868.8519.8237.64%27.13
202752M26M26M13.44%29.486.643.9367.0565.0769.0820.0138.12%27.76
202853M26M26M13.42%29.206.603.8967.2565.2569.3020.2038.63%28.39
202954M27M27M13.42%28.936.553.8467.4665.4469.5320.3939.15%29.03
203055M28M28M13.41%28.656.503.7967.6665.6369.7520.5839.71%29.68
203156M28M28M13.38%28.356.473.7567.8565.8069.9620.7540.28%30.34
203258M29M29M13.36%28.056.443.7068.0465.9770.1720.9340.88%31.00
203359M29M29M13.33%27.746.403.6668.2266.1470.3721.1141.49%31.67
203460M30M30M13.31%27.446.373.6168.4166.3170.5821.2942.13%32.34
203561M31M31M13.28%27.146.343.5768.6066.4870.7921.4742.77%33.02
203663M31M31M13.25%26.836.323.5368.7766.6470.9821.6443.42%33.71
203764M32M32M13.21%26.536.303.4968.9566.7971.1821.8144.06%34.40
203865M33M33M13.17%26.226.293.4669.1266.9571.3721.9844.71%35.09
203967M33M33M13.13%25.926.273.4269.3067.1071.5722.1645.36%35.79
204068M34M34M13.10%25.616.253.3869.4767.2671.7622.3446.01%36.49
204169M35M35M13.05%25.326.253.3569.6367.4071.9422.5146.67%37.19
204271M35M35M13.01%25.046.243.3269.8067.5472.1222.6847.32%37.90
204372M36M36M12.97%24.756.243.2869.9667.6972.3122.8547.98%38.60
204473M37M37M12.93%24.476.233.2570.1367.8372.4923.0348.63%39.31
204575M37M37M12.88%24.186.233.2270.2967.9772.6723.2249.29%40.03
204676M38M38M12.83%23.936.243.1970.4468.1172.8423.3949.95%40.74
204777M39M39M12.79%23.686.243.1670.5968.2473.0123.5650.60%41.46
204879M39M39M12.75%23.436.253.1370.7568.3873.1823.7551.26%42.18
204980M40M40M12.71%23.186.253.1070.9068.5173.3523.9351.92%42.90
205081M41M41M12.66%22.936.263.0771.0568.6573.5224.1352.57%43.62

Highest City Populations in Sudan

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RankCityPopulation, Urban AreaPopulation, City
1Khartoum6,111,3941,974,647
2Nyala999,209565,734
3Al Ubayyid505,736393,311
4Bur Sudan501,589489,725
5Wad Medani390,158332,714
6Kassala377,442380,000
7Al Qadarif372,442363,945

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