Sudan Population (LIVE)

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Sudan Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Sudan is 51,312,803 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Sudan 2025 population is estimated at 51,662,147 people at mid-year.
  • Sudan population is equivalent to 0.63% of the total world population.
  • Sudan ranks number 30 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Sudan is 29 per Km² (76 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 1,765,048 Km² (681,489 sq. miles).
  • 35.27% of the population is urban (18,220,482 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Sudan is 18.5 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Sudan (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Sudan
Global
Rank
2025 51,662,147 2.4% 1,213,184 291,469 18.5 4.19 29 35.3% 18,220,482 0.63% 8,231,613,070 30
2024 50,448,963 0.81% 406,172 −544,257 18.4 4.26 29 34.9% 17,593,905 0.62% 8,161,972,572 30
2023 50,042,791 1.34% 659,445 −1,349,998 18.3 4.32 28 34% 16,993,683 0.62% 8,091,734,930 30
2022 49,383,346 2.73% 1,297,058 −26,668 18.1 4.38 28 33.2% 16,419,594 0.62% 8,021,407,192 30
2020 46,789,231 3.17% 1,352,960 −65,933 17.8 4.54 27 32.8% 15,349,424 0.59% 7,887,001,292 31
2015 40,024,431 2.48% 922,006 66,476 16.8 4.9 23 32.7% 13,099,314 0.54% 7,470,491,872 33
2010 35,414,399 2.53% 830,391 −339,466 16.3 5.14 20 32.1% 11,378,101 0.50% 7,021,732,148 35
2005 31,262,444 2.36% 689,140 −199,378 16 5.4 18 32.4% 10,126,640 0.47% 6,586,970,132 36
2000 27,816,745 2.43% 628,920 −165,030 15.8 5.6 16 31.8% 8,855,115 0.45% 6,171,702,993 37
1995 24,672,143 2.3% 530,132 −144,670 15.7 5.86 14 31.5% 7,768,800 0.43% 5,758,878,982 37
1990 22,021,481 2.04% 423,122 −254,825 15.8 6.07 12 26.2% 5,764,212 0.41% 5,327,803,110 38
1985 19,905,872 3.13% 569,393 −222,315 15.7 6.28 11 19.8% 3,947,451 0.41% 4,868,943,465 37
1980 17,058,905 3.94% 598,821 208,602 15.4 6.59 10 17% 2,895,483 0.38% 4,447,606,236 40
1975 14,064,798 3.76% 473,805 62,843 14.9 6.87 8 16.4% 2,300,428 0.35% 4,070,735,277 40
1970 11,695,771 3.48% 367,548 4,479 15.1 6.99 7 14.5% 1,698,802 0.32% 3,694,683,794 46
1965 9,858,030 3.34% 298,708 6,367 15.4 6.84 6 11.9% 1,172,787 0.30% 3,334,533,703 48
1960 8,364,489 3.1% 236,559 2,194 15.6 6.66 5 9.7% 810,765 0.28% 3,015,470,894 51
1955 7,181,692 3.02% 198,356 −2,338 16 6.68 4 7.8% 562,183 0.26% 2,740,213,792 55

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Sudan Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Sudan
Global
Rank
2030 58,571,616 2.54% 1,381,894 −98,345 19.4 3.88 33 37.2% 21,775,077 0.68% 8,569,124,911 26
2035 65,148,317 2.15% 1,315,340 −79,439 20.3 3.6 37 40% 26,089,178 0.73% 8,885,210,181 27
2040 71,730,599 1.94% 1,316,456 −94,085 21.4 3.36 41 43.2% 30,993,999 0.78% 9,177,190,203 25
2045 78,415,203 1.8% 1,336,921 −81,583 22.7 3.17 44 46.4% 36,393,690 0.83% 9,439,639,668 23
2050 85,206,383 1.68% 1,358,236 −76,893 24 3 48 49.6% 42,261,243 0.88% 9,664,378,587 21

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Sudan Demographics

Life Expectancy
66.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
36.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
52.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Sudan Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Sudan delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Sudan (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.