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Sudan population

Current population of Sudan

53,017,405

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
971
Deaths today
186
Change today (UTC)
+699
World rank
30th of 218
0.63% of world population
Population
51,662,147
2025 estimate
Annual growth
+2.38%
2025
Density
27 /km²
2023
Land area
1,868,000 km²
Urban population
35%
2025
Median age
18.5 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
4.26
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
66.5 yrs
2024
Net migration
+291,469
2025
Capital
Khartoum
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Population of Sudan: overview

Sudan has a population of 51,662,147 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 30th largest in the world. About 0.63% of the world's population lives in Sudan. Sudan is part of the Sub-Saharan Africa region and its capital is Khartoum.

The population is expanding quickly, at 2.38% per year. In absolute terms that meant roughly 1,213,184 additional people over the past year. Immigration reinforces the trend: net migration added about 291,469 people in 2025.

The country is sparsely settled, with only about 27 people per km², spread across 1,868,000 km² of land. The country remains predominantly rural, though cities are growing: 35% of residents are urban.

With a median age of just 18.5 years, Sudan has one of the youngest populations in the world. Fertility remains high at 4.26 children per woman. Life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years (2024).

The UN projects strong growth ahead: 85.21 million people by 2050, about 65% more than today. The 2030 projection is 58,571,616.

Sudan population, 1960–2025 and projections

020M40M60M80M100M19601980200020202040projected2025: 51.66M1960: 8,364,4891961: 8,634,9411962: 8,919,0281963: 9,218,0771964: 9,531,1091965: 9,858,0301966: 10,197,5781967: 10,550,5971968: 10,917,9991969: 11,298,9361970: 11,695,7711971: 12,105,5391972: 12,527,8561973: 13,049,3151974: 13,580,7231975: 14,064,7981976: 14,569,7161977: 15,086,6141978: 15,695,0031979: 16,355,3521980: 17,058,9051981: 17,780,5721982: 18,486,6451983: 19,109,7701984: 19,546,5281985: 19,905,8721986: 20,288,2381987: 20,704,9041988: 21,138,4311989: 21,578,0221990: 22,021,4811991: 22,470,6761992: 22,927,3551993: 23,445,5921994: 24,043,9481995: 24,672,1431996: 25,231,5281997: 25,799,8211998: 26,458,9991999: 27,130,6132000: 27,816,7452001: 28,516,7702002: 29,228,7272003: 29,896,0352004: 30,556,6372005: 31,262,4442006: 31,992,4352007: 32,764,1352008: 33,623,9802009: 34,569,1132010: 35,414,3992011: 36,140,8062012: 36,923,1782013: 37,785,8492014: 38,823,3182015: 40,024,4312016: 41,259,8922017: 42,714,3062018: 44,230,5962019: 45,548,1752020: 46,789,2312021: 48,066,9242022: 49,383,3462023: 50,042,7912024: 50,448,9632025: 51,662,1472030: 58,571,6162050: 85,206,383
Population of Sudan by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
202551,662,147+2.38%+1,213,184
202450,448,963+0.81%+406,172
202350,042,791+1.33%+659,445
202249,383,346+2.70%+1,316,422
202148,066,924+2.69%+1,277,693
202046,789,231+2.69%+1,241,056
201945,548,175+2.94%+1,317,579
201844,230,596+3.49%+1,516,290
201742,714,306+3.46%+1,454,414
201641,259,892+3.04%+1,235,461
201540,024,431+3.05%+1,201,113
201438,823,318+2.71%+1,037,469
201035,414,399+2.42%+845,286
200531,262,444+2.28%+705,807
200027,816,745+2.50%+686,132
199524,672,143+2.58%+628,195
199022,021,481+2.03%+443,459
198519,905,872+1.82%+359,344
198017,058,905+4.21%+703,553
197514,064,798+3.50%+484,075
197011,695,771+3.45%+396,835
19659,858,030+3.37%+326,921
19608,364,489––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Sudan population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Sudan
YearProjected populationvs today
203058,571,616+13.4%
205085,206,383+64.9%

Sudan population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 40.2% of Sudan's population is under 15, 56.4% is of working age (15–64), and 3.4% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%0-4 male: 3,924,802 (7.6%)0-4 female: 3,806,706 (7.4%)0-45-9 male: 3,516,869 (6.8%)5-9 female: 3,426,860 (6.6%)10-14 male: 3,082,081 (6.0%)10-14 female: 3,017,757 (5.8%)10-1415-19 male: 2,789,853 (5.4%)15-19 female: 2,742,180 (5.3%)20-24 male: 2,438,490 (4.7%)20-24 female: 2,419,675 (4.7%)20-2425-29 male: 2,132,715 (4.1%)25-29 female: 2,134,189 (4.1%)30-34 male: 1,767,344 (3.4%)30-34 female: 1,824,571 (3.5%)30-3435-39 male: 1,366,033 (2.6%)35-39 female: 1,480,834 (2.9%)40-44 male: 1,079,586 (2.1%)40-44 female: 1,236,376 (2.4%)40-4445-49 male: 832,120 (1.6%)45-49 female: 1,011,988 (2.0%)50-54 male: 704,738 (1.4%)50-54 female: 852,072 (1.6%)50-5455-59 male: 594,684 (1.2%)55-59 female: 695,157 (1.3%)60-64 male: 487,166 (0.9%)60-64 female: 547,497 (1.1%)60-6465-69 male: 385,513 (0.7%)65-69 female: 401,185 (0.8%)70-74 male: 264,491 (0.5%)70-74 female: 244,839 (0.5%)70-7475-79 male: 145,775 (0.3%)75-79 female: 122,325 (0.2%)80-84 male: 65,519 (0.1%)80-84 female: 57,672 (0.1%)80-8485-89 male: 21,988 (0.0%)85-89 female: 25,474 (0.0%)90-94 male: 4,694 (0.0%)90-94 female: 8,162 (0.0%)90-9495-99 male: 544 (0.0%)95-99 female: 1,480 (0.0%)100+ male: 31 (0.0%)100+ female: 111 (0.0%)100+

Sudan population FAQ

What is the population of Sudan in 2026?

Sudan's population is estimated at about 53.02 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 51,662,147 (2025). Sudan ranks 30th in the world by population.

Is the population of Sudan growing or shrinking?

Sudan's population is growing at about 2.38% per year, an increase of roughly 1,213,184 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Sudan?

Sudan has about 27 people per square kilometre across a land area of 1,868,000 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Sudan?

Sudan is home to about 0.63% of the world's population.

What is Sudan's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Sudan's population at 85,206,383 in 2050, passing through 58,571,616 in 2030.

What is the median age in Sudan?

The median age in Sudan is 18.5 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.