Sudan Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of Sudan population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Sudan in 2024 is 49,358,228, a 2.6% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Sudan in 2023 was 48,109,006, a 2.63% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Sudan in 2022 was 46,874,204, a 2.67% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Sudan in 2021 was 45,657,202, a 2.74% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2024 Population
India 1,441,719,852
Indonesia 279,798,049
Pakistan 245,209,815
Nigeria 229,152,217
Bangladesh 174,701,211
Philippines 119,106,224
Egypt 114,484,252
Vietnam 99,497,680
Kenya 56,203,030
Myanmar 54,964,694
Sudan 49,358,228
Morocco 38,211,459
Ukraine 37,937,821
Angola 37,804,634
Uzbekistan 35,673,804
Ghana 34,777,522
Cameroon 29,394,433
Sri Lanka 21,949,268
Zambia 21,134,695
Cambodia 17,121,847
Bolivia 12,567,336
Tunisia 12,564,689
Honduras 10,759,406
Papua New Guinea 10,515,788
Nicaragua 7,142,529
El Salvador 6,396,289
Republic of Congo 6,244,547
Mauritania 4,993,922
Georgia 3,717,425
Mongolia 3,493,629
Moldova 3,329,865
Lesotho 2,356,083
Timor-Leste 1,379,883
Eswatini 1,222,075
Djibouti 1,152,329
Bhutan 792,382
Solomon Islands 756,673
Cabo Verde 604,461
Micronesia 549,553
Vanuatu 342,325
Sao Tome and Principe 236,381
Kiribati 135,763
Sudan - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 49,358,228 2.60%
2023 48,109,006 2.63%
2022 46,874,204 2.67%
2021 45,657,202 2.74%
2020 44,440,486 2.80%
2019 43,232,093 2.94%
2018 41,999,059 3.24%
2017 40,679,828 3.31%
2016 39,377,169 3.16%
2015 38,171,178 3.16%
2014 37,003,245 2.81%
2013 35,990,704 2.36%
2012 35,159,792 2.15%
2011 34,419,624 2.01%
2010 33,739,933 2.40%
2009 32,948,155 2.75%
2008 32,065,241 2.80%
2007 31,191,163 2.83%
2006 30,332,968 2.68%
2005 29,540,577 2.46%
2004 28,831,550 2.28%
2003 28,188,977 2.24%
2002 27,570,318 2.31%
2001 26,947,253 2.47%
2000 26,298,773 2.59%
1999 25,634,162 2.42%
1998 25,029,144 2.35%
1997 24,454,372 2.48%
1996 23,862,258 2.45%
1995 23,290,602 2.59%
1994 22,703,631 2.44%
1993 22,163,251 1.76%
1992 21,780,059 1.52%
1991 21,453,711 1.72%
1990 21,090,886 1.80%
1989 20,718,709 1.30%
1988 20,453,819 1.10%
1987 20,230,532 1.73%
1986 19,887,452 1.90%
1985 19,517,196 1.83%
1984 19,165,837 2.31%
1983 18,733,995 3.34%
1982 18,128,631 4.16%
1981 17,404,336 4.38%
1980 16,673,586 4.39%
1979 15,973,034 4.36%
1978 15,305,806 4.35%
1977 14,667,218 4.27%
1976 14,066,007 4.21%
1975 13,497,543 4.22%
1974 12,950,962 3.86%
1973 12,469,591 3.42%
1972 12,057,260 3.33%
1971 11,668,921 3.22%
1970 11,305,206 3.09%
1969 10,966,145 3.08%
1968 10,638,899 3.09%
1967 10,320,500 3.06%
1966 10,014,505 3.11%
1965 9,712,785 3.25%
1964 9,406,702 3.20%
1963 9,115,091 3.10%
1962 8,841,338 3.08%
1961 8,577,490 3.01%
1960 8,326,462 2.97%
1959 8,086,642 2.87%
1958 7,860,882 2.91%
1957 7,638,680 3.04%
1956 7,413,623 3.07%
1955 7,193,065 3.06%
1954 6,979,199 3.04%
1953 6,773,611 3.03%
1952 6,574,216 3.05%
1951 6,379,716 3.04%
1950 6,191,323 0.00%