Sudan — Population history

Historical population data showing long-term demographic trends.

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects and national statistical offices.

Population history

Population by year

Year Total Male Female Density Filter
1950 6,189,000 3,095,000 3,094,000 3.51 1
1951 6,376,000 3,189,000 3,186,000 3.61
1952 6,568,000 3,287,000 3,281,000 3.72 1
1953 6,765,000 3,387,000 3,378,000 3.83
1954 6,969,000 3,490,000 3,478,000 3.95
1955 7,181,000 3,598,000 3,583,000 4.07 1
1956 7,401,000 3,709,000 3,691,000 4.19
1957 7,629,000 3,825,000 3,804,000 4.32 1
1958 7,863,000 3,943,000 3,919,000 4.46
1959 8,106,000 4,066,000 4,039,000 4.59 1
1960 8,364,000 4,197,000 4,167,000 4.74
1961 8,634,000 4,334,000 4,300,000 4.89 1
1962 8,919,000 4,478,000 4,440,000 5.05
1963 9,218,000 4,629,000 4,588,000 5.22 1
1964 9,531,000 4,787,000 4,743,000 5.40 1
1965 9,858,000 4,951,000 4,906,000 5.59
1966 10,197,000 5,122,000 5,074,000 5.78 1
1967 10,550,000 5,300,000 5,250,000 5.98 1
1968 10,917,000 5,484,000 5,433,000 6.19
1969 11,298,000 5,676,000 5,622,000 6.40 1
1970 11,695,000 5,875,000 5,820,000 6.63 1
1971 12,105,000 6,081,000 6,023,000 6.86 1
1972 12,527,000 6,293,000 6,234,000 7.10 1
1973 13,049,000 6,561,000 6,487,000 7.39 1
1974 13,580,000 6,835,000 6,745,000 7.69 1
1975 14,064,000 7,082,000 6,982,000 7.97 1
1976 14,569,000 7,340,000 7,229,000 8.26 1
1977 15,086,000 7,604,000 7,481,000 8.55 1
1978 15,695,000 7,923,000 7,771,000 8.89 1
1979 16,355,000 8,270,000 8,084,000 9.27 1
1980 17,058,000 8,640,000 8,418,000 9.67 1
1981 17,780,000 9,016,000 8,763,000 10.07 1
1982 18,486,000 9,380,000 9,105,000 10.47 1
1983 19,109,000 9,692,000 9,416,000 10.83 1
1984 19,546,000 9,901,000 9,645,000 11.07 1
1985 19,905,000 10,071,000 9,834,000 11.28
1986 20,288,000 10,253,000 10,034,000 11.49 1
1987 20,704,000 10,453,000 10,251,000 11.73 1
1988 21,138,000 10,660,000 10,477,000 11.98 1
1989 21,578,000 10,870,000 10,707,000 12.23 1
1990 22,021,000 11,082,000 10,938,000 12.48 1
1991 22,470,000 11,298,000 11,172,000 12.73
1992 22,927,000 11,519,000 11,408,000 12.99 1
1993 23,445,000 11,772,000 11,673,000 13.28 1
1994 24,043,000 12,066,000 11,977,000 13.62 1
1995 24,672,000 12,374,000 12,297,000 13.98 1
1996 25,231,000 12,645,000 12,585,000 14.30 1
1997 25,799,000 12,921,000 12,878,000 14.62 1
1998 26,458,000 13,243,000 13,215,000 14.99 1
1999 27,130,000 13,573,000 13,557,000 15.37 1
2000 27,816,000 13,910,000 13,906,000 15.76 1
2001 28,516,000 14,254,000 14,262,000 16.16 1
2002 29,228,000 14,602,000 14,626,000 16.56 1
2003 29,896,000 14,924,000 14,971,000 16.94 1
2004 30,556,000 15,238,000 15,317,000 17.31 1
2005 31,262,000 15,574,000 15,687,000 17.71 1
2006 31,992,000 15,925,000 16,066,000 18.13 1
2007 32,764,000 16,302,000 16,462,000 18.56 1
2008 33,623,000 16,724,000 16,899,000 19.05 1
2009 34,569,000 17,191,000 17,377,000 19.59 1
2010 35,414,000 17,609,000 17,804,000 20.06 1
2011 36,140,000 17,967,000 18,173,000 20.48 1
2012 36,923,000 18,353,000 18,569,000 20.92 1
2013 37,785,000 18,777,000 19,008,000 21.41 1
2014 38,823,000 19,288,000 19,535,000 22.00 1
2015 40,024,000 19,881,000 20,143,000 22.68 1
2016 41,259,000 20,491,000 20,768,000 23.38 1
2017 42,714,000 21,210,000 21,503,000 24.20 1
2018 44,230,000 21,961,000 22,269,000 25.06 1
2019 45,548,000 22,612,000 22,935,000 25.81 1
2020 46,789,000 23,223,000 23,565,000 26.51 1
2021 48,066,000 23,852,000 24,214,000 27.23 1
2022 49,383,000 24,500,000 24,882,000 27.98 1
2023 50,042,000 24,821,000 25,221,000 28.35 1
2024 50,448,000 25,012,000 25,436,000 28.58
2025 51,662,000 25,605,000 26,057,000 29.27 1
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