Sudan vs Uganda: Population

Sudan

50.04 million people

in 2023

Uganda

48.66 million people

in 2023

Sudan rank

30th

Uganda rank

31st

Population over time

Sudan currently reports 50.04 million people against 48.66 million people in Uganda, a difference of 1.39 million people.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Sudan ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.