Spain vs Sudan: Has the population peaked?

Spain

47.91 million people

in 2023

Sudan

50.04 million people

in 2023

Spain rank

32nd

Sudan rank

30th

Has the population peaked? over time

Sudan currently reports 50.04 million people against 47.91 million people in Spain, a difference of 2.13 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.