Mexico vs Sudan: Population by world region

Mexico
130.25 million people
in 2100
Sudan
136.89 million people
in 2100
Mexico rank
15th
Sudan rank
14th

Population by world region over time

  • Mexico
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 136.89 million people against 130.25 million people in Mexico, a difference of 6.64 million people.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 14th of 238 regions.

Across the 48 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 45 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sudan Difference Ahead
1000s 14.86 million people 3.00 million people 11.86 million people Mexico
1100s 16.75 million people 3.10 million people 13.65 million people Mexico
1200s 18.66 million people 3.20 million people 15.46 million people Mexico
1300s 20.58 million people 3.47 million people 17.12 million people Mexico
1400s 22.52 million people 3.73 million people 18.79 million people Mexico
1500s 24.46 million people 4.00 million people 20.46 million people Mexico
1600s 1.00 million people 4.30 million people 3.30 million people Sudan
1700s 4.00 million people 4.60 million people 600,000 people Sudan
1710s 4.34 million people 4.20 million people 137,830 people Mexico
1720s 4.67 million people 4.23 million people 442,860 people Mexico
1730s 5.01 million people 4.26 million people 746,300 people Mexico
1740s 5.34 million people 4.29 million people 1.05 million people Mexico
1750s 5.68 million people 4.33 million people 1.35 million people Mexico
1760s 6.01 million people 4.37 million people 1.65 million people Mexico
1770s 6.35 million people 4.41 million people 1.94 million people Mexico
1780s 6.69 million people 4.45 million people 2.23 million people Mexico
1790s 7.02 million people 4.50 million people 2.52 million people Mexico
1800s 5.41 million people 4.02 million people 1.39 million people Mexico
1810s 6.14 million people 4.08 million people 2.06 million people Mexico
1820s 6.49 million people 4.20 million people 2.29 million people Mexico
1830s 6.68 million people 4.38 million people 2.31 million people Mexico
1840s 7.32 million people 4.58 million people 2.74 million people Mexico
1850s 8.15 million people 4.73 million people 3.42 million people Mexico
1860s 8.93 million people 4.83 million people 4.10 million people Mexico
1870s 9.64 million people 4.92 million people 4.71 million people Mexico
1880s 10.81 million people 5.02 million people 5.79 million people Mexico
1890s 12.30 million people 5.11 million people 7.19 million people Mexico
1900s 13.87 million people 5.21 million people 8.66 million people Mexico
1910s 14.51 million people 5.30 million people 9.21 million people Mexico
1920s 15.44 million people 5.50 million people 9.94 million people Mexico
1930s 18.03 million people 5.75 million people 12.28 million people Mexico
1940s 23.14 million people 6.01 million people 17.13 million people Mexico
1950s 31.37 million people 7.11 million people 24.26 million people Mexico
1960s 42.68 million people 9.75 million people 32.93 million people Mexico
1970s 58.18 million people 13.87 million people 44.31 million people Mexico
1980s 74.28 million people 19.56 million people 54.72 million people Mexico
1990s 90.02 million people 24.42 million people 65.60 million people Mexico
2000s 105.19 million people 31.02 million people 74.16 million people Mexico
2010s 120.09 million people 39.89 million people 80.20 million people Mexico
2020s 131.36 million people 51.77 million people 79.59 million people Mexico
2030s 140.63 million people 64.49 million people 76.15 million people Mexico
2040s 146.87 million people 77.76 million people 69.11 million people Mexico
2050s 149.62 million people 91.32 million people 58.30 million people Mexico
2060s 149.28 million people 104.24 million people 45.05 million people Mexico
2070s 146.33 million people 115.67 million people 30.66 million people Mexico
2080s 141.14 million people 125.48 million people 15.66 million people Mexico
2090s 134.35 million people 133.41 million people 940,700 people Mexico
2100s 130.25 million people 136.89 million people 6.64 million people Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Mexico or Sudan?
Sudan, at 136.89 million people against 130.25 million people in Mexico as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Mexico and Sudan?
6.64 million people, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sudan?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Mexico and Sudan rank globally for population by world region?
Mexico ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 14th of 238 regions.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
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, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.