Sudan vs Tanzania: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Sudan
54.82 million people
in 2050
Tanzania
48.75 million people
in 2050
Sudan rank
11th
Tanzania rank
14th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Sudan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 54.82 million people against 48.75 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 6.07 million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 33 and Tanzania in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.00 million people | 799,999 people | 2.20 million people | Sudan |
| 1100s | 3.10 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.82 million people | Sudan |
| 1200s | 3.20 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.45 million people | Sudan |
| 1300s | 3.47 million people | 2.22 million people | 1.24 million people | Sudan |
| 1400s | 3.73 million people | 2.70 million people | 1.03 million people | Sudan |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 1.75 million people | 2.25 million people | Sudan |
| 1600s | 4.29 million people | 2.12 million people | 2.17 million people | Sudan |
| 1700s | 4.57 million people | 2.49 million people | 2.07 million people | Sudan |
| 1710s | 4.16 million people | 2.52 million people | 1.64 million people | Sudan |
| 1720s | 4.19 million people | 2.55 million people | 1.64 million people | Sudan |
| 1730s | 4.22 million people | 2.58 million people | 1.64 million people | Sudan |
| 1740s | 4.25 million people | 2.61 million people | 1.63 million people | Sudan |
| 1750s | 4.28 million people | 2.65 million people | 1.63 million people | Sudan |
| 1760s | 4.31 million people | 2.68 million people | 1.63 million people | Sudan |
| 1770s | 4.34 million people | 2.72 million people | 1.63 million people | Sudan |
| 1780s | 4.38 million people | 2.76 million people | 1.62 million people | Sudan |
| 1790s | 4.42 million people | 2.80 million people | 1.62 million people | Sudan |
| 1800s | 4.46 million people | 2.85 million people | 1.61 million people | Sudan |
| 1810s | 4.50 million people | 2.90 million people | 1.60 million people | Sudan |
| 1820s | 4.55 million people | 2.95 million people | 1.60 million people | Sudan |
| 1830s | 4.60 million people | 3.02 million people | 1.59 million people | Sudan |
| 1840s | 4.66 million people | 3.08 million people | 1.58 million people | Sudan |
| 1850s | 4.72 million people | 3.16 million people | 1.56 million people | Sudan |
| 1860s | 4.79 million people | 3.24 million people | 1.55 million people | Sudan |
| 1870s | 4.87 million people | 3.34 million people | 1.53 million people | Sudan |
| 1880s | 4.96 million people | 3.45 million people | 1.51 million people | Sudan |
| 1890s | 5.06 million people | 3.59 million people | 1.48 million people | Sudan |
| 1900s | 5.19 million people | 3.75 million people | 1.44 million people | Sudan |
| 1910s | 5.36 million people | 3.96 million people | 1.40 million people | Sudan |
| 1920s | 5.57 million people | 4.24 million people | 1.33 million people | Sudan |
| 1930s | 5.88 million people | 4.65 million people | 1.22 million people | Sudan |
| 1940s | 6.40 million people | 5.38 million people | 1.02 million people | Sudan |
| 1950s | 6.49 million people | 8.19 million people | 1.70 million people | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 8.32 million people | 10.79 million people | 2.47 million people | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 11.26 million people | 14.22 million people | 2.96 million people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 15.02 million people | 18.48 million people | 3.45 million people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 16.65 million people | 23.61 million people | 6.96 million people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 20.96 million people | 29.20 million people | 8.25 million people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 26.41 million people | 35.56 million people | 9.15 million people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 33.70 million people | 44.02 million people | 10.32 million people | Tanzania |
| 2030s | 41.66 million people | 49.97 million people | 8.32 million people | Tanzania |
| 2040s | 50.05 million people | 50.97 million people | 917,750 people | Tanzania |
| 2050s | 54.82 million people | 48.75 million people | 6.07 million people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Sudan or Tanzania?
- Sudan, at 54.82 million people against 48.75 million people in Tanzania as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Sudan and Tanzania?
- 6.07 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Tanzania?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Sudan and Tanzania rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Sudan ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.