Sudan vs Vietnam: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Sudan
54.82 million people
in 2050
Vietnam
58.82 million people
in 2050
Sudan rank
11th
Vietnam rank
10th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Sudan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 58.82 million people against 54.82 million people in Sudan, a difference of 4.00 million people.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 10th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 12 and Vietnam in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.00 million people | 799,995 people | 2.20 million people | Sudan |
| 1100s | 3.10 million people | 1.04 million people | 2.06 million people | Sudan |
| 1200s | 3.20 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.92 million people | Sudan |
| 1300s | 3.47 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.95 million people | Sudan |
| 1400s | 3.73 million people | 1.76 million people | 1.97 million people | Sudan |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 2.00 million people | 2.00 million people | Sudan |
| 1600s | 4.29 million people | 2.49 million people | 1.80 million people | Sudan |
| 1700s | 4.57 million people | 2.96 million people | 1.60 million people | Sudan |
| 1710s | 4.16 million people | 3.25 million people | 913,950 people | Sudan |
| 1720s | 4.19 million people | 3.53 million people | 654,240 people | Sudan |
| 1730s | 4.22 million people | 3.82 million people | 397,040 people | Sudan |
| 1740s | 4.25 million people | 4.10 million people | 142,620 people | Sudan |
| 1750s | 4.28 million people | 4.39 million people | 108,680 people | Vietnam |
| 1760s | 4.31 million people | 4.67 million people | 356,520 people | Vietnam |
| 1770s | 4.34 million people | 4.94 million people | 600,460 people | Vietnam |
| 1780s | 4.38 million people | 5.22 million people | 840,040 people | Vietnam |
| 1790s | 4.42 million people | 5.49 million people | 1.07 million people | Vietnam |
| 1800s | 4.46 million people | 5.76 million people | 1.30 million people | Vietnam |
| 1810s | 4.50 million people | 6.03 million people | 1.53 million people | Vietnam |
| 1820s | 4.55 million people | 6.29 million people | 1.74 million people | Vietnam |
| 1830s | 4.60 million people | 7.03 million people | 2.43 million people | Vietnam |
| 1840s | 4.66 million people | 7.76 million people | 3.10 million people | Vietnam |
| 1850s | 4.72 million people | 8.48 million people | 3.75 million people | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 4.79 million people | 9.18 million people | 4.39 million people | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 4.87 million people | 9.88 million people | 5.01 million people | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 4.96 million people | 11.87 million people | 6.91 million people | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 5.06 million people | 13.82 million people | 8.76 million people | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 5.19 million people | 15.74 million people | 10.54 million people | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 5.36 million people | 17.61 million people | 12.25 million people | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 5.57 million people | 18.68 million people | 13.11 million people | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 5.88 million people | 19.71 million people | 13.83 million people | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 6.40 million people | 20.69 million people | 14.30 million people | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 6.49 million people | 24.72 million people | 18.24 million people | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 8.32 million people | 30.10 million people | 21.78 million people | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 11.26 million people | 36.88 million people | 25.62 million people | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 15.02 million people | 47.20 million people | 32.17 million people | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 16.65 million people | 56.00 million people | 39.35 million people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 20.96 million people | 59.17 million people | 38.22 million people | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 26.41 million people | 62.48 million people | 36.07 million people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 33.70 million people | 62.30 million people | 28.60 million people | Vietnam |
| 2030s | 41.66 million people | 61.66 million people | 20.00 million people | Vietnam |
| 2040s | 50.05 million people | 60.19 million people | 10.13 million people | Vietnam |
| 2050s | 54.82 million people | 58.82 million people | 4.00 million people | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Sudan or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 58.82 million people against 54.82 million people in Sudan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Sudan and Vietnam?
- 4.00 million people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Sudan and Vietnam rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Sudan ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 10th 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.