Chile vs Sudan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Chile
17.71 million people
in 2025
Sudan
18.05 million people
in 2025
Chile rank
50th
Sudan rank
48th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Chile
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 18.05 million people against 17.71 million people in Chile, a difference of 337,600 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 50th and Sudan ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.58 million people | 617,235 people | 3.96 million people | Chile |
| 1960s | 6.37 million people | 1.43 million people | 4.95 million people | Chile |
| 1970s | 8.31 million people | 2.61 million people | 5.70 million people | Chile |
| 1980s | 10.18 million people | 4.54 million people | 5.64 million people | Chile |
| 1990s | 12.16 million people | 7.77 million people | 4.39 million people | Chile |
| 2000s | 14.10 million people | 10.07 million people | 4.03 million people | Chile |
| 2010s | 15.79 million people | 13.48 million people | 2.32 million people | Chile |
| 2020s | 17.40 million people | 17.17 million people | 231,433 people | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Chile or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 18.05 million people against 17.71 million people in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Chile and Sudan?
- 337,600 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sudan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Sudan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Chile ranks 50th and Sudan ranks 48th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.