Sudan vs Uganda: The global population hockey stick
Sudan
50.04 million people
in 2023
Uganda
48.66 million people
in 2023
Sudan rank
31st
Uganda rank
32nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Sudan
- Uganda
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 50.04 million people against 48.66 million people in Uganda, a difference of 1.39 million people.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Sudan ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 32nd of 239 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.00 million people | 800,000 people | 2.20 million people | Sudan |
| 1100s | 3.10 million people | 940,000 people | 2.16 million people | Sudan |
| 1200s | 3.20 million people | 1.08 million people | 2.12 million people | Sudan |
| 1300s | 3.47 million people | 1.22 million people | 2.25 million people | Sudan |
| 1400s | 3.73 million people | 1.36 million people | 2.37 million people | Sudan |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 1.50 million people | 2.50 million people | Sudan |
| 1600s | 4.30 million people | 1.75 million people | 2.55 million people | Sudan |
| 1700s | 4.60 million people | 2.00 million people | 2.60 million people | Sudan |
| 1710s | 4.20 million people | 2.02 million people | 2.18 million people | Sudan |
| 1720s | 4.23 million people | 2.04 million people | 2.19 million people | Sudan |
| 1730s | 4.26 million people | 2.06 million people | 2.20 million people | Sudan |
| 1740s | 4.29 million people | 2.08 million people | 2.21 million people | Sudan |
| 1750s | 4.33 million people | 2.11 million people | 2.22 million people | Sudan |
| 1760s | 4.37 million people | 2.13 million people | 2.24 million people | Sudan |
| 1770s | 4.41 million people | 2.16 million people | 2.25 million people | Sudan |
| 1780s | 4.45 million people | 2.19 million people | 2.27 million people | Sudan |
| 1790s | 4.50 million people | 2.22 million people | 2.28 million people | Sudan |
| 1800s | 4.02 million people | 2.40 million people | 1.61 million people | Sudan |
| 1810s | 4.08 million people | 2.21 million people | 1.88 million people | Sudan |
| 1820s | 4.20 million people | 2.22 million people | 1.98 million people | Sudan |
| 1830s | 4.38 million people | 2.48 million people | 1.89 million people | Sudan |
| 1840s | 4.58 million people | 2.78 million people | 1.79 million people | Sudan |
| 1850s | 4.73 million people | 3.03 million people | 1.70 million people | Sudan |
| 1860s | 4.83 million people | 3.21 million people | 1.62 million people | Sudan |
| 1870s | 4.92 million people | 3.41 million people | 1.52 million people | Sudan |
| 1880s | 5.02 million people | 3.64 million people | 1.38 million people | Sudan |
| 1890s | 5.11 million people | 3.78 million people | 1.34 million people | Sudan |
| 1900s | 5.21 million people | 3.68 million people | 1.53 million people | Sudan |
| 1910s | 5.30 million people | 3.54 million people | 1.76 million people | Sudan |
| 1920s | 5.50 million people | 3.80 million people | 1.70 million people | Sudan |
| 1930s | 5.75 million people | 4.43 million people | 1.32 million people | Sudan |
| 1940s | 6.01 million people | 5.19 million people | 817,682 people | Sudan |
| 1950s | 7.11 million people | 6.55 million people | 557,913 people | Sudan |
| 1960s | 9.75 million people | 8.76 million people | 987,080 people | Sudan |
| 1970s | 13.87 million people | 11.62 million people | 2.25 million people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 19.56 million people | 14.95 million people | 4.61 million people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 24.42 million people | 20.36 million people | 4.06 million people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 31.02 million people | 27.62 million people | 3.40 million people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 39.89 million people | 37.29 million people | 2.60 million people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 48.57 million people | 46.58 million people | 1.99 million people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Sudan or Uganda?
- Sudan, at 50.04 million people against 48.66 million people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Sudan and Uganda?
- 1.39 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Sudan ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 32nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.