Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3493 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sudan is 0.3493 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.3493 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1172 people per person, in 1960.
That places Sudan 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1172 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1235 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1299 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1362 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1424 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1485 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1544 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1601 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1654 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1704 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.175 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1791 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1827 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1857 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1881 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1901 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1918 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1933 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1948 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1964 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1982 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2004 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2031 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2071 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2145 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2257 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2396 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2549 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2707 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2859 people per person | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2995 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3104 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3174 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3199 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3205 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3211 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3217 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3222 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3226 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3231 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3234 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3238 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.324 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3243 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3245 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3246 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3247 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3248 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3248 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3258 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3272 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3291 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3314 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3343 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3376 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3409 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3419 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3429 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3438 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3447 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3456 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3464 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3472 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.348 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3487 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3493 people per person | +0.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.3493 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.3493 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1448 people per person | 0.1172 people per person | 0.1704 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1877 people per person | 0.175 people per person | 0.1964 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.23 people per person | 0.1982 people per person | 0.2859 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3178 people per person | 0.2995 people per person | 0.3231 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3245 people per person | 0.3234 people per person | 0.3258 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3374 people per person | 0.3272 people per person | 0.3447 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3475 people per person | 0.3456 people per person | 0.3493 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More population data for Sudan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4226 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4226 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5289 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 84,494 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.31 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3723 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 73.28 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.54 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sudan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sudan was 0.3493 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3493 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1172 people per person in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.