What is population in Sudan?

Population in Sudan was 50.04 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest population recorded in Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 50.04 million people in 2023.

What is the lowest population recorded in Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million people in 1000.

How does Sudan rank for population?

Sudan ranks 31st out of 239 countries with data for 2023.

Is population rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sudan data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population in Sudan

Name: Population in Sudan
Creator: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sudan: Population was 50.04 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

50.04 million people

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

31st

of 239 countries

All-time high

50.04 million people

in 2023

All-time low

3.00 million people

in 1000

Years of data

241

1000–2023

Population in Sudan, 1000–2023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 50.04 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Sudan peaked at 50.04 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million people, in 1000.

Sudan ranks 31st of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Population in Sudan, 1000 to 2023.
Year	people	Change
1000	3.00 million people	—
1100	3.10 million people	+3.3%
1200	3.20 million people	+3.2%
1300	3.47 million people	+8.3%
1400	3.73 million people	+7.7%
1500	4.00 million people	+7.1%
1600	4.30 million people	+7.5%
1700	4.60 million people	+7.0%
1710	4.20 million people	-8.7%
1720	4.23 million people	+0.7%
1730	4.26 million people	+0.8%
1740	4.29 million people	+0.8%
1750	4.33 million people	+0.8%
1760	4.37 million people	+0.9%
1770	4.41 million people	+0.9%
1780	4.45 million people	+1.0%
1790	4.50 million people	+1.0%
1800	3.99 million people	-11.2%
1801	4.00 million people	+0.1%
1802	4.00 million people	+0.1%
1803	4.01 million people	+0.1%
1804	4.02 million people	+0.1%
1805	4.02 million people	+0.1%
1806	4.03 million people	+0.1%
1807	4.03 million people	+0.1%
1808	4.04 million people	+0.1%
1809	4.04 million people	+0.1%
1810	4.05 million people	+0.1%
1811	4.05 million people	+0.1%
1812	4.06 million people	+0.2%
1813	4.07 million people	+0.2%
1814	4.08 million people	+0.2%
1815	4.08 million people	+0.2%
1816	4.09 million people	+0.2%
1817	4.10 million people	+0.2%
1818	4.11 million people	+0.3%
1819	4.12 million people	+0.3%
1820	4.14 million people	+0.3%
1821	4.15 million people	+0.3%
1822	4.16 million people	+0.3%
1823	4.17 million people	+0.3%
1824	4.19 million people	+0.3%
1825	4.20 million people	+0.4%
1826	4.22 million people	+0.4%
1827	4.24 million people	+0.4%
1828	4.25 million people	+0.4%
1829	4.27 million people	+0.4%
1830	4.29 million people	+0.4%
1831	4.31 million people	+0.4%
1832	4.33 million people	+0.4%
1833	4.35 million people	+0.4%
1834	4.37 million people	+0.4%
1835	4.39 million people	+0.4%
1836	4.41 million people	+0.4%
1837	4.42 million people	+0.4%
1838	4.44 million people	+0.4%
1839	4.46 million people	+0.4%
1840	4.48 million people	+0.4%
1841	4.50 million people	+0.4%
1842	4.52 million people	+0.4%
1843	4.54 million people	+0.4%
1844	4.56 million people	+0.4%
1845	4.58 million people	+0.4%
1846	4.61 million people	+0.4%
1847	4.63 million people	+0.4%
1848	4.65 million people	+0.4%
1849	4.67 million people	+0.4%
1850	4.69 million people	+0.4%
1851	4.70 million people	+0.2%
1852	4.71 million people	+0.2%
1853	4.72 million people	+0.2%
1854	4.73 million people	+0.2%
1855	4.74 million people	+0.2%
1856	4.75 million people	+0.2%
1857	4.76 million people	+0.2%
1858	4.77 million people	+0.2%
1859	4.78 million people	+0.2%
1860	4.79 million people	+0.2%
1861	4.80 million people	+0.2%
1862	4.81 million people	+0.2%
1863	4.81 million people	+0.2%
1864	4.82 million people	+0.2%
1865	4.83 million people	+0.2%
1866	4.84 million people	+0.2%
1867	4.85 million people	+0.2%
1868	4.86 million people	+0.2%
1869	4.87 million people	+0.2%
1870	4.88 million people	+0.2%
1871	4.89 million people	+0.2%
1872	4.90 million people	+0.2%
1873	4.91 million people	+0.2%
1874	4.92 million people	+0.2%
1875	4.93 million people	+0.2%
1876	4.94 million people	+0.2%
1877	4.95 million people	+0.2%
1878	4.96 million people	+0.2%
1879	4.97 million people	+0.2%
1880	4.98 million people	+0.2%
1881	4.99 million people	+0.2%
1882	5.00 million people	+0.2%
1883	5.01 million people	+0.2%
1884	5.02 million people	+0.2%
1885	5.02 million people	+0.2%
1886	5.03 million people	+0.2%
1887	5.04 million people	+0.2%
1888	5.05 million people	+0.2%
1889	5.06 million people	+0.2%
1890	5.07 million people	+0.2%
1891	5.08 million people	+0.2%
1892	5.09 million people	+0.2%
1893	5.10 million people	+0.2%
1894	5.11 million people	+0.2%
1895	5.12 million people	+0.2%
1896	5.13 million people	+0.2%
1897	5.14 million people	+0.2%
1898	5.15 million people	+0.2%
1899	5.16 million people	+0.2%
1900	5.16 million people	+0.2%
1901	5.17 million people	+0.2%
1902	5.18 million people	+0.2%
1903	5.19 million people	+0.2%
1904	5.20 million people	+0.2%
1905	5.21 million people	+0.2%
1906	5.22 million people	+0.2%
1907	5.23 million people	+0.2%
1908	5.24 million people	+0.2%
1909	5.25 million people	+0.2%
1910	5.26 million people	+0.2%
1911	5.26 million people	+0.2%
1912	5.27 million people	+0.2%
1913	5.28 million people	+0.2%
1914	5.29 million people	+0.2%
1915	5.30 million people	+0.2%
1916	5.31 million people	+0.2%
1917	5.32 million people	+0.2%
1918	5.34 million people	+0.4%
1919	5.36 million people	+0.4%
1920	5.39 million people	+0.4%
1921	5.41 million people	+0.4%
1922	5.44 million people	+0.4%
1923	5.46 million people	+0.4%
1924	5.49 million people	+0.4%
1925	5.51 million people	+0.4%
1926	5.53 million people	+0.4%
1927	5.56 million people	+0.4%
1928	5.58 million people	+0.4%
1929	5.61 million people	+0.4%
1930	5.63 million people	+0.4%
1931	5.66 million people	+0.4%
1932	5.68 million people	+0.4%
1933	5.71 million people	+0.4%
1934	5.73 million people	+0.4%
1935	5.76 million people	+0.4%
1936	5.79 million people	+0.4%
1937	5.81 million people	+0.4%
1938	5.84 million people	+0.4%
1939	5.86 million people	+0.4%
1940	5.89 million people	+0.4%
1941	5.92 million people	+0.4%
1942	5.94 million people	+0.4%
1943	5.97 million people	+0.4%
1944	6.00 million people	+0.4%
1945	6.02 million people	+0.4%
1946	6.05 million people	+0.4%
1947	6.08 million people	+0.4%
1948	6.10 million people	+0.4%
1949	6.13 million people	+0.4%
1950	6.19 million people	+1.0%
1951	6.38 million people	+3.0%
1952	6.57 million people	+3.0%
1953	6.77 million people	+3.0%
1954	6.97 million people	+3.0%
1955	7.18 million people	+3.0%
1956	7.40 million people	+3.1%
1957	7.63 million people	+3.1%
1958	7.86 million people	+3.1%
1959	8.11 million people	+3.1%
1960	8.36 million people	+3.2%
1961	8.63 million people	+3.2%
1962	8.92 million people	+3.3%
1963	9.22 million people	+3.4%
1964	9.53 million people	+3.4%
1965	9.86 million people	+3.4%
1966	10.20 million people	+3.4%
1967	10.55 million people	+3.5%
1968	10.92 million people	+3.5%
1969	11.30 million people	+3.5%
1970	11.70 million people	+3.5%
1971	12.11 million people	+3.5%
1972	12.53 million people	+3.5%
1973	13.05 million people	+4.2%
1974	13.58 million people	+4.1%
1975	14.06 million people	+3.6%
1976	14.57 million people	+3.6%
1977	15.09 million people	+3.5%
1978	15.70 million people	+4.0%
1979	16.36 million people	+4.2%
1980	17.06 million people	+4.3%
1981	17.78 million people	+4.2%
1982	18.49 million people	+4.0%
1983	19.11 million people	+3.4%
1984	19.55 million people	+2.3%
1985	19.91 million people	+1.8%
1986	20.29 million people	+1.9%
1987	20.70 million people	+2.1%
1988	21.14 million people	+2.1%
1989	21.58 million people	+2.1%
1990	22.02 million people	+2.1%
1991	22.47 million people	+2.0%
1992	22.93 million people	+2.0%
1993	23.45 million people	+2.3%
1994	24.04 million people	+2.6%
1995	24.67 million people	+2.6%
1996	25.23 million people	+2.3%
1997	25.80 million people	+2.3%
1998	26.46 million people	+2.6%
1999	27.13 million people	+2.5%
2000	27.82 million people	+2.5%
2001	28.52 million people	+2.5%
2002	29.23 million people	+2.5%
2003	29.90 million people	+2.3%
2004	30.56 million people	+2.2%
2005	31.26 million people	+2.3%
2006	31.99 million people	+2.3%
2007	32.76 million people	+2.4%
2008	33.62 million people	+2.6%
2009	34.57 million people	+2.8%
2010	35.41 million people	+2.4%
2011	36.14 million people	+2.1%
2012	36.92 million people	+2.2%
2013	37.79 million people	+2.3%
2014	38.82 million people	+2.7%
2015	40.02 million people	+3.1%
2016	41.26 million people	+3.1%
2017	42.71 million people	+3.5%
2018	44.23 million people	+3.5%
2019	45.55 million people	+3.0%
2020	46.79 million people	+2.7%
2021	48.07 million people	+2.7%
2022	49.38 million people	+2.7%
2023	50.04 million people	+1.3%

Sudan compared with similar countries

Sudan's 50.04 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.03 million people, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Sudan's 50.04 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.26 million people, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	3.00 million people	3.00 million people	3.00 million people	1
1100s	3.10 million people	3.10 million people	3.10 million people	1
1200s	3.20 million people	3.20 million people	3.20 million people	1
1300s	3.47 million people	3.47 million people	3.47 million people	1
1400s	3.73 million people	3.73 million people	3.73 million people	1
1500s	4.00 million people	4.00 million people	4.00 million people	1
1600s	4.30 million people	4.30 million people	4.30 million people	1
1700s	4.60 million people	4.60 million people	4.60 million people	1
1710s	4.20 million people	4.20 million people	4.20 million people	1
1720s	4.23 million people	4.23 million people	4.23 million people	1
1730s	4.26 million people	4.26 million people	4.26 million people	1
1740s	4.29 million people	4.29 million people	4.29 million people	1
1750s	4.33 million people	4.33 million people	4.33 million people	1
1760s	4.37 million people	4.37 million people	4.37 million people	1
1770s	4.41 million people	4.41 million people	4.41 million people	1
1780s	4.45 million people	4.45 million people	4.45 million people	1
1790s	4.50 million people	4.50 million people	4.50 million people	1
1800s	4.02 million people	3.99 million people	4.04 million people	10
1810s	4.08 million people	4.05 million people	4.12 million people	10
1820s	4.20 million people	4.14 million people	4.27 million people	10
1830s	4.38 million people	4.29 million people	4.46 million people	10
1840s	4.58 million people	4.48 million people	4.67 million people	10
1850s	4.73 million people	4.69 million people	4.78 million people	10
1860s	4.83 million people	4.79 million people	4.87 million people	10
1870s	4.92 million people	4.88 million people	4.97 million people	10
1880s	5.02 million people	4.98 million people	5.06 million people	10
1890s	5.11 million people	5.07 million people	5.16 million people	10
1900s	5.21 million people	5.16 million people	5.25 million people	10
1910s	5.30 million people	5.26 million people	5.36 million people	10
1920s	5.50 million people	5.39 million people	5.61 million people	10
1930s	5.75 million people	5.63 million people	5.86 million people	10
1940s	6.01 million people	5.89 million people	6.13 million people	10
1950s	7.11 million people	6.19 million people	8.11 million people	10
1960s	9.75 million people	8.36 million people	11.30 million people	10
1970s	13.87 million people	11.70 million people	16.36 million people	10
1980s	19.56 million people	17.06 million people	21.58 million people	10
1990s	24.42 million people	22.02 million people	27.13 million people	10
2000s	31.02 million people	27.82 million people	34.57 million people	10
2010s	39.89 million people	35.41 million people	45.55 million people	10
2020s	48.57 million people	46.79 million people	50.04 million people	4

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Sudan?: Population in Sudan was 50.04 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 50.04 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million people in 1000.
How does Sudan rank for population?: Sudan ranks 31st out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sudan data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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