Sudan's population rose from 25.2M in 1996 to 51.7M in 2025.
Sudan · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
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Sudan's population growth rose from 2.2 % in 1996 to 2.4 % in 2025.
Sudan's population density rose from 19.8 in 2012 to 26.8 in 2023.
Sudan's population, female (% of total) rose from 49.9 % in 1996 to 50.4 % in 2025.
Sudan's urbanisation rose from 32.2 % in 1996 to 34.9 % in 2025.
Sudan's urban population rose from 8.12M in 1996 to 18M in 2025.
Sudan's rural population rose from 17.1M in 1996 to 33.6M in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −1.4 %16th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −1.8 %18th of 217
- Death rate, crudedown −1.1 %145th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −2.3 %169th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.2 yrs190th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.3 pts24th of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.2 pts196th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.1 pts182nd of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.5 pts22nd of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.1 pts180th of 217
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- Net migrationup +153.6 %6th of 217
- Migrant stockup +1.9 pts112th of 216
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- Refugees hosteddown −14.0 %10th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs182nd of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.2 yrs176th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.2 yrs187th of 217