Sudan Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of Sudan population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Sudan in 2023 is 48,109,006, a 2.63% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Sudan in 2022 was 46,874,204, a 2.67% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Sudan in 2021 was 45,657,202, a 2.74% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Sudan in 2020 was 44,440,486, a 2.8% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2023 Population
India 1,428,627,663
Indonesia 277,534,122
Pakistan 240,485,658
Nigeria 223,804,632
Bangladesh 172,954,319
Philippines 117,337,368
Egypt 112,716,598
Vietnam 98,858,950
Kenya 55,100,586
Myanmar 54,577,997
Sudan 48,109,006
Morocco 37,840,044
Ukraine 36,744,634
Angola 36,684,202
Uzbekistan 35,163,944
Ghana 34,121,985
Cameroon 28,647,293
Sri Lanka 21,893,579
Zambia 20,569,737
Cambodia 16,944,826
Tunisia 12,458,223
Bolivia 12,388,571
Honduras 10,593,798
Papua New Guinea 10,329,931
Nicaragua 7,046,310
El Salvador 6,364,943
Republic of Congo 6,106,869
Mauritania 4,862,989
Georgia 3,728,282
Mongolia 3,447,157
Moldova 3,435,931
Lesotho 2,330,318
Timor-Leste 1,360,596
Eswatini 1,210,822
Djibouti 1,136,455
Bhutan 787,424
Solomon Islands 740,424
Cabo Verde 598,682
Micronesia 544,321
Vanuatu 334,506
Sao Tome and Principe 231,856
Kiribati 133,515
Sudan - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 48,109,006 2.63%
2022 46,874,204 2.67%
2021 45,657,202 2.74%
2020 44,440,486 2.80%
2019 43,232,093 2.94%
2018 41,999,059 3.24%
2017 40,679,828 3.31%
2016 39,377,169 3.16%
2015 38,171,178 3.16%
2014 37,003,245 2.81%
2013 35,990,704 2.36%
2012 35,159,792 2.15%
2011 34,419,624 2.01%
2010 33,739,933 2.40%
2009 32,948,155 2.75%
2008 32,065,241 2.80%
2007 31,191,163 2.83%
2006 30,332,968 2.68%
2005 29,540,577 2.46%
2004 28,831,550 2.28%
2003 28,188,977 2.24%
2002 27,570,318 2.31%
2001 26,947,253 2.47%
2000 26,298,773 2.59%
1999 25,634,162 2.42%
1998 25,029,144 2.35%
1997 24,454,372 2.48%
1996 23,862,258 2.45%
1995 23,290,602 2.59%
1994 22,703,631 2.44%
1993 22,163,251 1.76%
1992 21,780,059 1.52%
1991 21,453,711 1.72%
1990 21,090,886 1.80%
1989 20,718,709 1.30%
1988 20,453,819 1.10%
1987 20,230,532 1.73%
1986 19,887,452 1.90%
1985 19,517,196 1.83%
1984 19,165,837 2.31%
1983 18,733,995 3.34%
1982 18,128,631 4.16%
1981 17,404,336 4.38%
1980 16,673,586 4.39%
1979 15,973,034 4.36%
1978 15,305,806 4.35%
1977 14,667,218 4.27%
1976 14,066,007 4.21%
1975 13,497,543 4.22%
1974 12,950,962 3.86%
1973 12,469,591 3.42%
1972 12,057,260 3.33%
1971 11,668,921 3.22%
1970 11,305,206 3.09%
1969 10,966,145 3.08%
1968 10,638,899 3.09%
1967 10,320,500 3.06%
1966 10,014,505 3.11%
1965 9,712,785 3.25%
1964 9,406,702 3.20%
1963 9,115,091 3.10%
1962 8,841,338 3.08%
1961 8,577,490 3.01%
1960 8,326,462 2.97%
1959 8,086,642 2.87%
1958 7,860,882 2.91%
1957 7,638,680 3.04%
1956 7,413,623 3.07%
1955 7,193,065 3.06%
1954 6,979,199 3.04%
1953 6,773,611 3.03%
1952 6,574,216 3.05%
1951 6,379,716 3.04%
1950 6,191,323 0.00%