Kassala, Sudan Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Kassala, Sudan metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Kassala in 2024 is 400,000, a 2.83% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Kassala in 2023 was 389,000, a 2.37% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Kassala in 2022 was 380,000, a 2.43% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Kassala in 2021 was 371,000, a 1.92% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Sudan
City Name Population
Khartoum 6,542,000
Nyala 1,101,000
Al Ubayyid 543,000
Bur Sudan 531,000
Wad Medani 416,000
Kassala 400,000
Al Gadarif 398,000
Kassala - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 400,000 2.83%
2023 389,000 2.37%
2022 380,000 2.43%
2021 371,000 1.92%
2020 364,000 1.68%
2019 358,000 1.70%
2018 352,000 1.73%
2017 346,000 1.76%
2016 340,000 1.49%
2015 335,000 1.52%
2014 330,000 1.85%
2013 324,000 1.57%
2012 319,000 1.59%
2011 314,000 1.62%
2010 309,000 1.64%
2009 304,000 1.67%
2008 299,000 1.36%
2007 295,000 1.72%
2006 290,000 1.75%
2005 285,000 1.42%
2004 281,000 1.81%
2003 276,000 1.47%
2002 272,000 1.49%
2001 268,000 1.90%
2000 263,000 1.54%
1999 259,000 1.57%
1998 255,000 1.59%
1997 251,000 1.62%
1996 247,000 1.65%
1995 243,000 1.67%
1994 239,000 1.70%
1993 235,000 3.98%
1992 226,000 5.12%
1991 215,000 5.39%
1990 204,000 5.15%
1989 194,000 4.86%
1988 185,000 5.11%
1987 176,000 4.76%
1986 168,000 5.66%
1985 159,000 4.61%
1984 152,000 5.56%
1983 144,000 3.60%
1982 139,000 3.73%
1981 134,000 3.88%
1980 129,000 3.20%
1979 125,000 3.31%
1978 121,000 4.31%
1977 116,000 3.57%
1976 112,000 2.75%
1975 109,000 3.81%
1974 105,000 3.96%
1973 101,000 4.12%
1972 97,000 5.43%
1971 92,000 5.75%
1970 87,000 6.10%
1969 82,000 5.13%
1968 78,000 5.41%
1967 74,000 5.71%
1966 70,000 4.48%
1965 67,000 6.35%
1964 63,000 5.00%
1963 60,000 5.26%
1962 57,000 5.56%
1961 54,000 5.88%
1960 51,000 4.08%
1959 49,000 6.52%
1958 46,000 4.55%
1957 44,000 4.76%
1956 42,000 7.69%
1955 39,000 5.41%
1954 37,000 2.78%
1953 36,000 5.88%
1952 34,000 6.25%
1951 32,000 6.67%
1950 30,000 0.00%