Sudan Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Sudan rural population for 2023 was 30,625,231, a 2.02% increase from 2022.
  • Sudan rural population for 2022 was 30,020,115, a 2.09% increase from 2021.
  • Sudan rural population for 2021 was 29,406,434, a 2.2% increase from 2020.
  • Sudan rural population for 2020 was 28,773,881, a 2.29% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
Sri Lanka 17,803,472
Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
Eswatini 910,659
Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Sudan Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 30,625,231 63.66 2.00%
2022 30,020,115 64.04 2.07%
2021 29,406,434 64.41 2.17%
2020 28,773,881 64.75 2.27%
2019 28,128,529 65.06 2.44%
2018 27,449,745 65.36 2.78%
2017 26,698,171 65.63 2.88%
2016 25,941,285 65.88 2.77%
2015 25,233,439 66.11 2.80%
2014 24,537,222 66.31 2.50%
2013 23,931,299 66.49 2.09%
2012 23,435,408 66.65 1.92%
2011 22,989,899 66.79 1.82%
2010 22,575,727 66.91 2.23%
2009 22,077,570 67.01 2.61%
2008 21,509,684 67.08 2.68%
2007 20,939,875 67.13 2.71%
2006 20,379,811 67.19 2.57%
2005 19,863,084 67.24 2.35%
2004 19,401,615 67.29 2.18%
2003 18,984,148 67.35 2.14%
2002 18,582,119 67.40 2.21%
2001 18,176,461 67.45 2.36%
2000 17,752,987 67.51 2.48%
1999 17,317,927 67.56 2.31%
1998 16,922,204 67.61 2.24%
1997 16,546,562 67.66 2.37%
1996 16,158,567 67.72 2.35%
1995 15,783,575 67.77 2.47%
1994 15,397,830 67.82 2.33%
1993 15,042,863 67.87 0.25%
1992 15,005,807 68.90 -0.31%
1991 15,051,924 70.16 -0.03%
1990 15,056,784 71.39 0.11%
1989 15,039,711 72.59 -0.31%
1988 15,085,919 73.76 -0.43%
1987 15,151,252 74.89 0.25%
1986 15,113,469 76.00 0.48%
1985 15,040,537 77.06 0.48%
1984 14,967,944 78.10 1.00%
1983 14,818,403 79.10 2.62%
1982 14,434,741 79.62 3.81%
1981 13,894,578 79.83 4.03%
1980 13,345,705 80.04 4.03%
1979 12,818,040 80.25 4.01%
1978 12,313,980 80.45 4.01%
1977 11,829,991 80.66 3.94%
1976 11,373,351 80.86 3.88%
1975 10,940,703 81.06 3.89%
1974 10,523,434 81.26 3.55%
1973 10,156,731 81.45 2.62%
1972 9,894,067 82.06 2.40%
1971 9,659,533 82.78 2.33%
1970 9,437,247 83.48 2.24%
1969 9,228,230 84.15 2.26%
1968 9,022,106 84.80 2.30%
1967 8,817,113 85.43 2.30%
1966 8,616,580 86.04 2.38%
1965 8,413,894 86.63 2.55%
1964 8,201,892 87.19 2.52%
1963 7,997,399 87.74 2.45%
1962 7,803,630 88.26 2.46%
1961 7,614,066 88.77 2.42%
1960 7,431,700 89.25 %