Sudan
148 measures for Sudan across 22 topics, from FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 2005 and 2025, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
51,662,147 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$1,165 per person
2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
66.5 years
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
7.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Consumer price inflation
138.8%
2022 · World Bank
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Population and ageing
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Population estimates and projections
50,042,791 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.32 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.02%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
51,662,147 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.38%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
3.4%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
40.2%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
4.26 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
33.0 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
6.3 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
34.9%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
64.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
77.3 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
27.0 people per km²
2024 · World Bank
Urban population growth
2.57%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
7.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
12.0%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
37.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
14.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
34.7%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
39.8%
2022 · World Bank
Employment in industry
14.0%
2022 · World Bank
Employment in services
46.2%
2022 · World Bank
Economy and productivity
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GDP in US dollars
US$60.2 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$1,165 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$1,873 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$900 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
3.1%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
37.0%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
0.7%
2025 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
0.5%
2025 · World Bank
Household consumption per person
US$531 per person
2025 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
46.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
65.4%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
51.2%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
30.7%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
43.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
35.4%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
67.4%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
56.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
65.8%
2008 · UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
58.5%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
10.8%
2009 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
2.0%
2009 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
72.4%
2019 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
15.9%
2015 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
53.5%
2008 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
60.1%
2019 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
43.5%
2019 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
57.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
48
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
17.8%
2024 · WHO
Hypertension
40.8%
2019 · WHO
Suicide rate
3.7 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Premature NCD mortality
22.4%
2023 · WHO
Physical inactivity
17.1%
2022 · WHO
DTP3 immunisation
71%
2025 · WHO
Anaemia in women
34.0%
2023 · WHO
Poisoning deaths
1.3 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Nurses and midwives
10.8 per 10,000 people
2018 · WHO
Dentists
2.50 per 10,000 people
2020 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
66.5 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
69.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
63.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
2.9%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
61.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
42.9 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
256 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
0.25 per 1,000 people
2017 · World Bank
Hospital beds
0.7 per 1,000 people
2021 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
46%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
57.4%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$21 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
19.0%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
23.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Child stunting
38.2%
2014 · World Bank
Malaria incidence
98.3 per 1,000 at risk
2024 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
47 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
HIV incidence
0.23 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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Temperature change
1.21e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.02e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
138.7 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
2.7 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
0.43 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
84.9 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
29.88 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
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Pesticide use
0.19e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
5.7e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
29.4%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
580 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
60.3%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
42,060 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
10.9%
2021 · World Bank
Food production index
104.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2024 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
7.1 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Land area
1,868,000 km²
2024 · World Bank
Poverty and social protection
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Gini index
34.2 (0 to 100)
2014 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
27.8%
2014 · World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
10.1%
2014 · World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
46.5%
2009 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
26.0%
2014 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
73.2%
2014 · World Bank