Population in Sudan
The population of Sudan was 51,662,147 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Sudan, 2025
51,662,147
Change from 2024
+2.4%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
30th of 217
Population in Sudan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51,662,147 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 50,448,963 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 50,042,791 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 49,383,346 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 48,066,924 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 46,789,231 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 45,548,175 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 44,230,596 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 42,714,306 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 41,259,892 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 40,024,431 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 38,823,318 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 37,785,849 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 36,923,178 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 36,140,806 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 35,414,399 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 34,569,113 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 33,623,980 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 32,764,135 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 31,992,435 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 31,262,444 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 30,556,637 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 29,896,035 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 29,228,727 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 28,516,770 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4% from 50,448,963 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 40,024,431 people, the figure has changed by +29.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sudan has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Sudan
All statistics for Sudan
Population growth
2.38%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
3.4%
2025 · World Bank