Urban population share in Sudan
34.9% of people in Sudan lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Sudan, 2025
34.9%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
183rd of 217
Urban population share in Sudan over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.9% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 34.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 34.1%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sudan has the 183rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Sudan
All statistics for Sudan
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