🇸🇩 Sudan Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Sudan is 53,282,719, ranking #29 in the world (0.64% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 3.03% per year. The biggest city is Khartoum with 1,974,647 inhabitants.

Live estimate

53,316,295

Growth rate

3.03%

Density

people / km² (78 / mi²)

Median age

18.8

Fertility rate

4.13

births per woman

Life expectancy

66.9

years

Sudan population 1950–2100

Population of Sudan, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Sudan is projected to reach 85,206,383, and 136,890,755 by 2100.

Sudan population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	53,282,719	3.03%	30.2	18.8
2025	51,662,148	3.15%	29.3	18.5
2024	50,448,962	1.59%	28.6	18.4
2023	50,042,791	0.02%	28.4	18.3
2022	49,383,346	2.65%	28.0	18.1
2021	48,066,924	2.76%	27.2	18.0
2020	46,789,231	2.63%	26.5	17.8
2019	45,548,175	2.75%	25.8	17.7
2018	44,230,596	3.13%	25.1	17.5
2017	42,714,306	3.86%	24.2	17.2
2016	41,259,892	3.05%	23.4	17.0
2015	40,024,432	3.03%	22.7	16.8
2014	38,823,318	3.07%	22.0	16.6
2013	37,785,848	2.34%	21.4	16.4
2012	36,923,178	2.28%	20.9	16.4
2011	36,140,806	2.00%	20.5	16.3
2010	35,414,400	2.06%	20.1	16.3
2009	34,569,113	2.78%	19.6	16.3
2008	33,623,980	2.76%	19.0	16.2
2007	32,764,135	2.42%	18.6	16.1
2006	31,992,435	2.35%	18.1	16.1
2005	31,262,444	2.26%	17.7	16.0
2004	30,556,637	2.30%	17.3	16.0
2003	29,896,035	2.06%	16.9	16.0
2002	29,228,727	2.46%	16.6	15.9
2001	28,516,770	2.48%	16.2	15.9
2000	27,816,745	2.49%	15.8	15.8
1999	27,130,613	2.50%	15.4	15.8
1998	26,458,999	2.51%	15.0	15.7
1997	25,799,821	2.54%	14.6	15.7
1996	25,231,528	1.91%	14.3	15.6
1995	24,672,143	2.58%	14.0	15.7
1994	24,043,948	2.58%	13.6	15.7
1993	23,445,592	2.46%	13.3	15.7
1992	22,927,355	2.01%	13.0	15.7
1991	22,470,676	2.02%	12.7	15.7
1990	22,021,481	2.02%	12.5	15.8
1989	21,578,022	2.05%	12.2	15.8
1988	21,138,431	2.07%	12.0	15.7
1987	20,704,904	2.08%	11.7	15.7
1986	20,288,238	1.99%	11.5	15.7
1985	19,905,872	1.81%	11.3	15.7
1984	19,546,528	1.83%	11.1	15.7
1983	19,109,770	2.70%	10.8	15.6
1982	18,486,645	3.95%	10.5	15.6
1981	17,780,572	3.83%	10.1	15.5
1980	17,058,905	4.46%	9.7	15.4
1979	16,355,352	3.95%	9.3	15.3
1978	15,695,002	4.30%	8.9	15.1
1977	15,086,614	3.59%	8.5	15.0
1976	14,569,716	3.38%	8.3	15.0
1975	14,064,798	3.68%	8.0	14.9
1974	13,580,723	3.32%	7.7	14.9
1973	13,049,314	4.69%	7.4	14.9
1972	12,527,856	3.44%	7.1	15.0
1971	12,105,539	3.42%	6.9	15.1
1970	11,695,771	3.47%	6.6	15.1
1969	11,298,936	3.44%	6.4	15.2
1968	10,918,000	3.42%	6.2	15.2
1967	10,550,598	3.42%	6.0	15.3
1966	10,197,578	3.38%	5.8	15.3
1965	9,858,030	3.39%	5.6	15.4
1964	9,531,108	3.35%	5.4	15.4
1963	9,218,078	3.32%	5.2	15.5
1962	8,919,028	3.27%	5.1	15.5
1961	8,634,941	3.20%	4.9	15.6
1960	8,364,489	3.16%	4.7	15.6
1959	8,106,484	3.10%	4.6	15.7
1958	7,863,034	2.99%	4.5	15.8
1957	7,629,449	3.04%	4.3	15.8
1956	7,401,592	3.02%	4.2	15.9
1955	7,181,692	3.01%	4.1	16.0
1954	6,969,636	2.99%	3.9	16.0
1953	6,765,905	2.95%	3.8	16.0
1952	6,568,609	2.97%	3.7	16.1
1951	6,376,060	2.98%	3.6	16.1
1950	6,189,910	2.95%	3.5	16.1

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	54,724,218	2.32%	31.0	19.0
2028	55,993,834	2.27%	31.7	19.1
2029	57,275,440	2.25%	32.4	19.3
2030	58,571,616	2.22%	33.2	19.4
2031	59,872,938	2.17%	33.9	19.6
2032	61,179,480	2.14%	34.7	19.8
2033	62,497,204	2.12%	35.4	20.0
2034	63,822,357	2.08%	36.2	20.2
2035	65,148,316	2.04%	36.9	20.3
2036	66,470,015	1.98%	37.7	20.5
2037	67,791,240	1.95%	38.4	20.7
2038	69,107,709	1.89%	39.2	21.0
2039	70,416,626	1.86%	39.9	21.2
2040	71,730,599	1.84%	40.6	21.4
2041	73,056,220	1.82%	41.4	21.7
2042	74,387,560	1.79%	42.1	21.9
2043	75,723,663	1.77%	42.9	22.2
2044	77,066,455	1.74%	43.7	22.4
2045	78,415,203	1.73%	44.4	22.7
2046	79,767,268	1.69%	45.2	23.0
2047	81,115,239	1.66%	46.0	23.2
2048	82,463,196	1.64%	46.7	23.5
2049	83,828,354	1.65%	47.5	23.7
2050	85,206,383	1.61%	48.3	24.0
2051	86,579,066	1.58%	49.1	24.2
2052	87,948,534	1.56%	49.8	24.5
2053	89,312,188	1.52%	50.6	24.8
2054	90,675,082	1.51%	51.4	25.0
2055	92,037,874	1.48%	52.1	25.3
2056	93,382,431	1.43%	52.9	25.5
2057	94,710,345	1.40%	53.7	25.8
2058	96,030,148	1.37%	54.4	26.0
2059	97,334,647	1.33%	55.1	26.3
2060	98,627,439	1.31%	55.9	26.5
2061	99,911,421	1.28%	56.6	26.8
2062	101,188,856	1.26%	57.3	27.0
2063	102,453,591	1.22%	58.0	27.3
2064	103,694,992	1.19%	58.7	27.5
2065	104,912,031	1.15%	59.4	27.7
2066	106,120,308	1.14%	60.1	28.0
2067	107,327,492	1.12%	60.8	28.2
2068	108,500,280	1.06%	61.5	28.4
2069	109,646,932	1.05%	62.1	28.7
2070	110,783,065	1.01%	62.8	28.9
2071	111,909,753	1.01%	63.4	29.1
2072	113,032,704	0.99%	64.0	29.3
2073	114,137,401	0.96%	64.7	29.6
2074	115,223,067	0.94%	65.3	29.8
2075	116,288,195	0.90%	65.9	30.0
2076	117,323,933	0.87%	66.5	30.2
2077	118,343,023	0.86%	67.0	30.5
2078	119,357,996	0.85%	67.6	30.7
2079	120,351,201	0.81%	68.2	30.9
2080	121,318,083	0.79%	68.7	31.1
2081	122,265,939	0.77%	69.3	31.3
2082	123,204,358	0.76%	69.8	31.6
2083	124,144,981	0.76%	70.3	31.8
2084	125,083,376	0.75%	70.9	32.0
2085	126,001,731	0.71%	71.4	32.2
2086	126,896,229	0.70%	71.9	32.4
2087	127,774,773	0.68%	72.4	32.7
2088	128,626,455	0.65%	72.9	32.9
2089	129,448,912	0.63%	73.3	33.1
2090	130,241,610	0.59%	73.8	33.3
2091	131,002,820	0.57%	74.2	33.6
2092	131,753,188	0.57%	74.6	33.8
2093	132,484,572	0.54%	75.1	34.0
2094	133,162,560	0.48%	75.4	34.2
2095	133,817,374	0.50%	75.8	34.5
2096	134,465,730	0.47%	76.2	34.7
2097	135,099,798	0.47%	76.5	34.9
2098	135,721,794	0.45%	76.9	35.1
2099	136,314,738	0.42%	77.2	35.3
2100	136,890,755	0.42%	77.6	35.5

States & provinces of Sudan by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Khartoum	7,993,900	15.0%
2	North Kordufan	3,340,000	6.3%
3	Southern Darfur	2,890,348	5.4%
4	Gezira	2,796,330	5.2%
5	Kassala	2,519,071	4.7%
6	Central Darfur	2,499,000	4.7%
7	North Darfur	2,304,950	4.3%
8	Gedarif	2,208,385	4.1%
9	South Kordufan	2,107,623	4.0%
10	Sennar	1,918,692	3.6%
11	Western Darfur	1,775,945	3.3%
12	River Nile	1,511,442	2.8%
13	Eastern Darfur	1,500,000	2.8%
14	Red Sea	1,482,053	2.8%
15	White Nile	1,188,707	2.2%
16	Northern	936,255	1.8%
17	Blue Nile	832,112	1.6%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Sudan

#	City	Region	Population
1	Khartoum capital	Khartoum	1,974,647
2	Omdurman	Khartoum	1,849,659
3	Khartoum North	Khartoum	1,012,211
4	Nyala	Southern Darfur	565,734
5	Port Sudan	Red Sea	489,725
6	Kassala	Kassala	401,477
7	El Obeid	North Kordofan	393,311
8	Al Qadarif	Al Qaḑārif	363,945
9	Kosti	White Nile	345,068
10	Wad Medani	Al Jazirah	332,714
11	El Daein	Eastern Darfur	264,734
12	El Fasher	Northern Darfur	252,609
13	Singa	Sennar	250,000
14	Ad-Damazin	Blue Nile	186,051
15	Al-Junaynah	Western Darfur	162,981

FAQ

What is the population of Sudan in 2026?

The population of Sudan is 53,282,719 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Sudan?

Khartoum is the biggest city in Sudan with 1,974,647 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Sudan growing or shrinking?

The population of Sudan is growing at 3.03% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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