Population of Sudan today

52,573,429
Friday, January 23, 2026

Population of Sudan as of today

The current population of Sudan is 52,573,429 with an annual growth rate of 3.032%. Sudan has a population of 0.635% of the world's population.

Population52,573,429
Growth Rate3.032%
Male26,051,262 (49.552%)
Female26,522,167 (50.448%)
Today Change+ 2,588
Births today2,755
Deaths today538
Births in 2026104,861
Deaths in 202620,459
Change in 2026+ 98,486 (0.188%)

Population chart for Sudan

Population History of Sudan

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202550,849,3521,600,2293.147%52,449,581
202450,048,573794,2711.587%50,842,844
202350,037,00811,5090.023%50,048,517
202248,729,6831,289,8752.647%50,019,558
202147,404,1651,307,4072.758%48,711,572
202046,174,2971,213,9222.629%47,388,219
201944,922,0541,234,9072.749%46,156,961
201843,539,1381,361,4693.127%44,900,607
201741,889,4751,618,1903.863%43,507,665
201640,630,3091,240,0373.052%41,870,346

Net Migration Rate of Sudan

The net migration rate of Sudan in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at -1,349,998, indicating a negative migration trend where more people are leaving than arriving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

YearNet Migration
2023-1,349,998
2022-26,668
202131,664
2020-65,933
2019-39,491
2018125,499
2017441,623
201684,728
201566,476
201492,504

The population of countries near Sudan

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Sudan
1ER Eritrea3,649,2486.945%
2ET Ethiopia137,390,179261.419%
3KE Kenya58,151,399110.688%
4SS South Sudan12,325,98223.46%
5UG Uganda52,155,98499.232%
6CF Central African...5,616,82510.682%
7TD Chad21,313,92240.552%
8CD Democratic Repu...114,850,801218.444%
9EG Egypt119,340,459227.221%
10LY Libya7,502,80614.288%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata