Germany vs Sudan
Germany vs Sudan: People aged 65 and over
People aged 65 and over in 2023: 22.8% in Germany and 3.2% in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 19.6 percentage points, or 7.1 times that in Sudan.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Germany ranked 11 and Sudan ranked 196 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Germany at 31.2% and Sudan at 15.4% in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Germany | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.8 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 22.5 | 3.1 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 22.1 | 3.1 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 21.8 | 3 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 21.6 | 2.9 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 21.5 | 2.8 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 21.3 | 2.8 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 21.1 | 2.7 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 21.1 | 2.7 | 8.3 |
| 2014 | 21 | 2.6 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 20.8 | 2.6 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 20.6 | 2.6 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 20.5 | 2.6 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 20.6 | 2.6 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | 20.5 | 2.6 | 7.5 |
| 2008 | 20.3 | 2.6 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 20 | 2.7 | 7.4 |
| 2006 | 19.5 | 2.7 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 18.9 | 2.7 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 18.3 | 2.8 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 17.7 | 2.8 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 7 |
| 2001 | 16.9 | 2.9 | 6.9 |
| 2000 | 16.5 | 2.9 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 6.8 |
| 1998 | 15.8 | 3 | 6.7 |
| 1997 | 15.7 | 3 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 15.5 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 1995 | 15.4 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 1994 | 15.2 | 3 | 6.4 |
| 1993 | 15.1 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 1992 | 15 | 3 | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 14.9 | 2.9 | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 14.9 | 2.9 | 6.1 |
| 1989 | 14.9 | 2.8 | 6 |
| 1988 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 6 |
| 1987 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 14.7 | 2.6 | 5.9 |
| 1985 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 1982 | 15 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 1981 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 1980 | 15.6 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 1979 | 15.6 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 1978 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 5.7 |
| 1977 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 5.6 |
| 1976 | 15.1 | 2.5 | 5.6 |
| 1975 | 14.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| 1974 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| 1973 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 5.4 |
| 1972 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 5.4 |
| 1971 | 13.9 | 2.6 | 5.3 |
| 1970 | 13.7 | 2.6 | 5.3 |
| 1969 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
| 1968 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| 1967 | 13.1 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| 1966 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 5.1 |
| 1965 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 5.1 |
| 1964 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 5 |
| 1963 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 5 |
| 1962 | 11.9 | 2.8 | 5 |
| 1961 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 1960 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 1959 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 1958 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 1957 | 10.8 | 3 | 5 |
| 1956 | 10.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1955 | 10.3 | 3 | 5 |
| 1954 | 10.1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1953 | 9.8 | 3 | 5 |
| 1952 | 9.6 | 3 | 5 |
| 1951 | 9.3 | 3 | 5 |
| 1950 | 9 | 3 | 5.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Germany | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.2 | 3.3 | 10.2 |
| 2025 | 23.7 | 3.4 | 10.4 |
| 2026 | 24.2 | 3.5 | 10.6 |
| 2027 | 24.8 | 3.5 | 10.8 |
| 2028 | 25.3 | 3.6 | 11.1 |
| 2029 | 25.9 | 3.7 | 11.5 |
| 2030 | 26.5 | 3.8 | 11.8 |
| 2031 | 27 | 3.9 | 12 |
| 2032 | 27.6 | 3.9 | 12.3 |
| 2033 | 28.1 | 4 | 12.6 |
| 2034 | 28.5 | 4.1 | 12.8 |
| 2035 | 28.9 | 4.1 | 13.1 |
| 2036 | 29.2 | 4.2 | 13.4 |
| 2037 | 29.4 | 4.3 | 13.7 |
| 2038 | 29.5 | 4.4 | 13.9 |
| 2039 | 29.6 | 4.4 | 14.1 |
| 2040 | 29.6 | 4.5 | 14.3 |
| 2041 | 29.7 | 4.5 | 14.5 |
| 2042 | 29.7 | 4.6 | 14.7 |
| 2043 | 29.8 | 4.6 | 14.9 |
| 2044 | 29.8 | 4.7 | 15 |
| 2045 | 29.9 | 4.8 | 15.2 |
| 2046 | 30 | 4.9 | 15.4 |
| 2047 | 30.1 | 5 | 15.7 |
| 2048 | 30.2 | 5.1 | 15.9 |
| 2049 | 30.2 | 5.2 | 16.1 |
| 2050 | 30.3 | 5.3 | 16.3 |
| 2051 | 30.3 | 5.4 | 16.6 |
| 2052 | 30.4 | 5.6 | 16.8 |
| 2053 | 30.5 | 5.7 | 17.1 |
| 2054 | 30.6 | 5.8 | 17.3 |
| 2055 | 30.7 | 6 | 17.6 |
| 2056 | 30.8 | 6.1 | 17.8 |
| 2057 | 30.8 | 6.3 | 18 |
| 2058 | 30.7 | 6.5 | 18.2 |
| 2059 | 30.7 | 6.7 | 18.4 |
| 2060 | 30.6 | 7 | 18.5 |
| 2061 | 30.5 | 7.2 | 18.7 |
| 2062 | 30.4 | 7.4 | 18.8 |
| 2063 | 30.4 | 7.6 | 19 |
| 2064 | 30.3 | 7.9 | 19.1 |
| 2065 | 30.2 | 8.1 | 19.3 |
| 2066 | 30.1 | 8.3 | 19.4 |
| 2067 | 30 | 8.5 | 19.6 |
| 2068 | 29.9 | 8.7 | 19.7 |
| 2069 | 29.8 | 8.9 | 19.9 |
| 2070 | 29.8 | 9.1 | 20 |
| 2071 | 29.7 | 9.3 | 20.2 |
| 2072 | 29.7 | 9.5 | 20.3 |
| 2073 | 29.7 | 9.7 | 20.5 |
| 2074 | 29.7 | 9.8 | 20.7 |
| 2075 | 29.7 | 10 | 20.9 |
| 2076 | 29.7 | 10.2 | 21.1 |
| 2077 | 29.7 | 10.4 | 21.3 |
| 2078 | 29.7 | 10.5 | 21.5 |
| 2079 | 29.7 | 10.7 | 21.7 |
| 2080 | 29.8 | 10.9 | 21.9 |
| 2081 | 29.9 | 11.1 | 22.1 |
| 2082 | 30 | 11.3 | 22.3 |
| 2083 | 30.1 | 11.5 | 22.4 |
| 2084 | 30.2 | 11.7 | 22.6 |
| 2085 | 30.3 | 11.9 | 22.7 |
| 2086 | 30.5 | 12.1 | 22.8 |
| 2087 | 30.6 | 12.4 | 22.9 |
| 2088 | 30.6 | 12.6 | 22.9 |
| 2089 | 30.7 | 12.8 | 23 |
| 2090 | 30.7 | 13.1 | 23.1 |
| 2091 | 30.8 | 13.3 | 23.2 |
| 2092 | 30.9 | 13.5 | 23.3 |
| 2093 | 30.9 | 13.8 | 23.3 |
| 2094 | 31 | 14 | 23.4 |
| 2095 | 31 | 14.3 | 23.5 |
| 2096 | 31.1 | 14.5 | 23.6 |
| 2097 | 31.1 | 14.7 | 23.7 |
| 2098 | 31.1 | 15 | 23.7 |
| 2099 | 31.2 | 15.2 | 23.8 |
| 2100 | 31.2 | 15.4 | 23.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of the population aged 65 or older.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013