Sudan
Population in Sudan
Population in Sudan: 6.19 million people in 1950 and 50 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 50 million people
- Since 1950
- +43.9 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 30 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 137 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 137 million people in 2100, between 53.5 million people and 330 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 3.99 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 49.4 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 48.1 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 46.8 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 45.6 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 44.2 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 42.7 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 41.3 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 40 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 38.8 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 37.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 36.9 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 36.1 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 35.4 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 34.6 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 33.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 32.8 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 32 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 31.3 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 30.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 29.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 29.2 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 28.5 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 27.8 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 27.1 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 26.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 25.8 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 25.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 24.7 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 24 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 23.5 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 22.9 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 22.5 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 22 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 21.6 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 21.1 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 20.7 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 20.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 19.9 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 19.6 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 19.1 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 18.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 17.8 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 17.1 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 16.4 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 15.7 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 15.1 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 14.6 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 14.1 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 13.6 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 13.1 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 12.5 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 12.1 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 11.7 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 11.3 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 10.9 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 10.6 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 10.2 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 9.86 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 9.53 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 9.22 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 8.92 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 8.64 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 8.36 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 8.11 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 7.86 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 7.63 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 7.4 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 7.18 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 6.97 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 6.77 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 6.57 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 6.38 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 6.19 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 6.13 million | – |
| 1948 | 6.1 million | – |
| 1947 | 6.08 million | – |
| 1946 | 6.05 million | – |
| 1945 | 6.02 million | – |
| 1944 | 6 million | – |
| 1943 | 5.97 million | – |
| 1942 | 5.94 million | – |
| 1941 | 5.92 million | – |
| 1940 | 5.89 million | – |
| 1939 | 5.86 million | – |
| 1938 | 5.84 million | – |
| 1937 | 5.81 million | – |
| 1936 | 5.79 million | – |
| 1935 | 5.76 million | – |
| 1934 | 5.74 million | – |
| 1933 | 5.71 million | – |
| 1932 | 5.68 million | – |
| 1931 | 5.66 million | – |
| 1930 | 5.63 million | – |
| 1929 | 5.61 million | – |
| 1928 | 5.58 million | – |
| 1927 | 5.56 million | – |
| 1926 | 5.53 million | – |
| 1925 | 5.51 million | – |
| 1924 | 5.49 million | – |
| 1923 | 5.46 million | – |
| 1922 | 5.44 million | – |
| 1921 | 5.41 million | – |
| 1920 | 5.39 million | – |
| 1919 | 5.37 million | – |
| 1918 | 5.34 million | – |
| 1917 | 5.32 million | – |
| 1916 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1915 | 5.3 million | – |
| 1914 | 5.29 million | – |
| 1913 | 5.28 million | – |
| 1912 | 5.27 million | – |
| 1911 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1910 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.25 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.24 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.23 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.22 million | – |
| 1905 | 5.21 million | – |
| 1904 | 5.2 million | – |
| 1903 | 5.19 million | – |
| 1902 | 5.18 million | – |
| 1901 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1900 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1899 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1898 | 5.15 million | – |
| 1897 | 5.14 million | – |
| 1896 | 5.13 million | – |
| 1895 | 5.12 million | – |
| 1894 | 5.11 million | – |
| 1893 | 5.1 million | – |
| 1892 | 5.09 million | – |
| 1891 | 5.08 million | – |
| 1890 | 5.07 million | – |
| 1889 | 5.06 million | – |
| 1888 | 5.05 million | – |
| 1887 | 5.04 million | – |
| 1886 | 5.03 million | – |
| 1885 | 5.03 million | – |
| 1884 | 5.02 million | – |
| 1883 | 5.01 million | – |
| 1882 | 5 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.99 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.98 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.97 million | – |
| 1878 | 4.96 million | – |
| 1877 | 4.95 million | – |
| 1876 | 4.94 million | – |
| 1875 | 4.93 million | – |
| 1874 | 4.92 million | – |
| 1873 | 4.91 million | – |
| 1872 | 4.9 million | – |
| 1871 | 4.89 million | – |
| 1870 | 4.88 million | – |
| 1869 | 4.87 million | – |
| 1868 | 4.86 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.85 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.84 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.83 million | – |
| 1864 | 4.83 million | – |
| 1863 | 4.82 million | – |
| 1862 | 4.81 million | – |
| 1861 | 4.8 million | – |
| 1860 | 4.79 million | – |
| 1859 | 4.78 million | – |
| 1858 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1857 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1856 | 4.75 million | – |
| 1855 | 4.74 million | – |
| 1854 | 4.73 million | – |
| 1853 | 4.72 million | – |
| 1852 | 4.71 million | – |
| 1851 | 4.7 million | – |
| 1850 | 4.69 million | – |
| 1849 | 4.67 million | – |
| 1848 | 4.65 million | – |
| 1847 | 4.63 million | – |
| 1846 | 4.61 million | – |
| 1845 | 4.59 million | – |
| 1844 | 4.57 million | – |
| 1843 | 4.54 million | – |
| 1842 | 4.52 million | – |
| 1841 | 4.5 million | – |
| 1840 | 4.48 million | – |
| 1839 | 4.46 million | – |
| 1838 | 4.44 million | – |
| 1837 | 4.43 million | – |
| 1836 | 4.41 million | – |
| 1835 | 4.39 million | – |
| 1834 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1833 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1832 | 4.33 million | – |
| 1831 | 4.31 million | – |
| 1830 | 4.29 million | – |
| 1829 | 4.27 million | – |
| 1828 | 4.25 million | – |
| 1827 | 4.24 million | – |
| 1826 | 4.22 million | – |
| 1825 | 4.2 million | – |
| 1824 | 4.19 million | – |
| 1823 | 4.18 million | – |
| 1822 | 4.16 million | – |
| 1821 | 4.15 million | – |
| 1820 | 4.14 million | – |
| 1819 | 4.12 million | – |
| 1818 | 4.11 million | – |
| 1817 | 4.1 million | – |
| 1816 | 4.09 million | – |
| 1815 | 4.08 million | – |
| 1814 | 4.08 million | – |
| 1813 | 4.07 million | – |
| 1812 | 4.06 million | – |
| 1811 | 4.05 million | – |
| 1810 | 4.05 million | – |
| 1809 | 4.04 million | – |
| 1808 | 4.04 million | – |
| 1807 | 4.03 million | – |
| 1806 | 4.03 million | – |
| 1805 | 4.02 million | – |
| 1804 | 4.02 million | – |
| 1803 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1802 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1801 | 4 million | – |
| 1800 | 3.99 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50.5 million50.1 million–50.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 51.7 million50.5 million–52.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 53.3 million51 million–54.9 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 54.7 million51.4 million–57.2 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 56 million51.7 million–59.5 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 57.3 million51.9 million–61.9 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 58.6 million52 million–64.3 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 59.9 million52.2 million–66.7 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 61.2 million52.3 million–69 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 62.5 million52.5 million–71.4 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 63.8 million52.6 million–73.8 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 65.2 million52.6 million–76.2 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 66.5 million52.7 million–78.6 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 67.8 million52.7 million–81 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 69.1 million52.7 million–83.6 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 70.4 million52.8 million–86.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 71.7 million53 million–88.8 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 73.1 million53.1 million–91.5 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 74.4 million53.1 million–94 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 75.7 million53.3 million–96.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 77.1 million53.5 million–99.8 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 78.4 million53.7 million–103 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 79.8 million54.1 million–106 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 81.1 million54.4 million–109 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 82.5 million54.7 million–112 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 83.8 million54.9 million–115 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 85.2 million55.4 million–118 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 86.6 million55.8 million–121 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 88 million56.1 million–124 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 89.3 million56.5 million–126 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 90.7 million56.8 million–130 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 92 million56.9 million–133 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 93.4 million57 million–136 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 94.7 million57.3 million–140 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 96 million57.6 million–143 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 97.3 million57.7 million–146 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 98.6 million57.8 million–149 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 99.9 million57.9 million–153 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 101 million57.9 million–157 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 103 million57.8 million–161 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 104 million57.6 million–165 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 105 million57.5 million–169 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 106 million57.6 million–173 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 107 million57.9 million–177 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 109 million58 million–181 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 110 million57.8 million–185 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 111 million57.6 million–189 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 112 million57.6 million–194 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 113 million57.6 million–198 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 114 million57.5 million–203 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 115 million57.4 million–206 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 116 million57 million–210 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 117 million56.7 million–214 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 118 million56.7 million–218 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 119 million56.7 million–222 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 120 million56.5 million–226 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 121 million56.4 million–232 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 122 million56.5 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 123 million56.2 million–242 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 124 million55.9 million–247 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 125 million55.8 million–252 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 126 million55.3 million–255 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 127 million54.6 million–258 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 128 million54.4 million–262 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 129 million54 million–265 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 129 million53.7 million–270 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 130 million53.9 million–277 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 131 million54.4 million–284 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 132 million54.4 million–290 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 133 million54.1 million–296 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 133 million53.8 million–300 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 134 million53.7 million–305 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 135 million53.7 million–311 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 135 million53.6 million–316 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 136 million53.3 million–320 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 136 million53.2 million–325 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 137 million53.5 million–330 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- 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.
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- Military spending0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollars$2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per person$8 in 2021
- Military share of state spending9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnel144,000 people in 2020
- National power0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports11 million TIV in 2013