Sudan
Urban population in Sudan
Urban population in Sudan: 6.3% in 1950 and 34.9% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 34.9%
- Since 1950
- +28.6 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 192 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 35.7%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 35.7% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.9 |
| 2024 | 34.9 |
| 2023 | 34.8 |
| 2022 | 34.7 |
| 2021 | 34.6 |
| 2020 | 34.6 |
| 2019 | 34.5 |
| 2018 | 34.4 |
| 2017 | 34.3 |
| 2016 | 34.2 |
| 2015 | 34.1 |
| 2014 | 33.8 |
| 2013 | 33.4 |
| 2012 | 33.1 |
| 2011 | 32.9 |
| 2010 | 32.7 |
| 2009 | 32.6 |
| 2008 | 32.5 |
| 2007 | 32.5 |
| 2006 | 32.5 |
| 2005 | 32.5 |
| 2004 | 32.5 |
| 2003 | 32.4 |
| 2002 | 32.4 |
| 2001 | 32.4 |
| 2000 | 32.3 |
| 1999 | 32.3 |
| 1998 | 32.3 |
| 1997 | 32.2 |
| 1996 | 32.2 |
| 1995 | 32.1 |
| 1994 | 32.1 |
| 1993 | 32 |
| 1992 | 31.7 |
| 1991 | 31 |
| 1990 | 30 |
| 1989 | 28.6 |
| 1988 | 27.1 |
| 1987 | 25.5 |
| 1986 | 24 |
| 1985 | 22.6 |
| 1984 | 21.5 |
| 1983 | 20.7 |
| 1982 | 20.3 |
| 1981 | 20 |
| 1980 | 19.8 |
| 1979 | 19.6 |
| 1978 | 19.5 |
| 1977 | 19.3 |
| 1976 | 19.2 |
| 1975 | 19 |
| 1974 | 18.8 |
| 1973 | 18.6 |
| 1972 | 18.3 |
| 1971 | 17.9 |
| 1970 | 17.5 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1968 | 16.5 |
| 1967 | 16 |
| 1966 | 15.4 |
| 1965 | 14.9 |
| 1964 | 14.2 |
| 1963 | 13.6 |
| 1962 | 13 |
| 1961 | 12.4 |
| 1960 | 11.7 |
| 1959 | 11.1 |
| 1958 | 10.5 |
| 1957 | 9.9 |
| 1956 | 9.3 |
| 1955 | 8.8 |
| 1954 | 8.2 |
| 1953 | 7.7 |
| 1952 | 7.1 |
| 1951 | 6.6 |
| 1950 | 6.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 |
| 2027 | 35.1 |
| 2028 | 35.1 |
| 2029 | 35.2 |
| 2030 | 35.2 |
| 2031 | 35.3 |
| 2032 | 35.3 |
| 2033 | 35.4 |
| 2034 | 35.4 |
| 2035 | 35.4 |
| 2036 | 35.5 |
| 2037 | 35.5 |
| 2038 | 35.5 |
| 2039 | 35.5 |
| 2040 | 35.6 |
| 2041 | 35.6 |
| 2042 | 35.6 |
| 2043 | 35.6 |
| 2044 | 35.6 |
| 2045 | 35.6 |
| 2046 | 35.7 |
| 2047 | 35.7 |
| 2048 | 35.7 |
| 2049 | 35.7 |
| 2050 | 35.7 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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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