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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Sudan

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population51.66M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$60.16B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.16K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth66.52024 · yearsInternet use18.6%2017 · % of populationForest area9.6%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.4%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Sudan2025 · 2.4%
01.052.113.164.211960199320251961: 3.2%1962: 3.2%1963: 3.3%1964: 3.3%1965: 3.4%1966: 3.4%1967: 3.4%1968: 3.4%1969: 3.4%1970: 3.5%1971: 3.4%1972: 3.4%1973: 4.1%1974: 4%1975: 3.5%1976: 3.5%1977: 3.5%1978: 4%1979: 4.1%1980: 4.2%1981: 4.1%1982: 3.9%1983: 3.3%1984: 2.3%1985: 1.8%1986: 1.9%1987: 2%1988: 2.1%1989: 2.1%1990: 2%1991: 2%1992: 2%1993: 2.2%1994: 2.5%1995: 2.6%1996: 2.2%1997: 2.2%1998: 2.5%1999: 2.5%2000: 2.5%2001: 2.5%2002: 2.5%2003: 2.3%2004: 2.2%2005: 2.3%2006: 2.3%2007: 2.4%2008: 2.6%2009: 2.8%2010: 2.4%2011: 2%2012: 2.1%2013: 2.3%2014: 2.7%2015: 3%2016: 3%2017: 3.5%2018: 3.5%2019: 2.9%2020: 2.7%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.7%2023: 1.3%2024: 0.8%2025: 2.4%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Sudan in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Khartoum
Country code
SDN

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