Population growth in Sudan
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Sudan increased from 7.54 million to 45.66 million people. This is a growth of 505.2 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Sudan was recorded in 1992 with 3.85 percent. The smallest increase in 2015 with 0.51 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Sudan fell by 0.72 years from 2012 to 2021 from 19.02 to 18.30 years (median value).
Around 36 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 3.7 percent annually.
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Population development in Sudan since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Sudan | Change Sudan | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.77 M | 2.98 % | 46.8 ‰ | 17.2 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 8.00 M | 3.02 % | 46.8 ‰ | 17.0 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 8.25 M | 3.06 % | 46.9 ‰ | 16.7 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 8.50 M | 3.09 % | 47.0 ‰ | 16.4 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 8.77 M | 3.13 % | 47.0 ‰ | 16.1 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 9.05 M | 3.17 % | 47.1 ‰ | 15.8 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 9.34 M | 3.20 % | 47.2 ‰ | 15.5 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 9.64 M | 3.24 % | 47.2 ‰ | 15.3 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 9.95 M | 3.26 % | 47.2 ‰ | 15.0 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 10.28 M | 3.29 % | 47.2 ‰ | 14.7 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 10.62 M | 3.30 % | 47.2 ‰ | 14.5 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 10.97 M | 3.32 % | 47.1 ‰ | 14.3 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 11.34 M | 3.37 % | 47.0 ‰ | 14.1 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 11.73 M | 3.43 % | 46.9 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 12.14 M | 3.50 % | 46.8 ‰ | 13.7 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 12.58 M | 3.58 % | 46.6 ‰ | 13.6 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 13.03 M | 3.63 % | 46.3 ‰ | 13.5 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 13.51 M | 3.65 % | 46.0 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 14.00 M | 3.64 % | 45.7 ‰ | 13.3 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 14.51 M | 3.61 % | 45.3 ‰ | 13.2 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 15.03 M | 3.58 % | 44.9 ‰ | 13.1 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 15.56 M | 3.56 % | 44.4 ‰ | 13.0 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 16.11 M | 3.51 % | 44.0 ‰ | 12.8 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 16.66 M | 3.42 % | 43.5 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 17.21 M | 3.32 % | 43.1 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 17.76 M | 3.18 % | 42.7 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 18.30 M | 3.07 % | 42.4 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 18.87 M | 3.08 % | 42.1 ‰ | 12.3 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 19.48 M | 3.23 % | 41.9 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 20.15 M | 3.44 % | 41.8 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 20.89 M | 3.69 % | 41.7 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 21.70 M | 3.85 % | 41.6 ‰ | 11.8 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 22.53 M | 3.83 % | 41.4 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 23.34 M | 3.60 % | 41.2 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 24.09 M | 3.24 % | 41.0 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 24.78 M | 2.85 % | 40.7 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 25.41 M | 2.55 % | 40.4 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 26.02 M | 2.37 % | 40.1 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 26.63 M | 2.35 % | 39.8 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 27.28 M | 2.44 % | 39.5 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 27.97 M | 2.55 % | 39.2 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 28.70 M | 2.62 % | 38.9 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 29.46 M | 2.63 % | 38.5 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 30.21 M | 2.56 % | 38.1 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 30.95 M | 2.43 % | 37.7 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 31.66 M | 2.30 % | 37.3 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 32.36 M | 2.21 % | 36.8 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 33.06 M | 2.16 % | 36.4 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 33.78 M | 2.19 % | 35.9 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 34.55 M | 2.25 % | 35.5 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 35.35 M | 2.33 % | 35.0 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 36.19 M | 2.39 % | 34.6 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 37.07 M | 2.43 % | 34.2 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 37.98 M | 2.44 % | 36.3 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 38.17 M | 0.51 % | 36.4 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 39.38 M | 3.16 % | 36.0 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 40.68 M | 3.31 % | 35.7 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 42.00 M | 3.24 % | 35.2 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 43.23 M | 2.94 % | 34.8 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 44.44 M | 2.80 % | 34.2 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 45.66 M | 2.74 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Sudan
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Sudan increased by about 1,208,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 6.7 per 1,000 people (~ 288,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 34.2 per 1,000 people (~ 1,480,000 births). As a result, around 16,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 279,389 in Sudan. The number of births was 1,390,292 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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