Sudan - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Sudan was 43,849,270 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43,849,270 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7,544,498 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 7,544,498
1961 7,769,475
1962 8,004,122
1963 8,248,818
1964 8,503,989
1965 8,770,094
1966 9,047,803
1967 9,337,662
1968 9,639,846
1969 9,954,411
1970 10,281,700
1971 10,621,470
1972 10,974,630
1973 11,343,920
1974 11,732,960
1975 12,144,130
1976 12,578,400
1977 13,034,630
1978 13,510,430
1979 14,002,300
1980 14,507,470
1981 15,027,250
1982 15,562,130
1983 16,107,610
1984 16,657,960
1985 17,210,180
1986 17,757,490
1987 18,303,430
1988 18,867,560
1989 19,476,650
1990 20,147,590
1991 20,891,440
1992 21,696,240
1993 22,527,840
1994 23,338,460
1995 24,094,740
1996 24,782,380
1997 25,413,910
1998 26,015,520
1999 26,626,510
2000 27,275,020
2001 27,971,080
2002 28,704,790
2003 29,460,520
2004 30,214,190
2005 30,949,510
2006 31,661,820
2007 32,360,620
2008 33,060,840
2009 33,783,780
2010 34,545,020
2011 35,349,680
2012 36,193,780
2013 37,072,560
2014 37,977,660
2015 38,902,950
2016 39,847,430
2017 40,813,400
2018 41,801,530
2019 42,813,240
2020 43,849,270

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Sudan was 21,941,970 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,941,970 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,776,278 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 3,776,278
1961 3,888,567
1962 4,005,631
1963 4,127,661
1964 4,254,838
1965 4,387,403
1966 4,525,670
1967 4,669,928
1968 4,820,259
1969 4,976,714
1970 5,139,456
1971 5,308,373
1972 5,483,918
1973 5,667,468
1974 5,860,830
1975 6,065,200
1976 6,281,068
1977 6,507,869
1978 6,744,405
1979 6,988,940
1980 7,240,085
1981 7,498,508
1982 7,764,455
1983 8,035,672
1984 8,309,294
1985 8,583,827
1986 8,855,886
1987 9,127,256
1988 9,407,705
1989 9,710,609
1990 10,044,410
1991 10,414,620
1992 10,815,290
1993 11,229,440
1994 11,633,280
1995 12,010,210
1996 12,353,340
1997 12,668,940
1998 12,969,720
1999 13,274,740
2000 13,597,790
2001 13,943,260
2002 14,306,620
2003 14,682,020
2004 15,060,070
2005 15,434,310
2006 15,803,460
2007 16,171,080
2008 16,541,370
2009 16,920,400
2010 17,312,730
2011 17,719,720
2012 18,140,460
2013 18,574,540
2014 19,020,770
2015 19,478,320
2016 19,947,200
2017 20,427,930
2018 20,920,590
2019 21,425,280
2020 21,941,970

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Sudan was 50.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.13 in 2011, while its lowest value was 49.84 in 2003.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.05
1961 50.05
1962 50.04
1963 50.04
1964 50.03
1965 50.03
1966 50.02
1967 50.01
1968 50.00
1969 50.00
1970 49.99
1971 49.98
1972 49.97
1973 49.96
1974 49.95
1975 49.94
1976 49.94
1977 49.93
1978 49.92
1979 49.91
1980 49.91
1981 49.90
1982 49.89
1983 49.89
1984 49.88
1985 49.88
1986 49.87
1987 49.87
1988 49.86
1989 49.86
1990 49.85
1991 49.85
1992 49.85
1993 49.85
1994 49.85
1995 49.85
1996 49.85
1997 49.85
1998 49.85
1999 49.86
2000 49.85
2001 49.85
2002 49.84
2003 49.84
2004 49.84
2005 49.87
2006 49.91
2007 49.97
2008 50.03
2009 50.08
2010 50.12
2011 50.13
2012 50.12
2013 50.10
2014 50.08
2015 50.07
2016 50.06
2017 50.05
2018 50.05
2019 50.04
2020 50.04

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Sudan was 21,907,300 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,907,300 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,768,220 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 3,768,220
1961 3,880,908
1962 3,998,491
1963 4,121,157
1964 4,249,151
1965 4,382,691
1966 4,522,133
1967 4,667,734
1968 4,819,587
1969 4,977,697
1970 5,142,239
1971 5,313,098
1972 5,490,708
1973 5,676,455
1974 5,872,127
1975 6,078,928
1976 6,297,330
1977 6,526,762
1978 6,766,024
1979 7,013,362
1980 7,267,381
1981 7,528,746
1982 7,797,674
1983 8,071,941
1984 8,348,662
1985 8,626,355
1986 8,901,608
1987 9,176,174
1988 9,459,854
1989 9,766,044
1990 10,103,190
1991 10,476,830
1992 10,880,950
1993 11,298,400
1994 11,705,190
1995 12,084,540
1996 12,429,050
1997 12,744,970
1998 13,045,800
1999 13,351,770
2000 13,677,230
2001 14,027,820
2002 14,398,170
2003 14,778,500
2004 15,154,120
2005 15,515,210
2006 15,858,370
2007 16,189,540
2008 16,519,480
2009 16,863,370
2010 17,232,280
2011 17,629,960
2012 18,053,320
2013 18,498,020
2014 18,956,890
2015 19,424,630
2016 19,900,230
2017 20,385,470
2018 20,880,950
2019 21,387,960
2020 21,907,300

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Sudan was 49.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.16 in 2003, while its lowest value was 49.87 in 2011.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.95
1961 49.95
1962 49.96
1963 49.96
1964 49.97
1965 49.97
1966 49.98
1967 49.99
1968 50.00
1969 50.00
1970 50.01
1971 50.02
1972 50.03
1973 50.04
1974 50.05
1975 50.06
1976 50.06
1977 50.07
1978 50.08
1979 50.09
1980 50.09
1981 50.10
1982 50.11
1983 50.11
1984 50.12
1985 50.12
1986 50.13
1987 50.13
1988 50.14
1989 50.14
1990 50.15
1991 50.15
1992 50.15
1993 50.15
1994 50.15
1995 50.15
1996 50.15
1997 50.15
1998 50.15
1999 50.14
2000 50.15
2001 50.15
2002 50.16
2003 50.16
2004 50.16
2005 50.13
2006 50.09
2007 50.03
2008 49.97
2009 49.92
2010 49.88
2011 49.87
2012 49.88
2013 49.90
2014 49.92
2015 49.93
2016 49.94
2017 49.95
2018 49.95
2019 49.96
2020 49.96

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population