Demographic profile
Sudan is the 31st most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.63% of everyone alive. Within Northern Africa, it ranks 2 of 7.
Each day brings roughly 4,783 births and 1,031 deaths, adding about 1,370,389 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 2.62% annually, the population would double in roughly 27 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
The most populous state is Khartoum, holding an estimated 16.2% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 18 states and regions is in the table below.
Literacy stands near 60.7% and adult smoking prevalence around 10.5%, with life expectancy at about 56.6 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Sudan in 2026? Approximately 52,306,880 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Sudan growing? About 2.62% per year — roughly 4,783 births and 1,031 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Sudan? Around 0.63% — ranked 31 worldwide by population.
