Population, total, annual growth rate in Sudan
Sudan: Population, total, annual growth rate was 2.4 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in Sudan, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Sudan stood at 2.4 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 196.2% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Sudan peaked at 4.3 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8117 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Sudan 30th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 3.49 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 1974 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 4.03 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 4.21 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 4.3 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1985 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.56 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8117 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 2025 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +196.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +196.2% | 0.8117 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -51.2% | 2.74 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -39.2% | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.8117 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -32.2% | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.77 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 % change on previous year | 0.8117 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 27 Benin 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Madagascar 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Congo 2.39 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Solomon Islands 2.37 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Palestine, State of 2.35 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.48 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Sudan?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Sudan was 2.4 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8117 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Sudan ranks 30th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.