Sudan Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Sudan urban population for 2021 was 16,250,768, a 3.73% increase from 2020.
  • Sudan urban population for 2020 was 15,666,605, a 3.73% increase from 2019.
  • Sudan urban population for 2019 was 15,103,564, a 3.81% increase from 2018.
  • Sudan urban population for 2018 was 14,549,314, a 4.06% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
India 498,179,071
Indonesia 156,833,203
Nigeria 112,560,662
Pakistan 86,636,953
Bangladesh 65,957,486
Philippines 54,302,696
Egypt 46,831,955
Vietnam 37,088,534
Ukraine 30,548,582
Morocco 23,753,114
Angola 23,276,246
Ghana 19,038,233
Uzbekistan 17,606,637
Myanmar 16,918,421
Sudan 16,250,768
Cameroon 15,815,458
Kenya 15,102,890
Zambia 8,800,295
Tunisia 8,570,328
Bolivia 8,513,008
Honduras 6,062,373
El Salvador 4,679,934
Sri Lanka 4,178,622
Cambodia 4,092,180
Nicaragua 4,060,795
Republic of Congo 3,984,863
West Bank and Gaza 3,790,664
Lao PDR 2,742,742
Mauritania 2,590,523
Kyrgyz Republic 2,485,736
Mongolia 2,302,772
Georgia 2,220,419
Papua New Guinea 1,338,796
Moldova 1,124,483
Djibouti 864,734
Lesotho 672,573
Timor-Leste 418,673
Cabo Verde 394,509
Bhutan 334,381
Eswatini 290,545
Solomon Islands 177,869
Sao Tome and Principe 167,493
Vanuatu 81,907
Kiribati 72,601
Micronesia 26,097
Sudan Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 16,250,768 35.59 3.66%
2020 15,666,605 35.25 3.66%
2019 15,103,564 34.94 3.74%
2018 14,549,314 34.64 3.98%
2017 13,981,657 34.37 3.98%
2016 13,435,884 34.12 3.78%
2015 12,937,739 33.89 3.71%
2014 12,466,023 33.69 3.32%
2013 12,059,405 33.51 2.82%
2012 11,724,384 33.35 2.55%
2011 11,429,725 33.21 2.35%
2010 11,164,206 33.09 2.67%
2009 10,870,585 32.99 2.94%
2008 10,555,557 32.92 2.92%
2007 10,251,288 32.87 2.95%
2006 9,953,157 32.81 2.81%
2005 9,677,493 32.76 2.59%
2004 9,429,935 32.71 2.42%
2003 9,204,829 32.65 2.38%
2002 8,988,199 32.60 2.45%
2001 8,770,792 32.55 2.60%
2000 8,545,786 32.50 2.72%
1999 8,316,235 32.44 2.55%
1998 8,106,940 32.39 2.49%
1997 7,907,810 32.34 2.62%
1996 7,703,691 32.28 2.59%
1995 7,507,027 32.23 2.72%
1994 7,305,801 32.18 2.57%
1993 7,120,388 32.13 4.98%
1992 6,774,252 31.10 5.66%
1991 6,401,787 29.84 5.92%
1990 6,034,102 28.61 6.07%
1989 5,678,998 27.41 5.63%
1988 5,367,900 26.24 5.53%
1987 5,079,280 25.11 6.20%
1986 4,773,983 24.01 6.43%
1985 4,476,659 22.94 6.43%
1984 4,197,893 21.90 6.96%
1983 3,915,592 20.90 5.83%
1982 3,693,890 20.38 5.11%
1981 3,509,758 20.17 5.32%
1980 3,327,881 19.96 5.33%
1979 3,154,994 19.75 5.31%
1978 2,991,826 19.55 5.31%
1977 2,837,227 19.34 5.23%
1976 2,692,656 19.14 5.18%
1975 2,556,840 18.94 5.19%
1974 2,427,528 18.74 4.84%
1973 2,312,860 18.55 6.69%
1972 2,163,193 17.94 7.38%
1971 2,009,388 17.22 7.30%
1970 1,867,959 16.52 7.22%
1969 1,737,915 15.85 7.22%
1968 1,616,793 15.20 7.27%
1967 1,503,387 14.57 7.27%
1966 1,397,925 13.96 7.35%
1965 1,298,891 13.37 7.52%
1964 1,204,810 12.81 7.51%
1963 1,117,692 12.26 7.43%
1962 1,037,708 11.74 7.43%
1961 963,424 11.23 7.39%
1960 894,762 10.75 %