Sudan — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Sudan, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Sudan was 2.38% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.21% in 1980. The lowest was 0.81% in 2024 (about 2.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.46% per year.
Sudan ranks 30 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 14%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Sudan sits above it. It peaked in 1980 and has fallen 44% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 22%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 21 of 48 economies; Congo, Rep. (2.36%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 194% in 2025. That is 9% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 33rd of 216 in 1961 → 20th of 216 in 1970 → 15th of 216 in 1980 → 106th of 216 in 1990 → 45th of 217 in 2000 → 49th of 217 in 2010 → 24th of 217 in 2020 → 30th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.38% | +1.6 pp |
| 2024 | 0.81% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 1.33% | -1.4 pp |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 2.69% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 2.94% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 3.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 3.46% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 3.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.05% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 2.71% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 2.31% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.03% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2.42% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 2.77% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 2.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.52% | +0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 2.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 2.24% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 2.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.52% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 2.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 2.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 1.82% | -0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 2.26% | -1.1 pp |
| 1983 | 3.32% | -0.6 pp |
| 1982 | 3.89% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 4.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 4.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 4.12% | +0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 3.95% | +0.5 pp |
| 1977 | 3.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 3.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 3.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 1974 | 3.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 4.08% | +0.6 pp |
| 1972 | 3.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 3.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 3.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 3.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 3.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 3.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 3.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.18% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sudan’s Population growth in 1962?
3.24% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sudan’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -25.3% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.38%; 2024: 0.81%; 2023: 1.33%; 2022: 2.7%; 2021: 2.69%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.