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Sudan

Sudan or the Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea to the east, Ethiopia to the southeast, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Sudan 1,856,068.9 km²
Population 40.1 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +234.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +43.3%
Timezone Central Africa Time

Map of Sudan

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 12,002,974 19,887,157 27,978,213 40,105,036
Population Density 6.47 / km² 10.7 / km² 15.1 / km² 21.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
0 1,355,381 n/a n/a
100 1,400,579 0.3% 4,519
200 1,447,285 0.3% 4,670
300 1,495,531 0.3% 4,824
400 1,545,389 0.3% 4,985
500 1,596,904 0.3% 5,151
600 1,650,141 0.3% 5,323
700 1,705,185 0.3% 5,504
800 1,762,067 0.3% 5,688
900 1,897,613 0.7% 13,554
1000 2,033,159 0.7% 13,554
1100 2,100,922 0.3% 6,776
1200 2,168,695 0.3% 6,777
1300 2,349,437 0.8% 18,074
1400 2,530,151 0.7% 18,071
1500 2,710,864 0.7% 18,071
1600 2,914,256 0.7% 20,339
1700 3,117,600 0.7% 20,334
1800 3,421,565 0.9% 30,396
1900 4,130,369 1.9% 70,880
1910 4,282,256 3.7% 151,887
1920 4,480,166 4.6% 197,910
1930 4,759,432 6.2% 279,266
1940 5,216,789 9.6% 457,357
1950 6,320,485 21.2% 1,103,696
1960 8,041,258 27.2% 1,720,773
1970 10,170,571 26.5% 2,129,313
1990 19,887,157 39.8% 4,858,293
2000 27,978,213 40.7% 8,091,056
2020 44,462,672 26.1% 8,242,229
2030 52,936,523 19.1% 8,473,851
2040 60,701,655 14.7% 7,765,132
2050 67,001,944 10.4% 6,300,289
2060 71,780,704 7.1% 4,778,760
2070 74,928,603 4.4% 3,147,899
2080 76,530,919 2.1% 1,602,316
2090 76,504,490 0% -26,429
2100 75,342,634 -1.5% -1,161,856
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Sudan

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