Sudan - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Sudan was 15,458,180 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,458,180 in 2020 and a minimum value of 810,732 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 810,732
1961 872,667
1962 939,444
1963 1,011,470
1964 1,089,191
1965 1,172,825
1966 1,262,983
1967 1,360,217
1968 1,464,967
1969 1,577,575
1970 1,698,844
1971 1,829,017
1972 1,968,958
1973 2,104,071
1974 2,199,225
1975 2,300,462
1976 2,407,883
1977 2,521,419
1978 2,640,884
1979 2,765,735
1980 2,895,545
1981 3,030,396
1982 3,170,939
1983 3,366,652
1984 3,648,592
1985 3,947,499
1986 4,262,686
1987 4,595,442
1988 4,951,602
1989 5,338,551
1990 5,764,226
1991 6,234,006
1992 6,748,182
1993 7,237,518
1994 7,510,085
1995 7,766,217
1996 8,000,745
1997 8,218,097
1998 8,426,426
1999 8,638,173
2000 8,863,017
2001 9,104,026
2002 9,358,047
2003 9,620,037
2004 9,882,155
2005 10,139,060
2006 10,389,190
2007 10,635,640
2008 10,883,300
2009 11,146,280
2010 11,430,600
2011 11,738,570
2012 12,069,180
2013 12,421,900
2014 12,794,290
2015 13,185,770
2016 13,596,340
2017 14,027,570
2018 14,480,890
2019 14,957,230
2020 15,458,180

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Sudan was 35.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 35.25 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.75 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 10.75
1961 11.23
1962 11.74
1963 12.26
1964 12.81
1965 13.37
1966 13.96
1967 14.57
1968 15.20
1969 15.85
1970 16.52
1971 17.22
1972 17.94
1973 18.55
1974 18.74
1975 18.94
1976 19.14
1977 19.34
1978 19.55
1979 19.75
1980 19.96
1981 20.17
1982 20.38
1983 20.90
1984 21.90
1985 22.94
1986 24.01
1987 25.11
1988 26.24
1989 27.41
1990 28.61
1991 29.84
1992 31.10
1993 32.13
1994 32.18
1995 32.23
1996 32.28
1997 32.34
1998 32.39
1999 32.44
2000 32.50
2001 32.55
2002 32.60
2003 32.65
2004 32.71
2005 32.76
2006 32.81
2007 32.87
2008 32.92
2009 32.99
2010 33.09
2011 33.21
2012 33.35
2013 33.51
2014 33.69
2015 33.89
2016 34.12
2017 34.37
2018 34.64
2019 34.94
2020 35.25

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization