Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:39 PM

SERIAL · 729Africa

Sudan

CapitalKhartoum

CurrencySDG · Sudanese pound

LanguageEnglish, Arabic

Since1956

ISOSDN · SD

Population

51.7Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Northeast Africa

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan has a population of 51.8 million people as of 2025 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area. Sudan's capital and most populous city is Khartoum.

Text: Wikipedia — SudanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Capital: Khartoum
Currency: Sudanese pound (SDG)
Official language: English, Arabic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +249
Top-level domain: .sd
Independence / founding: 1956
Highest point: Deriba Caldera (3,042 m)
Lowest point: Red Sea (0 m)
Anthem: Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Sudan.

— PEOPLE —

Population

51.7Mpeople

#30 of 2162025

136% of world average

Population growth

2.4%% per year

#30 of 2162025

241% of world average

Population density

27people per km²

#175 of 2152023

6% of world average

People living in cities

34.9%% of population

#183 of 2162025

55% of world average

Urban population growth

2.6%% per year

#56 of 2162025

168% of world average

People living rurally

65.1%% of population

#34 of 2162025

177% of world average

Population aged 0-14

40.2%% of population

#24 of 2162025

160% of world average

Population aged 15-64

56.4%% of population

#195 of 2162025

88% of world average

Population aged 65+

3.4%% of population

#181 of 2162025

31% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

77.3%% of working-age population

#22 of 2162025

135% of world average

Female population

50.4%% of population

#101 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

4births per woman

#16 of 2162024

181% of world average

Birth rate

33.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#18 of 2162024

191% of world average

Death rate

6.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#144 of 2162024

82% of world average

Net migration

291,469people (5-year total)

#6 of 2162025

264704% of world average

Migrants living in the country

4.8%% of population

#112 of 2152024

36% of world average

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$177.9Mcurrent US$

#173 of 1772017

0% of world average

External debt

$22.02Bcurrent US$

#76 of 1212024

28% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

340-100

not enough data to rank2014

96% of world average

People below the poverty line

10.1%% of population

not enough data to rank2014

79% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

27.8%%

not enough data to rank2014

100% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.2%%

not enough data to rank2014

115% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$1.50Bcurrent US$

#79 of 1862022

29% of world average

Foreign aid received

3.5%% of GNI

#57 of 1372023

58% of world average

Exchange rate

547local currency per US$

#44 of 2112022

38% of world average

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Agriculture's share of the economy

29.4%% of GDP

#15 of 1992025

294% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

33.6%% of GDP

#39 of 2022025

138% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

5.1%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2009

47% of world average

Services' share of the economy

37.0%% of GDP

#191 of 2022025

64% of world average

26 of 39 figures unavailable for Sudan.

— TRADE —

Exports

1.1%% of GDP

#187 of 1872025

3% of world average

Imports

1.3%% of GDP

#187 of 1872025

3% of world average

Trade balance

-0.2%% of GDP

#78 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

15.0%% of GDP

#203 of 2052025

23% of world average

Goods exported

$2.80Bcurrent US$

#135 of 2072025

2% of world average

Goods imported

$6.20Bcurrent US$

#133 of 2072025

5% of world average

Services exported

$1.55Bcurrent US$

#120 of 1912022

3% of world average

Services imported

$1.59Bcurrent US$

#131 of 1912022

4% of world average

Goods and services exported

$5.91Bcurrent US$

#131 of 1912022

3% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$11.58Bcurrent US$

#113 of 1912022

7% of world average

High-tech share of exports

2.2%% of manufactured exports

#131 of 1792018

18% of world average

Terms of trade

99index

#116 of 2062024

94% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

66.5 yrsyears

#181 of 2162024

90% of world average

Life expectancy, women

69.8 yrsyears

#175 of 2162024

91% of world average

Life expectancy, men

63.4 yrsyears

#186 of 2162024

89% of world average

Infant deaths

42.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#174 of 1962024

231% of world average

Deaths under age 5

61.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#177 of 1962024

254% of world average

Maternal deaths

256per 100,000 live births

#167 of 1942023

220% of world average

Health spending

2.9%% of GDP

#182 of 1932023

42% of world average

Health spending per person

$21current US$

#192 of 1932023

1% of world average

Physicians

0.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#151 of 1872017

12% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

1.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#165 of 1962018

23% of world average

Hospital beds

0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#142 of 1572021

22% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

64.9%% of population

#198 of 2142024

72% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

65.7%% of population

#164 of 2132024

82% of world average

Suicide rate

3per 100,000 people

#34 of 1852021

37% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.2%% aged 15-49

#57 of 1532024

15% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

47per 100,000 people

#112 of 2082024

47% of world average

Undernourishment

11.0%% of population

#113 of 1682021

109% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

46.0%% of children 12-23 months

#188 of 1932024

54% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for Sudan.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

2.0%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2009

47% of world average

Education spending

10.8%% of government spending

not enough data to rank2009

80% of world average

Adult literacy

53.5%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank2008

64% of world average

Youth literacy

65.8%% aged 15-24

not enough data to rank2008

72% of world average

Primary school enrolment

72.4%% gross

#197 of 2002019

72% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

43.5%% gross

#174 of 1882019

50% of world average

University enrolment

15.9%% gross

not enough data to rank2015

32% of world average

Primary school completion

60.1%% of relevant age group

#168 of 1802019

67% of world average

Years of compulsory education

8.0 yrsyears

#167 of 1972025

80% of world average

1 of 10 figures unavailable for Sudan.

— WORK —

Unemployment

7.5%% of labour force

#129 of 1862022

109% of world average

Youth unemployment

12.0%% of labour force aged 15-24

#90 of 1862022

77% of world average

Labour force participation

37.5%% aged 15+

#180 of 1862022

62% of world average

Women in the labour force

14.5%% of women aged 15+

#180 of 1862022

28% of world average

Men in the labour force

61.6%% of men aged 15+

#160 of 1862022

88% of world average

Labour force

10.9Mpeople

#53 of 1862022

54% of world average

Working in agriculture

39.8%% of employment

#41 of 1862022

181% of world average

Working in industry

14.0%% of employment

#151 of 1862022

71% of world average

Working in services

46.2%% of employment

#142 of 1862022

79% of world average

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Self-employed

46.5%% of employment

#62 of 1862022

120% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

36.3%% of labour force

#170 of 1712022

48% of world average

Employed

34.7%% aged 15+

#177 of 1862022

61% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

18.6%% of population

#196 of 2072017

26% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

70per 100 people

#180 of 2102022

61% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0per 100 people

#199 of 2082022

0% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

0per 100 people

#184 of 2132022

2% of world average

Access to electricity

66.0%% of population

#179 of 2142024

74% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

70.6%% of population

#119 of 1892023

101% of world average

Electricity used per person

223kWh per person

#133 of 1492023

5% of world average

Energy used per person

372kg oil equivalent per person

#134 of 1492023

17% of world average

Air passengers carried

911,090passengers

#100 of 1652023

4% of world average

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Air freight

20million tonne-km

#81 of 1632023

2% of world average

Rail network

2,747route-km

#45 of 842020

26% of world average

Rail passengers

82million passenger-km

not enough data to rank2014

0% of world average

Container port traffic

320,274TEU

#97 of 1672021

6% of world average

Research and development spending

0.2%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2005

23% of world average

Patent applications by residents

153count

#62 of 1422020

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

471count

#104 of 1972023

3% of world average

Tourists arriving

836,000count

#106 of 1942018

16% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Sudan.

— NATURE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Sudan.

— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Sudan.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Sudan.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watanAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Khartoum · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Central African Republic

Landmarks

People

Omar al-BashirPresident of Sudan from 1989 to 2019

Leni RiefenstahlGerman filmmaker (1902–2003)

Salva Kiir MayarditPresident of South Sudan since 2011

Piyeancient Kushite king and Egyptian pharaoh

Abdel Fattah al-BurhanPresident of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan

Abdalla HamdokSudanese public administrator and former prime minister

John GarangSudanese politician and revolutionary leader (1945–2005)

Josephine BakhitaSudanese saint and former slave

Gaafar NimeirySudanese President (1931-2009)

Pione SistoDanish professional footballer

al-Tayyib SalihSudanese novelist and short story writer (1929–2009)

Manute BolSudanese-American basketball player

History

1956Sudan — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population51.7M2025

GDP$60.16B2025

GDP per person$1,1652025