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Sudan

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Capital
Khartoum
Currency
Sudanese pound
Continent
Africa
Area
Not available
Country information: Wikidata · Q1049 · Official languages: Arabic, English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
51.66M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
60.16B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
1,164.54 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
138.81 · 2022
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
7.53 · 2022
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
4.26 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
66.52 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Sudan: 51.66M
Sudan · Population30.03M35.93M41.83M47.73M53.63M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sudan · Population · people
YearSudan
202551,662,147
202450,448,963
202350,042,791
202249,383,346
202148,066,924
202046,789,231
201945,548,175
201844,230,596
201742,714,306
201641,259,892
201540,024,431
201438,823,318
201337,785,849
201236,923,178
201136,140,806
201035,414,399
200934,569,113
200833,623,980
200732,764,135
200631,992,435
current US$ · 20062025
2025Sudan: 60.16B
Sudan · GDP23.25B34.59B45.93B57.27B68.61B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sudan · GDP · current US$
YearSudan
202560,162,634,574.47
202449,672,435,513.11
202339,898,289,820.8
202251,666,875,363.1
202134,229,513,774.99
202027,034,593,750
201932,338,079,165.29
201832,333,780,383.29
201741,283,617,976.19
201642,630,376,000
201551,726,758,676.77
201449,516,748,617.98
201343,024,018,082.19
201237,632,919,966.67
201155,018,567,210.53
201058,962,978,034.48
200951,621,044,076.92
200864,833,083,257.14
200759,440,139,774.81
200645,263,831,634.15

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Sudan: 1,164.54
Sudan · GDP per capita482.82767.751,052.691,337.621,622.562006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sudan · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSudan
20251,164.54
2024984.61
2023797.28
20221,046.24
2021712.12
2020577.8
2019709.98
2018731.03
2017966.51
20161,033.22
20151,292.38
20141,275.44
20131,138.63
20121,019.22
20111,332.66
20101,305.64
20091,178.22
20081,527.58
20071,444.37
20061,132.47
% · 20062025
2025Sudan:
Sudan · Inflation-27.9977.58183.15288.71394.282006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sudan · Inflation · %
YearSudan
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022138.81
2021359.09
2020163.26
201950.99
201863.29
201732.35
201617.75
201516.91
201436.91
201336.52
201235.56
201118.1
201012.98
200911.26
200814.3
200714.75
20067.2

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Sudan:
Sudan · Unemployment6.549.5112.4915.4618.432006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sudan · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSudan
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
20227.53
202111.09
202012
201911.7
201812.35
201713
201613.66
201514.39
201415.41
201316.27
201216.97
201117.44
201015.17
200913
200815.57
200715.53
200615.54

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Sudan:
Sudan · Fertility rate4.164.484.85.125.442006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sudan · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSudan
2025No data available
20244.26
20234.32
20224.38
20214.46
20204.54
20194.62
20184.68
20174.76
20164.83
20154.9
20144.91
20134.97
20125.03
20115.09
20105.14
20095.17
20085.21
20075.27
20065.33

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Sudan:
Sudan · Life expectancy59.7961.6263.4665.367.132006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sudan · Life expectancy · years
YearSudan
2025No data available
202466.52
202366.33
202265.7
202164.46
202065.12
201965.8
201865.5
201765.15
201664.68
201564.38
201463.99
201363.44
201263.43
201163.18
201062.98
200962.68
200861.26
200761.44
200660.4
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology