Sudan Population Pyramid 1954
Year
1954Sudan in 1954
As of 1954, Sudan counted 6,969,636 inhabitants. With a median age of 17.1 years, Sudan had a youth dependency ratio of 88.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.9 per 100 people of working age.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Sudan was 4.32 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 66.3 years in 2023: 69.6 for women and 63.3 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,344,685 immigrants live in Sudan, 4.6% of the population.
| South Sudan | 1,507,976 |
| Eritrea | 384,053 |
| Chad | 179,139 |
| Ethiopia | 121,969 |
| Central African Republic | 45,125 |
3,786,603 people born in Sudan live in other countries.
| Chad | 1,071,034 |
| Saudi Arabia | 895,646 |
| South Sudan | 608,817 |
| Egypt | 500,000 |
| Uganda | 141,990 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 6,969,636 | 17.1 | |
| Morocco | 9,893,315 | 19.2 | |
| Algeria | 10,014,381 | 18.9 | |
| Tunisia | 3,919,525 | 19.3 | |
| Libya | 1,208,177 | 20.1 |





