Sudan Population Pyramid 1999
Year
1999Sudan in 1999
As of 1999, Sudan counted 27,130,613 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.7%, up from 21,578,022 in 1989.
Half of the population was younger than 16.9 years; 45.9% were children under 15 and 2.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 27,130,613 | 16.9 | |
| Morocco | 28,027,180 | 22.2 | |
| Algeria | 30,474,354 | 21.4 | |
| Tunisia | 9,655,964 | 24.0 | |
| Libya | 5,218,038 | 22.4 |





