Rural population growth in Sudan
Sudan: Rural population growth was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Sudan, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population growth in Sudan is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 225.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Sudan peaked at 4.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1988.
That places Sudan 13th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | -0.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
- Rural population 65.1% (2025)
- Rural population 33.61 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11.59 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 580.3 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 6.73 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 7.1 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Sudan?
- Rural population growth in Sudan was 2.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1988.
- How does Sudan rank for rural population growth?
- Sudan ranks 13th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.