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Sudan

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population51,662,147 people202530 of 217 · 2025+29.08%
Life expectancy at birth66.52 years2024182 of 217 · 2024+3.96%
Total fertility rate4.26 births per woman202416 of 217 · 2024−13.19%
Population growth+2.38%202530 of 217 · 2025−0.67 pp
Infant mortality42.9 per 1,000 live births2024174 of 196 · 2024−13.68%
Urban population34.93%2025183 of 217 · 2025+0.84 pp
Population ages 65 and above3.39%2025182 of 217 · 2025+0.71 pp
Population density26.79 people per km²2023175 of 215 · 2023+32.44%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP2,192.27 current international dollars (PPP)2025176 of 185 · 2025−48.01%
Annual GDP growth+3.06%2025101 of 186 · 2025+1.15 pp
Consumer price inflation+138.81%2022No data+103.25 pp
Employment
Total unemployment7.53%2022No data−9.44 pp
Youth unemployment12%2022No data−18.83 pp
Labor force participation37.52%2022No data−10.31 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet18.6%2017No data+9.94 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.06 per 100 people2022No data−9.98%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption61%202137 of 212 · 2021−2.7 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita0.43 t CO₂e per person202439 of 203 · 2024−9.11%
Access to electricity66%2024180 of 215 · 2024+21.1 pp
Forest area9.55%2023166 of 213 · 2023−0.92 pp
Society
Current health expenditure2.85%2023181 of 192 · 2023−4.11 pp
Maternal mortality256 per 100,000 live births2023167 of 194 · 2023−21.71%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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