Sudan People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
47,958,856 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sudanese
Ethnic groups
Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Ingessana, Uduk, Fallata, Masalit, Dajo, Gimir, Tunjur, Berti; there are over 500 ethnic groups
Languages
Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur
major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)
Religions
Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority
Age structure
0-14 years: 42.01% (male 9,726,937/female 9,414,988)
15-24 years: 20.94% (male 4,852,903/female 4,687,664)
25-54 years: 29.89% (male 6,633,567/female 6,986,241)
55-64 years: 4.13% (male 956,633/female 923,688)
65 years and over: 3.03% (male 729,214/female 649,721) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 76.9
youth dependency ratio: 74
elderly dependency ratio: 6.2
potential support ratio: 16.2 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 18.3 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 18.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
2.55% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
33.47 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur as shown on this population distribution map
Urbanization
urban population: 36% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: 3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
6.160 million KHARTOUM (capital), 1.012 million Nyala (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
295 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 42.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 47.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 67.12 years
male: 64.89 years
female: 69.46 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
4.6 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
12.2% (2014)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 99% of population
rural: 80.7% of population
total: 87.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 1% of population
rural: 19.3% of population
total: 12.9% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
4.6% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
0.26 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density
0.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 72.1% of population
rural: 30.6% of population
total: 45.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 27.9% of population
rural: 69.4% of population
total: 54.7% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.1% (2021 est.)
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: very high (2020)
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever
water contact diseases: schistosomiasis
animal contact diseases: rabies
respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
6.6% (2014)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 1.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 1.63 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
33% (2014)
Education expenditures
N/A
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.7%
male: 65.4%
female: 56.1% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 8 years
male: 8 years
female: 7 years (2015)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 32.6%
male: 27.4%
female: 43.5% (2011 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Sudan on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sudan 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sudan 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
This page was last modified 01 Dec 23, Copyright © 23 ITA all rights reserved.