Live births in Sudan

Live births in Sudan was 1.68 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count1,682,049 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.6%
Rank16th of 236Countries ranked
Series high1,682,0492023
Series low296,8531950
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Live births in Sudan, 1950 to 2023

0500K1M1.5M2M19501961197219831994200520231950: 296,853 count1951: 306,485 count1952: 316,485 count1953: 325,971 count1954: 335,738 count1955: 345,407 count1956: 355,311 count1957: 365,726 count1958: 376,669 count1959: 386,731 count1960: 398,709 count1961: 410,984 count1962: 427,728 count1963: 444,976 count1964: 462,375 count1965: 478,946 count1966: 496,957 count1967: 515,135 count1968: 533,077 count1969: 551,495 count1970: 570,669 count1971: 591,411 count1972: 605,716 count1973: 620,607 count1974: 631,133 count1975: 645,238 count1976: 665,997 count1977: 683,347 count1978: 706,312 count1979: 740,836 count1980: 771,169 count1981: 810,177 count1982: 839,827 count1983: 870,813 count1984: 881,820 count1985: 890,069 count1986: 902,838 count1987: 914,784 count1988: 932,002 count1989: 949,637 count1990: 964,199 count1991: 983,448 count1992: 1,001,111 count1993: 1,016,875 count1994: 1,033,444 count1995: 1,050,403 count1996: 1,065,880 count1997: 1,074,419 count1998: 1,088,804 count1999: 1,112,097 count2000: 1,135,928 count2001: 1,159,198 count2002: 1,181,995 count2003: 1,201,996 count2004: 1,221,251 count2005: 1,238,372 count2006: 1,253,700 count2007: 1,273,576 count2008: 1,290,879 count2009: 1,316,518 count2010: 1,345,298 count2011: 1,348,667 count2012: 1,351,018 count2013: 1,360,851 count2014: 1,377,885 count2015: 1,428,209 count2016: 1,461,090 count2017: 1,495,973 count2018: 1,551,365 count2019: 1,590,030 count2020: 1,613,314 count2021: 1,630,110 count2022: 1,656,075 count2023: 1,682,049 count0500K1M1.5M2M19501975200020232023: 1,682,049 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20231,682,049 Estimated
20221,656,075 Estimated
20211,630,110 Estimated
20201,613,314 Estimated
20191,590,030 Estimated
20181,551,365 Estimated
20171,495,973 Estimated
20161,461,090 Estimated
20151,428,209 Estimated
20141,377,885 Estimated
20131,360,851 Estimated
20121,351,018 Estimated
20111,348,667 Estimated
20101,345,298 Estimated
20091,316,518 Estimated
20081,290,879 Estimated
20071,273,576 Estimated
20061,253,700 Estimated
20051,238,372 Estimated
20041,221,251 Estimated
20031,201,996 Estimated
20021,181,995 Estimated
20011,159,198 Estimated
20001,135,928 Estimated
19991,112,097 Estimated
19981,088,804 Estimated
19971,074,419 Estimated
19961,065,880 Estimated
19951,050,403 Estimated
19941,033,444 Estimated
19931,016,875 Estimated
19921,001,111 Estimated
1991983,448 Estimated
1990964,199 Estimated
1989949,637 Estimated
1988932,002 Estimated
1987914,784 Estimated
1986902,838 Estimated
1985890,069 Estimated
1984881,820 Estimated
1983870,813 Estimated
1982839,827 Estimated
1981810,177 Estimated
1980771,169 Estimated
1979740,836 Estimated
1978706,312 Estimated
1977683,347 Estimated
1976665,997 Estimated
1975645,238 Estimated
1974631,133 Estimated
1973620,607 Estimated
1972605,716 Estimated
1971591,411 Estimated
1970570,669 Estimated
1969551,495 Estimated
1968533,077 Estimated
1967515,135 Estimated
1966496,957 Estimated
1965478,946 Estimated
1964462,375 Estimated
1963444,976 Estimated
1962427,728 Estimated
1961410,984 Estimated
1960398,709 Estimated
1959386,731 Estimated
1958376,669 Estimated
1957365,726 Estimated
1956355,311 Estimated
1955345,407 Estimated
1954335,738 Estimated
1953325,971 Estimated
1952316,485 Estimated
1951306,485 Estimated
1950296,853 Estimated

Sudan compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Sudan is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Sudan, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Sudan, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/sudan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Sudan, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/sudan.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Sudan, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/sudan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{united_live_births_sudan_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Sudan, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/sudan. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Sudan?

Live births in Sudan was 1.68 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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1.68 million in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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