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Urban population share in Sudan

Urban population share in Sudan was 34.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 182nd highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202534.9%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank182nd of 215Countries ranked
Series high34.92025
Series low11.71960

Urban population share in Sudan, 1960 to 2025

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101520253035196019701980199020002010202020251960: 11.7 %1961: 12.4 %1962: 13 %1963: 13.6 %1964: 14.2 %1965: 14.9 %1966: 15.4 %1967: 16 %1968: 16.5 %1969: 17 %1970: 17.5 %1971: 17.9 %1972: 18.3 %1973: 18.6 %1974: 18.8 %1975: 19 %1976: 19.2 %1977: 19.3 %1978: 19.5 %1979: 19.6 %1980: 19.8 %1981: 20 %1982: 20.3 %1983: 20.7 %1984: 21.4 %1985: 22.6 %1986: 24 %1987: 25.5 %1988: 27.1 %1989: 28.6 %1990: 30 %1991: 31 %1992: 31.7 %1993: 32 %1994: 32 %1995: 32.1 %1996: 32.2 %1997: 32.2 %1998: 32.3 %1999: 32.3 %2000: 32.3 %2001: 32.4 %2002: 32.4 %2003: 32.4 %2004: 32.4 %2005: 32.5 %2006: 32.5 %2007: 32.5 %2008: 32.5 %2009: 32.6 %2010: 32.7 %2011: 32.9 %2012: 33.1 %2013: 33.4 %2014: 33.8 %2015: 34.1 %2016: 34.2 %2017: 34.3 %2018: 34.4 %2019: 34.5 %2020: 34.6 %2021: 34.6 %2022: 34.7 %2023: 34.8 %2024: 34.9 %2025: 34.9 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202534.9
202434.9
202334.8
202234.7
202134.6
202034.6
201934.5
201834.4
201734.3
201634.2
201534.1
201433.8
201333.4
201233.1
201132.9
201032.7
200932.6
200832.5
200732.5
200632.5
200532.5
200432.4
200332.4
200232.4
200132.4
200032.3
199932.3
199832.3
199732.2
199632.2
199532.1
199432
199332
199231.7
199131
199030
198928.6
198827.1
198725.5
198624
198522.6
198421.4
198320.7
198220.3
198120
198019.8
197919.6
197819.5
197719.3
197619.2
197519
197418.8
197318.6
197218.3
197117.9
197017.5
196917
196816.5
196716
196615.4
196514.9
196414.2
196313.6
196213
196112.4
196011.7

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Sudan?

Urban population share in Sudan was 34.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 182nd highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Sudan?

34.9% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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