Key demographics
- Population
- 51.8M
- Density
- 21.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.511 (Low)
- Gini index (2014)
- 34.2
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.5 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.26
- Urban population (2025)
- 34.9%
- Literacy rate (2008)
- 53.5%
- Labor force (2022)
- 37.9%
- Gender wage gap (2022)
- 62.5%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 77.3%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 34.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 33.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.3 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 37.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.26
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 42.9 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 73.7%
- Tourism (2018)
- 836.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Sunni islam | 97.0% |
| Christianity | 3.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Sudanese arab | 70.0% |
| Beja | 5.9% |
| Nuba | 2.5% |
| Fur | 2.0% |
| Egyptian | 2.0% |
| Nubian | 1.3% |
| Others | 16.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Sudanese
- Demonym (female)
- Sudanese
- National anthem
- Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.5 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 58.5 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 2.9% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 42.9/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 48/100
- Hospital beds (2021)
- 0.7/1000
- Physicians (2017)
- 0.25/1000
- Nurses (2018)
- 1.08/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $21
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 57.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2008)
- 53.5%
- Education spending (2009)
- 2.0% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 380
- Internet users (2017)
- 18.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 70.2/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 0.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 2/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 0.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 1,886,068 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Northern Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +249
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .sd
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Sudan is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with a green isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side. The green triangle spans about two-fifth the width of the field with its base on the hoist end.
- National anthem
- Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan