Sudan vs Upper middle income: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)
Sudan
65.1%
in 2025
Upper middle income
31.8%
in 2025
Sudan rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
35th
Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time
- Sudan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 65.1% against 31.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 33.3%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Sudan ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.5% | 73.4% | 12.2% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 81.2% | 70.8% | 10.4% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 64.7% | 12.3% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 58.2% | 10.0% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 48.7% | 18.8% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 38.9% | 27.3% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 32.8% | 32.4% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Sudan or Upper middle income?
- Sudan, at 65.1% against 31.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Sudan and Upper middle income?
- 33.3%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population?
- Sudan ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.