Rural population, annual growth rate in Sudan
Sudan: Rural population, annual growth rate was 2.3 % change on previous year in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, annual growth rate in Sudan, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, annual growth rate in Sudan stood at 2.3 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 227.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Sudan peaked at 4.07 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -0.0726 % change on previous year, in 1988.
That places Sudan 13th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.44 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 % change on previous year | -0.0726 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 0.1168 % change on previous year | 2.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 % change on previous year | 0.7015 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.57 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Yemen 2.57 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Afghanistan 2.47 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Vanuatu 2.21 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Somalia 2.21 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Malawi 2.19 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
- Rural population 65.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Sudan?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Sudan was 2.3 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0726 % change on previous year in 1988.
- How does Sudan rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Sudan ranks 13th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.