Rural population, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Rural population, per capita was 0.6507 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Sudan, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.6507 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.8828 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6507 units per person, in 2025.
That places Sudan 35th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8552 units per person | 0.8296 units per person | 0.8828 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8123 units per person | 0.8036 units per person | 0.825 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.77 units per person | 0.7141 units per person | 0.8018 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6822 units per person | 0.6769 units per person | 0.7005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6755 units per person | 0.6742 units per person | 0.6766 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6626 units per person | 0.6553 units per person | 0.6728 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6525 units per person | 0.6507 units per person | 0.6544 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 32 Comoros, Union of the 0.6606 units per person compare
- 33 Eritrea, The State of 0.6546 units per person compare
- 34 Kyrgyz Republic 0.6525 units per person compare
- 36 India 0.6431 units per person compare
- 37 Grenada 0.6333 units per person compare
- 38 Tanzania 0.6312 units per person 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, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (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, per capita in Sudan?
- Rural population, per capita in Sudan was 0.6507 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8828 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6507 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for rural population, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 35th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.