Population ages 0-14, total in Sudan
Sudan: Population ages 0-14, total was 20.78 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Sudan is 20.78 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Sudan peaked at 20.78 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.89 million, in 1960.
Sudan ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.58 million | 3.89 million | 5.36 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.61 million | 5.56 million | 7.71 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.04 million | 7.99 million | 9.94 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.28 million | 10.16 million | 12.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.07 million | 12.75 million | 15.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.32 million | 15.80 million | 18.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.15 million | 19.39 million | 20.78 million | 6 |
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More health data for Sudan
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2,032 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2,032 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 451,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 450,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 464,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 462,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 475,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 473,410 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Sudan?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Sudan was 20.78 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.78 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 million in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Sudan ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.