Population ages 15-64, male in Sudan
Sudan: Population ages 15-64, male was 55.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, male in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 55.4% for population ages 15-64, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in Sudan peaked at 55.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1974.
Sudan ranks 202nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, male in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.5% | — |
| 1961 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 49.4% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 49.8% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.7% | 49.3% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 50.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 49.9% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 50.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 51.8% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 54.5% | 55.4% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male in Sudan?
- Population ages 15-64, male in Sudan was 55.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1974.
- How does Sudan rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- Sudan ranks 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.