Population of Sudan 2022 | Religion in Sudan 2022
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Population of Sudan 2022
Sudan, officially the Republic of Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. Its Africa’s third-largest country by area in Africa. As per the World Population Prospects, 2019 by the United Nations, the population of Sudan in 2021 is 45,000,269 (45 million or 4.5 Crore)
Source: World Population Prospects 2019
Sudan Population 2022
Sudan has a population growth rate during 2020-2021 of 2.42%. Its estimated population in 2022 is 45,992,018 (46 million)* equivalent to 0.56% of the total world population. The total Land Area of Sudan is 1,731,671 sq. km (668,602 sq. mi) & the Population Density of Sudan is 28 per Km2 (66 people per mi2).
Population of Sudan in 2022 – 46 million or 4.6 Crores (Approx)
| Sudan | 2022 Population |
| Total Population | 45,992,018 (46 million or 4.6 Crore) |
| Global Rank | 33rd |
| Share of World Pop. | 0.56% |
| Land Area | 1,731,671 sq. km (668,602 sq.mi) |
| Area Rank | 15 |
| Pop. Density | 25 person/sq. km |
| Capital City | Khartoum |
Sudan Demographics
| Fertility Rate* | 4.43 |
| Infant mortality rate** | 38.0 |
| Median Age | 19.7 years |
| Life Expectancy | 66,9 years |
| Urban Population | 35% |
Source: United Nation World Populations Prospects
*Fertility rate, average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.
**Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age.
Religion in Sudan
- Islam – 90.7%
- Christianity – 5.4%
- African traditional – 2.9%
- Other – 1.0%
Source: Wikipedia
Top Cities in Sudan by Population
| # | City | Region | Population |
| 1 | Omdurman | Khartoum | 18,49,659 |
| 2 | Khartoum | Khartoum | 14,10,858 |
| 3 | Khartoum North | Khartoum | 10,12,211 |
| 4 | Nyala | South Darfur | 4,92,984 |
| 5 | Port Sudan | Red Sea | 3,94,561 |
| 6 | El-Obeid | North Kordofan | 3,45,126 |
| 7 | Kassala | Kassala | 2,98,529 |
| 8 | Wad Madani | Gezira | 2,89,482 |
| 9 | El-Gadarif | Al Qadarif | 2,69,395 |
| 10 | Al-Fashir | North Darfur | 2,17,827 |
Source: Census 2008