Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Sudan

Rural population share in Sudan in 2025 — 65.1%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 23.2 pp.

2025 65.1% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 35of 217
Period maximum 88.3%1960
Period minimum 65.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Sudan, 1960–20256070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 88.3%1962: 87%1964: 85.8%1966: 84.6%1968: 83.5%1970: 82.5%1972: 81.7%1974: 81.2%1976: 80.8%1978: 80.5%1980: 80.2%1982: 79.7%1984: 78.6%1986: 76%1988: 72.9%1990: 70%1992: 68.3%1994: 68%1996: 67.8%1998: 67.7%2000: 67.7%2002: 67.6%2004: 67.6%2006: 67.5%2008: 67.5%2010: 67.3%2012: 66.9%2014: 66.2%2016: 65.8%2018: 65.6%2020: 65.4%2022: 65.3%2024: 65.1%2025: 65.1%
Change over the period: −23.2 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sudan

Sudan 65.1%
World 42.2%
Northern Africa computed 47.6%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 65.1 −0.1 pp
2024 65.1 −0.1 pp
2023 65.2 −0.1 pp
2022 65.3 −0.1 pp
2021 65.4 −0.1 pp
2020 65.4 −0.1 pp
2019 65.5 −0.1 pp
2018 65.6 −0.1 pp
2017 65.7 −0.1 pp
2016 65.8 −0.1 pp
2015 65.9 −0.3 pp
2014 66.2 −0.3 pp
2013 66.6 −0.3 pp
2012 66.9 −0.2 pp
2011 67.1 −0.2 pp
2010 67.3 −0.1 pp
2009 67.4 −0.1 pp
2008 67.5 −0 pp
2007 67.5 −0 pp
2006 67.5 −0 pp
2005 67.5 −0 pp
2004 67.6 −0 pp
2003 67.6 −0 pp
2002 67.6 −0 pp
2001 67.6 −0 pp
2000 67.7 −0 pp
1999 67.7 −0 pp
1998 67.7 −0 pp
1997 67.8 −0.1 pp
1996 67.8 −0.1 pp
1995 67.9 −0.1 pp
1994 68 −0.1 pp
1993 68 −0.2 pp
1992 68.3 −0.7 pp
1991 69 −1.1 pp
1990 70 −1.4 pp
1989 71.4 −1.5 pp
1988 72.9 −1.6 pp
1987 74.5 −1.5 pp
1986 76 −1.4 pp
1985 77.4 −1.1 pp
1984 78.6 −0.7 pp
1983 79.3 −0.4 pp
1982 79.7 −0.3 pp
1981 80 −0.2 pp
1980 80.2 −0.2 pp
1979 80.4 −0.2 pp
1978 80.5 −0.1 pp
1977 80.7 −0.2 pp
1976 80.8 −0.2 pp
1975 81 −0.2 pp
1974 81.2 −0.2 pp
1973 81.4 −0.3 pp
1972 81.7 −0.4 pp
1971 82.1 −0.4 pp
1970 82.5 −0.5 pp
1969 83 −0.5 pp
1968 83.5 −0.5 pp
1967 84 −0.6 pp
1966 84.6 −0.6 pp
1965 85.1 −0.6 pp
1964 85.8 −0.6 pp
1963 86.4 −0.6 pp
1962 87 −0.6 pp
1961 87.6 −0.6 pp
1960 88.3

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.