Demographics of Sudan

Demographics of Sudan
Population pyramid of Sudan in 2020
Population	47,958,856 (2022 est.)
Growth rate	2.55% (2022 est.)
Birth rate	33.47 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate	6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy	67.12 years
Fertility rate	4.6 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate	42.27 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate	-1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years	42.01%
65 and over	3.03%
Nationality
Nationality	Sudanese
Language
Official	Arabic, English

The demographics of Sudan include the Sudanese people (Arabic: سودانيون) and their characteristics, Sudan, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.

In Sudan's 1993 census, the population was calculated at 30 million. No comprehensive census has been carried out since that time due to the Second Sudanese Civil War. Estimates of Sudan, including the population of South Sudan, ranged from 37 million (United Nations) to 45 million (CIA). Since the secession of South Sudan in July 2011, the current population of Sudan is estimated to be about 46 million.^[1][2] The population of metropolitan Khartoum (including Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum North) is growing rapidly and ranges from six to seven million, including around two million displaced persons from the southern war zone, as well as western and eastern drought-affected areas.