Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.644% to 63.2% in Sudan in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Sudan reached an all time high of 89.3% in 1960 and an all time low of 63.2% in 2024. When compared to Sudan's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Chad amounted to 75.3%, 56.7% in Egypt, 76.3% in Ethiopia and 78.4% in South Sudan in 2024.
Sudan has been ranked 25th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Cameroon | % | 43.6% | 43.0% | 42.4% | 41.9% | 41.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 58.6% | 58.2% | 57.8% | 57.4% | 56.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 76.9% | 76.7% | 76.5% | 76.2% | 75.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.2% | 57.1% | 57.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 59.9% | 59.3% | 58.7% | 58.0% | 57.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 79.2% | 78.8% | 78.3% | 77.8% | 77.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 7.58% | 7.50% | 7.41% | 7.33% | 7.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 73.0% | 72.5% | 72.0% | 71.5% | 71.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 19.9% | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 83.6% | 83.5% | 83.4% | 83.2% | 83.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 49.7% | 48.8% | 48.0% | 47.3% | 46.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.2% | 15.9% | 15.7% | 15.5% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 55.0% | 54.4% | 53.9% | 53.3% | 52.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 80.4% | 80.1% | 79.8% | 79.5% | 79.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 65.4% | 65.1% | 64.7% | 64.4% | 64.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 76.2% | 75.6% | 75.0% | 74.4% | 73.8% |
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