Population in largest city rose 2.75% to 5.99 mil in Sudan in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Sudan reached an all time high of 5.99 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.347 mil in 1960. When compared to Sudan's main peers, population in largest city in Chad amounted to 1.48 mil, 21.3 mil in Egypt, 5.01 mil in Ethiopia and 0.421 mil in South Sudan in 2021.
Sudan has been ranked 35th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cameroon | mil | 3.10 | 3.27 | 3.46 | 3.66 | 3.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 0.798 | 0.815 | 0.833 | 0.851 | 0.870 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 18.8 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 0.803 | 0.833 | 0.864 | 0.896 | 0.929 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 3.87 | 4.04 | 4.22 | 4.40 | 4.59 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | mil | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.91 | 4.01 | 4.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 3.91 | 4.07 | 4.22 | 4.39 | 4.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 6.22 | 6.44 | 6.67 | 6.91 | 7.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 1.78 | 1.88 | 1.98 | 2.08 | 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 0.321 | 0.336 | 0.352 | 0.369 | 0.386 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 5.13 | 5.26 | 5.40 | 5.53 | 5.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 2.58 | 2.71 | 2.84 | 2.99 | 3.14 |
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