Female population by age group in Sudan
Sudan: Female population by age group was 3.76 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female population by age group in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 3.76 million people for female population by age group in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female population by age group in Sudan peaked at 3.76 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 570,604 people, in 1950.
Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 666,694 people | 570,604 people | 768,507 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 934,354 people | 792,656 people | 1.10 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.32 million people | 1.14 million people | 1.50 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 million people | 1.56 million people | 1.95 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 million people | 1.99 million people | 2.39 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 million people | 2.44 million people | 2.89 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 million people | 2.95 million people | 3.49 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.69 million people | 3.58 million people | 3.76 million people | 4 |
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More gender data for Sudan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 790,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 815,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 776,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 799,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 760,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 784,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 745,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 769,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 733,658 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 755,697 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female population by age group in Sudan?
- Female population by age group in Sudan was 3.76 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female population by age group recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 570,604 people in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for female population by age group?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female population by age group rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.