Share of the population that is female in Sudan
Sudan: Share of the population that is female was 50.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Sudan stood at 50.4%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Sudan peaked at 50.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1982.
That places Sudan 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.6% | 49.4% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 50.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 share of the population that is female in Sudan?
- Share of the population that is female in Sudan was 50.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1982.
- How does Sudan rank for share of the population that is female?
- Sudan ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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