Share of the population that is female in Sudan

Sudan: Share of the population that is female was 50.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
50.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
100th
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.4%
in 2025
All-time low
49.3%
in 1982
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Share of the population that is female in Sudan, 1960–2025

0204060196019922025

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 97 North Korea 50.5% compare
  2. 98 Guinea 50.5% compare
  3. 99 Djibouti 50.4% compare
  4. 101 Tanzania 50.4% compare
  5. 102 Guatemala 50.4% compare
  6. 103 Uganda 50.4% compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population that is female
Unit
% of total
Source
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,190 data points, 1960–2025
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