Côte d'Ivoire vs Sudan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Côte d'Ivoire
6.06 million
in 2025
Sudan
6.75 million
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
48th
Sudan rank
45th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.75 million against 6.06 million in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 697,300.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th and Sudan ranks 45th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 312,283 | 470,146 | 157,862 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 926,585 | 869,691 | 56,894 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 1.69 million | 1.60 million | 90,084 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 2.50 million | 2.99 million | 485,288 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.41 million | 3.94 million | 527,466 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.49 million | 5.08 million | 591,813 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 5.61 million | 6.27 million | 655,917 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Côte d'Ivoire or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.75 million against 6.06 million in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan?
- 697,300, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th and Sudan ranks 45th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.