Ghana vs Sudan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Ghana
6.82 million
in 2025
Sudan
6.75 million
in 2025
Ghana rank
43rd
Sudan rank
45th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Ghana
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 6.82 million against 6.75 million in Sudan, a difference of 70,430.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 43rd and Sudan ranks 45th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 766,640 470,146 296,494 Ghana
1970s 1.12 million 869,691 252,776 Ghana
1980s 1.54 million 1.60 million 63,498 Sudan
1990s 2.29 million 2.99 million 692,110 Sudan
2000s 3.36 million 3.94 million 580,187 Sudan
2010s 4.84 million 5.08 million 234,376 Sudan
2020s 6.34 million 6.27 million 67,260 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Ghana or Sudan?
Ghana, at 6.82 million against 6.75 million in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Ghana and Sudan?
70,430, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sudan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Sudan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Ghana ranks 43rd 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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.