Sudan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Sudan
6.75 million
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
6.80 million
in 2025
Sudan rank
45th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
44th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 6.80 million against 6.75 million in Sudan, a difference of 47,870.

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

Sudan ranks 45th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 44th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 470,146 1.49 million 1.02 million Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 869,691 2.28 million 1.41 million Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 1.60 million 3.27 million 1.67 million Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 2.99 million 4.35 million 1.36 million Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 3.94 million 5.81 million 1.87 million Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 5.08 million 5.15 million 75,987 Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 6.27 million 6.16 million 105,623 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, Sudan or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 6.80 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 Sudan and Syrian Arab Republic?
47,870, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Syrian Arab Republic?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sudan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Sudan ranks 45th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 44th 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.