SUDAN
Population

Population

In Sudan, the population is predominantly Muslim and oriented towards the Arab world. (Arabs 70%). There are also Fur, Beja, Nuba and Fallate. The population of (Northern) Sudan is 37,345,935 million (2017).

• The natural population growth rate is 1.64%. (2017)
• Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 27.9 (2017)
• Mortality rate per 1000 inhabitants is 7.3 (2017)
• Life expectancy is 64.4 years. (men 62.3 and women 66.7 years (2017)

Language

The official language of Sudan is Arabic. Furthermore, Dinka, Nubian and several dialects are spoken.

Religion

Most of the inhabitants of Sudan adhere to Islam (70%). They live mainly in North Sudan. There are also followers of indigenous religions (15%) and Christians (10%).

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Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

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