Largest Cities and Towns by Population in Sudan

These figures are from the 2008 census, 18 years old.

63 cities and towns in Sudan with 20,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of April 22, 2008 (by Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan).

Rank	City or Town	Also Known As	Native Name	Population
1	Omdurman	Umm Durmān	أم درمان	1,849,659
2	Khartoum	Al-Kharṭūm	الخرطوم	1,410,858
3	Khartoum North	Al-Kharṭūm Baḥrī	الخرطوم بحري	1,012,211
4	Nyala	-	نيالا	492,984
5	Port Sudan	Būr Sūdān	بور سودان	394,561
6	El Obeid	Al-Ubayyiḍ	الأبيض	345,126
7	Kassala	-	كسلا	298,529
8	Wad Madani	Medani	ود مدني	289,482
9	Gedaref	Al-Qaḍārif	القضارف	269,395
10	El Fasher	Al-Fāshir	الفاشر	217,827
11	Kosti	Kūstī	كوستي	213,080
12	El Duein	Aḍ-Ḍu'ayn	الضعين	137,103
13	Ad-Damazin	-	الدمازين	136,788
14	Geneina	Al-Junaynah	الجنينة	134,264
15	Rabak	-	ربك	123,890
16	Sennar	Sannār	سنار	123,158
17	Atbara	'Aṭbarah	عطبرة	112,021
18	Al Managil	Al-Manāqil	المناقل	99,775
19	Ad-Damir	-	الدامر	73,654
20	Ed Dueim	Ad-Duwaym	الدويم	73,622
21	Kaduqli	-	كادقلي	67,095
22	El Nahud	An-Nuhūd	النهود	66,184
23	Buram	-	برام	65,473
24	Shendi	Shandī	شندي	63,746
25	New Halfa	Ḥalfā al-Jadīdah	حلفا الجديدة	63,589
26	Dalang	Ad-Dillinj	الدلنج	59,089
27	Er Roseires	Ar-Ruṣayrīṣ	الروصيرص	58,712
28	Umm Ruwabah	-	أم روابة	56,833
29	Dongola	Dunqulā	دنقلا	56,167
30	Singa	Sinjah	سنجة	56,058
31	'Ardamata	-	آردمتا	55,637
32	Kas	-	كاس	55,255
33	Mellit	-	مليط	50,165
34	Sheria	Sh'īarīah	شعيرية	48,966
35	El Hasahisa	Al-Ḥuṣāyḥīṣā	الحصاحيصا	47,408
36	Abu Jubayhah	-	أبو جبيهة	47,188
37	Khashm El Girba	Khashim al-Qirbah	خشم القربة	42,900
38	Suakin	Sawākin	ســواكــن	42,456
39	Kabkabiyah	-	كبكابية	42,376
40	Tulus	-	تلس	41,807
41	Muglad	Al-Mujlad	المجلد	40,418
42	Tokar	Ṭawkar	طــوكـــر	37,051
43	Ar-Rahad	-	الرهد	36,518
44	Sinkat	-	سنكات	35,617
45	Zalingei	Zālingay	زالنجي	35,061
46	Kutum	Kotum	كتم	34,694
47	Babanusa	Bābanūsah	بابنوسة	32,759
48	Tandalti	-	تندلتي	31,329
49	Jubayt	Gebeit	جبيت	30,856
50	Al-Faw	El Fao	الفاو	30,629
51	El Hawata	Al-Ḥūwāttah	الحواتة	30,184
52	Rufa'ah	-	رفاعة	28,374
53	El Geteina	Al-Quṭaynah	القطينة	26,893
54	Berber	Barbar	بربر	26,203
55	Al-Fulah	-	الفولة	26,020
56	Dinder	Ad-Dindar	الدندر	25,567
57	Rahad al-Bardi	-	رهيد البردي	24,768
58	El Suki	As-Sūkī	السوكي	23,509
59	Abu Zabad	-	أبو زبد	23,317
60	Ghubaysh	-	غبيش	22,733
61	Al-Jazirah Aba	-	الجزيرة ابا	21,683
62	Al-FashaqahShuwak	-	الفشقة	21,106
63	Umm Shukah	-	أم شوكة	20,302

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (2008 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

105 urban areas in Sudan with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Al-Kharṭūm (Khartoum)	6,941,762	+1.91%	982	7,069	54	7,471,392	9,444,354
2	Nyala	966,601	+1.63%	107	9,068	544	1,029,792	1,313,731
3	Kebkabiya	708,098	+1.93%	21	33,719	760	762,828	1,015,113
4	Al-Ubayyid	668,310	+1.25%	86	7,789	816	701,694	805,516
5	Al-Fashir	644,767	+1.81%	71	9,107	843	691,526	906,071
6	Ad Da'ein	594,065	+2.08%	54	11,083	927	643,406	839,475
7	Buram	551,690	+2.63%	25	22,068	1,002	609,774	918,395
8	Port Sudan	528,155	+2.11%	106	4,992	1,060	572,685	727,173
9	Timerein	514,059	+5.35%	24	21,419	1,086	623,949	1,256,424
10	Kosti	438,045	+1.49%	44	9,866	1,286	464,210	539,255
11	Wad Madanī	420,718	+3.98%	68	6,224	1,353	487,639	565,287
12	Kassala	397,837	+1.84%	66	6,028	1,443	427,086	593,762
13	Kas	390,602	+2.39%	21	18,252	1,472	427,867	600,934
14	Al-Qadarif	321,144	+1.21%	62	5,180	1,803	336,688	396,058
15	Saraf `Umrah	285,690	+2.53%	17	16,805	2,057	314,580	485,285
16	Shendi	259,281	+2.68%	52	4,967	2,282	287,028	446,786
17	Rabak	256,796	+1.41%	37	6,903	2,303	271,316	326,159
18	Derudeib	243,756	+2.29%	6.00	40,626	2,433	266,122	367,754
19	Atbara	238,657	+2.45%	49	4,831	2,484	262,051	443,996
20	El Geneina	237,886	+1.76%	39	6,069	2,490	254,648	388,247
21	Ad-Damazin	222,791	+2.57%	44	5,087	2,680	245,671	296,890
22	En Nahud	214,434	+1.57%	25	8,509	2,792	227,880	288,970
23	Mellit	212,792	+2.40%	23	9,094	2,821	233,189	329,709
24	Al Managil	204,504	+1.50%	25	8,115	2,948	216,749	256,110
25	Ed Al Fursan	192,728	+2.41%	8.00	24,091	3,161	211,283	326,895
26	Umm Ruwaba	187,341	+1.38%	20	9,274	3,259	197,660	235,216
27	Sinkāt	184,862	+2.59%	12	15,405	3,301	203,984	309,098
28	Adiela	179,919	+2.53%	16	11,245	3,396	198,136	289,695
29	Umm Danga	176,524	+2.21%	10	17,652	3,467	192,133	296,244
30	Hayya	167,549	+2.53%	6.00	27,925	3,650	184,529	269,009
31	Kutum	166,965	+2.84%	20	8,519	3,663	185,946	298,794
32	Tulus	165,384	+3.09%	16	10,602	3,700	185,797	284,251
33	ad-Damer	162,743	+3.22%	23	7,076	3,759	183,729	310,673
34	Sawakin	162,331	+2.64%	21	7,730	3,774	179,490	259,955
35	New Halfa	158,059	+1.90%	25	6,322	3,879	170,065	229,036
36	Sennar	153,392	+2.55%	23	6,728	4,001	169,040	216,883
37	Ed Dueim	151,443	+2.26%	22	7,011	4,063	165,153	203,634
38	Wadsharefy	146,277	+2.21%	9.20	15,900	4,212	159,209	210,001
39	Al Hasahisa	145,631	+1.45%	28	5,201	4,238	154,092	187,678
40	Um Dukhan	145,368	+3.22%	13	11,537	4,244	164,073	250,588
41	Jebel Aulia	140,132	+2.61%	37	3,747	4,402	154,770	224,059
42	Karora	139,386	+3.97%	3.00	46,462	4,420	161,541	262,266
43	Sheiria	127,324	+2.90%	14	9,095	4,857	142,110	227,131
44	Rahad al Bardi	124,827	+2.80%	13	9,602	4,977	138,785	219,259
45	El Sireaf	123,496	+3.34%	17	7,264	5,031	139,981	243,414
46	Gereida	120,971	+2.45%	16	7,561	5,143	132,846	201,165
47	Muglad	119,497	+2.30%	18	6,790	5,206	130,480	165,652
48	Masgid Karakun	118,959	+2.57%	6.00	19,826	5,236	131,165	196,675
49	Al Rahad	117,625	+1.60%	16	7,172	5,294	125,157	152,542
50	Jubayt	117,559	+2.48%	5.20	22,607	5,301	129,237	183,711
51	Khazan Gedid	113,776	+3.20%	13	8,619	5,488	128,342	202,979
52	Bobuk	113,753	+1.90%	4.20	27,084	5,491	122,394	150,792
53	Garsila	110,088	+2.53%	12	9,024	5,683	121,220	184,824
54	Dilling	109,876	+3.49%	21	5,232	5,700	125,230	175,987
55	Ghubaysh	107,228	+1.99%	13	8,123	5,832	115,783	154,460
56	Khorbranga	105,454	+2.12%	12	8,644	5,934	114,412	162,907
57	Abu Karinka	105,057	+2.46%	9.00	11,673	5,956	115,384	166,700
58	Ghaliya	104,855	+3.34%	26	3,972	5,965	118,861	201,763
59	Khashm El Girba	104,111	+2.23%	14	7,230	6,017	113,388	159,597
60	Hillat Ashat	101,828	+7.38%	7.00	14,547	6,136	131,894	247,347
61	Abu Jibeha	100,349	+1.37%	12	8,362	6,240	105,838	137,804
62	Singa	99,697	+1.29%	16	6,231	6,269	104,856	123,465
63	Er Roseires	95,904	+2.17%	11	8,413	6,511	104,212	130,387
64	Khureit (Al Kuma)	95,225	+2.99%	8.00	11,903	6,557	106,602	172,004
65	Abu Matarig	94,934	+3.22%	13	7,192	6,582	107,154	168,935
66	Al Malwi	94,045	+3.49%	8.00	11,756	6,655	107,184	193,182
67	Tlecoq	92,784	+2.43%	5.00	18,557	6,759	101,818	152,357
68	Abu Zabad	91,572	+1.57%	11	8,325	6,856	97,316	130,771
69	Aroma	87,263	+2.15%	9.00	9,696	7,214	94,772	141,760
70	Shergeila	86,073	+2.93%	7.00	12,296	7,320	96,164	162,384
71	Tokar	84,153	+25.53%	7.20	11,688	7,495	169,613	313,061
72	Dongola	83,492	+2.20%	20	4,175	7,557	90,851	175,833
73	Al Quwaysi	83,140	+2.53%	13	6,205	7,599	91,558	118,543
74	Sifeiya	82,935	+2.12%	16	5,057	7,621	89,966	114,429
75	Jabra Al Sheikh	78,984	+2.39%	10	7,898	8,003	86,536	144,418
76	Abu `Ajurah	77,928	+2.84%	7.00	11,133	8,113	86,773	138,510
77	Dabat Neira	76,226	+2.26%	16	4,764	8,276	83,125	134,527
78	Rashaida Al Hafayer	76,181	+2.47%	5.00	15,236	8,281	83,706	127,281
79	Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al Fadni	76,177	+2.45%	19	4,009	8,283	83,628	138,737
80	Umm Kaddada	74,427	+2.67%	9.20	8,090	8,471	82,368	125,393
81	Kaduqli	73,382	+2.56%	19	3,783	8,589	80,888	110,329
82	Zalingei	73,288	+2.45%	14	5,161	8,598	80,470	172,580
83	El Hawata	72,064	+1.40%	11	6,551	8,732	76,105	94,072
84	البحر الأحمر	70,896	+2.49%	3.00	23,632	8,866	77,946	123,100
85	Abu Jabrah	70,377	+2.72%	10	7,038	8,926	78,034	119,736
86	Giad Industrial Complex	70,095	+7.94%	15	4,673	8,958	92,357	144,825
87	Al Mazrub	68,607	+1.57%	10	6,861	9,147	72,929	92,140
88	Umm Boim	67,019	+3.65%	13	5,077	9,364	76,801	130,633
89	Um Dafuq	66,157	+2.12%	5.00	13,231	9,496	71,761	97,822
90	Ailliet	65,114	+1.94%	8.00	8,139	9,645	70,155	96,463
91	Axial City	63,435	+2.86%	13	4,806	9,903	70,693	144,789
92	Tandalti	63,339	+2.34%	8.40	7,540	9,921	69,258	89,913
93	Babanusah	62,830	+2.01%	14	4,425	10,002	67,886	87,072
94	Hamaschkorieb	61,978	+2.45%	4.00	15,495	10,141	68,043	95,326
95	Ash Shallal	61,723	+2.32%	8.20	7,527	10,173	67,453	80,863
96	Raga	61,197	+2.62%	8.00	7,650	10,250	67,619	100,901
97	Al Qutaynah	61,168	+2.99%	14	4,248	10,260	68,475	116,575
98	Al Baqer al Qidami	60,834	+9.81%	14	4,225	10,308	84,680	141,117
99	Jabel Aamir	60,166	+2.89%	4.00	15,041	10,403	67,124	107,396
100	Al ‘Abbāsiyya	60,091	+1.43%	9.00	6,677	10,418	63,540	84,410
101	Shuwayy	59,843	+2.51%	5.00	11,969	10,457	65,842	95,364
102	Dulayq	54,659	+3.04%	7.20	7,592	11,385	61,305	90,750
103	Kubbum	54,554	+3.32%	12	4,546	11,416	61,794	109,449
104	Muhajiriyah	52,641	+3.06%	9.00	5,849	11,782	59,074	100,655
105	Murnei	51,601	+2.48%	9.20	5,609	11,959	56,719	81,273

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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