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Demography
In Sudan's 1981 census, the
population was calculated at 21 million. No
comprehensive census has been carried out since that
time due to the resumption of the civil war in 1983.
Current estimates range to 30 million. The
population of metropolitan Khartoum (including
Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum North) is growing
rapidly and ranges from six to seven million.
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Demographics |
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Population: |
35,079,814 (July 2000 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 45% (male 8,064,592; female
7,712,839) |
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15-64 years: |
53% (male 9,300,886; female 9,290,340) |
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65 years and over: |
2% (male 406,034; female 305,123) (2000
est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
2.84% (2000 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
38.58 births/1,000
population (2000 est.) |
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Death rate: |
10.28 deaths/1,000
population (2000 est.) |
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Net
migration rate: |
0.05
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) |
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Sex ratio: at birth:
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1.05 male(s)/female |
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under 15 years: |
1.05 male(s)/female |
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15-64 years: |
1 male(s)/female |
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65 years and over: |
1.33 male(s)/female |
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total population: |
1.03 male(s)/female
(2000 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
70.21 deaths/1,000 live
births (2000 est.) |
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Life expectancy at
birth: |
total population: 56.55
years |
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male: |
55.49 years |
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Female: |
57.66 years (2000 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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5.47 children
born/woman (2000 est.) |
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Ethnic groups: |
black 52%, Arab 39%,
Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1% |
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Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous
beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south
and Khartoum) |
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Languages: |
Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie,
diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo- Hamitic,
Sudanic languages, English |
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Literacy definition: |
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[Extracts from wikipedia.org]
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