Sudan vs Turkiye: Population by labor force status
Sudan
20.20 million people
in 2022
Turkiye
18.43 million people
in 2025
Sudan rank
20th
Turkiye rank
22nd
Population by labor force status over time
- Sudan
- Turkiye
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 20.20 million people against 18.43 million people in Turkiye, a difference of 1.77 million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Turkiye's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkiye ahead.
Sudan ranks 20th and Turkiye ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Turkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Turkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.40 million people | 20.15 million people | 8.74 million people | Turkiye |
| 2000s | 14.07 million people | 19.39 million people | 5.32 million people | Turkiye |
| 2010s | 17.32 million people | 19.14 million people | 1.82 million people | Turkiye |
| 2020s | 19.79 million people | 19.48 million people | 317,667 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by labor force status, Sudan or Turkiye?
- Sudan, at 20.20 million people against 18.43 million people in Turkiye as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population by labor force status between Sudan and Turkiye?
- 1.77 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Turkiye?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Sudan and Turkiye rank globally for population by labor force status?
- Sudan ranks 20th and Turkiye ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by labor force status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population below working age (under 15 years old).