Sudan is divided into 18 states, or wilyat. The state with the largest population is Khartoum with 7,993,851 and the state with the smallest population is the Northern State with 936,235 as of 2018. As of 2015, the Northern state is the only state in Sudan not to have surpassed 1 million in total population.
Total Rank Name Population, 2018 1 Khartoum 7,993,235 2 South Darfur 5,353,025 3 Gezira 5,096,9204 North Kordofan 3,174,0295 Kassala 2,519,0716 Central Darfur 2,499,000 7 White Nile 2,493,8808 North Darfur 2,304,9509 Al Qadarif 2,208,38510 South Kordofan 2,107,62311 Sinnar 1,918,69212 West Darfur 1,775,94513 River Nile 1,511,44214 Red Sea 1,482,05315 West Kordofan 1,178,537 16 East Darfur 1,119,451 17 Blue Nile 1,107,62318 Northern 936,255
Density Rank Name Density 1 Khartoum
See also States of Sudan List of Sudanese states by Human Development Index List of current state governors in Sudan
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