Poverty and living standards in Sennar, Sudan: official figures
1.2% of people in Sennar lived in households in Sudan's poorest fifth by household assets and housing in 2014, and 19.1% in the richest fifth; 4th smallest share of the 18 states in the poorest fifth (Sudan: 20% in each fifth, by definition).
Do families in Sennar have enough to eat?
17.3% of households in Sennar had a poor or borderline diet (food consumption score) in 2014, 9th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 18.5%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow common is child labour in Sennar?
25.4% of children aged 5 to 17 in Sennar were in child labour in 2014, 9th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 24.9%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow common is child marriage in Sennar?
34.0% of women aged 20 to 49 in Sennar had married before the age of 18 and 12.3% of women aged 15 to 49 before 15, according to the 2014 survey; 6th lowest of the 18 states for marriage before 18 (Sudan: 38.0% and 11.9%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyMore figures
- 40.0% of women aged 15 to 49 in Sennar said in 2014 that a husband is justified in beating his wife for at least one of five reasons, 8th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 34.0%). Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy
How Sennar compares with other states
People in Sudan's poorest fifth of households (wealth index) (2014)
Sennar ranks 15 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in Sudan's poorest fifth of households (wealth index) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | River Nile | 3.6% |
| 13 | Blue Nile | 2.3% |
| 14 | White Nile | 2.0% |
| 15 | Sennar | 1.2% |
| 16 | Gezira | 0.6% |
| 17 | Khartoum | 0.2% |
| 18 | Northern | 0.0% |
Households with a poor or borderline diet (food consumption score) (2014)
Sennar ranks 9 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with a poor or borderline diet (food consumption score) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | South Kordofan | 25.6% |
| 7 | East Darfur | 22.5% |
| 8 | North Kordofan | 21.5% |
| 9 | Sennar | 17.3% |
| 10 | White Nile | 15.3% |
| 11 | Kassala | 15.1% |
| 12 | Gezira | 12.6% |
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Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan): Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014 of Sudan, Final Report (state tables HH.6, HH.8, CM.2, NU.2, CH.2, WS.7, RH.2, RH.10, RH.11, CD.1, ED.1, ED.4, ED.5, CP.4, CP.7, CP.13, HFS.1), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9400cecaceed…)
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