Labour force participation in South Sudan
The ILO estimates that 73.4% of people aged 15 and over in South Sudan were in the labour force in 2023.
The latest value for South Sudan is for 2023. Most countries have figures for 2025.
South Sudan, 2023
73.4%
Change from 2022
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
61.0%
Labour force participation in South Sudan over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 60.8% |
| 2024 | – | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 73.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 73.6%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 61.0%.
More for South Sudan
All statistics for South Sudan
Women's labour force participation
70.4%
2023 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
64.3%
2023 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
12.4%
2023 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
18.5%
2023 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
63.8%
2023 · World Bank
Employment in industry
1.7%
2023 · World Bank