Employment-to-population ratio in Sudan
The ILO estimates that 34.7% of people aged 15 and over in Sudan were employed in 2022.
The latest value for Sudan is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Sudan, 2022
34.7%
Change from 2021
+0.6percentage points
World, 2022
57.5%
Employment-to-population ratio in Sudan over time
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% of 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 | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 57.9% |
| 2024 | – | 58.0% |
| 2023 | – | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 34.1% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 39.7%, the figure has changed by −5.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 57.5%.
More for Sudan
All statistics for Sudan
Labour force participation
37.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
7.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
12.0%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
14.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
39.8%
2022 · World Bank
Employment in industry
14.0%
2022 · World Bank