Labour force participation in Sudan
The ILO estimates that 37.5% of people aged 15 and over in Sudan were in the labour force in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
The latest value for Sudan is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Sudan, 2022
37.5%
Change from 2021
−0.8percentage points
World, 2022
60.7%
Labour force participation in 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 | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 60.8% |
| 2024 | – | 61.0% |
| 2023 | – | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 38.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 47.8%, the figure has changed by −10.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 60.7%.
More for Sudan
All statistics for Sudan
Women's labour force participation
14.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
34.7%
2022 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
7.5%
2022 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
12.0%
2022 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
39.8%
2022 · World Bank
Employment in industry
14.0%
2022 · World Bank