Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Sudan

Labor force participation rate in Sudan in 2022 — 37.52%. Ranked 181 in the world out of 186. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 12.55 pp.

2022 37.52% −0.83 pp vs 2021
World rank 181of 186
Period maximum 51.77%1996
Period minimum 37.52%2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Sudan, 1990–202235404550551990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 50.07%1991: 50.28%1992: 50.51%1993: 50.76%1994: 51.06%1995: 51.4%1996: 51.77%1997: 51.59%1998: 51.36%1999: 51.11%2000: 50.84%2001: 50.56%2002: 50.27%2003: 49.99%2004: 49.7%2005: 49.4%2006: 49.11%2007: 48.81%2008: 48.46%2009: 48.69%2010: 48.74%2011: 48.79%2012: 47.84%2013: 46.81%2014: 45.72%2015: 44.61%2016: 43.51%2017: 42.41%2018: 41.35%2019: 40.37%2020: 39.12%2021: 38.35%2022: 37.52%
Change over the period: −12.55 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sudan

Sudan 37.52%
World 60.74%
Northern Africa computed 42.2%
Low-income countries computed 62.75%
Labor force participation rate — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 37.52 −0.83 pp
2021 38.35 −0.77 pp
2020 39.12 −1.25 pp
2019 40.37 −0.98 pp
2018 41.35 −1.06 pp
2017 42.41 −1.11 pp
2016 43.51 −1.1 pp
2015 44.61 −1.1 pp
2014 45.72 −1.09 pp
2013 46.81 −1.03 pp
2012 47.84 −0.95 pp
2011 48.79 +0.04 pp
2010 48.74 +0.05 pp
2009 48.69 +0.23 pp
2008 48.46 −0.35 pp
2007 48.81 −0.3 pp
2006 49.11 −0.29 pp
2005 49.4 −0.3 pp
2004 49.7 −0.29 pp
2003 49.99 −0.28 pp
2002 50.27 −0.29 pp
2001 50.56 −0.28 pp
2000 50.84 −0.27 pp
1999 51.11 −0.26 pp
1998 51.36 −0.23 pp
1997 51.59 −0.18 pp
1996 51.77 +0.38 pp
1995 51.4 +0.33 pp
1994 51.06 +0.3 pp
1993 50.76 +0.25 pp
1992 50.51 +0.23 pp
1991 50.28 +0.21 pp
1990 50.07

Northern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.