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Male unemployment — South Sudan

Male unemployment in South Sudan in 2023 — 11.17%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.01 pp.

2023 11.17% −0.09 pp vs 2022
World rank 161of 184
Period maximum 13.1%2020
Period minimum 10.91%1997

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of male labor force

Male unemployment — South Sudan, 1991–202310111213141991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 11.16%1992: 11.2%1993: 11.06%1994: 11.15%1995: 11.16%1996: 11.14%1997: 10.91%1998: 10.93%1999: 10.97%2000: 11.13%2001: 11.11%2002: 11.07%2003: 11.07%2004: 11.1%2005: 11.11%2006: 11.11%2007: 11.1%2008: 11.13%2009: 11.26%2010: 11.29%2011: 11.4%2012: 11.6%2013: 11.47%2014: 11.38%2015: 11.29%2016: 11.66%2017: 11.78%2018: 11.65%2019: 11.46%2020: 13.1%2021: 12.79%2022: 11.27%2023: 11.17%
Change over the period: +0.01 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 11.17%
World 4.73%
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.12%
Eastern Africa computed 3.71%
Low-income countries computed 4.73%
Male unemployment — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.17 −0.09 pp
2022 11.27 −1.53 pp
2021 12.79 −0.3 pp
2020 13.1 +1.64 pp
2019 11.46 −0.19 pp
2018 11.65 −0.13 pp
2017 11.78 +0.12 pp
2016 11.66 +0.37 pp
2015 11.29 −0.09 pp
2014 11.38 −0.09 pp
2013 11.47 −0.13 pp
2012 11.6 +0.2 pp
2011 11.4 +0.1 pp
2010 11.29 +0.03 pp
2009 11.26 +0.13 pp
2008 11.13 +0.03 pp
2007 11.1 −0 pp
2006 11.11 +0 pp
2005 11.11 +0.01 pp
2004 11.1 +0.02 pp
2003 11.07 +0 pp
2002 11.07 −0.04 pp
2001 11.11 −0.03 pp
2000 11.13 +0.16 pp
1999 10.97 +0.04 pp
1998 10.93 +0.02 pp
1997 10.91 −0.23 pp
1996 11.14 −0.02 pp
1995 11.16 +0.01 pp
1994 11.15 +0.09 pp
1993 11.06 −0.13 pp
1992 11.2 +0.04 pp
1991 11.16 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

TZ Tanzania 0.94 BI Burundi 1.02 UG Uganda 2.21 ET Ethiopia 2.4 MG Madagascar 2.8 KM Comoros 3.35 MW Malawi 4.13 KE Kenya 4.14 MU Mauritius 4.27 ER Eritrea 5.23 ZM Zambia 5.71 MZ Mozambique 5.95 ZW Zimbabwe 9.18 RW Rwanda 10.53 SS South Sudan 11.17 SO Somalia 16.42 DJ Djibouti 21.88
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About the indicator

The share of the male labor force that is unemployed. The gap between the sexes shows up only when this series is compared with the female one, and it is not universal — in Southern Europe and Latin America female unemployment is markedly higher, while in a number of countries of Eastern Europe and Africa male unemployment is higher, because men work in industries sensitive to a downturn.

Important: The denominator is the male labor force, not the whole male population: men who neither work nor look for work are not in it.

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

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