Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Sudan

Unemployment rate in Sudan in 2022 — 7.53%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.09 pp.

2022 7.53% −3.56 pp vs 2021
World rank 128of 186
Period maximum 17.44%2011
Period minimum 7.53%2022

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Sudan, 1991–20227.51012.51517.51991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 15.62%1992: 15.67%1993: 15.51%1994: 15.62%1995: 15.63%1996: 15.61%1997: 15.32%1998: 15.35%1999: 15.4%2000: 15.6%2001: 15.56%2002: 15.51%2003: 15.52%2004: 15.54%2005: 15.55%2006: 15.54%2007: 15.53%2008: 15.57%2009: 13%2010: 15.17%2011: 17.44%2012: 16.97%2013: 16.27%2014: 15.41%2015: 14.39%2016: 13.66%2017: 13%2018: 12.35%2019: 11.7%2020: 12%2021: 11.09%2022: 7.53%
Change over the period: −8.09 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Sudan 7.53%
World 5.23%
Northern Africa computed 9.08%
Low-income countries computed 5.4%
Unemployment rate — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 7.53 −3.56 pp
2021 11.09 −0.91 pp
2020 12 +0.3 pp
2019 11.7 −0.65 pp
2018 12.35 −0.65 pp
2017 13 −0.66 pp
2016 13.66 −0.73 pp
2015 14.39 −1.02 pp
2014 15.41 −0.86 pp
2013 16.27 −0.7 pp
2012 16.97 −0.47 pp
2011 17.44 +2.27 pp
2010 15.17 +2.17 pp
2009 13 −2.57 pp
2008 15.57 +0.03 pp
2007 15.53 −0.01 pp
2006 15.54 −0 pp
2005 15.55 +0.01 pp
2004 15.54 +0.02 pp
2003 15.52 +0 pp
2002 15.51 −0.05 pp
2001 15.56 −0.04 pp
2000 15.6 +0.2 pp
1999 15.4 +0.05 pp
1998 15.35 +0.03 pp
1997 15.32 −0.28 pp
1996 15.61 −0.02 pp
1995 15.63 +0.01 pp
1994 15.62 +0.11 pp
1993 15.51 −0.16 pp
1992 15.67 +0.05 pp
1991 15.62

Northern Africa, 2022

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

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

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