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Youth unemployment — Sudan

Youth unemployment in Sudan in 2022 — 12%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.29 pp.

2022 12% −5.41 pp vs 2021
World rank 90of 186
Period maximum 32.17%2011
Period minimum 12%2022

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Sudan, 1991–2022102030401991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 24.29%1992: 24.37%1993: 24.18%1994: 24.32%1995: 24.33%1996: 24.31%1997: 23.95%1998: 23.98%1999: 24.03%2000: 24.27%2001: 24.2%2002: 24.12%2003: 24.1%2004: 24.13%2005: 24.13%2006: 24.12%2007: 24.11%2008: 24.12%2009: 21.35%2010: 26.4%2011: 32.17%2012: 30.83%2013: 29.16%2014: 27.28%2015: 25.23%2016: 23.63%2017: 22.2%2018: 20.8%2019: 19.37%2020: 19.78%2021: 17.41%2022: 12%
Change over the period: −12.29 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Sudan 12%
World 14.13%
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.71%
Northern Africa computed 21.71%
Low-income countries computed 9.3%
Youth unemployment — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 12 −5.41 pp
2021 17.41 −2.38 pp
2020 19.78 +0.41 pp
2019 19.37 −1.43 pp
2018 20.8 −1.4 pp
2017 22.2 −1.43 pp
2016 23.63 −1.6 pp
2015 25.23 −2.05 pp
2014 27.28 −1.87 pp
2013 29.16 −1.68 pp
2012 30.83 −1.34 pp
2011 32.17 +5.77 pp
2010 26.4 +5.05 pp
2009 21.35 −2.77 pp
2008 24.12 +0.01 pp
2007 24.11 −0.02 pp
2006 24.12 −0 pp
2005 24.13 +0 pp
2004 24.13 +0.02 pp
2003 24.1 −0.01 pp
2002 24.12 −0.09 pp
2001 24.2 −0.07 pp
2000 24.27 +0.24 pp
1999 24.03 +0.05 pp
1998 23.98 +0.03 pp
1997 23.95 −0.36 pp
1996 24.31 −0.02 pp
1995 24.33 +0.01 pp
1994 24.32 +0.15 pp
1993 24.18 −0.2 pp
1992 24.37 +0.08 pp
1991 24.29 —

Northern Africa, 2022

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

SD Sudan 12 EG Egypt 16.34 MA Morocco 22.71 DZ Algeria 31.36 TN Tunisia 37.83 LY Libya 50.84
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About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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

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