Labor force, female in Sudan
Sudan: Labor force, female was 19.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Sudan, 1990–2022
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 19.7% for labor force, female in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Sudan peaked at 29.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 176th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.7% | — |
| 1991 | 24.5% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 23.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 26.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 23.4% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 22.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Sudan?
- Labor force, female in Sudan was 19.7% in 2022, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for labor force, female?
- Sudan ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.