Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Sudan
Sudan: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 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 177th of 187 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 (% of total labor force) 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% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 19.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.7%, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 19.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 581,716 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 563,787 (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 177th out of 187 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.