Labor force, total, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2217 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Sudan, 1990–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Sudan is 0.2217 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.2784 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2217 units per person, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 182nd 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, total, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2697 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2704 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2713 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2724 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2741 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2761 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2784 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2778 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2771 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2762 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2753 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2744 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2734 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2722 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2709 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2698 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2687 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2679 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.267 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2693 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.27 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2702 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2653 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2604 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2559 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2518 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2475 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2436 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2398 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2355 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2291 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2256 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2217 units per person | -1.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.2217 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.2217 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2744 units per person | 0.2697 units per person | 0.2784 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2709 units per person | 0.267 units per person | 0.2753 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.254 units per person | 0.2355 units per person | 0.2702 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2255 units per person | 0.2217 units per person | 0.2291 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 179 Tajikistan 0.2455 units per person compare
- 180 Mauritania 0.2349 units per person compare
- 181 Djibouti 0.226 units per person compare
- 183 Afghanistan 0.2152 units per person compare
- 184 Yemen 0.1952 units per person compare
- 185 Somalia 0.1809 units per person compare
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, total, per capita in Sudan?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Sudan was 0.2217 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2784 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2217 units per person in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.