Labor force, total, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 8.02 units per square kilometre in 2023. β¬ Flat
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, labor force, total, per square kilometre in South Sudan stood at 8.02 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 8.02 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.55 units per square kilometre, in 2018.
South Sudan ranks 162nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.12 units per square kilometre | 6.55 units per square kilometre | 7.56 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.53 units per square kilometre | 7.14 units per square kilometre | 8.02 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 159 Norway 8.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Oman 8.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 161 Argentina 8.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 7.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Saudi Arabia 7.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Belize 7.58 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for South Sudan
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.79 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 3.86 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -2.52 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 8.02 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.02 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.55 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does South Sudan rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.