Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Sudan
Sudan: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 7.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Sudan, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Sudan recorded 7.5% for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.1% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Sudan peaked at 17.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 58th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.6% | — |
| 1992 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.7% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.5% | 12.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Sudan?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Sudan was 7.5% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Sudan ranks 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.