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South Sudan — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for South Sudan, 1990–2023.
Latest value · 2023
73.41%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -1.3% since 1990
Labor participation for South Sudan was 73.41% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1990 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 74.49% in 1997. The lowest was 73.23% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.04% per year.
South Sudan ranks 20 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 11%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so South Sudan sits above it. It peaked in 1997 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
73.41%
First (1990)
74.36%
Change
-1.3%
Highest
74.49%
in 1997
Lowest
73.23%
in 2020
Average
74.09%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.04%
Years of data
34
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 73.41% |
| 2022 | 73.54% |
| 2021 | 73.5% |
| 2020 | 73.23% |
| 2019 | 73.94% |
| 2018 | 74.24% |
| 2017 | 74.27% |
| 2016 | 73.98% |
| 2015 | 73.83% |
| 2014 | 73.69% |
| 2013 | 73.55% |
| 2012 | 73.57% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.