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Sudan — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Sudan, 1990–2022.
Latest value · 2022
37.52%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -25.1% since 1990
Labor participation for Sudan was 37.52% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1990 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 51.77% in 1996. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.90% per year.
Sudan ranks 181 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Sudan sits below it. It peaked in 1996 and has fallen 28% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 22%.
Key figures
Latest (2022)
37.52%
First (1990)
50.07%
Change
-25.1%
Highest
51.77%
in 1996
Lowest
37.52%
in 2022
Average
47.60%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.90%
Years of data
33
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.52% |
| 2021 | 38.35% |
| 2020 | 39.12% |
| 2019 | 40.37% |
| 2018 | 41.35% |
| 2017 | 42.41% |
| 2016 | 43.51% |
| 2015 | 44.61% |
| 2014 | 45.72% |
| 2013 | 46.81% |
| 2012 | 47.84% |
| 2011 | 48.79% |
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.