Sudan — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Sudan, 1991–2022.
Unemployment for Sudan was 7.53% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1991 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 17.44% in 2011. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.33% per year.
Sudan ranks 58 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 5.45%, so Sudan sits above it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 57% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 56%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 17 of 47 economies; Mozambique (6.63%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 32% in 2022. That is 43% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 26th of 187 in 1991 → 25th of 187 in 2000 → 27th of 187 in 2010 → 42nd of 187 in 2020 → 59th of 186 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2022
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.53% | -3.6 pp |
| 2021 | 11.09% | -0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 12.35% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 13% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 13.66% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 14.39% | -1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 15.41% | -0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 16.27% | -0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 16.97% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 17.44% | +2.3 pp |
| 2010 | 15.17% | +2.2 pp |
| 2009 | 13% | -2.6 pp |
| 2008 | 15.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 15.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 15.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 15.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 15.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 15.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 15.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 15.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 15.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 15.32% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 15.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 15.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 15.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 15.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 15.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 15.62% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sudan’s Unemployment in 1992?
15.67% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sudan’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2022 the series was shrinking overall: -51.8% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 7.53%; 2021: 11.09%; 2020: 12%; 2019: 11.7%; 2018: 12.35%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.