Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sudan
Sudan: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 27.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sudan, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Sudan recorded 27.2% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sudan peaked at 36.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2011.
Sudan ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.4% | — |
| 1992 | 35.6% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 34.4% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 32.7% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -3.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 27.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 27.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 31.1% | 36.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 27.3% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 26.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 27.2% | 28.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 22 Haiti 29.4% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 28.2% compare
- 24 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28.1% compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.4% compare
- 27 Central African Republic 26.4% compare
- 28 Benin 26.4% compare
More work & labour data for Sudan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4226 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4255 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2772 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 42,261 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 38,124 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 69,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 67,156 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 136,891 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sudan?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sudan was 27.2% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Sudan ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.