Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sudan

Sudan: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 6.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
6.7%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
51st
of 187 countries
All-time high
8.2%
in 1991
All-time low
5.6%
in 2008
Years of data
32
1991–2022

Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sudan, 1991–2022

024681991200620221991: 8.21992: 81993: 7.81994: 7.71995: 7.61996: 7.61997: 7.11998: 6.81999: 6.62000: 6.52001: 6.42002: 6.32003: 6.22004: 6.12005: 62006: 5.92007: 5.72008: 5.62009: 5.72010: 5.82011: 5.62012: 5.92013: 6.22014: 6.32015: 6.52016: 6.52017: 6.52018: 6.72019: 6.92020: 7.12021: 7.12022: 6.7

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2022, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sudan stood at 6.7%.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sudan peaked at 8.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2008.

Sudan ranks 51st 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.

Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sudan, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 8.2%
1992 8.0% -2.2%
1993 7.8% -3.3%
1994 7.7% -0.5%
1995 7.6% -0.9%
1996 7.6% -1.1%
1997 7.1% -5.6%
1998 6.8% -4.5%
1999 6.6% -2.6%
2000 6.5% -2.2%
2001 6.4% -1.9%
2002 6.3% -1.5%
2003 6.2% -1.8%
2004 6.1% -1.4%
2005 6.0% -1.3%
2006 5.9% -2.2%
2007 5.7% -2.1%
2008 5.6% -2.3%
2009 5.7% +2.4%
2010 5.8% +1.4%
2011 5.6% -3.1%
2012 5.9% +5.1%
2013 6.2% +4.3%
2014 6.3% +2.7%
2015 6.5% +1.8%
2016 6.5% +0.6%
2017 6.5% +0.3%
2018 6.7% +2.4%
2019 6.9% +3.1%
2020 7.1% +3.8%
2021 7.1% -0.4%
2022 6.7% -5.2%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 6.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 6.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.5% 6.6% 8.2% 9
2000s 6.0% 5.6% 6.5% 10
2010s 6.3% 5.6% 6.9% 10
2020s 7.0% 6.7% 7.1% 3

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 48 Eritrea 7.2% compare
  2. 49 Syrian Arab Republic 7.1% compare
  3. 50 Samoa 6.9% compare
  4. 52 Sierra Leone 6.3% compare
  5. 53 Cambodia 5.9% compare
  6. 54 Indonesia 5.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sudan?
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sudan was 6.7% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1991.
What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2008.
How does Sudan rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
Sudan ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.