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

Sudan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 10.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.5%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
47th
of 187 countries
All-time high
14.4%
in 1991
All-time low
10.5%
in 2022
Years of data
32
1991–2022

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

0510151991200620221991: 14.41992: 14.41993: 14.11994: 14.21995: 14.31996: 14.31997: 13.71998: 13.21999: 12.92000: 12.62001: 12.42002: 12.22003: 122004: 11.82005: 11.62006: 11.42007: 11.22008: 10.92009: 11.12010: 11.22011: 112012: 11.22013: 11.42014: 11.62015: 11.62016: 11.52017: 11.42018: 11.42019: 11.52020: 11.42021: 11.12022: 10.5

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

Analysis

In 2022, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sudan stood at 10.5%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sudan peaked at 14.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2022.

That places Sudan 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sudan, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 14.4%
1992 14.4% -0.7%
1993 14.1% -1.5%
1994 14.2% +0.6%
1995 14.3% +0.4%
1996 14.3% +0.3%
1997 13.7% -4.4%
1998 13.2% -3.8%
1999 12.9% -2.4%
2000 12.6% -2.1%
2001 12.4% -1.8%
2002 12.2% -1.5%
2003 12.0% -1.8%
2004 11.8% -1.4%
2005 11.6% -1.4%
2006 11.4% -2.1%
2007 11.2% -2.0%
2008 10.9% -2.3%
2009 11.1% +1.3%
2010 11.2% +1.3%
2011 11.0% -2.2%
2012 11.2% +2.3%
2013 11.4% +2.1%
2014 11.6% +1.0%
2015 11.6% +0.3%
2016 11.5% -0.8%
2017 11.4% -1.2%
2018 11.4% +0.3%
2019 11.5% +0.6%
2020 11.4% -0.7%
2021 11.1% -2.2%
2022 10.5% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.9% 12.9% 14.4% 9
2000s 11.7% 10.9% 12.6% 10
2010s 11.4% 11.0% 11.6% 10
2020s 11.0% 10.5% 11.4% 3

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  5. 49 Cambodia 9.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sudan?
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sudan was 10.5% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1991.
What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2022.
How does Sudan rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
Sudan ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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.