Employers, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan, 1991–2023
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 2.3% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2023.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan peaked at 2.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2019.
South Sudan ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.4% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 4 |
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More work & labour data for South Sudan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,542 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,235 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0087 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 12,299 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0382 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 23,841 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6635 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan was 2.3% in 2023, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- South Sudan ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).