Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sudan

Sudan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 56.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
56.8%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
59th
of 187 countries
All-time high
66.0%
in 1991
All-time low
56.8%
in 2022
Years of data
32
1991–2022

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sudan, 1991–2022

02040601991200620221991: 661992: 65.41993: 64.81994: 64.71995: 64.41996: 641997: 63.21998: 62.51999: 62.12000: 61.82001: 61.42002: 612003: 60.72004: 60.52005: 60.22006: 59.82007: 59.12008: 58.72009: 58.92010: 58.92011: 58.82012: 59.12013: 59.52014: 59.42015: 59.62016: 59.42017: 59.42018: 59.32019: 59.12020: 58.72021: 57.92022: 56.8

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sudan is 56.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sudan peaked at 66.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2022.

Sudan ranks 59th 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.

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sudan, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 66.0%
1992 65.4% -0.9%
1993 64.8% -0.9%
1994 64.7% -0.2%
1995 64.4% -0.4%
1996 64.0% -0.6%
1997 63.2% -1.2%
1998 62.5% -1.1%
1999 62.1% -0.7%
2000 61.8% -0.5%
2001 61.4% -0.6%
2002 61.0% -0.6%
2003 60.7% -0.5%
2004 60.5% -0.4%
2005 60.2% -0.5%
2006 59.8% -0.6%
2007 59.1% -1.2%
2008 58.7% -0.6%
2009 58.9% +0.3%
2010 58.9% +0.0%
2011 58.8% -0.3%
2012 59.1% +0.6%
2013 59.5% +0.6%
2014 59.4% -0.1%
2015 59.6% +0.2%
2016 59.4% -0.2%
2017 59.4% -0.1%
2018 59.3% -0.2%
2019 59.1% -0.3%
2020 58.7% -0.7%
2021 57.9% -1.4%
2022 56.8% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.1% 62.1% 66.0% 9
2000s 60.2% 58.7% 61.8% 10
2010s 59.3% 58.8% 59.6% 10
2020s 57.8% 56.8% 58.7% 3

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  4. 60 Peru 54.7% compare
  5. 61 Honduras 54.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sudan?
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sudan was 56.8% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1991.
What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2022.
How does Sudan rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Sudan ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female 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

Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.