Total employment, female in Sudan
Sudan: Total employment, female was 2.71 million ages 15+ in 2011. β² Rising
Total employment, female in Sudan, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
In 2011, total employment, female in Sudan stood at 2.71 million ages 15+. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Sudan peaked at 2.71 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million ages 15+, in 1991.
Sudan ranks 20th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 million ages 15+ | 1.37 million ages 15+ | 1.90 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.26 million ages 15+ | 1.97 million ages 15+ | 2.56 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 million ages 15+ | 2.64 million ages 15+ | 2.71 million ages 15+ | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Sudan
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 42,261 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 38,124 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 69,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 67,156 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 136,891 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0004 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Sudan?
- Total employment, female in Sudan was 2.71 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Sudan rank for total employment, female?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.