Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.2644 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Sudan is 0.2644 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Sudan peaked at 0.2644 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2134 units per square kilometre, in 2018.
South Sudan ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2323 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.242 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2403 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2362 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2288 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2138 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2134 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.225 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2233 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.235 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2494 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2644 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.2644 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.2644 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.229 units per square kilometre | 0.2134 units per square kilometre | 0.242 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.243 units per square kilometre | 0.2233 units per square kilometre | 0.2644 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 159 Belize 0.279 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Sudan 0.2751 units per square kilometre compare
- 161 Argentina 0.2694 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Vanuatu 0.2536 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Finland 0.2534 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Djibouti 0.2531 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for South Sudan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0087 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 23,841 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,542 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 12,299 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,235 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,132 1000 No (2050)
- 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 - Female, annual growth 0.0382 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Sudan?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Sudan was 0.2644 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2644 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2134 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does South Sudan rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- South Sudan ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.