Unemployment rate in Sudan
Sudan: Unemployment rate was 7.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Sudan, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, unemployment rate in Sudan stood at 7.5%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.1% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Sudan peaked at 17.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2022.
That places Sudan 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.7% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.5% | 12.0% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Sudan
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.5% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.6% (2022)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 23.4% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.5% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 37.9% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 62.5% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Sudan?
- Unemployment rate in Sudan was 7.5% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for unemployment rate?
- Sudan ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.