Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Sudan

Sudan: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 55.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
55.5%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
58th
of 187 countries
All-time high
65.0%
in 1991
All-time low
55.5%
in 2022
Years of data
32
1991–2022

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Sudan, 1991–2022

02040601991200620221991: 651992: 64.41993: 63.81994: 63.71995: 63.41996: 631997: 62.21998: 61.51999: 612000: 60.72001: 60.22002: 59.82003: 59.52004: 59.22005: 58.92006: 58.52007: 57.82008: 57.42009: 57.62010: 57.72011: 57.52012: 57.92013: 58.32014: 58.22015: 58.42016: 58.22017: 58.22018: 58.12019: 57.92020: 57.42021: 56.62022: 55.5

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

Analysis

In 2022, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Sudan stood at 55.5%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Sudan peaked at 65.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2022.

That places Sudan 58th out of 187 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.

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sudan, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 65.0%
1992 64.4% -0.9%
1993 63.8% -0.9%
1994 63.7% -0.2%
1995 63.4% -0.5%
1996 63.0% -0.7%
1997 62.2% -1.3%
1998 61.5% -1.1%
1999 61.0% -0.7%
2000 60.7% -0.6%
2001 60.2% -0.7%
2002 59.8% -0.7%
2003 59.5% -0.5%
2004 59.2% -0.5%
2005 58.9% -0.6%
2006 58.5% -0.6%
2007 57.8% -1.3%
2008 57.4% -0.6%
2009 57.6% +0.3%
2010 57.7% +0.1%
2011 57.5% -0.3%
2012 57.9% +0.7%
2013 58.3% +0.7%
2014 58.2% -0.1%
2015 58.4% +0.2%
2016 58.2% -0.2%
2017 58.2% -0.1%
2018 58.1% -0.2%
2019 57.9% -0.3%
2020 57.4% -0.9%
2021 56.6% -1.4%
2022 55.5% -1.9%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 55.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.0%, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 55.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.1%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.1% 61.0% 65.0% 9
2000s 59.0% 57.4% 60.7% 10
2010s 58.0% 57.5% 58.4% 10
2020s 56.5% 55.5% 57.4% 3

Countries ranked near Sudan

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  2. 56 Viet Nam 57.1% compare
  3. 57 Eritrea 56.1% compare
  4. 59 Peru 52.5% compare
  5. 60 Guatemala 51.4% compare
  6. 61 Djibouti 48.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Sudan?
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Sudan was 55.5% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 1991.
What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2022.
How does Sudan rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
Sudan ranks 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vulnerable employment, 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
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.