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

Sudan: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 39.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
39.7%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
64th
of 187 countries
All-time high
43.4%
in 1994
All-time low
38.5%
in 2008
Years of data
32
1991–2022

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

0102030401991200620221991: 43.31992: 43.21993: 43.21994: 43.41995: 43.41996: 43.11997: 42.31998: 41.71999: 41.42000: 412001: 40.62002: 40.22003: 402004: 39.82005: 39.52006: 39.32007: 38.62008: 38.52009: 38.82010: 392011: 39.32012: 39.62013: 39.92014: 39.82015: 40.22016: 40.32017: 40.72018: 412019: 41.32020: 412021: 40.12022: 39.7

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

Analysis

In 2022, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sudan stood at 39.7%.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sudan peaked at 43.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2008.

Sudan ranks 64th 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.

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

Annual values for Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sudan, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 43.3%
1992 43.2% -0.1%
1993 43.2% -0.0%
1994 43.4% +0.5%
1995 43.4% -0.2%
1996 43.1% -0.7%
1997 42.3% -1.7%
1998 41.7% -1.3%
1999 41.4% -0.9%
2000 41.0% -0.8%
2001 40.6% -1.0%
2002 40.2% -1.0%
2003 40.0% -0.6%
2004 39.8% -0.5%
2005 39.5% -0.6%
2006 39.3% -0.5%
2007 38.6% -1.7%
2008 38.5% -0.3%
2009 38.8% +0.8%
2010 39.0% +0.5%
2011 39.3% +0.6%
2012 39.6% +0.8%
2013 39.9% +0.7%
2014 39.8% -0.1%
2015 40.2% +0.9%
2016 40.3% +0.4%
2017 40.7% +1.0%
2018 41.0% +0.7%
2019 41.3% +0.6%
2020 41.0% -0.7%
2021 40.1% -2.2%
2022 39.7% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.8% 41.4% 43.4% 9
2000s 39.6% 38.5% 41.0% 10
2010s 40.1% 39.0% 41.3% 10
2020s 40.2% 39.7% 41.0% 3

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 61 Colombia 43.0% compare
  2. 62 Georgia 42.4% compare
  3. 63 Samoa 41.6% compare
  4. 65 Iran, Islamic Republic of 39.5% compare
  5. 66 Rwanda 39.4% compare
  6. 67 Sri Lanka 39.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sudan?
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sudan was 39.7% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1994.
What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2008.
How does Sudan rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
Sudan ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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.