Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Sudan
Sudan: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 7.53 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Sudan, 1991–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Sudan is 7.53, measured in 2022. 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, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Sudan peaked at 17.44 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.53, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 27th of 69 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.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.62 | — |
| 1992 | 15.67 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.51 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.62 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 15.63 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15.61 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.32 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.35 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 15.4 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.6 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 15.56 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.51 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.52 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.54 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.54 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.54 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.53 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.57 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13 | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 15.17 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 17.44 | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 16.97 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.27 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 15.41 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 14.39 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 13.66 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 13 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 12.35 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 11.7 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 11.99 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.09 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 7.53 | -32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.52 | 15.32 | 15.67 | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.29 | 13 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.64 | 11.7 | 17.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2 | 7.53 | 11.99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Sudan?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Sudan was 7.53 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.44 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Sudan ranks 27th out of 69 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg 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 UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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