Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) rose 1.29% to 62.0% in South Sudan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in South Sudan reached an all time high of 65.4% in 1991 and an all time low of 61.2% in 2020. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Central African Republic amounted to 66.6%, 75.6% in Ethiopia, 38.5% in Sudan and 65.6% in Uganda in 2021.
South Sudan has been ranked 48th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total), 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cameroon | % | 73.4% | 73.4% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.8% | 67.7% | 67.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 60.8% | 60.3% | 59.8% | 59.2% | 59.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 40.8% | 40.9% | 39.7% | 39.1% | 38.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 75.4% | 75.3% | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 79.2% | 79.1% | 79.0% | 78.9% | 78.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 72.2% | 72.4% | 71.7% | 71.0% | 70.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 27.8% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 64.8% | 64.7% | 64.7% | 64.7% | 64.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 40.8% | 40.7% | 40.6% | 40.5% | 40.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 68.6% | 68.5% | 68.4% | 68.3% | 68.2% |
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