Labour Force (Total) rose 3.75% to 12.9 mil in Sudan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Sudan reached an all time high of 12.9 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 5.45 mil in 1990. When compared to Sudan's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Chad amounted to 5.25 mil, 30.2 mil in Egypt, 56.7 mil in Ethiopia and 4.28 mil in South Sudan in 2021.
Sudan has been ranked 47th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cameroon | mil | 9.94 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.72 | 4.85 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 30.5 | 31.0 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 29.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 47.7 | 49.4 | 51.2 | 52.9 | 54.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | mil | 3.86 | 3.93 | 4.00 | 4.07 | 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 2.02 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 7.53 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 56.5 | 58.0 | 59.6 | 61.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 2.46 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.75 | 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 4.67 | 4.54 | 4.24 | 4.07 | 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.1 |
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