Labour Force (Total) rose 3.98% to 4.28 mil in South Sudan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in South Sudan reached an all time high of 4.76 mil in 2013 and an all time low of 1.93 mil in 1990. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Central African Republic amounted to 2.01 mil, 56.7 mil in Ethiopia, 12.9 mil in Sudan and 17.0 mil in Uganda in 2021.
South Sudan has been ranked 93rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 10 places below 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | mil | 5.72 | 5.89 | 6.08 | 6.26 | 6.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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