Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 0.825% to 48.0% in Sudan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Sudan reached an all time high of 51.3% in 1996 and an all time low of 47.6% in 2020. When compared to Sudan's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Chad amounted to 58.3%, 41.3% in Egypt, 78.5% in Ethiopia and 72.0% in South Sudan in 2021.
Sudan has been ranked 148th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Cameroon | % | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.0% | 76.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | % | 72.0% | 71.9% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | % | 61.5% | 61.0% | 60.4% | 59.9% | 59.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | % | 47.0% | 46.7% | 45.0% | 43.3% | 42.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | % | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 79.9% | 79.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | 81.0% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.8% | 80.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | % | 64.1% | 64.1% | 64.0% | 63.9% | 63.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 74.3% | 74.4% | 74.3% | 74.1% | 74.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Libya | % | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | % | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | % | 55.2% | 55.1% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 54.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | % | 54.0% | 55.0% | 54.9% | 55.9% | 58.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | % | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.0% | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | % | 73.9% | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.7% | 73.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | % | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | % | 70.0% | 69.9% | 69.8% | 69.7% | 69.6% |