Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 1.15% to 72.0% in South Sudan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in South Sudan reached an all time high of 74.4% in 2001 and an all time low of 71.2% in 2020. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Central African Republic amounted to 71.2%, 78.5% in Ethiopia, 48.0% in Sudan and 67.6% in Uganda in 2021.
South Sudan has been ranked 26th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 2 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 65.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 74.3% | 74.4% | 74.3% | 74.1% | 74.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 83.6% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% |
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