Sudan: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Sudan's labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) rose 0.09 percentage points on 2021 (from 26.44% to 26.53%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.48 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.19 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.52 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.41 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Sudan in the 2022 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 1st of 2: 30.81%

What this measures

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Limitations: Data on the labor force are compiled by the ILO from labor force surveys, censuses, and establishment censuses and surveys. For some countries a combination of these sources is used. Labor force surveys are the most comprehensive source for internationally comparable labor force data. They can cover all non-institutionalized civilians, all branches and sectors of the economy, and all categories of workers, including people holding multiple jobs. By contrast, labor force data from population censuses are often based on a limited number of questions on the economic characteristics of individuals, with little scope to probe.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 33 values

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in nearby economies

• Angola — 54.09% (2025)
• Benin — 52.5% (2025)
• Botswana — 41.91% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 51.77% (2025)
• Burundi — 52.84% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 30.7% (2025)
• Cameroon — 34.15% (2025)
• Central African Republic — 60.65% (2025)

More social protection & labor data for Sudan

• Net migration — 291,469 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 2.82 million (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 809,816 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 7.68% (2022)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 45.13% (2022)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 14.59% (2022)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 62.51% (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Sudan's labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)?

26.53% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 8.31 percentage points from 34.84% in 1990. The highest value was 35.6% in 1996 and the lowest 26.25% in 2020.

Is the latest change in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) unusual for Sudan?

In 2022, Sudan's labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) rose 0.09 percentage points on 2021 (from 26.44% to 26.53%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.48 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.ACTI.1524.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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