Sudan Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 34.45%, a 0.36% decline from 2021.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 34.81%, a 1.17% decline from 2020.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 35.98%, a 3.25% increase from 2019.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 32.73%, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.19%
Eswatini 49.77%
Republic of Congo 40.77%
West Bank and Gaza 40.72%
Tunisia 37.13%
Sudan 34.45%
Cabo Verde 30.19%
Georgia 29.07%
Lesotho 26.66%
Sri Lanka 26.12%
Morocco 24.94%
India 23.22%
Sao Tome and Principe 22.74%
Mauritania 21.90%
Mongolia 19.37%
Angola 17.28%
Egypt 17.10%
Bhutan 14.67%
Uzbekistan 13.83%
Nigeria 13.44%
Kenya 13.35%
Timor-Leste 13.30%
Indonesia 13.02%
Bangladesh 12.93%
Honduras 12.27%
Pakistan 11.31%
Zambia 11.03%
Nicaragua 10.71%
El Salvador 8.96%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.88%
Moldova 8.11%
Bolivia 7.63%
Vietnam 7.44%
Ghana 7.14%
Cameroon 7.00%
Philippines 6.34%
Papua New Guinea 5.20%
Vanuatu 5.07%
Lao PDR 4.78%
Solomon Islands 2.82%
Cambodia 0.85%
Sudan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 34.45% -0.36%
2021 34.81% -1.17%
2020 35.98% 3.25%
2019 32.73% 0.08%
2018 32.65% 0.15%
2017 32.50% 0.12%
2016 32.38% 0.02%
2015 32.36% 0.14%
2014 32.22% 0.01%
2013 32.21% -0.36%
2012 32.57% 0.40%
2011 32.17% 4.57%
2010 27.60% 4.19%
2009 23.41% -3.63%
2008 27.04% 0.24%
2007 26.80% 0.20%
2006 26.60% 0.14%
2005 26.45% 0.12%
2004 26.34% 0.12%
2003 26.22% 0.07%
2002 26.14% 0.06%
2001 26.08% 0.02%
2000 26.06% -0.05%
1999 26.11% 0.02%
1998 26.09% 0.11%
1997 25.98% -0.09%
1996 26.07% -0.10%
1995 26.17% -0.18%
1994 26.35% -0.01%
1993 26.36% 0.01%
1992 26.35% 0.03%
1991 26.32% 0.03%