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 2021 was 35.62%, a 0.17% decline from 2020.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 35.79%, a 3% increase from 2019.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 32.78%, a 0.14% increase from 2018.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 32.64%, a 0.09% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 79.91%
Eswatini 50.90%
Republic of Congo 42.33%
West Bank and Gaza 39.62%
Tunisia 38.32%
Lesotho 37.44%
Sudan 35.62%
Cabo Verde 34.30%
Georgia 28.30%
India 28.26%
Morocco 27.20%
Sri Lanka 26.06%
Zambia 26.05%
Egypt 24.25%
Mauritania 23.01%
Sao Tome and Principe 22.94%
Mongolia 21.01%
Nigeria 19.61%
Kyrgyz Republic 19.28%
Bhutan 18.75%
Angola 18.52%
Bolivia 17.44%
Ukraine 16.45%
Indonesia 16.05%
Uzbekistan 15.95%
Honduras 15.50%
Bangladesh 14.71%
Kenya 13.84%
Timor-Leste 13.84%
El Salvador 13.74%
Nicaragua 11.60%
Ghana 9.59%
Pakistan 9.41%
Moldova 8.60%
Philippines 7.31%
Vietnam 7.24%
Cameroon 6.64%
Myanmar 6.40%
Vanuatu 5.40%
Papua New Guinea 5.25%
Lao PDR 3.32%
Solomon Islands 1.93%
Cambodia 1.82%
Sudan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 35.62% -0.17%
2020 35.79% 3.00%
2019 32.78% 0.14%
2018 32.64% 0.09%
2017 32.55% 0.01%
2016 32.54% 0.02%
2015 32.52% 0.06%
2014 32.47% -0.01%
2013 32.48% -0.14%
2012 32.62% -0.08%
2011 32.69% 4.38%
2010 28.31% 4.26%
2009 24.05% -3.84%
2008 27.90% 0.21%
2007 27.69% 0.13%
2006 27.56% 0.12%
2005 27.44% 0.09%
2004 27.35% 0.20%
2003 27.14% 0.13%
2002 27.02% 0.15%
2001 26.87% 0.13%
2000 26.74% 0.07%
1999 26.67% 0.12%
1998 26.55% 0.19%
1997 26.36% 0.03%
1996 26.33% -0.01%
1995 26.34% -0.06%
1994 26.41% 0.06%
1993 26.34% 0.08%
1992 26.27% 0.07%
1991 26.20% 0.07%