South Sudan Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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.
- South Sudan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 58.77%, a 2.1% increase from 2020.
- South Sudan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 56.67%, a 3.92% decline from 2019.
- South Sudan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 60.58%, a 0.38% decline from 2018.
- South Sudan labor force participation rate for 2018 was 60.96%, a 0.39% decline from 2017.
| South Sudan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
58.77% |
2.10% |
| 2020 |
56.67% |
-3.92% |
| 2019 |
60.58% |
-0.38% |
| 2018 |
60.96% |
-0.39% |
| 2017 |
61.35% |
-0.40% |
| 2016 |
61.75% |
-0.50% |
| 2015 |
62.25% |
-0.58% |
| 2014 |
62.83% |
-0.34% |
| 2013 |
63.18% |
-0.18% |
| 2012 |
63.35% |
-0.27% |
| 2011 |
63.62% |
-0.14% |
| 2010 |
63.76% |
-0.43% |
| 2009 |
64.19% |
-0.24% |
| 2008 |
64.43% |
-0.09% |
| 2007 |
64.52% |
-0.03% |
| 2006 |
64.55% |
-0.05% |
| 2005 |
64.60% |
-0.17% |
| 2004 |
64.77% |
-0.26% |
| 2003 |
65.03% |
-0.18% |
| 2002 |
65.21% |
-0.06% |
| 2001 |
65.27% |
0.11% |
| 2000 |
65.16% |
-0.01% |
| 1999 |
65.16% |
0.06% |
| 1998 |
65.10% |
0.12% |
| 1997 |
64.98% |
0.19% |
| 1996 |
64.79% |
0.19% |
| 1995 |
64.60% |
0.30% |
| 1994 |
64.30% |
-0.03% |
| 1993 |
64.32% |
-0.04% |
| 1992 |
64.36% |
0.11% |
| 1991 |
64.25% |
0.31% |
| 1990 |
63.94% |
0.31% |
