Sudan Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Sudan unemployment rate for 2023 was 11.45%, a 3.92% increase from 2022.
  • Sudan unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.53%, a 3.94% decline from 2021.
  • Sudan unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.47%, a 0.9% decline from 2020.
  • Sudan unemployment rate for 2020 was 12.37%, a 0.35% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Eswatini 37.64%
Djibouti 26.26%
Republic of Congo 20.05%
Lesotho 16.46%
Tunisia 15.11%
Angola 14.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.21%
Cabo Verde 11.99%
Georgia 11.62%
Sudan 11.45%
Mauritania 10.51%
Morocco 9.11%
Egypt 7.31%
Sri Lanka 6.36%
Mongolia 6.13%
Honduras 6.06%
Zambia 5.91%
Kenya 5.68%
Bhutan 5.65%
Pakistan 5.50%
Vanuatu 5.10%
Bangladesh 5.06%
Nicaragua 4.80%
Uzbekistan 4.53%
India 4.17%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.04%
Cameroon 3.65%
Indonesia 3.42%
Bolivia 3.08%
Ghana 3.08%
Nigeria 3.07%
Myanmar 2.84%
El Salvador 2.76%
Papua New Guinea 2.65%
Philippines 2.23%
Moldova 1.62%
Vietnam 1.60%
Solomon Islands 1.55%
Timor-Leste 1.52%
Lao PDR 1.18%
Cambodia 0.24%
Sudan Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 11.45% 3.92%
2022 7.53% -3.94%
2021 11.47% -0.90%
2020 12.37% 0.35%
2019 12.01% -0.59%
2018 12.61% -0.60%
2017 13.21% -0.61%
2016 13.81% -0.70%
2015 14.51% -1.05%
2014 15.56% -0.86%
2013 16.41% -0.65%
2012 17.07% -0.37%
2011 17.44% 2.28%
2010 15.16% 2.16%
2009 13.00% -1.80%
2008 14.80% 0.03%
2007 14.77% -0.01%
2006 14.78% -0.01%
2005 14.79% 0.00%
2004 14.79% 0.02%
2003 14.77% 0.00%
2002 14.77% -0.06%
2001 14.83% -0.04%
2000 14.87% 0.22%
1999 14.65% 0.05%
1998 14.60% 0.03%
1997 14.58% -0.32%
1996 14.90% -0.03%
1995 14.93% 0.01%
1994 14.92% 0.12%
1993 14.80% -0.17%
1992 14.97% 0.07%
1991 14.90% 0.07%