Sudan Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 18.15%, a 5.19% increase from 2022.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 12.96%, a 6.06% decline from 2021.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 19.02%, a 2.49% decline from 2020.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 21.50%, a 0.49% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 76.47%
Eswatini 64.99%
Republic of Congo 41.20%
Tunisia 37.48%
Georgia 30.20%
Bhutan 29.24%
Cabo Verde 28.65%
Angola 28.24%
Sri Lanka 25.28%
Lesotho 24.84%
Mauritania 23.73%
Morocco 22.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.08%
Egypt 18.99%
Sudan 18.15%
India 15.79%
Bangladesh 15.74%
Indonesia 13.94%
Kenya 12.23%
Mongolia 11.40%
Honduras 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Vanuatu 10.71%
Zambia 9.76%
Myanmar 9.71%
Pakistan 9.65%
Nicaragua 9.48%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.20%
El Salvador 7.18%
Philippines 6.85%
Cameroon 6.44%
Vietnam 6.21%
Nigeria 5.84%
Ghana 5.50%
Bolivia 5.26%
Moldova 4.18%
Papua New Guinea 3.70%
Timor-Leste 3.17%
Solomon Islands 3.00%
Lao PDR 2.18%
Cambodia 0.78%
Sudan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 18.15% 5.19%
2022 12.96% -6.06%
2021 19.02% -2.49%
2020 21.50% 0.49%
2019 21.01% -1.33%
2018 22.34% -1.33%
2017 23.67% -1.32%
2016 24.99% -1.45%
2015 26.45% -1.95%
2014 28.40% -1.64%
2013 30.04% -1.30%
2012 31.34% -0.83%
2011 32.18% 4.37%
2010 27.81% 4.12%
2009 23.69% -3.88%
2008 27.57% 0.25%
2007 27.32% 0.17%
2006 27.15% 0.15%
2005 26.99% 0.14%
2004 26.85% 0.14%
2003 26.71% 0.08%
2002 26.63% -0.03%
2001 26.66% -0.04%
2000 26.70% 0.36%
1999 26.34% 0.07%
1998 26.27% 0.03%
1997 26.24% -0.51%
1996 26.75% -0.16%
1995 26.92% -0.10%
1994 27.01% 0.09%
1993 26.93% -0.35%
1992 27.27% 0.07%
1991 27.20% 0.07%