Sudan - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Sudan was 30.13 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 30.44 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.96 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 23.96
1991 24.65
1992 25.35
1993 26.06
1994 26.77
1995 27.48
1996 28.21
1997 28.26
1998 28.31
1999 28.36
2000 28.41
2001 28.46
2002 28.51
2003 28.56
2004 28.62
2005 28.69
2006 28.82
2007 28.95
2008 29.09
2009 29.21
2010 29.32
2011 29.38
2012 29.49
2013 29.60
2014 29.73
2015 29.86
2016 29.99
2017 30.14
2018 30.29
2019 30.44
2020 29.93
2021 30.13

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Sudan was 13,059,550 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,059,550 in 2021 and a minimum value of 5,429,237 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 5,429,237
1991 5,691,682
1992 5,973,647
1993 6,267,422
1994 6,563,002
1995 6,853,336
1996 7,091,892
1997 7,268,379
1998 7,441,064
1999 7,615,772
2000 7,797,857
2001 7,988,830
2002 8,188,110
2003 8,393,743
2004 8,603,781
2005 8,816,024
2006 9,004,474
2007 9,196,231
2008 9,394,573
2009 9,603,856
2010 9,827,977
2011 10,079,170
2012 10,352,790
2013 10,641,470
2014 10,942,110
2015 11,252,730
2016 11,566,590
2017 11,890,990
2018 12,225,230
2019 12,569,290
2020 12,576,580
2021 13,059,550

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure