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South Sudan Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • South Sudan unemployment rate for 2022 was 12.44%, a 1.85% decline from 2021.
  • South Sudan unemployment rate for 2021 was 14.30%, a 0.12% decline from 2020.
  • South Sudan unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.41%, a 1.63% increase from 2019.
  • South Sudan unemployment rate for 2019 was 12.78%, a 0.39% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.29%
Yemen 17.61%
Rwanda 15.08%
Haiti 14.78%
Afghanistan 14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.81%
South Sudan 12.44%
Nepal 10.92%
Zimbabwe 9.26%
Tajikistan 7.00%
Central African Republic 6.34%
Eritrea 5.97%
Comoros 5.75%
Guinea 5.53%
Malawi 5.11%
Burkina Faso 5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.69%
Togo 3.85%
Mozambique 3.79%
Ethiopia 3.42%
Sierra Leone 3.27%
Guinea-Bissau 3.24%
Mali 3.14%
North Korea 3.07%
Liberia 3.03%
Senegal 3.01%
Uganda 2.94%
Tanzania 2.60%
Madagascar 1.90%
Benin 1.48%
Chad 1.10%
Burundi 0.91%
Niger 0.57%
South Sudan Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 12.44% -1.85%
2021 14.30% -0.12%
2020 14.41% 1.63%
2019 12.78% -0.39%
2018 13.17% -0.23%
2017 13.40% 0.28%
2016 13.13% 0.72%
2015 12.41% -0.15%
2014 12.56% -0.17%
2013 12.73% -0.25%
2012 12.98% 0.38%
2011 12.60% 0.18%
2010 12.42% 0.04%
2009 12.38% 0.23%
2008 12.15% 0.04%
2007 12.11% -0.02%
2006 12.13% -0.01%
2005 12.15% 0.00%
2004 12.14% 0.03%
2003 12.11% 0.00%
2002 12.11% -0.07%
2001 12.18% -0.06%
2000 12.24% 0.29%
1999 11.95% 0.06%
1998 11.88% 0.04%
1997 11.84% -0.42%
1996 12.27% -0.03%
1995 12.30% 0.02%
1994 12.28% 0.16%
1993 12.12% -0.24%
1992 12.35% 0.08%
1991 12.28% 12.28%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%