Sudan Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 2022 was 34.05%, a 2.62% decline from 2021.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 36.67%, a 0.92% decline from 2020.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 37.59%, a 3.81% increase from 2019.
  • Sudan youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 33.79%, a 0.54% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Sudan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 34.05% -2.62%
2021 36.67% -0.92%
2020 37.59% 3.81%
2019 33.79% 0.54%
2018 33.25% 0.45%
2017 32.80% 0.39%
2016 32.40% 0.08%
2015 32.32% -0.91%
2014 33.24% -0.28%
2013 33.51% 0.31%
2012 33.20% 1.03%
2011 32.17% 4.41%
2010 27.76% 4.05%
2009 23.71% -3.91%
2008 27.62% 0.28%
2007 27.34% 0.15%
2006 27.18% 0.15%
2005 27.03% 0.14%
2004 26.89% 0.16%
2003 26.73% 0.08%
2002 26.65% -0.09%
2001 26.73% -0.08%
2000 26.81% 0.57%
1999 26.25% 0.11%
1998 26.13% 0.06%
1997 26.07% -0.82%
1996 26.90% -0.19%
1995 27.09% -0.09%
1994 27.18% 0.20%
1993 26.98% -0.54%
1992 27.52% 0.11%
1991 27.41% 27.41%
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%