South Sudan Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • South Sudan labor force participation rate for 2022 was 60.83%, a 0.75% increase from 2021.
  • South Sudan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 60.09%, a 0.17% decline from 2020.
  • South Sudan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 60.26%, a 0.58% decline from 2019.
  • South Sudan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 60.83%, a 0.39% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
South Sudan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 60.83% 0.75%
2021 60.09% -0.17%
2020 60.26% -0.58%
2019 60.83% -0.39%
2018 61.23% -0.37%
2017 61.60% -0.34%
2016 61.94% -0.32%
2015 62.26% -0.45%
2014 62.71% -0.39%
2013 63.10% -0.33%
2012 63.43% -0.24%
2011 63.67% -0.16%
2010 63.83% -0.42%
2009 64.25% -0.26%
2008 64.51% -0.16%
2007 64.67% -0.14%
2006 64.82% -0.14%
2005 64.96% -0.24%
2004 65.20% -0.29%
2003 65.49% -0.26%
2002 65.75% -0.11%
2001 65.86% 0.08%
2000 65.77% -0.03%
1999 65.80% 0.10%
1998 65.70% 0.15%
1997 65.55% 0.12%
1996 65.43% 0.16%
1995 65.26% 0.26%
1994 65.01% -0.06%
1993 65.07% -0.13%
1992 65.20% 0.02%
1991 65.18% 65.18%
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%