Sudan: jobs and pay

What is the unemployment rate in Sudan?

The IMF puts Sudan's unemployment rate at 61.2% in 2025, according to its World Economic Outlook figures on the IMF DataMapper, read on 15 October 2026. Its figures are 49.4% for 2023 and 60.2% for 2024, and it projects 59.5% for 2026.

The World Bank's modelled International Labour Organization estimate is much lower, at 7.5% for 2022. The two series use different methods and periods, and no national labour force survey since the conflict began in April 2023 was found on official Sudanese sites checked on 15 October 2026. Treat both as estimates rather than survey results.

Official sources: IMF DataMapper: unemployment rate, Sudan · World Bank: unemployment, modelled ILO estimate, Sudan

What is the minimum wage in Sudan?

No official minimum wage figure was found on the sites of the Government of Sudan portal, the Ministry of Justice and the Central Bank of Sudan, checked on 15 October 2026. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning's website could not be reached that day.

The Ministry of Justice publishes Sudan's laws and the official gazette, where any change to wage rules would appear.

Official sources: Government of Sudan portal · Ministry of Justice

How much is the minimum wage in Sudan?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2024, is 425 SDG a month. No year since 2012 has been higher.

What is the average wage in Sudan?

In 2022, average monthly earnings of employees in Sudan was $284 a month, according to the ILO. Sub-Saharan Africa median: $205 a month; Sudan is 4th highest of 18. Worldwide: 75th of 98.

How high is unemployment in Sudan?

According to the ILO, the unemployment rate in Sudan was 7.5% in 2022. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 5.6%; Sudan is 17th highest of 47. Of 177 countries with 2022 data, 55th highest.

What is youth unemployment in Sudan?

12.0%: that is unemployment among 15 to 24 year olds in Sudan for 2022, according to the ILO. No year since 2005 has been lower. It is 18th highest of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 8.9%. Worldwide: 90th of 177.

What share of people in Sudan are in the labour force?

According to the ILO, the labour force participation rate in Sudan was 37.5% in 2022. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 64.4%, and Sudan placed 45th highest of 47. Worldwide: 172nd of 177.

What share of women in Sudan are in the labour force?

The ILO puts the labour force participation rate for women in Sudan at 14.5% in 2022. That is the lowest since at least 2005. It is 47th highest of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 57.1%. Of 177 countries with 2022 data, 170th highest.

What share of adults in Sudan have a job?

34.7%: that is the employment to population ratio in Sudan for 2022, according to the ILO. The peak was 42.4% in 2009 and the low 34.1% in 2021. It is 44th highest of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 58.6%. World rank, highest first: 169th of 177.

What is vulnerable employment in Sudan?

In 2022, the share of workers who are own-account or contributing family workers in Sudan was 39.7%, according to the ILO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 38.5% (2008) to 41.3% (2019). Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 68.2%, and Sudan placed 36th highest of 47. Worldwide: 66th of 177.

What share of jobs in Sudan are salaried?

The ILO puts the share of workers who are paid employees in Sudan at 53.5% in 2022. Its high point since 2005 was 2008, at 54.1%; its low point was 2019, at 52.0%. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 28.0%; Sudan is 12th highest of 47. Of 177 countries with 2022 data, 114th highest.