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South Sudan
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.

Global rank#17out of 184 countries
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Historical trend

72.271.771.370.870.4199020072023South Sudan · 2023: 70South Sudan

Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan records 70 for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2023, ranking #17 globally out of 184 countries.
  • Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 71 in 1990 to 70 in 2023, a decrease of 1.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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