COUNTRY / INDICATOR
South Sudan Youth Unemployment
South Sudan youth unemployment: latest available value for 2023, historical series from 2016, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SL.UEM.1524.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18,52 | -0,19 |
| 2022 | 18,72 | -2,08 |
| 2021 | 20,80 | -1,05 |
| 2020 | 21,85 | 2,58 |
| 2019 | 19,26 | -0,29 |
| 2018 | 19,56 | -0,29 |
| 2017 | 19,85 | 0,00 |
| 2016 | 19,85 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
Source organization: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Metadata fetched: 2026-07-31 04:56:25. Open original metadata response.
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesSouth Sudan recorded 18,52 percent in 2023, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2022, the youth unemployment decreased by 0,19.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, the average was 19,80; the minimum was 18,52 in 2023 and the maximum was 21,85 in 2020.
South Sudan ranks 129 out of 187 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is above the available average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
It is also above the available average for the Low income group.
Labor-market access for young people.