Labor force, female in Somalia
Somalia: Labor force, female was 30.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Somalia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Somalia is 30.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Somalia peaked at 32.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2008.
Somalia ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.7% | — |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.5% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 30.1% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.2% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.7% | 31.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,139 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10,731 (2007)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Somalia?
- Labor force, female in Somalia was 30.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2008.
- How does Somalia rank for labor force, female?
- Somalia ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.