Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Somalia
Somalia: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 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 164th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 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% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 30.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.7%, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 30.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,504 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 882 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 115,828 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,607 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.59 % change on previous year (1986)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 164th out of 187 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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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.