Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 3.31 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Somalia is 3.31 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 4.96 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -4.19 % change on previous year, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 20th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 % change on previous year | -4.19 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 17 Senegal 3.39 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Angola 3.38 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Mozambique 3.37 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 3.26 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.24 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Congo 3.22 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Somalia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Somalia was 3.31 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.96 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.19 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.