Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 5.29 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 5.29 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 5.29 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.88 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Somalia 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.11 units per square kilometre | 1.88 units per square kilometre | 2.43 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 units per square kilometre | 2.53 units per square kilometre | 3.36 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 units per square kilometre | 3.45 units per square kilometre | 4.6 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 units per square kilometre | 4.74 units per square kilometre | 5.29 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 169 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Sudan 5.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Algeria 5.58 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 Chad 4.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Russian Federation 4.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Turkmenistan 4.5 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- 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, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Somalia was 5.29 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.