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Employment-to-population ratio — Somalia

Employment-to-population ratio in Somalia in 2025 — 27.43%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.09 pp.

2025 27.43% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 179of 182
Period maximum 28.04%2007
Period minimum 27.1%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Somalia, 1991–20252727.2527.527.752828.2519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.53%1992: 27.3%1993: 27.29%1994: 27.11%1995: 27.28%1996: 27.35%1997: 27.57%1998: 27.62%1999: 27.64%2000: 27.72%2001: 27.75%2002: 27.77%2003: 27.8%2004: 27.84%2005: 27.9%2006: 27.97%2007: 28.04%2008: 28.04%2009: 28.02%2010: 27.98%2011: 27.89%2012: 27.81%2013: 27.82%2014: 27.82%2015: 27.84%2016: 27.78%2017: 27.81%2018: 27.69%2019: 27.62%2020: 27.16%2021: 27.1%2022: 27.44%2023: 27.48%2024: 27.48%2025: 27.43%
Change over the period: −0.09 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 27.43%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.43 −0.04 pp
2024 27.48 −0 pp
2023 27.48 +0.04 pp
2022 27.44 +0.34 pp
2021 27.1 −0.06 pp
2020 27.16 −0.46 pp
2019 27.62 −0.07 pp
2018 27.69 −0.12 pp
2017 27.81 +0.03 pp
2016 27.78 −0.06 pp
2015 27.84 +0.02 pp
2014 27.82 +0 pp
2013 27.82 +0.01 pp
2012 27.81 −0.09 pp
2011 27.89 −0.09 pp
2010 27.98 −0.03 pp
2009 28.02 −0.02 pp
2008 28.04 +0 pp
2007 28.04 +0.07 pp
2006 27.97 +0.07 pp
2005 27.9 +0.06 pp
2004 27.84 +0.04 pp
2003 27.8 +0.03 pp
2002 27.77 +0.03 pp
2001 27.75 +0.03 pp
2000 27.72 +0.08 pp
1999 27.64 +0.02 pp
1998 27.62 +0.05 pp
1997 27.57 +0.22 pp
1996 27.35 +0.07 pp
1995 27.28 +0.17 pp
1994 27.11 −0.18 pp
1993 27.29 −0.01 pp
1992 27.3 −0.23 pp
1991 27.53 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Somalia

Labor Labor productivity

How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.

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The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

Somalia by year Labor Labor force participation rate

What share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.

Somalia by year Labor Self-employed

The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

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