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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Somalia

Female labor force participation rate in Somalia in 2025 — 20.7%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.49 pp.

2025 20.7% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 172of 182
Period maximum 21.45%1993
Period minimum 20.55%2008

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Somalia, 1990–202520.520.752121.2521.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 21.19%1991: 21.23%1992: 21.4%1993: 21.45%1994: 21.38%1995: 21.32%1996: 21.26%1997: 21.21%1998: 21.17%1999: 21.12%2000: 21.08%2001: 21.04%2002: 21%2003: 20.95%2004: 20.89%2005: 20.79%2006: 20.66%2007: 20.57%2008: 20.55%2009: 20.57%2010: 20.61%2011: 20.73%2012: 20.86%2013: 20.89%2014: 20.92%2015: 20.94%2016: 20.97%2017: 21.01%2018: 21.06%2019: 21.09%2020: 20.89%2021: 20.93%2022: 20.67%2023: 20.71%2024: 20.72%2025: 20.7%
Change over the period: −0.49 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Somalia 20.7%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.7 −0.02 pp
2024 20.72 +0.02 pp
2023 20.71 +0.04 pp
2022 20.67 −0.27 pp
2021 20.93 +0.04 pp
2020 20.89 −0.2 pp
2019 21.09 +0.04 pp
2018 21.06 +0.05 pp
2017 21.01 +0.04 pp
2016 20.97 +0.02 pp
2015 20.94 +0.02 pp
2014 20.92 +0.02 pp
2013 20.89 +0.04 pp
2012 20.86 +0.12 pp
2011 20.73 +0.12 pp
2010 20.61 +0.04 pp
2009 20.57 +0.02 pp
2008 20.55 −0.02 pp
2007 20.57 −0.09 pp
2006 20.66 −0.13 pp
2005 20.79 −0.1 pp
2004 20.89 −0.06 pp
2003 20.95 −0.05 pp
2002 21 −0.04 pp
2001 21.04 −0.04 pp
2000 21.08 −0.04 pp
1999 21.12 −0.04 pp
1998 21.17 −0.05 pp
1997 21.21 −0.05 pp
1996 21.26 −0.05 pp
1995 21.32 −0.06 pp
1994 21.38 −0.07 pp
1993 21.45 +0.05 pp
1992 21.4 +0.17 pp
1991 21.23 +0.04 pp
1990 21.19 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 82.91 TZ Tanzania 80.28 BI Burundi 79.5 MZ Mozambique 77.09 UG Uganda 75.6 ER Eritrea 72.84 KE Kenya 63.04 ZW Zimbabwe 62.16 ET Ethiopia 58.46 MW Malawi 58.18 RW Rwanda 57.3 ZM Zambia 56.43 KM Comoros 47.65 MU Mauritius 47.46 SO Somalia 20.7 DJ Djibouti 19.37
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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