Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Somalia

Labor force in Somalia in 2025 — 3,555,419 people. Ranked 97 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 178.7%.

2025 3.56M people +3.31% vs 2024
World rank 97of 182
Period maximum 3.56M people2025
Period minimum 1.18M people1992

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Somalia, 1990–202501M2M3M4M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,275,918 people1991: 1,228,156 people1992: 1,176,749 people1993: 1,212,271 people1994: 1,272,347 people1995: 1,316,655 people1996: 1,363,071 people1997: 1,409,681 people1998: 1,467,256 people1999: 1,525,786 people2000: 1,586,078 people2001: 1,648,683 people2002: 1,709,618 people2003: 1,771,377 people2004: 1,834,004 people2005: 1,892,176 people2006: 1,941,927 people2007: 1,996,305 people2008: 2,055,329 people2009: 2,110,183 people2010: 2,166,597 people2011: 2,191,973 people2012: 2,221,994 people2013: 2,298,110 people2014: 2,384,281 people2015: 2,470,187 people2016: 2,569,469 people2017: 2,674,985 people2018: 2,775,849 people2019: 2,883,798 people2020: 2,972,858 people2021: 3,090,758 people2022: 3,211,325 people2023: 3,319,369 people2024: 3,441,587 people2025: 3,555,419 people
Change over the period: +2.28M (+178.66%) Average annual rate: 2.97 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Somalia 3.56M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Eastern Africa computed 214M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.56M +113,832 +3.31%
2024 3.44M +122,218 +3.68%
2023 3.32M +108,044 +3.36%
2022 3.21M +120,567 +3.9%
2021 3.09M +117,900 +3.97%
2020 2.97M +89,060 +3.09%
2019 2.88M +107,949 +3.89%
2018 2.78M +100,864 +3.77%
2017 2.67M +105,516 +4.11%
2016 2.57M +99,282 +4.02%
2015 2.47M +85,906 +3.6%
2014 2.38M +86,171 +3.75%
2013 2.3M +76,116 +3.43%
2012 2.22M +30,021 +1.37%
2011 2.19M +25,376 +1.17%
2010 2.17M +56,414 +2.67%
2009 2.11M +54,854 +2.67%
2008 2.06M +59,024 +2.96%
2007 2M +54,378 +2.8%
2006 1.94M +49,751 +2.63%
2005 1.89M +58,172 +3.17%
2004 1.83M +62,627 +3.54%
2003 1.77M +61,759 +3.61%
2002 1.71M +60,935 +3.7%
2001 1.65M +62,605 +3.95%
2000 1.59M +60,292 +3.95%
1999 1.53M +58,530 +3.99%
1998 1.47M +57,575 +4.08%
1997 1.41M +46,610 +3.42%
1996 1.36M +46,416 +3.53%
1995 1.32M +44,308 +3.48%
1994 1.27M +60,076 +4.96%
1993 1.21M +35,522 +3.02%
1992 1.18M −51,407 −4.19%
1991 1.23M −47,762 −3.74%
1990 1.28M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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