Somalia - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Somalia was 31.27 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 32.20 in 1990, while its lowest value was 29.75 in 2008.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 32.20
1991 32.03
1992 31.91
1993 31.82
1994 31.70
1995 31.49
1996 31.21
1997 30.95
1998 30.68
1999 30.46
2000 30.30
2001 30.07
2002 29.95
2003 29.91
2004 29.91
2005 29.92
2006 29.85
2007 29.78
2008 29.75
2009 29.79
2010 29.90
2011 29.96
2012 30.12
2013 30.32
2014 30.54
2015 30.74
2016 30.91
2017 31.06
2018 31.20
2019 31.35
2020 31.24
2021 31.27

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Somalia was 2,986,038 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,986,038 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,349,117 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,349,117
1991 1,354,339
1992 1,355,440
1993 1,357,004
1994 1,364,732
1995 1,382,019
1996 1,411,104
1997 1,451,278
1998 1,499,245
1999 1,551,125
2000 1,604,240
2001 1,654,256
2002 1,706,991
2003 1,761,675
2004 1,817,488
2005 1,874,124
2006 1,927,317
2007 1,980,496
2008 2,034,810
2009 2,092,137
2010 2,153,484
2011 2,214,003
2012 2,279,336
2013 2,348,827
2014 2,421,127
2015 2,495,610
2016 2,572,381
2017 2,651,164
2018 2,732,663
2019 2,817,875
2020 2,884,818
2021 2,986,038

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure