Labour force participation in Somalia, Fed. Rep.
The ILO estimates that 33.8% of people aged 15 and over in Somalia, Fed. Rep. were in the labour force in 2025.
Somalia, Fed. Rep., 2025
33.8%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
178th of 181
Labour force participation in Somalia, Fed. Rep. over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.8% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 33.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 34.2%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the 178th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
All statistics for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Women's labour force participation
20.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
27.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
18.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
34.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
30.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
17.8%
2025 · World Bank