Somalia vs Palestine: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)
Somalia
20.7%
in 2025
Palestine
18.9%
in 2022
Somalia rank
175th
Palestine rank
178th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) over time
- Somalia
- Palestine
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 20.7% against 18.9% in Palestine, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 175th and Palestine ranks 178th of 187 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 11.8% | 9.4% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 12.8% | 8.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 16.7% | 4.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 17.6% | 3.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages), Somalia or Palestine?
- Somalia, at 20.7% against 18.9% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) between Somalia and Palestine?
- 1.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Palestine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Palestine rank globally for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Somalia ranks 175th and Palestine ranks 178th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.