Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia
Somalia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 13.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia stood at 13.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia peaked at 19.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 53rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.5% | — |
| 1992 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 13.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 13.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.0% | 14.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 50 Cape Verde 13.9% compare
- 51 Mozambique 13.7% compare
- 52 Cambodia 13.0% compare
- 54 Iraq 12.7% compare
- 55 China 12.3% compare
- 56 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.1% compare
More work & labour data for Somalia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4323 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4971 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7917 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,865 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,986 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,351 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,013 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia was 13.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Somalia ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.