Employers, total (% of total employment) in Somalia
Somalia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 6.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Somalia recorded 6.2% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Somalia peaked at 6.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2020.
That places Somalia 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.2% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Somalia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Somalia was 6.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Somalia ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).