Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Somalia
Somalia: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 50.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Somalia recorded 50.9% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Somalia peaked at 57.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.5% | — |
| 1992 | 30.7% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 50.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 50.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 27.0% | 31.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 29.9% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 41.6% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.5% | 51.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 135 Solomon Islands 53.1% compare
- 136 Liberia 51.9% compare
- 137 Timor-Leste 51.9% compare
- 139 Sierra Leone 50.0% compare
- 140 Sri Lanka 49.9% compare
- 141 Vanuatu 49.4% 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Somalia?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Somalia was 50.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Somalia ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).