Labor force (15-24 years), female in Somalia
Somalia: Labor force (15-24 years), female was 282,653 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), female in Somalia, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-24 years), female in Somalia is 282,653, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), female in Somalia peaked at 282,653 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 222,000, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 33rd of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 226,000 | 222,000 | 235,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,163 | 237,424 | 269,151 | 10 |
| 2010s | 279,401 | 276,149 | 282,653 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More work & labour data for Somalia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 48.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 20.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 11.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 34.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 20.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 21.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 15.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), female in Somalia?
- Labor force (15-24 years), female in Somalia was 282,653 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 282,653 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 222,000 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for labor force (15-24 years), female?
- Somalia ranks 33rd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total labor force comprises people ages 15 to 24 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.