Labor force (15-64 years), female in Somalia

Somalia: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 33.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
33.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
43rd
of 52 countries
All-time high
33.8%
in 2011
All-time low
32.0%
in 1990
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Labor force (15-64 years), female in Somalia, 1990–2011

01020301990200020111990: 32 % of total labor force 15-64 years1991: 32.1 % of total labor force 15-64 years1992: 32.2 % of total labor force 15-64 years1993: 32.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years1994: 32.4 % of total labor force 15-64 years1995: 32.5 % of total labor force 15-64 years1996: 32.6 % of total labor force 15-64 years1997: 32.7 % of total labor force 15-64 years1998: 32.8 % of total labor force 15-64 years1999: 32.8 % of total labor force 15-64 years2000: 32.9 % of total labor force 15-64 years2001: 33 % of total labor force 15-64 years2002: 33.1 % of total labor force 15-64 years2003: 33.1 % of total labor force 15-64 years2004: 33.2 % of total labor force 15-64 years2005: 33.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years2006: 33.4 % of total labor force 15-64 years2007: 33.5 % of total labor force 15-64 years2008: 33.6 % of total labor force 15-64 years2009: 33.6 % of total labor force 15-64 years2010: 33.7 % of total labor force 15-64 years2011: 33.8 % of total labor force 15-64 years

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.

Analysis

In 2011, labor force (15-64 years), female in Somalia stood at 33.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Somalia peaked at 33.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1990.

That places Somalia 43rd out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Labor force (15-64 years), female in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years) in Somalia, 1990 to 2011.
Year % of total labor force 15-64 years Change
1990 32.0%
1991 32.1% +0.4%
1992 32.2% +0.2%
1993 32.3% +0.4%
1994 32.4% +0.3%
1995 32.5% +0.3%
1996 32.6% +0.3%
1997 32.7% +0.2%
1998 32.8% +0.2%
1999 32.8% +0.3%
2000 32.9% +0.2%
2001 33.0% +0.2%
2002 33.1% +0.2%
2003 33.1% +0.2%
2004 33.2% +0.2%
2005 33.3% +0.2%
2006 33.4% +0.3%
2007 33.5% +0.3%
2008 33.6% +0.3%
2009 33.6% +0.3%
2010 33.7% +0.3%
2011 33.8% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.4% 32.0% 32.8% 10
2000s 33.3% 32.9% 33.6% 10
2010s 33.8% 33.7% 33.8% 2

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 40 Sao Tome and Principe 37.8% compare
  2. 41 Mali 35.0% compare
  3. 42 Djibouti 34.8% compare
  4. 44 Niger 31.1% compare
  5. 45 Comoros 30.3% compare
  6. 46 Sudan 29.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Somalia?
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Somalia was 33.8% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1990.
How does Somalia rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
Somalia ranks 43rd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years)
Unit
% of total labor force 15-64 years
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 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.