Labor force (15-64 years), total in Somalia
Somalia: Labor force (15-64 years), total was 3.38 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), total in Somalia, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), total in Somalia is 3.38 million, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), total in Somalia peaked at 3.38 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.01 million, in 1990.
That places Somalia 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 | 2.07 million | 2.01 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 million | 2.69 million | 3.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 million | 3.31 million | 3.38 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More work & labour data for Somalia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (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 (15-64 years), total in Somalia?
- Labor force (15-64 years), total in Somalia was 3.38 million in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), total recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), total recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 million in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for labor force (15-64 years), total?
- Somalia ranks 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), total rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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), total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.