Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Somalia
Somalia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 46.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Somalia stood at 46.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Somalia peaked at 53.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 2019.
That places Somalia 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.4% | — |
| 1992 | 52.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.7% | 52.0% | 53.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 50.2% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 45.9% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.5% | 47.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Somalia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Somalia was 46.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Somalia ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.