Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Somalia
Somalia: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 46.0% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Somalia peaked at 51.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2019.
Somalia ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.3% | 51.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 49.1% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 45.5% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 46.0% | 46.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More work & labour data for Somalia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 34.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 11.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 20.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 15.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 21.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 48.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 43.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Somalia?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Somalia was 46.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Somalia ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).