Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Somalia

Somalia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.1306 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1306 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
174th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.1306 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0748 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Somalia, 2005–2023

00.050.10.152005201420232005: 0.075 units per square kilometre2006: 0.077 units per square kilometre2007: 0.078 units per square kilometre2008: 0.081 units per square kilometre2009: 0.083 units per square kilometre2010: 0.085 units per square kilometre2011: 0.086 units per square kilometre2012: 0.087 units per square kilometre2013: 0.09 units per square kilometre2014: 0.094 units per square kilometre2015: 0.097 units per square kilometre2016: 0.101 units per square kilometre2017: 0.105 units per square kilometre2018: 0.108 units per square kilometre2019: 0.112 units per square kilometre2020: 0.112 units per square kilometre2021: 0.123 units per square kilometre2022: 0.126 units per square kilometre2023: 0.131 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Somalia stood at 0.1306 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Somalia peaked at 0.1306 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0748 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Somalia ranks 174th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Somalia, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0748 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0767 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2007 0.0782 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2008 0.0806 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2009 0.0829 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2010 0.0852 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2011 0.0862 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2012 0.0873 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2013 0.0903 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2014 0.0936 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2015 0.097 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2016 0.1006 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2017 0.1048 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2018 0.1083 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2019 0.1122 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2020 0.1115 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2021 0.1226 units per square kilometre +10.0%
2022 0.1259 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2023 0.1306 units per square kilometre +3.7%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.1306 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.1306 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0786 units per square kilometre 0.0748 units per square kilometre 0.0829 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0966 units per square kilometre 0.0852 units per square kilometre 0.1122 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1227 units per square kilometre 0.1115 units per square kilometre 0.1306 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 171 Russia 0.1686 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 172 Chad 0.1474 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 173 Kazakhstan 0.1349 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 175 Central African Republic 0.1156 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 176 Gabon 0.1063 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 177 Canada 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Somalia?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Somalia was 0.1306 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1306 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0748 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Somalia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Somalia ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.