Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Somalia
Somalia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 93,839 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Somalia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Somalia stood at 93,839. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Somalia peaked at 93,839 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 46,953, in 2005.
Somalia ranks 118th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 46,953 | — |
| 2006 | 48,140 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 49,056 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 50,560 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 51,976 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 53,432 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 54,102 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 54,747 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 56,631 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 58,734 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 60,851 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 63,121 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 65,743 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 67,938 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 70,411 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 69,948 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 76,927 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 78,993 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 81,936 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 85,071 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 87,888 | +3.3% |
| 2026 | 90,730 | +3.2% |
| 2027 | 93,839 | +3.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 93,839 is below the median for low income countries, which is 257,942, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 93,839 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 214,500, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,337 | 46,953 | 51,976 | 5 |
| 2010s | 60,571 | 53,432 | 70,411 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,166 | 69,948 | 93,839 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 115 Tajikistan 105,697 compare
- 116 New Zealand 97,789 compare
- 117 Costa Rica 97,419 compare
- 119 Libya 92,562 compare
- 120 Turkmenistan 90,385 compare
- 121 Denmark 90,252 compare
More work & labour data for Somalia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4323 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4971 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7917 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,865 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,986 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,351 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,013 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Somalia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Somalia was 93,839 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 93,839 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,953 in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Somalia ranks 118th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.