Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia
Somalia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 33.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia is 33.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia peaked at 34.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1991.
Somalia ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.2% | — |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 33.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 33.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.2% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 30.1% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.9% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.9% | 33.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Somalia was 33.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1991.
- How does Somalia rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Somalia ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.