Somalia Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Somalia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 15.98%, a 0.19% increase from 2021.
  • Somalia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 15.79%, a 0.03% decline from 2020.
  • Somalia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 15.82%, a 0.15% decline from 2019.
  • Somalia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 15.97%, a 0.17% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Somalia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 15.98% 0.19%
2021 15.79% -0.03%
2020 15.82% -0.15%
2019 15.97% -0.17%
2018 16.14% -0.16%
2017 16.30% -0.17%
2016 16.47% -0.20%
2015 16.67% -0.23%
2014 16.90% -0.25%
2013 17.15% -0.24%
2012 17.39% -0.17%
2011 17.56% -0.04%
2010 17.60% -0.12%
2009 17.72% 0.00%
2008 17.72% 0.10%
2007 17.62% 0.14%
2006 17.48% 0.16%
2005 17.33% 0.01%
2004 17.32% 0.03%
2003 17.29% 0.08%
2002 17.21% 0.18%
2001 17.02% 0.33%
2000 16.69% 0.23%
1999 16.46% 0.32%
1998 16.14% 0.36%
1997 15.79% 0.35%
1996 15.43% 0.34%
1995 15.09% 0.27%
1994 14.82% 0.18%
1993 14.64% 0.13%
1992 14.51% 0.17%
1991 14.34% 14.34%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%