Somalia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Somalia unemployment rate for 2022 was 19.29%, a 0.65% decline from 2021.
Somalia unemployment rate for 2021 was 19.94%, a 0.35% increase from 2020.
Somalia unemployment rate for 2020 was 19.59%, a 0.76% increase from 2019.
Somalia unemployment rate for 2019 was 18.83%, a 0.05% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia	19.29%
Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
Zimbabwe	9.26%
Tajikistan	7.00%
Central African Republic	6.34%
Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo	4.69%
Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Somalia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	19.29%	-0.65%
2021	19.94%	0.35%
2020	19.59%	0.76%
2019	18.83%	0.05%
2018	18.78%	0.28%
2017	18.50%	0.20%
2016	18.29%	-0.09%
2015	18.39%	-0.50%
2014	18.89%	-0.03%
2013	18.92%	0.05%
2012	18.87%	0.21%
2011	18.66%	0.03%
2010	18.63%	0.03%
2009	18.59%	0.02%
2008	18.57%	0.05%
2007	18.52%	-0.05%
2006	18.57%	0.06%
2005	18.51%	0.04%
2004	18.47%	0.02%
2003	18.46%	0.00%
2002	18.46%	-0.01%
2001	18.47%	-0.01%
2000	18.48%	-0.21%
1999	18.69%	0.03%
1998	18.66%	-0.09%
1997	18.75%	-0.72%
1996	19.47%	-0.15%
1995	19.62%	-0.49%
1994	20.11%	0.83%
1993	19.28%	-0.21%
1992	19.49%	0.32%
1991	19.17%	19.17%
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%