Somalia Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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 2021 was 15.98%, a 0.19% increase from 2020.
  • Somalia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 15.80%, a 0.28% decline from 2019.
  • Somalia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 16.08%, a 0.18% decline from 2018.
  • Somalia labor force participation rate for 2018 was 16.26%, a 0.16% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Somalia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 15.98% 0.19%
2020 15.80% -0.28%
2019 16.08% -0.18%
2018 16.26% -0.16%
2017 16.42% -0.18%
2016 16.59% -0.19%
2015 16.79% -0.19%
2014 16.97% -0.22%
2013 17.19% -0.21%
2012 17.40% -0.13%
2011 17.54% 0.02%
2010 17.52% -0.06%
2009 17.58% 0.05%
2008 17.53% 0.15%
2007 17.37% 0.20%
2006 17.18% 0.20%
2005 16.98% 0.04%
2004 16.94% 0.06%
2003 16.88% 0.11%
2002 16.77% 0.22%
2001 16.56% 0.36%
2000 16.20% 0.24%
1999 15.96% 0.32%
1998 15.63% 0.36%
1997 15.28% 0.31%
1996 14.97% 0.37%
1995 14.60% 0.27%
1994 14.33% -0.05%
1993 14.39% 0.12%
1992 14.26% 0.05%
1991 14.21% 0.22%
1990 13.99% 0.22%