Somalia Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 16.00%, a 0.02% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Somalia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 16.00% 0.02%
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% 0.17%