Unemployment Rate of Somalia

Updated on February 12, 2022.

According to recent data from the World Bank, the total unemployment rate of Somalia was 13.1% in 2020, a difference of +0.31 points from 2019; and the total labor force of Somalia in 2020 was 4,065,294. The most recent figures on male and female unemployment rates were 12.68% and 13.18% respectively in 2019.

The World Bank defines unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female unemployment rates of Somalia for 1991-2020.

Data Source: World Bank.

Unemployment Rate of Somalia (%)

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Male

Female

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Year	Total Unempl.(%)	Male Unempl.(%)	Female Unempl.(%)
1991	13.24	13.14	13.55
1992	13.33	13.24	13.63
1993	13.49	13.33	14.01
1994	13.54	13.45	13.83
1995	13.53	13.34	14.18
1996	13.53	13.42	13.93
1997	13.52	13.43	13.83
1998	13.52	13.4	13.95
1999	13.58	13.47	13.96
2000	13.54	13.43	13.91
2001	13.51	13.4	13.89
2002	13.57	13.46	13.96
2003	13.57	13.45	13.97
2004	13.49	13.39	13.88
2005	13.39	13.28	13.77
2006	13.19	13.1	13.53
2007	13.02	12.92	13.36
2008	12.94	12.85	13.28
2009	13.32	13.21	13.73
2010	13.39	13.27	13.83
2011	13.38	13.26	13.82
2012	13.39	13.27	13.84
2013	13.41	13.27	13.87
2014	13.32	13.18	13.78
2015	13.25	13.12	13.69
2016	13.17	13.05	13.56
2017	13.02	12.91	13.4
2018	12.89	12.78	13.27
2019	12.79	12.68	13.18
2020	13.1

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