Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Somalia

Somalia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 28.4 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
28.4 %
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
65th
of 174 countries
All-time high
30.27 %
in 2015
All-time low
25.96 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Somalia, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 27.8 %2001: 27.7 %2002: 27.4 %2003: 27.4 %2004: 27.8 %2005: 28 %2006: 28.6 %2007: 29.2 %2008: 29.4 %2009: 29.4 %2010: 29.1 %2011: 29.6 %2012: 29.5 %2013: 29.6 %2014: 30.2 %2015: 30.3 %2016: 29.9 %2017: 29.6 %2018: 29.2 %2019: 26 %2020: 29.1 %2021: 28.1 %2022: 28.9 %2023: 28.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Somalia is 28.4 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Somalia peaked at 30.27 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.96 %, in 2019.

Somalia ranks 65th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in Somalia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 27.75 %
2001 27.72 % -0.1%
2002 27.38 % -1.2%
2003 27.44 % +0.2%
2004 27.82 % +1.4%
2005 28.03 % +0.8%
2006 28.61 % +2.1%
2007 29.2 % +2.1%
2008 29.38 % +0.6%
2009 29.4 % +0.1%
2010 29.15 % -0.9%
2011 29.62 % +1.6%
2012 29.5 % -0.4%
2013 29.63 % +0.4%
2014 30.24 % +2.1%
2015 30.27 % +0.1%
2016 29.95 % -1.1%
2017 29.59 % -1.2%
2018 29.22 % -1.3%
2019 25.96 % -11.2%
2020 29.08 % +12.0%
2021 28.09 % -3.4%
2022 28.85 % +2.7%
2023 28.4 % -1.6%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 28.4 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.43 %, 66.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 28.4 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.48 %, 11.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.27 % 27.38 % 29.4 % 10
2010s 29.31 % 25.96 % 30.27 % 10
2020s 28.61 % 28.09 % 29.08 % 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 62 Belgium 28.88 % compare
  2. 63 Philippines 28.73 % compare
  3. 64 Ethiopia 28.56 % compare
  4. 66 Chile 28.08 % compare
  5. 67 Myanmar 27.61 % compare
  6. 68 Cyprus 27.53 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Somalia?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Somalia was 28.4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 30.27 % in 2015.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 25.96 % in 2019.
How does Somalia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
Somalia ranks 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 data points, 2000–2023
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.