Number of people employed in agriculture in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people employed in agriculture was 865,348 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 865,348 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Somalia peaked at 865,348 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 428,521 people, in 1992.
That places Somalia 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 441,500 people | — |
| 1992 | 428,521 people | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 438,317 people | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 493,676 people | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 511,446 people | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 519,056 people | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 545,807 people | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 561,413 people | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 573,773 people | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 587,760 people | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 600,556 people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 608,395 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 616,840 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 626,225 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 632,296 people | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 635,393 people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 634,405 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 638,824 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 639,694 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 640,076 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 625,604 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 610,363 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 600,989 people | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 601,640 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 594,237 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 601,553 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 582,109 people | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 605,806 people | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 629,364 people | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 719,916 people | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 768,629 people | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 802,210 people | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 821,161 people | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 844,809 people | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 865,348 people | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 501,501 people | 428,521 people | 573,773 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 622,039 people | 587,760 people | 639,694 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 609,174 people | 582,109 people | 640,076 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 803,679 people | 719,916 people | 865,348 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Somalia?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Somalia was 865,348 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 865,348 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,521 people in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Somalia ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.