Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 34.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Somalia is 34.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Somalia peaked at 56.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2017.
That places Somalia 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.4% | — |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 55.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.5% | 51.4% | 56.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 44.5% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 29.5% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 33.3% | 35.1% | 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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Somalia?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Somalia was 34.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Somalia ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.