Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) rose 0.033% to 34.5% in Somalia in 2023

Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) (%), 2023
Labour | Somalia | September 1, 2025
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Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) rose 0.033% to 34.5% in Somalia in 2023, according to .

Historically, Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) in Somalia reached an all time high of 34.5% in 2023 and an all time low of 32.1% in 1999. When compared to Somalia's main peers, Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) in Djibouti amounted to 37.9%, 12.5% in Ethiopia, 25.6% in Kenya and 33.7% in Yemen in 2023.

Somalia has been ranked 121st within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed), 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Djibouti % 36.5% 37.0% 37.4% 37.3% 37.5%
Eritrea % 14.4% 14.4% 14.5% 14.4% 14.7%
Ethiopia % 10.7% 11.0% 11.3% 11.4% 12.1%
Kenya % 27.7% 28.2% 28.7% 26.5% 24.9%
Oman % 95.0% 95.1% 95.1% 95.2% 95.2%
Saudi Arabia % 98.8% 98.6% 94.3% 94.1% 92.8%
Somalia % 33.4% 33.7% 34.1% 33.9% 34.2%
Sudan % 39.7% 40.4% 41.3% 41.4% 42.2% ...
Tanzania % 9.14% 9.16% 9.21% 8.93% 9.28%
Uganda % 14.8% 14.0% 13.2% 12.3% 11.5%
Yemen % 32.4% 32.2% 32.1% 32.3% 33.1%