Labour Force (Total) rose 3.63% to 3.04 mil in Somalia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Somalia reached an all time high of 3.04 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.16 mil in 1992. When compared to Somalia's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Djibouti amounted to 0.241 mil, 56.7 mil in Ethiopia, 23.9 mil in Kenya and 7.30 mil in Yemen in 2021.
Somalia has been ranked 105th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Djibouti | mil | 0.216 | 0.221 | 0.226 | 0.231 | 0.235 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 47.7 | 49.4 | 51.2 | 52.9 | 54.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | mil | 2.27 | 2.42 | 2.50 | 2.52 | 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 2.46 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.75 | 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 6.08 | 6.30 | 6.53 | 6.75 | 6.97 |
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