Somalia, Fed. Rep. - Unemployment Rate 2023

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
18.96% −0.15pp from 2022 Global rank: 181st

Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s unemployment rate was 18.96% in 2023, decreased +0.15pp from 19.11% in 2022. This was the 181st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023
Unemployment Rate by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 0.13% 0.0%
2nd Cambodia 0.26% 4.5%
3rd Niger 0.41% 1.0%
4th Thailand 0.73% -43.6%
5th Burundi 0.91% 0.2%
6th Bahrain 1.05% -80.6%
7th Chad 1.06% -2.0%
8th Lao PDR 1.19% -1.9%
9th Solomon Islands 1.44% -2.2%
10th Andorra 1.53% -27.4%
11th Timor-Leste 1.53% -0.8%
12th Tanzania 1.57% -0.5%
13th Moldova 1.57% -49.5%
14th Benin 1.64% -2.6%
15th Viet Nam 1.65% -29.1%
16th Tonga 1.65% -17.5%
17th Cuba 1.73% -5.4%
18th Togo 1.94% -1.2%
19th Kuwait 2.08% -2.5%
20th United Arab Emirates 2.15% -25.1%
21st Philippines 2.20% -59.3%
22nd Macao SAR, China 2.21% -40.0%
23rd Côte d'Ivoire 2.26% -2.0%
24th Guatemala 2.34% -23.2%
25th Czechia 2.58% 19.1%
26th Japan 2.60% 0.3%
27th Guinea-Bissau 2.63% -1.3%
28th Papua New Guinea 2.65% -1.5%
29th Korea 2.68% -7.2%
30th Poland 2.74% -4.6%
31st Uganda 2.75% -4.5%
32nd Mexico 2.77% -15.5%
33rd Senegal 2.78% -1.9%
34th Ghana 2.83% -1.4%
35th Liechtenstein 2.83% 13.8%
36th Liberia 2.91% -1.7%
37th Mali 2.95% 23.5%
38th Hong Kong SAR, China 2.95% -32.2%
39th Myanmar 2.98% -2.8%
40th El Salvador 2.99% -40.8%
41st Seychelles 3.00% 0.0%
42nd Jamaica 3.02% -51.8%
43rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.02% -36.2%
44th Madagascar 3.04% -4.5%
45th Germany 3.07% -2.3%
46th Nigeria 3.07% -19.7%
47th Russian Federation 3.08% -22.1%
48th Sierra Leone 3.09% -1.4%
49th Bhutan 3.13% -47.0%
50th Oman 3.18% -3.8%
51st Indonesia 3.31% -43.5%
52nd Bangladesh 3.35% -27.0%
53rd Trinidad and Tobago 3.36% -31.7%
54th Israel 3.37% -10.5%
55th Singapore 3.44% 64.0%
56th Belarus 3.46% -3.3%
57th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.46% 0.2%
58th Malta 3.48% 0.1%
59th Kyrgyz Republic 3.50% -38.1%
60th Ecuador 3.51% -7.6%
61st Iceland 3.52% -2.1%
62nd Netherlands 3.54% -0.1%
63rd Norway 3.57% 9.9%
64th Burkina Faso 3.60% -5.9%
65th Cameroon 3.61% -1.1%
66th United States 3.64% -0.1%
67th Slovenia 3.65% -8.7%
68th Australia 3.67% -1.1%
69th New Zealand 3.73% 12.3%
70th Comoros 3.83% -1.2%
71st Malaysia 3.86% -1.1%
72nd Aruba 4.00% -7.0%
73rd Turkmenistan 4.01% -0.2%
74th Saudi Arabia 4.01% -17.8%
75th Maldives 4.02% -6.6%
76th United Kingdom 4.03% 5.9%
77th Switzerland 4.04% 86.7%
78th Hungary 4.10% 13.8%
79th India 4.17% -21.3%
80th San Marino 4.22% -17.9%
81st Ireland 4.24% -4.8%
82nd Bulgaria 4.32% 2.7%
83rd Uzbekistan 4.43% -50.0%
84th Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.47% -1.6%
85th Sri Lanka 4.53% -13.8%
86th China 4.67% -16.4%
87th Nicaragua 4.70% 33.3%
88th Kazakhstan 4.84% -0.8%
89th Peru 4.90% -36.8%
90th Samoa 4.92% -2.5%
91st Malawi 5.01% -0.2%
92nd Vanuatu 5.01% -1.3%
93rd Denmark 5.09% 103.1%
94th Guinea 5.14% -0.6%
95th Mongolia 5.18% -19.1%
96th Luxembourg 5.18% 7.8%
97th Pakistan 5.24% -15.5%
98th Guam 5.26% -2.2%
99th Austria 5.26% 11.0%
100th Brunei Darussalam 5.30% 7.9%
101st Fiji 5.32% -18.2%
102nd Kenya 5.41% -2.8%
103rd Canada 5.42% 3.1%
104th Belgium 5.55% -0.1%
105th Dominican Republic 5.56% 4.9%
106th Mauritius 5.57% -18.1%
107th Romania 5.59% -0.6%
108th Azerbaijan 5.64% -0.1%
109th Puerto Rico (US) 5.73% -4.6%
110th Paraguay 5.79% -13.8%
111th Cyprus 5.84% -7.0%
112th Slovak Republic 5.84% -5.5%
113th Zambia 5.86% -2.2%
114th Eritrea 5.91% -2.1%
115th Channel Islands 5.93% 0.1%
116th European Union 6.03% -2.2%
117th Honduras 6.07% -31.8%
118th Croatia 6.12% -9.8%
119th Argentina 6.14% -10.1%
120th Central African Republic 6.18% -1.7%
121st Estonia 6.38% 14.5%
122nd Latvia 6.47% -5.6%
123rd Gambia, The 6.48% 6.8%
124th Portugal 6.50% 4.9%
125th Barbados 6.54% -19.8%
126th Panama 6.54% -34.0%
127th Mozambique 6.66% -1.9%
128th Egypt, Arab Republic of 6.75% -7.8%
129th Lithuania 6.84% 15.0%
130th Tajikistan 7.04% -0.2%
131st Finland 7.15% 5.6%
132nd France 7.34% 0.5%
133rd Sweden 7.61% 1.7%
134th Italy 7.63% -6.0%
135th Suriname 7.70% -29.4%
136th Brazil 7.95% -14.1%
137th Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.13% -9.7%
138th Equatorial Guinea 8.22% -1.4%
139th Serbia 8.27% -13.1%
140th Belize 8.28% 35.7%
141st Costa Rica 8.33% -28.7%
142nd Uruguay 8.36% 6.2%
143rd Bahamas, The 8.65% -19.1%
144th Morocco 8.90% -24.6%
145th Chile 9.01% 14.4%
146th São Tomé and Principe 9.03% 0.8%
147th Zimbabwe 9.35% -7.3%
148th Türkiye 9.39% -9.7%
149th Colombia 9.59% -14.5%
150th Mauritania 10.37% -1.4%
151st Nepal 10.44% -2.1%
152nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.67% -30.7%
153rd Albania 10.67% -1.2%
154th New Caledonia 10.92% 2.0%
155th Lebanon 10.99% -5.3%
156th Greece 11.02% -11.3%
157th Virgin Islands (US) 11.36% -6.1%
158th Georgia 11.55% -33.2%
159th French Polynesia 11.61% -1.5%
160th Algeria 11.65% -6.0%
161st Cabo Verde 11.88% 39.8%
162nd Guyana 11.92% 0.1%
163rd St. Lucia 12.09% -24.1%
164th Spain 12.18% -6.6%
165th Rwanda 12.35% -18.1%
166th South Sudan 12.37% -0.8%
167th Armenia 12.41% -8.1%
168th Montenegro 13.15% -11.5%
169th North Macedonia 13.17% -8.4%
170th Syrian Arab Republic 13.27% 0.2%
171st Afghanistan 14.01% -0.7%
172nd Angola 14.05% -0.5%
173rd Haiti 14.46% -0.6%
174th Tunisia 15.11% -0.6%
175th Iraq 15.24% -1.1%
176th Lesotho 16.35% -1.7%
177th Jordan 16.62% -27.3%
178th Yemen, Republic of 16.94% -1.6%
179th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.35% -4.8%
180th Libya 18.71% -2.7%
181st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.96% -0.8%
182nd Ukraine 19.07% -22.2%
183rd Namibia 19.15% -2.4%
184th Congo, Republic of 19.92% -1.1%
185th Gabon 20.16% -0.8%
186th Botswana 23.38% -1.0%
187th Djibouti 26.07% -0.8%
188th South Africa 32.10% -4.2%
189th Eswatini 34.61% -5.1%
190th Sudan 47.59% 48.1%

FAQ

What was Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s unemployment rate in 2023?

Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s unemployment rate in 2023 was 18.96%. This ranked 181st globally.

How did Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s unemployment rate change in 2023?

Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s unemployment rate decreased by 0.8% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2023?

Sudan had the highest unemployment rate in 2023 at 47.59%.

What is the unemployment rate of Somalia, Fed. Rep. in 2023?

The unemployment rate of Somalia, Fed. Rep. in 2023 was 18.96%. This ranked 181st globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s unemployment rate?

Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s unemployment rate went from 19.11% in 2022 to 18.96% in 2023, a 0.8% decrease.