Gender in Somalia 187 indicators covering gender for Somalia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 2030 up 32.9% 43rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year 2030 down 39.4% 5th Population 12,505 2030 up 41.8% 73rd Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 2030 up 41.8% 73rd Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year 2030 down 9.9% 2nd Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 2025 up 28.2% 38th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 2025 up 28.1% 38th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 2025 up 31.1% 39th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 2025 up 31.2% 39th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 2025 up 33.3% 40th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 363,131 2025 up 33.8% 40th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 338,542 2025 up 40.4% 43rd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 349,118 2025 up 41.1% 43rd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 328,291 2025 up 49.3% 43rd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 338,237 2025 up 49.5% 43rd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 320,229 2025 up 50.1% 43rd Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 329,878 2025 up 49.8% 43rd Women's universal right to vote 0 2025 — 192nd Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2012 — 192nd Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.25 2027 up 0.5% 4th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.337 2025 up 32.7% 166th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.238 2025 up 110.6% 161st Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.275 2025 up 14.1% 166th Women's Political Participation Index 0.486 2025 up 24.0% 160th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.337 2025 up 32.7% 166th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.337 2025 up 32.7% 166th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year 2025 — 115th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.337 2025 up 32.7% 166th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 23.3% 2024 up 40.6% 110th Prevalence of obesity, male 6.0% 2024 up 67.9% 171st Life expectancy at age 60, female 17.52 years 2024 up 5.4% 193rd Life expectancy at age 60, male 20.39 years 2024 up 33.0% 67th Share of women who are obese 23.3% 2024 up 40.6% 113th Share of women who are overweight or obese 48.9% 2024 up 23.6% 122nd Share of overweight men vs. women 21.5% 2024 up 33.8% 181st Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 61.5% 2024 up 13.8% 207th Share of women who are married or in a union 18.0% 2019 down 16.1% 33rd Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.8% 6th Population, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year 2024 down 2.9% 9th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.2% 52nd Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 67.46 kilocalories per day per capita 2022 down 32.2% 158th Women, Business and the Law Index 46.88 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 178th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 2.2% 2nd Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 29.26 units per square kilometre 2023 up 42.7% 144th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 2.0% 185th Labor force, female 1.10 million 2025 up 43.5% 114th Labor force, female, per capita 0.0558 units per person 2025 up 0.8% 178th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.7454 index 2025 up 12.9% 165th Page 1 of 4 Next →