Gender in Somalia

187 indicators covering gender for Somalia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.1% 33rd
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.1% 5th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.2% 9th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.4334 index 2025 up 7.5% 163rd
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.2143 index 2025 up 32.4% 164th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.3% 17th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 57.3% 2050 down 6.0% 62nd
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre 2023 up 44.2% 168th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0137 units per square kilometre 2023 up 39.3% 119th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0156 units per square kilometre 2023 up 45.7% 156th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 78.2 2025 down 5.5% 4th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2022 unchanged 77th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2022 unchanged 103rd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 2,156 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 175th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2022 unchanged 76th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2022 down 90.0% 132nd
Share of the population that is female 49.9% 2025 down 0.0% 144th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 20.92 2023 205th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.9 2016 up 3.5% 156th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 19.0% 2025 up 37.5% 125th
Population 19.01 million 2024 up 42.5% 66th
Life Expectancy at Birth 58.97 2024 up 8.3% 211th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 46.2% 2023 up 9.5% 12th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 46.2% 2023 up 9.5% 12th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 52.8% 2023 up 5.6% 10th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 3.35 2023 203rd
Sex ratio at birth 103.7 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 164th
Sex ratio by age 25 males per 100 females 2023 up 100.0% 85th
Sex ratio at age 5 102.98 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 168th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.7 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 164th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 155th
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 6.1% 2023 down 25.3% 4th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 43.7% 2023 down 3.6% 28th
Sex ratio at age 60 88.38 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.8% 170th
Male population by age group 1.73 million people 2023 up 41.7% 43rd
Female population by age group 1.68 million people 2023 up 41.7% 42nd
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 unchanged 115th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 156th
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 131st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 170th