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 ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →