Djibouti vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Employers, male (% of male employment)

Djibouti
23.2%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
9.1%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Employers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Djibouti
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 23.2% against 9.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 187 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 23.2% 9.6% 13.6% Djibouti
2000s 23.3% 9.3% 13.9% Djibouti
2010s 23.2% 8.9% 14.3% Djibouti
2020s 23.1% 9.0% 14.1% Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, male (% of male employment), Djibouti or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Djibouti, at 23.2% against 9.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, male (% of male employment) between Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14.1%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for employers, male (% of male employment)?
Djibouti ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).