Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.2% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti peaked at 11.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
Djibouti ranks 164th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -40.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +54.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -69.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -69.7% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.6% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.8% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 1.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More work & labour data for Djibouti
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0663 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9653 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6901 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,107 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 200.16 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 940.38 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 901.16 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,842 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.