Employers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 14.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 14.6% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti peaked at 15.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 2nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.1% | — |
| 1992 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 14.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 8.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 14.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 9.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.6% | 15.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 1 Timor-Leste 15.6% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 4 Nigeria 10.4% compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 8.6% compare
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti was 14.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).