Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) was 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti peaked at 0.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
That places Djibouti 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.8%, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 183 East Timor 1.4% compare
- 184 South Sudan 1.3% compare
- 185 Mozambique 1.2% compare
- 187 Burundi 0.5% 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 employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti?
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Djibouti rank for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).