Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) was 2.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Djibouti stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Djibouti peaked at 6.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2020.
That places Djibouti 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.9% | — |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 2.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 2.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4%, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -31.5% | 2.5% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 182 Afghanistan 4.2% compare
- 183 Syrian Arab Republic 4.0% compare
- 184 Libya 3.2% compare
- 186 Yemen 2.4% compare
- 187 Iraq 1.9% 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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Djibouti?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Djibouti was 2.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- How does Djibouti rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Djibouti ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.