Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 19.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 19.4% for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti peaked at 19.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1990.
That places Djibouti 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.4% | — |
| 1991 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.4% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.1% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.3% | 19.4% | 6 |
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- 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 female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti was 19.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).