Labor force (15-64 years), female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 120,625 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Djibouti, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), female in Djibouti is 120,625, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Djibouti peaked at 120,625 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43,000, in 1990.
Djibouti ranks 49th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,400 | 43,000 | 64,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,207 | 76,463 | 111,537 | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,360 | 116,094 | 120,625 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 46 Mauritius 257,956 compare
- 47 Eswatini 192,264 compare
- 48 Equatorial Guinea 187,052 compare
- 50 Cape Verde 101,770 compare
- 51 Comoros 85,628 compare
- 52 Sao Tome and Principe 26,987 compare
More work & labour data for Djibouti
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 31.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 44.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Djibouti?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Djibouti was 120,625 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 120,625 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,000 in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Djibouti ranks 49th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.