Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 19.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Djibouti, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Djibouti is 19.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Djibouti peaked at 19.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1990.
That places Djibouti 177th out of 187 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.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 19.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 19.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.2%, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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 labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Djibouti?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Djibouti was 19.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Djibouti ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 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 database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.