Female employment rate in Djibouti
Djibouti: Female employment rate was 12.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female employment rate in Djibouti is 12.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in Djibouti peaked at 12.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1993.
Djibouti ranks 177th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Female employment rate in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.7% | — |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 6 |
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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 female employment rate in Djibouti?
- Female employment rate in Djibouti was 12.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1993.
- How does Djibouti rank for female employment rate?
- Djibouti ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.