Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 62.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti stood at 62.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti peaked at 69.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2019.
That places Djibouti 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.9% | — |
| 1992 | 69.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 69.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 62.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.6%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 62.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.9%, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 69.0% | 69.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 66.4% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 62.4% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 62.7% | 63.8% | 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti was 62.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.