Female unemployment rate in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Female unemployment rate was 2.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Female unemployment rate in Cote d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female unemployment rate in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female unemployment rate in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 7.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2016.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 160th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Female unemployment rate in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.7% | — |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -18.6% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +63.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,814 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.05 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,867 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female unemployment rate in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Female unemployment rate in Cote d'Ivoire was 2.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female unemployment rate recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest female unemployment rate recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2016.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for female unemployment rate?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female unemployment rate rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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 unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.