Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Djibouti

Female labor force participation rate in Djibouti in 2025 — 19.37%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.99 pp.

2025 19.37% +0.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 174of 182
Period maximum 19.37%2025
Period minimum 15.38%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Djibouti, 1990–202515161718192019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 15.38%1991: 15.42%1992: 15.47%1993: 15.53%1994: 15.58%1995: 15.64%1996: 15.72%1997: 15.87%1998: 16.05%1999: 16.19%2000: 16.3%2001: 16.41%2002: 16.5%2003: 16.54%2004: 16.55%2005: 16.58%2006: 16.66%2007: 16.77%2008: 16.89%2009: 17.01%2010: 17.13%2011: 17.24%2012: 17.36%2013: 17.49%2014: 17.63%2015: 17.79%2016: 17.96%2017: 18.15%2018: 18.34%2019: 18.53%2020: 18.26%2021: 18.54%2022: 18.68%2023: 18.94%2024: 19.24%2025: 19.37%
Change over the period: +3.99 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Djibouti

Djibouti 19.37%
World 48.94%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Female labor force participation rate — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.37 +0.13 pp
2024 19.24 +0.3 pp
2023 18.94 +0.26 pp
2022 18.68 +0.14 pp
2021 18.54 +0.27 pp
2020 18.26 −0.27 pp
2019 18.53 +0.19 pp
2018 18.34 +0.19 pp
2017 18.15 +0.19 pp
2016 17.96 +0.17 pp
2015 17.79 +0.16 pp
2014 17.63 +0.14 pp
2013 17.49 +0.13 pp
2012 17.36 +0.12 pp
2011 17.24 +0.12 pp
2010 17.13 +0.11 pp
2009 17.01 +0.12 pp
2008 16.89 +0.12 pp
2007 16.77 +0.11 pp
2006 16.66 +0.08 pp
2005 16.58 +0.03 pp
2004 16.55 +0.01 pp
2003 16.54 +0.04 pp
2002 16.5 +0.1 pp
2001 16.41 +0.1 pp
2000 16.3 +0.11 pp
1999 16.19 +0.14 pp
1998 16.05 +0.18 pp
1997 15.87 +0.15 pp
1996 15.72 +0.08 pp
1995 15.64 +0.06 pp
1994 15.58 +0.05 pp
1993 15.53 +0.06 pp
1992 15.47 +0.05 pp
1991 15.42 +0.04 pp
1990 15.38

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.