Djibouti - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Djibouti was 25.90 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 26.31 in 2019, while its lowest value was 19.58 in 1991.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 19.60
1991 19.58
1992 19.72
1993 19.97
1994 20.22
1995 20.39
1996 20.65
1997 20.81
1998 20.93
1999 21.13
2000 21.44
2001 21.70
2002 22.07
2003 22.48
2004 22.81
2005 23.03
2006 23.37
2007 23.59
2008 23.79
2009 24.03
2010 24.34
2011 24.50
2012 24.71
2013 24.94
2014 25.21
2015 25.49
2016 25.59
2017 25.81
2018 26.08
2019 26.31
2020 25.75
2021 25.90

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Djibouti was 224,696 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 224,696 in 2021 and a minimum value of 117,540 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 117,540
1991 120,742
1992 122,818
1993 124,287
1994 125,822
1995 127,946
1996 131,377
1997 135,370
1998 139,755
1999 144,303
2000 148,783
2001 152,545
2002 156,268
2003 159,920
2004 163,467
2005 166,950
2006 170,942
2007 174,831
2008 178,692
2009 182,607
2010 186,579
2011 190,248
2012 194,026
2013 197,872
2014 201,785
2015 205,750
2016 209,457
2017 213,318
2018 217,227
2019 221,057
2020 220,818
2021 224,696

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure