Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti is 0.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti peaked at 1.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2025.
Djibouti ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.9%, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.7373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 88.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2702 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Djibouti was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).