Djibouti - Female Labor Participation 2016

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
17.96% +0.17pp from 2015 Global rank: 179th

Djibouti's female labor participation was 17.96% in 2016, increased +0.17pp from 17.79% in 2015. This was the 179th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Madagascar 83.14% -0.1%
2nd Solomon Islands 82.45% -0.1%
3rd Burundi 81.00% 0.3%
4th Tanzania 80.16% 0.1%
5th Mozambique 78.04% -0.1%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.48% -0.2%
7th Cambodia 75.92% 3.4%
8th Nigeria 75.89% 0.2%
9th Angola 73.70% -0.3%
10th Eritrea 73.27% -0.1%
11th Burkina Faso 73.27% -0.4%
12th Iceland 73.00% 0.3%
13th Benin 72.60% 0.8%
14th Viet Nam 72.53% -0.5%
15th Liberia 71.95% 0.0%
16th South Sudan 71.61% -0.3%
17th Uganda 71.59% -2.9%
18th Kenya 71.42% 0.1%
19th Bahamas, The 70.51% 0.3%
20th Moldova 68.93% -0.7%
21st Peru 67.72% 0.1%
22nd Congo, Republic of 66.47% -0.1%
23rd Macao SAR, China 65.60% -0.8%
24th Central African Republic 65.30% 0.0%
25th Kazakhstan 65.21% -0.4%
26th Cameroon 64.23% -2.1%
27th New Zealand 64.05% 1.9%
28th Ghana 64.01% -1.6%
29th St. Lucia 63.60% 0.2%
30th Norway 62.97% -0.4%
31st Switzerland 62.93% 0.9%
32nd Barbados 62.53% 1.3%
33rd China 62.33% -0.4%
34th Azerbaijan 62.04% 1.6%
35th Haiti 61.83% 0.2%
36th Congo, Democratic Republic of 61.66% -0.3%
37th Niger 61.33% -0.6%
38th Singapore 61.31% 0.0%
39th Timor-Leste 61.26% -0.1%
40th Canada 60.88% -0.1%
41st Netherlands 60.82% 0.1%
42nd Sweden 60.69% 0.2%
43rd Malawi 60.51% -2.8%
44th Zimbabwe 60.44% 0.1%
45th Israel 60.41% 0.5%
46th Thailand 60.17% -1.5%
47th Mali 59.55% -2.7%
48th Australia 59.38% 0.4%
49th Belarus 58.75% 0.1%
50th Georgia 58.55% -0.2%
51st Cyprus 58.28% -1.4%
52nd Côte d'Ivoire 58.17% -1.8%
53rd Denmark 57.68% 1.5%
54th Jamaica 57.65% -1.5%
55th Brunei Darussalam 57.41% 0.0%
56th United Kingdom 57.07% 0.6%
57th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 56.92% -0.2%
58th Qatar 56.79% 1.4%
59th Botswana 56.68% 0.7%
60th New Caledonia 56.62% -2.0%
61st Paraguay 56.47% 3.0%
62nd Guam 56.36% 0.0%
63rd Uruguay 56.34% 0.1%
64th Estonia 56.30% 1.0%
65th Guinea-Bissau 56.19% 0.1%
66th Lao PDR 56.11% -0.2%
67th United States 56.10% 0.3%
68th Togo 55.69% 0.1%
69th Russian Federation 55.68% 0.2%
70th Lithuania 55.61% 2.2%
71st Virgin Islands (US) 55.59% -0.1%
72nd Ireland 55.53% 1.3%
73rd Namibia 55.50% -1.5%
74th Ecuador 55.41% 6.7%
75th Austria 55.35% 1.0%
76th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 55.30% 1.0%
77th Vanuatu 55.28% -0.8%
78th Finland 54.98% -0.8%
79th Bhutan 54.89% -0.2%
80th Latvia 54.86% 1.5%
81st Germany 54.81% 0.7%
82nd Colombia 54.72% -1.0%
83rd Rwanda 54.61% 0.2%
84th Hong Kong SAR, China 54.28% 0.1%
85th Armenia 53.88% 0.1%
86th Sierra Leone 53.87% -2.2%
87th Equatorial Guinea 53.75% 0.3%
88th Luxembourg 53.63% -1.1%
89th Brazil 53.52% 0.4%
90th Portugal 53.48% -0.4%
91st Lesotho 53.15% -2.5%
92nd Korea 52.57% 0.3%
93rd Slovak Republic 52.51% 1.1%
94th Spain 52.49% -0.3%
95th Panama 52.16% 1.3%
96th Slovenia 52.11% -0.3%
97th Mongolia 52.09% -2.5%
98th Cabo Verde 51.94% 0.2%
99th Trinidad and Tobago 51.92% -0.1%
100th Zambia 51.89% 0.2%
101st Czechia 51.74% 1.1%
102nd Channel Islands 51.52% 0.5%
103rd Malaysia 50.99% 0.3%
104th Indonesia 50.95% 0.3%
105th Hungary 50.84% 1.9%
106th France 50.83% -0.2%
107th Chile 50.76% 0.8%
108th European Union 50.46% 0.4%
109th Japan 50.21% 1.6%
110th Ukraine 50.07% -0.6%
111th Albania 49.89% 5.9%
112th Chad 49.82% -1.3%
113th Poland 49.64% 0.2%
114th Kuwait 49.53% -0.2%
115th Myanmar 49.23% -3.1%
116th United Arab Emirates 49.23% 2.2%
117th Belize 49.10% 1.8%
118th French Polynesia 49.08% 0.2%
119th Papua New Guinea 49.01% 0.5%
120th Dominican Republic 48.82% 1.4%
121st Nicaragua 48.73% 0.8%
122nd Philippines 48.19% -1.0%
123rd Belgium 47.81% -0.5%
124th South Africa 47.74% 0.1%
125th Argentina 47.58% 0.2%
126th Bulgaria 47.44% -2.6%
127th Eswatini 46.97% 0.3%
128th Kyrgyz Republic 46.17% -2.7%
129th Costa Rica 46.02% -8.1%
130th Guinea 45.95% -2.6%
131st Honduras 45.91% -1.4%
132nd El Salvador 45.81% 1.6%
133rd Montenegro 45.70% -0.9%
134th Mauritius 45.41% -2.1%
135th Serbia 45.27% 4.6%
136th Croatia 45.15% -3.2%
137th Suriname 45.14% 1.7%
138th Malta 44.65% 3.8%
139th Cuba 44.48% 0.4%
140th Gambia, The 44.38% -0.2%
141st Greece 44.09% 0.1%
142nd Mexico 43.99% 0.1%
143rd Bahrain 43.54% 0.4%
144th Tonga 42.94% -0.3%
145th Guyana 42.90% 1.5%
146th Romania 42.12% -0.8%
147th Gabon 41.65% 0.5%
148th Samoa 41.39% -0.1%
149th North Macedonia 41.11% -2.8%
150th Italy 40.07% 1.7%
151st Uzbekistan 39.57% 0.3%
152nd Guatemala 39.53% 2.8%
153rd Turkmenistan 39.27% -0.5%
154th Maldives 38.99% 1.1%
155th Senegal 38.73% 13.7%
156th Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.63% -0.5%
157th Fiji 38.51% -3.8%
158th Comoros 36.85% 5.9%
159th Sri Lanka 35.25% -0.2%
160th Libya 34.11% -0.1%
161st Bangladesh 33.50% -0.1%
162nd Türkiye 32.38% 3.1%
163rd Puerto Rico (US) 32.23% 1.1%
164th Oman 30.27% 2.2%
165th Nepal 27.35% 1.3%
166th Lebanon 26.89% 3.0%
167th Tunisia 26.65% 2.2%
168th India 26.58% 0.0%
169th Mauritania 26.45% -0.9%
170th Morocco 23.28% -4.5%
171st Pakistan 23.16% -3.4%
172nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 23.07% 1.1%
173rd Tajikistan 23.03% -3.7%
174th Saudi Arabia 22.87% 5.7%
175th São Tomé and Principe 22.84% 0.3%
176th Sudan 22.09% -5.2%
177th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.97% 0.1%
178th Afghanistan 20.16% 5.5%
179th Djibouti 17.96% 1.0%
180th West Bank and Gaza 17.44% -3.1%
181st Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.17% 12.6%
182nd Jordan 15.05% 10.7%
183rd Algeria 15.03% -1.5%
184th Iraq 14.65% 3.3%
185th Syrian Arab Republic 12.80% 0.6%
186th Yemen, Republic of 5.12% -1.7%

FAQ

What was Djibouti's female labor participation in 2016?

Djibouti's female labor participation in 2016 was 17.96%. This ranked 179th globally.

How did Djibouti's female labor participation change in 2016?

Djibouti's female labor participation increased by 1.0% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2016?

Madagascar had the highest female labor participation in 2016 at 83.14%.

What is the female labor participation of Djibouti in 2016?

The female labor participation of Djibouti in 2016 was 17.96%. This ranked 179th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Djibouti's female labor participation?

Djibouti's female labor participation went from 17.79% in 2015 to 17.96% in 2016, a 1.0% increase.