Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 33.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Djibouti, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Djibouti stood at 33.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Djibouti peaked at 38.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2016.
Djibouti ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.4% | — |
| 1992 | 36.9% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 33.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 33.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.7%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 35.4% | 38.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 35.1% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 33.0% | 35.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More gender data for Djibouti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 344.48 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3133 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 918.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 918.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,687 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,302 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Djibouti?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Djibouti was 33.0% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2016.
- How does Djibouti rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".