Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Djibouti
Djibouti: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Djibouti, 2005–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 21.7% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 310.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Djibouti peaked at 21.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2005.
That places Djibouti 92nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.3% | — |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +71.7% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -59.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +78.6% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +46.0% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 21.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 21.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.8%, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.3% | 13.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 13.0% | 21.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 90 Algeria 21.9% compare
- 90 Guinea 21.9% compare
- 92 Guinea-Bissau 21.7% compare
- 92 Israel 21.7% compare
- 92 Tanzania, United Republic of 21.7% compare
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 proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Djibouti?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Djibouti was 21.7% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics.
- What is the highest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2005.
- How does Djibouti rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Djibouti ranks 92nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 310.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as part of Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in ministerial level positions is the proportion of women in ministerial or equivalent positions (including deputy prime ministers) in the government. Prime Ministers/Heads of Government are included when they hold ministerial portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.