| Election Name: | 1981 Djiboutian presidential election |
| Country: | Djibouti |
| Type: | presidential |
| Next Election: | 1987 Djiboutian general election |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
| Nominee1: | Hassan Gouled Aptidon |
| Party1: | People's Rally for Progress |
| Popular Vote1: | 97,473 |
| Percentage1: | 100% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Hassan Gouled Aptidon |
| Before Party: | People's Rally for Progress |
| After Election: | Hassan Gouled Aptidon |
| After Party: | People's Rally for Progress |
Presidential elections were held in Djibouti for the first time on 12 June 1981. Earlier in the year, the country had been declared a one-party state with the People's Rally for Progress as the only legally permitted party.[1] RPP leader Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had been president since independence in 1977,[2] was the sole candidate on the ballot, and was re-elected with 84.58% of the total votes cast.[3]