Djibouti's unemployment fell from 27.2 % in 1996 to 26.0 % in 2025.
Djibouti · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 12 with data
Unemployment
Djibouti's youth unemployment rose from 62.5 % in 1996 to 76.8 % in 2025.
Participation
Djibouti's participation fell from 34.7 % in 1996 to 31.7 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
174th of 182 · 13th in MENA+
Djibouti's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 15.7 % in 1996 to 19.4 % in 2025.
Employment
Djibouti's employment to population ratio (ages 15+) fell from 25.3 % in 1996 to 23.5 % in 2025.
Djibouti's labour force, total rose from 130,092 in 1996 to 267,610 in 2025.
Djibouti's self-employed (% of total employment) fell from 55.0 % in 1996 to 51.1 % in 2025.
Djibouti's vulnerable employment (% of total employment) fell from 33.9 % in 1996 to 30.3 % in 2025.
Structure
Djibouti's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 2.1 % in 1996 to 1.2 % in 2025.
Djibouti's employment in industry (% of total employment) rose from 4.5 % in 1996 to 6.7 % in 2025.
Djibouti's employment in services (% of total employment) fell from 93.3 % in 1996 to 92.2 % in 2025.
Productivity
Djibouti's gdp per person employed (constant 2021 ppp $) rose from intl $28.4k in 2013 to intl $43.2k in 2025.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Djibouti.
- Long-term unemployment (% of unemployed)No data
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)No data
- Part-time employment (% of employment)No data
- Average wageNo data
- Hours workedNo data
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data