Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti peaked at 5.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Djibouti 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.8% | — |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -42.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -70.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.