Employers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 20.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti is 20.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti peaked at 21.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2025.
Djibouti ranks 1st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.5% | — |
| 1992 | 21.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 20.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.8% | 21.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 2 Nigeria 19.7% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 16.2% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
More work & labour data for Djibouti
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0663 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9653 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6901 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,107 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 200.16 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 940.38 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 901.16 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,842 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti was 20.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).