Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 13.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Djibouti, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Djibouti is 13.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Djibouti peaked at 25.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2025.
That places Djibouti 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.8% | — |
| 1991 | 25.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 24.0% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 21.6% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.4% | 13.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Djibouti?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Djibouti was 13.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Djibouti ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.