Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 33.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Djibouti, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Djibouti stood at 33.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Djibouti peaked at 36.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2020.
Djibouti ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.0% | — |
| 1991 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 35.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 35.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 34.3% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 33.3% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.9% | 33.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Djibouti?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Djibouti was 33.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2020.
- How does Djibouti rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Djibouti ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.