Labor force participation rate in Djibouti
Djibouti: Labor force participation rate was 31.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Djibouti, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 31.7% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Djibouti peaked at 35.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2020.
Djibouti ranks 185th of 186 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 in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.1% | — |
| 1991 | 35.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 34.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 31.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 31.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.0%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 34.1% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 33.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 32.0% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.6% | 31.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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 labor force participation rate in Djibouti?
- Labor force participation rate in Djibouti was 31.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2020.
- How does Djibouti rank for labor force participation rate?
- Djibouti ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).