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.
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 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 31.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 44.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 19.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 33.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 20.4% (2025)
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).