Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 51.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti stood at 51.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti peaked at 55.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2025.
That places Djibouti 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.4% | — |
| 1992 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 54.4% | 55.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 54.5% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 51.4% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.1% | 52.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Djibouti was 51.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.