Youth unemployment rate in Djibouti
Djibouti: Youth unemployment rate was 76.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, youth unemployment rate in Djibouti stood at 76.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate in Djibouti peaked at 81.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1991.
Djibouti ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.7% | — |
| 1992 | 59.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 58.7% | 64.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 65.0% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 70.0% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 76.4% | 81.9% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,842 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate in Djibouti?
- Youth unemployment rate in Djibouti was 76.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1991.
- How does Djibouti rank for youth unemployment rate?
- Djibouti ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Youth unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.