Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Djibouti

Djibouti: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults was 76.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
76.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
81.9%
in 2020
All-time low
58.7%
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Djibouti, 1991–2024

0204060801991200720241991: 58.7 %1992: 59.6 %1993: 61.6 %1994: 61.6 %1995: 62.3 %1996: 62.5 %1997: 63.4 %1998: 64.1 %1999: 64.4 %2000: 65 %2001: 65.6 %2002: 66.4 %2003: 66.6 %2004: 66.9 %2005: 67.3 %2006: 67.7 %2007: 68.1 %2008: 68.4 %2009: 69.3 %2010: 70 %2011: 70.5 %2012: 70.8 %2013: 71.3 %2014: 72 %2015: 72.5 %2016: 73 %2017: 74 %2018: 75 %2019: 75.9 %2020: 81.9 %2021: 79.4 %2022: 76.6 %2023: 76.4 %2024: 76.5 %

Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Djibouti stood at 76.5%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Djibouti peaked at 81.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1991.

Djibouti ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Djibouti, 1991 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 78.2% 76.4% 81.9% 5

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 2 South Africa 60.2% compare
  2. 3 Eswatini 54.4% compare
  3. 4 Libya 50.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Djibouti?
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Djibouti was 76.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1991.
How does Djibouti rank for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
Djibouti ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Unit
%
Source
International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 6,621 data points, 1991–2024
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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.