Djibouti — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Djibouti, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Djibouti was 26.02% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 27.70% in 2020. The lowest was 25.98% in 2016 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.01% per year.
Djibouti ranks 3 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 9.00%, so Djibouti sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 1 of 23 economies; West Bank and Gaza (24.42%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 5% in 2020.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 2nd of 187 in 1991 → 4th of 187 in 2000 → 4th of 187 in 2010 → 3rd of 187 in 2020 → 3rd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 26.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 26.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 26.27% | -1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 27.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 26.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 26.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 26.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 25.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 26.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 26.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 26.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 26.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 26.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 26.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 26.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 26.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 26.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 26.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 26.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 26.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 26.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 26.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 26.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 26.74% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 27.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 27.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 27.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 27.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 27.25% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 26.46% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 26.12% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Djibouti’s Unemployment in 1992?
26.46% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Djibouti’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -0.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 26.02%; 2024: 26.01%; 2023: 26.07%; 2022: 26.27%; 2021: 27.63%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.