Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Djibouti

Employment-to-population ratio in Djibouti in 2025 — 23.49%. Ranked 181 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.42 pp.

2025 23.49% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 181of 182
Period maximum 25.9%1991
Period minimum 22.82%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Djibouti, 1991–2025222324252619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 25.9%1992: 25.74%1993: 25.42%1994: 25.41%1995: 25.3%1996: 25.27%1997: 25.14%1998: 25.03%1999: 25.01%2000: 24.94%2001: 24.88%2002: 24.81%2003: 24.81%2004: 24.82%2005: 24.8%2006: 24.76%2007: 24.71%2008: 24.66%2009: 24.53%2010: 24.43%2011: 24.37%2012: 24.33%2013: 24.26%2014: 24.16%2015: 24.09%2016: 24%2017: 23.86%2018: 23.7%2019: 23.57%2020: 22.82%2021: 23%2022: 23.44%2023: 23.49%2024: 23.51%2025: 23.49%
Change over the period: −2.42 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Djibouti

Djibouti 23.49%
World 58.06%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Employment-to-population ratio — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.49 −0.02 pp
2024 23.51 +0.02 pp
2023 23.49 +0.05 pp
2022 23.44 +0.43 pp
2021 23 +0.18 pp
2020 22.82 −0.74 pp
2019 23.57 −0.14 pp
2018 23.7 −0.16 pp
2017 23.86 −0.14 pp
2016 24 −0.08 pp
2015 24.09 −0.07 pp
2014 24.16 −0.1 pp
2013 24.26 −0.07 pp
2012 24.33 −0.04 pp
2011 24.37 −0.06 pp
2010 24.43 −0.1 pp
2009 24.53 −0.13 pp
2008 24.66 −0.05 pp
2007 24.71 −0.05 pp
2006 24.76 −0.04 pp
2005 24.8 −0.03 pp
2004 24.82 +0.01 pp
2003 24.81 +0 pp
2002 24.81 −0.07 pp
2001 24.88 −0.06 pp
2000 24.94 −0.06 pp
1999 25.01 −0.02 pp
1998 25.03 −0.11 pp
1997 25.14 −0.13 pp
1996 25.27 −0.03 pp
1995 25.3 −0.12 pp
1994 25.41 −0 pp
1993 25.42 −0.33 pp
1992 25.74 −0.16 pp
1991 25.9

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.