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Labor force participation rate — Djibouti

Labor force participation rate in Djibouti in 2025 — 31.74%. Ranked 181 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.37 pp.

2025 31.74% −0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 181of 182
Period maximum 35.11%1990
Period minimum 31.56%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Djibouti, 1990–202531323334353619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 35.11%1991: 35.06%1992: 35%1993: 34.94%1994: 34.87%1995: 34.8%1996: 34.7%1997: 34.51%1998: 34.3%1999: 34.14%2000: 34.01%2001: 33.9%2002: 33.79%2003: 33.75%2004: 33.75%2005: 33.72%2006: 33.64%2007: 33.52%2008: 33.41%2009: 33.29%2010: 33.18%2011: 33.07%2012: 32.96%2013: 32.85%2014: 32.72%2015: 32.58%2016: 32.43%2017: 32.27%2018: 32.11%2019: 31.96%2020: 31.56%2021: 31.78%2022: 31.79%2023: 31.78%2024: 31.77%2025: 31.74%
Change over the period: −3.37 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Djibouti 31.74%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Eastern Africa computed 71.67%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 58.73%
Labor force participation rate — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.74 −0.03 pp
2024 31.77 −0 pp
2023 31.78 −0.01 pp
2022 31.79 +0.01 pp
2021 31.78 +0.22 pp
2020 31.56 −0.39 pp
2019 31.96 −0.16 pp
2018 32.11 −0.16 pp
2017 32.27 −0.16 pp
2016 32.43 −0.15 pp
2015 32.58 −0.14 pp
2014 32.72 −0.13 pp
2013 32.85 −0.12 pp
2012 32.96 −0.11 pp
2011 33.07 −0.11 pp
2010 33.18 −0.11 pp
2009 33.29 −0.12 pp
2008 33.41 −0.12 pp
2007 33.52 −0.11 pp
2006 33.64 −0.08 pp
2005 33.72 −0.03 pp
2004 33.75 −0.01 pp
2003 33.75 −0.04 pp
2002 33.79 −0.1 pp
2001 33.9 −0.11 pp
2000 34.01 −0.12 pp
1999 34.14 −0.16 pp
1998 34.3 −0.22 pp
1997 34.51 −0.18 pp
1996 34.7 −0.1 pp
1995 34.8 −0.07 pp
1994 34.87 −0.07 pp
1993 34.94 −0.07 pp
1992 35 −0.06 pp
1991 35.06 −0.05 pp
1990 35.11 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 85.5 TZ Tanzania 83.72 UG Uganda 80.03 MZ Mozambique 78.71 ER Eritrea 78.35 BI Burundi 78.26 ET Ethiopia 68.46 ZW Zimbabwe 67.72 KE Kenya 67.39 RW Rwanda 63.68 MW Malawi 62.58 ZM Zambia 61.93 MU Mauritius 58.55 KM Comoros 55.77 SO Somalia 33.85 DJ Djibouti 31.74
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

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