Djibouti Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Djibouti unemployment rate for 2023 was 26.26%, a 0.11% decline from 2022.
  • Djibouti unemployment rate for 2022 was 26.37%, a 1.18% decline from 2021.
  • Djibouti unemployment rate for 2021 was 27.55%, a 0.1% decline from 2020.
  • Djibouti unemployment rate for 2020 was 27.65%, a 1.4% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Eswatini 37.64%
Djibouti 26.26%
Republic of Congo 20.05%
Lesotho 16.46%
Tunisia 15.11%
Angola 14.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.21%
Cabo Verde 11.99%
Georgia 11.62%
Sudan 11.45%
Mauritania 10.51%
Morocco 9.11%
Egypt 7.31%
Sri Lanka 6.36%
Mongolia 6.13%
Honduras 6.06%
Zambia 5.91%
Kenya 5.68%
Bhutan 5.65%
Pakistan 5.50%
Vanuatu 5.10%
Bangladesh 5.06%
Nicaragua 4.80%
Uzbekistan 4.53%
India 4.17%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.04%
Cameroon 3.65%
Indonesia 3.42%
Bolivia 3.08%
Ghana 3.08%
Nigeria 3.07%
Myanmar 2.84%
El Salvador 2.76%
Papua New Guinea 2.65%
Philippines 2.23%
Moldova 1.62%
Vietnam 1.60%
Solomon Islands 1.55%
Timor-Leste 1.52%
Lao PDR 1.18%
Cambodia 0.24%
Djibouti Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 26.26% -0.11%
2022 26.37% -1.18%
2021 27.55% -0.10%
2020 27.65% 1.40%
2019 26.25% 0.07%
2018 26.18% 0.12%
2017 26.06% 0.07%
2016 26.00% -0.10%
2015 26.10% -0.12%
2014 26.22% 0.01%
2013 26.21% -0.04%
2012 26.25% -0.15%
2011 26.40% -0.07%
2010 26.47% 0.03%
2009 26.44% 0.14%
2008 26.30% -0.12%
2007 26.42% -0.11%
2006 26.53% -0.08%
2005 26.61% 0.00%
2004 26.60% -0.04%
2003 26.65% -0.11%
2002 26.76% -0.02%
2001 26.78% -0.08%
2000 26.86% -0.09%
1999 26.96% -0.31%
1998 27.27% -0.18%
1997 27.45% -0.01%
1996 27.46% -0.15%
1995 27.61% 0.18%
1994 27.42% -0.09%
1993 27.51% 0.58%
1992 26.93% -0.15%
1991 27.08% -0.15%