Djibouti Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Djibouti unemployment rate for 2022 was 26.67%, a 1.3% decline from 2021.
  • Djibouti unemployment rate for 2021 was 27.96%, a 0.12% increase from 2020.
  • Djibouti unemployment rate for 2020 was 27.85%, a 1.54% increase from 2019.
  • Djibouti unemployment rate for 2019 was 26.31%, a 0.09% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Djibouti 26.67%
West Bank and Gaza 24.42%
Eswatini 22.64%
Republic of Congo 20.48%
Tunisia 17.76%
Sudan 17.59%
Lesotho 16.75%
Angola 14.48%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.35%
Cabo Verde 12.44%
Georgia 11.68%
Mauritania 10.79%
Morocco 9.99%
Honduras 7.00%
Egypt 6.40%
Mongolia 6.21%
Sri Lanka 6.18%
Bhutan 5.95%
Kenya 5.64%
Pakistan 5.60%
Vanuatu 5.22%
Nicaragua 4.99%
India 4.82%
Uzbekistan 4.51%
Zambia 4.37%
Bangladesh 4.27%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.02%
Nigeria 3.83%
Lao PDR 3.82%
Cameroon 3.78%
Bolivia 3.55%
Ghana 3.52%
Indonesia 3.46%
El Salvador 3.00%
Myanmar 2.96%
Papua New Guinea 2.78%
Philippines 2.38%
Timor-Leste 1.79%
Solomon Islands 1.61%
Vietnam 1.54%
Moldova 0.91%
Cambodia 0.23%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Djibouti Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 26.67% -1.30%
2021 27.96% 0.12%
2020 27.85% 1.54%
2019 26.31% 0.09%
2018 26.22% 0.16%
2017 26.06% 0.09%
2016 25.97% -0.13%
2015 26.11% -0.17%
2014 26.27% 0.01%
2013 26.27% -0.06%
2012 26.32% -0.20%
2011 26.53% -0.10%
2010 26.62% 0.05%
2009 26.58% 0.19%
2008 26.39% -0.17%
2007 26.56% -0.15%
2006 26.71% -0.11%
2005 26.82% 0.00%
2004 26.81% -0.06%
2003 26.88% -0.16%
2002 27.04% -0.03%
2001 27.06% -0.11%
2000 27.18% -0.13%
1999 27.31% -0.44%
1998 27.74% -0.25%
1997 27.99% -0.02%
1996 28.01% -0.21%
1995 28.22% 0.26%
1994 27.96% -0.12%
1993 28.08% 0.81%
1992 27.27% -0.21%
1991 27.48% 27.48%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%