Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Djibouti

Youth unemployment in Djibouti in 2025 — 76.77%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 18.06 pp.

2025 76.77% +0.27 pp vs 2024
World rank 182of 182
Period maximum 81.88%2020
Period minimum 58.71%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Djibouti, 1991–2025506070809019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 58.71%1992: 59.63%1993: 61.55%1994: 61.58%1995: 62.34%1996: 62.54%1997: 63.41%1998: 64.15%1999: 64.43%2000: 65.03%2001: 65.65%2002: 66.37%2003: 66.64%2004: 66.9%2005: 67.31%2006: 67.67%2007: 68.05%2008: 68.4%2009: 69.34%2010: 70.02%2011: 70.49%2012: 70.78%2013: 71.34%2014: 72.04%2015: 72.49%2016: 73.01%2017: 73.95%2018: 74.98%2019: 75.91%2020: 81.88%2021: 79.38%2022: 76.61%2023: 76.39%2024: 76.49%2025: 76.77%
Change over the period: +18.06 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Djibouti 76.77%
World 13.41%
Eastern Africa computed 7.77%
Youth unemployment — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 76.77 +0.27 pp
2024 76.49 +0.1 pp
2023 76.39 −0.22 pp
2022 76.61 −2.77 pp
2021 79.38 −2.51 pp
2020 81.88 +5.98 pp
2019 75.91 +0.93 pp
2018 74.98 +1.03 pp
2017 73.95 +0.94 pp
2016 73.01 +0.52 pp
2015 72.49 +0.46 pp
2014 72.04 +0.69 pp
2013 71.34 +0.56 pp
2012 70.78 +0.3 pp
2011 70.49 +0.47 pp
2010 70.02 +0.69 pp
2009 69.34 +0.93 pp
2008 68.4 +0.35 pp
2007 68.05 +0.39 pp
2006 67.67 +0.36 pp
2005 67.31 +0.41 pp
2004 66.9 +0.26 pp
2003 66.64 +0.27 pp
2002 66.37 +0.72 pp
2001 65.65 +0.62 pp
2000 65.03 +0.6 pp
1999 64.43 +0.28 pp
1998 64.15 +0.74 pp
1997 63.41 +0.87 pp
1996 62.54 +0.2 pp
1995 62.34 +0.76 pp
1994 61.58 +0.03 pp
1993 61.55 +1.92 pp
1992 59.63 +0.92 pp
1991 58.71 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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