Unemployment Rate in Djibouti remained unchanged at 26 percent in 2025 from 26 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Djibouti averaged 26.53 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 27.70 percent in 2020 and a record low of 26.00 percent in 2016. source: International Labour Organization (ILO)

Unemployment Rate in Djibouti is expected to reach 25.30 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Djibouti Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 25.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 1.17 1.15 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 26.00 26.00 percent Dec 2025


Djibouti Unemployment Rate
In Djibouti, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
26.00 26.00 27.70 26.00 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly