Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Djibouti
Djibouti: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 26.02 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
26.02
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 69 countries
All-time high
27.7
in 2020
All-time low
25.98
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 26.02 for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Djibouti peaked at 27.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.98, in 2016.
That places Djibouti 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.12 | — |
| 1992 | 26.46 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 27.25 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 27.12 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 27.3 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.17 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 27.18 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27.03 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 26.74 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 26.66 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 26.6 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 26.59 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.48 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.44 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.45 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.38 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 26.29 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.18 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.32 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.37 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.31 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.18 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 26.15 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 26.16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.06 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 25.98 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.06 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 26.18 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.26 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.7 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 27.63 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 26.27 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 26.07 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.01 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 26.02 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.93 | 26.12 | 27.3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.44 | 26.18 | 26.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.17 | 25.98 | 26.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.62 | 26.01 | 27.7 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,223 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Djibouti?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Djibouti was 26.02 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.98 in 2016.
- How does Djibouti rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Djibouti ranks 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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