Labor force, total, per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.226 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Djibouti, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Djibouti stood at 0.226 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.226 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1975 units per person, in 1990.
Djibouti ranks 181st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1975 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.198 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1984 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1989 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1994 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1999 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2007 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.202 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2036 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2047 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2056 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2063 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2071 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2073 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2074 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2076 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2081 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2089 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2097 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2104 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2111 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2119 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2125 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2133 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2141 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2149 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2158 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2168 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2177 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2187 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2178 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2209 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2224 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2238 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.225 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.226 units per person | +0.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.226 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.226 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2003 units per person | 0.1975 units per person | 0.2047 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2078 units per person | 0.2056 units per person | 0.2104 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2147 units per person | 0.2111 units per person | 0.2187 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2227 units per person | 0.2178 units per person | 0.226 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 178 Samoa 0.2634 units per person compare
- 179 Tajikistan 0.2455 units per person compare
- 180 Mauritania 0.2349 units per person compare
- 182 Sudan 0.2217 units per person compare
- 183 Afghanistan 0.2152 units per person compare
- 184 Yemen 0.1952 units per person compare
More education data for Djibouti
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,554 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,279 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,395 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,362 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,705 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0605 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Djibouti?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Djibouti was 0.226 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.226 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1975 units per person in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.