Labor force, total in Djibouti
Djibouti: Labor force, total was 267,610 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Djibouti, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 267,610 for labor force, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Djibouti peaked at 267,610 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 114,481, in 1990.
Djibouti ranks 169th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129,368 | 114,481 | 148,244 | 10 |
| 2000s | 173,149 | 153,611 | 191,812 | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,091 | 196,416 | 238,047 | 10 |
| 2020s | 254,989 | 240,671 | 267,610 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More education data for Djibouti
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 2,739 (2023)
- Labor force, female 31.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9175 GPI (2021)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 6.5 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 9.5 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Djibouti?
- Labor force, total in Djibouti was 267,610 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 267,610 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,481 in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for labor force, total?
- Djibouti ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.