Youth Unemployment Rate of Djibouti
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to the World Bank, the total youth unemployment rate of Djibouti was 77.19% in 2022, a difference of +0.16 points from 2021; and the total labor force of Djibouti in 2022 was 244,880. The most recent figures on male and female unemployment rates were 75.93% and 79.09% respectively in 2022.

The World Bank defines youth unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment".

The chart and table below shows the total youth, male youth, and female youth unemployment rates of Djibouti for 1991 - 2022.

See also: Unemployment Rate of Djibouti.

Data Source: World Bank.
Youth Unemployment Rate of Djibouti (%)
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Youth Unemployment Rate of Djibouti
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Year Total Youth Unempl.(%) Male Youth Unempl.(%) Female Youth Unempl.(%)
1991 52.39 52.75 51.64
1992 52.54 52.88 51.86
1993 53.33 53.62 52.72
1994 53.62 53.87 53.1
1995 54.11 54.34 53.66
1996 54.68 54.87 54.3
1997 55.02 55.19 54.68
1998 55.39 55.56 55.07
1999 55.86 56.01 55.57
2000 56.75 56.87 56.51
2001 57.38 57.49 57.17
2002 58.16 58.25 58.01
2003 59.16 59.2 59.09
2004 60.21 60.2 60.24
2005 61.21 61.14 61.35
2006 62.47 62.31 62.74
2007 63.79 63.55 64.19
2008 65.09 64.77 65.62
2009 66.63 66.23 67.27
2010 67.8 67.33 68.55
2011 68.59 68.06 69.43
2012 69.63 69.05 70.55
2013 70.51 69.87 71.5
2014 71.3 70.6 72.38
2015 72.21 71.44 73.39
2016 73.05 72.22 74.33
2017 74.04 73.13 75.42
2018 73.89 73.01 75.23
2019 73.91 73.05 75.2
2020 78.78 77.47 80.76
2021 77.03 75.62 79.17
2022 77.19 75.93 79.09