Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti

Djibouti: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 20.3%
World rank
97th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
5
1996–2017

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti, 1996–2017

00.20.40.61996200620171996: 0.281 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.268 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.517 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.286 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.228 % of urban population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population in working age.

Analysis

In 2017, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

That places Djibouti 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Djibouti, 1996 to 2017.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1996 0.3%
2002 0.3% -4.7%
2012 0.5% +93.2%
2015 0.3% -44.7%
2017 0.2% -20.3%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 38% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 55% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 3

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 94 Kosovo 0.4% compare
  2. 94 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare
  3. 96 Jordan 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Djibouti rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban?
Djibouti ranks 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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