Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti

Djibouti: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 37.4%
World rank
65th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2002
Years of data
5
1996–2017

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti, 1996–2017

00.20.40.60.81996200620171996: 0.69 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.794 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.794 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.498 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti is 0.5%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 37.4% on the previous year and down 37.4% over five years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.

Djibouti ranks 65th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Djibouti, 1996 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1996 0.7%
2002 0.0% -100.0%
2012 0.8%
2015 0.8% +0.0%
2017 0.5% -37.4%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 66% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 3

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 62 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  2. 63 Norway 0.5% compare
  3. 64 Sweden 0.5% compare
  4. 66 Colombia 0.5% compare
  5. 67 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  6. 68 Zambia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Djibouti was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
How does Djibouti rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Djibouti ranks 65th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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