← Djibouti's unemployment rate
Unemployment Benefits in Djibouti
Djibouti has no unemployment benefit: the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) pays health, family, work-injury and pension benefits. Universal health insurance (AMU) covers everyone living in Djibouti, and people without enough income are covered free through the PASS programme.
✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked
At a glance
No unemployment insurance found on official sites.
CNSS main line
The job market in Djibouti
The International Labour Organization's estimates put Djibouti 181st lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.
Djibouti's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked
What to do first
- See whether you can get Social Health Assistance Programme (Programme d'Assistance Sociale de Santé, PASS). Official page
- Questions: call +253 21 35 03 21 (CNSS main line).
Social Health Assistance Programme (Programme d'Assistance Sociale de Santé, PASS)
Health care covered for people the Secretariat of State for National Solidarity identifies as not having enough income for the mandatory health insurance scheme.
From an official page, read October 25, 2026.
Health cover between jobs
Universal health insurance (AMU) gives basic medical cover to everyone living in Djibouti; people in extreme hardship pay no contribution.
From an official page, read October 25, 2026.
Who to call
CNSS main line: +253 21 35 03 21.
From an official page, read October 25, 2026.
Questions
Is there unemployment benefit in Djibouti?
No unemployment insurance was found on official sites. What exists is Social Health Assistance Programme (Programme d'Assistance Sociale de Santé, PASS).
Who do I call about unemployment in Djibouti?
CNSS main line: +253 21 35 03 21.
Nearby countries
Ethiopia
Kenya
Malawi
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mozambique
Rwanda
Réunion
Seychelles
Tanzania
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Where this comes from
Every part of this page was read on an official website, and each links the page it came from and the day we checked it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any government and cannot see or change a claim.
See also: unemployment rate by country · Djibouti's unemployment rate · unemployment in the US, state by state.