Population
1.2Mpeople
#160 of 2162025
3% of world average
SERIAL · 262Africa
Djibouti
CapitalDjibouti
CurrencyDJF · Djiboutian franc
LanguageFrench, Arabic
Since1977
ISODJI · DJ
Population
1.2Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Ismail Omar Guelleh
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in the Horn of Africa
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi).
Text: Wikipedia — DjiboutiCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-30
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Currency
- Djiboutian franc (DJF)
- Official language
- French, Arabic
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +253
- Top-level domain
- .dj
- Independence / founding
- 23 Jun 1977
- Highest point
- Mousa Ali (2,028 m)
- Lowest point
- Lake Assal (-153 m)
- Anthem
- Djibouti
— LAND —
5 of 5 figures unavailable for Djibouti.
— PEOPLE —
Population growth
1.3%% per year
#81 of 2162025
132% of world average
Population density
50people per km²
#152 of 2152023
11% of world average
People living in cities
73.0%% of population
#78 of 2162025
115% of world average
Urban population growth
1.4%% per year
#100 of 2162025
92% of world average
People living rurally
27.0%% of population
#139 of 2162025
74% of world average
Population aged 0-14
28.8%% of population
#77 of 2162025
115% of world average
Population aged 15-64
66.2%% of population
#73 of 2162025
103% of world average
Population aged 65+
5.0%% of population
#146 of 2162025
46% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
51.0%% of working-age population
#144 of 2162025
89% of world average
Female population
50.4%% of population
#100 of 2162025
101% of world average
Births per woman
3births per woman
#72 of 2162024
111% of world average
Birth rate
20.9 /1,000per 1,000 people
#67 of 2162024
121% of world average
Death rate
7.5 /1,000per 1,000 people
#100 of 2162024
97% of world average
Net migration
-581people (5-year total)
#103 of 2162025
-528% of world average
Migrants living in the country
10.8%% of population
#75 of 2152024
82% of world average
— MONEY —
39 of 39 figures unavailable for Djibouti.
— TRADE —
Terms of trade
94index
#153 of 2062024
89% of world average
11 of 12 figures unavailable for Djibouti.
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
66.2 yrsyears
#185 of 2162024
89% of world average
Life expectancy, women
68.7 yrsyears
#183 of 2162024
90% of world average
Life expectancy, men
63.7 yrsyears
#183 of 2162024
89% of world average
Infant deaths
43.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#175 of 1962024
232% of world average
Deaths under age 5
48.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#168 of 1962024
202% of world average
Maternal deaths
162per 100,000 live births
#149 of 1942023
139% of world average
Health spending
2.3%% of GDP
#190 of 1932023
33% of world average
Health spending per person
$78current US$
#156 of 1932023
5% of world average
Physicians
0.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#157 of 1872022
10% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
0.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#195 of 1962022
4% of world average
Hospital beds
1.4 /1,000per 1,000 people
#111 of 1572018
47% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
79.7%% of population
#175 of 2142024
88% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
67.0%% of population
#162 of 2132023
83% of world average
Suicide rate
8per 100,000 people
#104 of 1852021
93% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.9%% aged 15-49
#110 of 1532024
66% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
495per 100,000 people
#203 of 2082024
498% of world average
Undernourishment
12.9%% of population
#122 of 1682023
128% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
75.0%% of children 12-23 months
#157 of 1932024
87% of world average
1 of 19 figures unavailable for Djibouti.
— LEARNING —
Education spending
3.8%% of GDP
#114 of 1902018
87% of world average
Education spending
14.5%% of government spending
#67 of 1892018
107% of world average
Youth literacy
79.6%% aged 15-24
#108 of 1262017
87% of world average
University enrolment
5.2%% gross
not enough data to rank2011
10% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
29pupils per teacher
#127 of 1602018
132% of world average
Years of compulsory education
10.0 yrsyears
#94 of 1972025
100% of world average
4 of 10 figures unavailable for Djibouti.
— WORK —
Unemployment
26.0%% of labour force
#184 of 1862025
377% of world average
Youth unemployment
76.8%% of labour force aged 15-24
#186 of 1862025
490% of world average
Labour force participation
31.7%% aged 15+
#185 of 1862025
52% of world average
Women in the labour force
19.4%% of women aged 15+
#176 of 1862025
38% of world average
Men in the labour force
44.6%% of men aged 15+
#185 of 1862025
64% of world average
Labour force
267,610people
#169 of 1862025
1% of world average
Working in agriculture
1.2%% of employment
#173 of 1862025
5% of world average
Working in industry
6.7%% of employment
#181 of 1862025
34% of world average
Working in services
92.2%% of employment
#1 of 1862025
158% of world average
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Self-employed
51.1%% of employment
#59 of 1862025
132% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
70.8%% of labour force
#137 of 1712017
93% of world average
Employed
23.5%% aged 15+
#185 of 1862025
41% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
65.3%% of population
#145 of 2072024
92% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
48per 100 people
#202 of 2102023
42% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
1per 100 people
#162 of 2082023
8% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
2per 100 people
#151 of 2132023
17% of world average
Access to electricity
69.2%% of population
#177 of 2142024
78% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
10.0%% of population
#164 of 1892023
14% of world average
Energy used per person
164kg oil equivalent per person
not enough data to rank2007
7% of world average
Air passengers carried
130,500passengers
not enough data to rank1991
1% of world average
Air freight
0million tonne-km
not enough data to rank1991
0% of world average
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Rail network
781route-km
not enough data to rank2003
7% of world average
Rail passengers
145million passenger-km
not enough data to rank2005
1% of world average
Container port traffic
1.3MTEU
#63 of 1672024
24% of world average
Patent applications by residents
3count
#124 of 1422021
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
17count
#176 of 1972023
0% of world average
Tourists arriving
63,000count
not enough data to rank2013
1% of world average
3 of 18 figures unavailable for Djibouti.
— NATURE —
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— STATE —
7 of 7 figures unavailable for Djibouti.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Djibouti.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
DjiboutiAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Djibouti · approx. UTC+3
Landmarks
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People
Ismail Omar GuellehPresident of Djibouti since 1999
Hassan Gouled AptidonPresident of Djibouti (1916-2006)
Abdoulkader Kamil MohamedPrime Minister of Djibouti (2013-present)
Dileita Mohamed DileitaPrime Minister of Djibouti
Abdourahman WaberiDjiboutian writer
Barkat Gourad Hamadouformer Prime Minister of Djibouti (1930–2018)
Mahamoud Ali YoussoufDjiboutian politician (born 1965)
Ayanleh SouleimanDjiboutian middle distance runner
Ahmed Dini AhmedPrime Minister of Djibouti (1932–2004)
Abdallah Mohamed KamilDjiboutian politician
Hussein Ahmed SalahLong-distance runner from Djibouti
Ismail Ahmed Kadar HassanDjiboutian-French association footballer
History
23 Jun 1977Djibouti — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population1.2M2025
GDP$4.62B2025
GDP per person$3,9062025