Demographics & population — Djibouti
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Djibouti: 921,804
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Population overview
- Population
921,804
- Population Growth Rate
2.26%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
DJIBOUTI (capital) 496,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
25
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
7.96
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.55
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
17.8%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
17.8%
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
6.04
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5%
- Nationality Noun
Djiboutian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
67.9%
- Literacy - male
78%
- Literacy - female
58.4%
- Literacy Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
8.4%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
200
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.23
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.4
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
7.9%
- Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk
High
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
9.4%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
29.8%