Key demographics
- Population
- 1.2M
- Density
- 49.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.513 (Low)
- Gini index (2017)
- 41.6
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.2 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.62
- Urban population (2025)
- 73.0%
- Labor force (2025)
- 33.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 51%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 73.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 20.9 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 71.3%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.62
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 43.0 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 48.7%
- Tourism (2013)
- 63.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| French | français |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 94.0% |
| Christianity | 6.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Somalis | 60.0% |
| Afar | 35.0% |
| Arabs | 5.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Djibouti
- Demonym (female)
- Djibouti
- National anthem
- Djibouti
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.2 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 57.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 2.3% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 43.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 47/100
- Hospital beds (2018)
- 1.4/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.21/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 0.19/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $78
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 28.8%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2018)
- 3.8% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 65.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 48.5/100
- Broadband (2023)
- 1.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 115/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2023)
- 1.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 23,200 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +253
- TLD
- .dj
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Djibouti is composed of two equal horizontal bands of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. The triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width of the field and bears a red five-pointed star at its center.
- National anthem
- Djibouti