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COUNTRY PROFILE / DJI

Djibouti

Djibouti / DJ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Djibouti in numbers.

Area23,200 kmยฒWorld # 147 โ†’Population1.2MWorld # 159 โ†’Population density51 people/kmยฒWorld # 150 โ†’Life expectancy66.2 yearsWorld # 184 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,906World # 152 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Djibouti across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area23,200 kmยฒWorld # 147 / 2023 โ†’Population1.2MWorld # 159 / 2025 โ†’Population density51 people/kmยฒWorld # 150 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,977World # 37 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.3%World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.6World # 72 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate20.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 67 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 100 / 2024 โ†’Median age24.4 yearsWorld # 167 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5%World # 145 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1428.8%World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Urban population73%World # 78 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-581World # 103 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 120 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share10.8%World # 75 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy66.2 yearsWorld # 184 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy57 yearsWorld # 145 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 161 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,906World # 152 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 4.6BWorld # 171 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 8,452World # 149 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.5%World # 28 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-0.3%World # 184 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment26%World # 3 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment76.8%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)41.6World # 34 / 2017 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.8%World # 114 / 2018 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people2.5 per million peopleWorld # 106 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,721 kcal/dayWorld # 130 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person14.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 167 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0.3%World # 203 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.5 tWorld # 180 / 2024 โ†’Internet use65.3%World # 144 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions48.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 202 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate23.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 52 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament26.2%World # 96 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals63KWorld # 181 / 2013 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 57MWorld # 158 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam94%Main languageFrenchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal63 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightFrenchLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyDjibouti FrancDJFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsDjibouti