Djibouti Demographics Profile 2009

Population

516,055 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 43.3% (male 112,135/female 111,343)
15-64 years: 53% (male 141,298/female 132,360)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 9,502/female 9,417) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 18.1 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 17.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.903% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

38.13 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

19.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 87% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 97.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 104.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 89.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 43.37 years
male: 41.89 years
female: 44.89 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.06 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

16,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,100 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

Nationality

noun: Djiboutian(s)
adjective: Djiboutian

Ethnic groups

Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian)

Religions

Muslim 94%, Christian 6%

Languages

French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: 58.4% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 4 years
male: 5 years
female: 4 years (2006)

Education expenditures

8.4% of GDP (2006)