Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income
Djibouti: key statistics
Djibouti has 1.2m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $3,906. Below: 70 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Djiboutian franc DJF
- Languages
- French, Arabic
- ISO codes
- DJDJI
Population1.2m2025 · rank 160 of 217GDP$4.6bn2025 · rank 171 of 211GDP per capita$3,9062025 · rank 154 of 211Life expectancy66.2 yrs2024 · rank 186 of 217Internet users65.3%2024 · rank 133 of 188Fertility2.622024 · rank 72 of 217CO₂ per person0.77 t2024 · rank 150 of 203Inflation-0.3%2025 · rank 173 of 180
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Djibouti, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Djibouti by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.2m | 2025 | 160/217 | 22/23 | +16% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.31% | 2025 | 81/217 | 14/23 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 73.0% | 2025 | 78/217 | 15/23 | +2.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.62 | 2024 | 72/217 | 10/23 | −16% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 5.0% | 2025 | 147/217 | 10/23 | +0.8 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 28.8% | 2025 | 77/217 | 9/23 | −5.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 50.4 | 2024 | 153/216 | 19/23 | +17% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 20.9 | 2024 | 67/217 | 7/23 | −13% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 23,200 km² | 2024 | 147/216 | 16/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $4.6bn | 2025 | 171/211 | 22/22 | +91% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $3,906 | 2025 | 154/211 | 17/22 | +64% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $8,452 | 2025 | 149/199 | 18/22 | +98% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $3,960 | 2025 | 140/201 | 16/22 | +74% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 6.5% | 2025 | 27/210 | 2/22 | −0.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 5.1% | 2025 | 29/210 | 2/22 | −0.3 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.3% | 2025 | 142/198 | 14/22 | +1.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 16.6% | 2025 | 151/201 | 17/22 | +5.2 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 75.7% | 2025 | 19/201 | 2/22 | −4.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 1.6% | 2025 | 172/175 | 19/20 | +5.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 14.9% | 2024 | 124/163 | 14/19 | −9.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -0.3% | 2025 | 173/180 | 20/21 | +0.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 177.72 | 2025 | 53/210 | 7/22 | ±0.0% | — | |
| External debt | 83.8% | 2024 | 15/119 | 3/12 | +40.9 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.63% | 2008 | — | — | −3.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 110.5% | 2025 | 7/184 | 2/21 | −34.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 95.8% | 2025 | 12/184 | 2/21 | −27.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 206.3% | 2025 | 7/184 | 2/21 | −62.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 14.7% | 2024 | 14/185 | 4/20 | −9.2 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.2% | 2025 | 67/197 | 8/21 | −2.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.3% | 2024 | 110/178 | 9/17 | −0.4 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 63,000 | 2013 | — | — | +172% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 26.0% | 2025 | 3/187 | 1/23 | ±0.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 76.8% | 2025 | 1/187 | 1/23 | +4.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 31.7% | 2025 | 186/187 | 23/23 | −0.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 19.4% | 2025 | 177/187 | 14/23 | +1.6 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $222m | 2023 | 92/145 | 14/16 | +49% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 5.6% | 2023 | 41/139 | 6/15 | −1.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $193 | 2023 | 30/145 | 5/16 | +27% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 25.4% | 2017 | 30/151 | 1/13 | −6.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 43.7% | 2017 | 30/151 | 2/13 | −7.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 21.1% | 2017 | 74/145 | 5/10 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 41.6 | 2017 | 31/151 | 1/13 | +4.0% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 14.7% | 2024 | 39/167 | 5/19 | −0.8 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 26.2% | 2025 | 95/190 | 5/22 | +13.4 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary enrolment | 5.2% | 2011 | — | — | +4.5 pp | 43.6% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 29.4 | 2018 | 39/173 | 3/20 | −14% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.8% | 2018 | — | — | −4.7 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.2 yrs | 2024 | 186/217 | 23/23 | +6.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 43.0 | 2024 | 21/196 | 3/23 | −26% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 48.9 | 2024 | 29/196 | 3/23 | −27% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 162 | 2023 | 46/194 | 2/23 | −26% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 2.3% | 2023 | 190/193 | 23/23 | −0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $77.6 | 2023 | 156/193 | 19/23 | +28% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.21 | 2022 | 150/180 | 21/22 | −2.3% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 75% | 2024 | 157/193 | 20/23 | +4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.9% | 2024 | 43/153 | 1/20 | −1.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 25.5% | 2023 | 41/154 | 5/20 | −2.5 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 79.7% | 2024 | 169/206 | 22/23 | +2.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 67.0% | 2023 | 154/203 | 21/23 | +9.5 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 65.3% | 2024 | 133/188 | 19/21 | +48.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 48.5 | 2023 | 202/210 | 23/23 | +95% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 1.5 | 2023 | 162/208 | 19/23 | −18% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 69.2% | 2024 | 178/215 | 23/23 | +10.3 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 46.0% | 2024 | 143/192 | 21/22 | +33.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.77 t | 2024 | 150/203 | 20/22 | −13% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 26.9% | 2022 | 90/212 | 2/23 | −5.4 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 35.4% | 2021 | 83/206 | 2/23 | +35.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 0.3% | 2024 | 204/214 | 19/23 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.2% | 2024 | 205/206 | 23/23 | +0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 6.3% | 2022 | 99/177 | 22/22 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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