Population:
724,622 (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:
2.164% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
26.34 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
8.53 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: 58.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
66.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
50.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 60.32 years
male:
57.93 years
female:
62.79 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.92 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)
