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EASTERN AFRICA

Djibouti

DJ

Djibouti · pop. 1M · Arabic, French · Djiboutian franc

hunger

165,896 people in crisis or worse

16% of the 1.0 million analysed · IPC, Jun 2026

Trajectories

economic momentum

$3,553

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $3,553

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990$780
1991low$733−6.1%
1992$764+4.2%
1993$759−0.6%
1994$785+3.4%
1995$786+0.2%
1996$762−3.1%
1997$748−1.8%
1998$735−1.7%
1999$740+0.7%
2000$738−0.4%
2001$742+0.6%
2002$743+0.1%
2003$765+2.9%
2004$806+5.4%
2005$844+4.7%
2006$898+6.4%
2007$970+7.9%
2008$1,119+15.4%
2009$1,151+2.8%
2010$1,213+5.4%
2011$1,306+7.7%
2012$1,400+7.2%
2013$2,076+48.3%
2014$2,215+6.7%
2015$2,376+7.3%
2016$2,510+5.7%
2017$2,619+4.3%
2018$2,718+3.8%
2019$2,837+4.4%
2020$2,845+0.3%
2021$3,026+6.4%
2022$3,133+3.5%
2023$3,381+7.9%
2024latest$3,553+5.1%

prices

2.1%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.1%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
20011.7%
20020.6%−1.11 pts
20032.0%+1.34 pts
20043.1%+1.14 pts
20053.1%−0.02 pts
20063.5%+0.38 pts
20075.0%+1.48 pts
2008high12.0%+6.99 pts
20091.7%−10.3 pts
20104.0%+2.27 pts
20115.1%+1.12 pts
20123.7%−1.34 pts
2013low−12.6%−16.3 pts
20141.3%+13.9 pts
2015−0.5%−1.86 pts
20162.4%+2.92 pts
20170.6%−1.83 pts
20180.1%−0.44 pts
20193.3%+3.18 pts
20201.8%−1.54 pts
20211.2%−0.60 pts
20225.2%+3.99 pts
20231.4%−3.72 pts
2024latest2.1%+0.66 pts

demographic curve

2.6 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 6.5 in 1980.

2024 · 2.6

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19606.8
19616.80.0%
19626.9+0.1%
19636.9+0.1%
19646.9+0.2%
19656.9−0.1%
19666.9+0.2%
19676.9−0.1%
19686.9+0.1%
19696.90.0%
19706.90.0%
1971high6.90.0%
19726.9−0.5%
19736.8−0.5%
19746.8−0.5%
19756.7−0.6%
19766.7−0.7%
19776.6−0.8%
19786.6−0.8%
19796.5−1.0%
19806.5−1.0%
19816.4−1.0%
19826.3−0.9%
19836.3−0.7%
19846.2−0.8%
19856.2−0.9%
19866.1−0.9%
19876.1−0.9%
19886.0−0.9%
19896.0−0.9%
19905.9−0.7%
19915.9−1.3%
19925.8−1.8%
19935.6−2.0%
19945.5−2.3%
19955.3−3.2%
19965.1−3.4%
19975.0−3.6%
19984.8−3.4%
19994.7−2.3%
20004.6−1.8%
20014.5−1.8%
20024.4−2.4%
20034.3−2.6%
20044.2−3.1%
20054.0−3.1%
20063.9−3.4%
20073.8−3.7%
20083.6−3.6%
20093.5−2.8%
20103.4−2.6%
20113.3−2.6%
20123.3−2.6%
20133.2−2.1%
20143.1−2.2%
20153.0−2.4%
20163.0−2.4%
20172.9−1.8%
20182.9−2.0%
20192.8−2.1%
20202.7−1.9%
20212.7−1.7%
20222.7−1.7%
2023low2.6−1.7%
2024latest2.6+0.3%

Metrics

  1. population
    1M
    154 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $4B
    155 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $3,381
    116 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. area
    23K km²
    152 of 176
    REST Countries
  5. population density
    43.5 /km²
    116 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  6. life expectancy
    66.0 yr
    144 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  7. internet access
    65%
    109 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  8. co₂ per capita
    0.77 t
    121 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  9. urbanisation
    73%
    55 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  10. fertility rate
    2.6
    58 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. foreign-born share
    11%
    43 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. remittances % of gdp
    1.3%
    92 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  13. scientific articles / yr
    13
    166 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  14. high-tech exports %
    3%
    100 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  15. gini inequality
    41.6
    112 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  16. youth unemployment
    77%
    166 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  17. democracy (v-dem)
    0.12
    121 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  18. clean government
    31
    112 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  19. press freedom
    78.6
    159 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  20. human development
    0.513
    146 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  21. refugees hosted
    24K
    75 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  22. refugees produced
    2.1K
    85 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data