Editing Demographics of Djibouti

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{{Infobox place demographics
 | place  =[[Djibouti]]
|size_of_population= 994,017 (2019)
|image=Djibouti single age population pyramid 2020.png
|image_size=350
|caption=Djibouti [[population pyramid]] in 2020
|growth=1.97% (2022)
|life=65.3 years (2022)
|life_male=62.72 years
|life_female=67.96 years
|age_0-14_years=29.97% (male 138,701/female 137,588)
|age_15-64_years=66.06% (male 264,283/female 344,668) 
|age_65_years=3.97% (male 16,245/female 20,319) (2020)
|fertility=2.15 children born/woman (2022)
|nation= Djiboutian
|major_ethnic=[[Somalis|Somali]] 60%<br />[[Afar people|Afar]] 35%<br />[[Arabs|Arabs]] 5% 
|spoken=[[Somali language|Somali]] (non-official), [[Afar language|Afar]] (non-official), [[French language|French]](official), [[Arabic language|Arabic]]  (official),
|infant_mortality=53.31 deaths/1,000 infants (2012 est.)<ref name=infantmortality2012>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2091.html |title=CIA – The World Factbook: Infant Mortality Rate |access-date=December 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119041333/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2091.html |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|sr_total_mf_ratio=0.86 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
|sr_at_birth=1.03 male(s)/female 
|sr_under_15=1 male(s)/female
|sr_15-64_years=0.8 male(s)/female 
|sr_65_years_over=0.81 male(s)/female 
|birth=22.25 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
|death=7.12 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
|minor_people=[[French people|French]]<br />[[Arab]]<br />[[Ethiopian people|Ethiopian]] Total 5%
}}
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[[Demography|Demographic]] features of [[Djibouti]] include [[population density]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|title= Census population
|align=right
|shading=off
|percentages = pagr
|1960|82,200
|2009|818519
|2024|1066809
|footnote = Source: INSTAD
}}
[[Djibouti]] is a [[multiethnic]] country. As of 2018, it has a population of around 884,017 inhabitants{{UN_Population|ref}}. Djibouti's population grew rapidly during the latter half of the 20th century, increasing from about 69,589 in 1955 to around 869,099 by 2015.<ref name="WPP 2010"/>

According to {{UN_Population|source}}, the total population was {{UN_Population|Djibouti}} in {{UN_Population|Year}} compared to 62,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 35.8%, 60.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.3% was 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2010">{{cite web| url = http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm| title = Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="80pt"|Total population
! width="80pt"|Population aged 0–14 (%)
! width="80pt"|Population aged 15–64 (%)
! width="80pt"|Population aged 65+ (%)
|-
| 1950
| 62 000||46.8||51.2||2.0
|-
| 1955
| 70 000||46.0||52.0||2.0
|-
| 1960
| 85 000||45.4||52.5||2.0
|-
| 1965
| 117 000||44.9||53.0||2.0
|-
| 1970
| 162 000||45.8||52.2||2.1
|-
| 1975
| 224 000||45.9||52.0||2.1
|-
| 1980
| 340 000||45.3||52.5||2.2
|-
| 1985
| 403 000||44.6||53.1||2.3
|-
| 1990
| 562 000||44.2||53.4||2.4
|-
| 1995
| 627 000||43.4||54.1||2.5
|-
| 2000
| 732 000||41.3||55.9||2.7
|-
| 2005
| 808 000||38.5||58.5||3.0
|-
| 2010
| 889 000||35.8||60.9||3.3
|}

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|title= Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 29.V.2009):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2018/|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 440 066
| align="right" | 378 093 
| align="right" | 818 159
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 49 863
| align="right" | 41 269
| align="right" | 91 132
| align="right" | 11.14
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 56 117 
| align="right" | 41 269
| align="right" | 101 271
| align="right" | 12.38
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 48 135 
| align="right" | 37 337
| align="right" | 85 472
| align="right" | 10.45
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 46 351
| align="right" | 39 283
| align="right" | 85 634
| align="right" | 10.47
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 43 786
| align="right" | 40 272
| align="right" | 84 058
| align="right" | 10.27
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 40 222
| align="right" | 41 995
| align="right" | 82 217
| align="right" | 10.05
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 35 558
| align="right" | 33 997
| align="right" | 69 555
| align="right" | 8.50
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 29 563
| align="right" | 26 512
| align="right" | 56 074
| align="right" | 6.85
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 25 247
| align="right" | 19 734
| align="right" | 44 981
| align="right" | 5.50
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 19 470
| align="right" | 15 456
| align="right" | 34 926
| align="right" | 4.27
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 16 363
| align="right" | 12 479
| align="right" | 28 841
| align="right" | 3.53
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 10 325
| align="right" | 7 860
| align="right" | 18 185
| align="right" | 2.22
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 8 495
| align="right" | 6 677
| align="right" | 15 172
| align="right" | 1.85
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 10 572
| align="right" | 10 069
| align="right" | 20 641
| align="right" | 2.52
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 154 115
| align="right" | 119 875
| align="right" | 273 990
| align="right" | 33.49
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 275 379
| align="right" | 248 149
| align="right" | 523 528
| align="right" | 63.99
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 10 572
| align="right" | 10 069
| align="right" | 20 641
| align="right" | 2.52 
|-
|}
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{{Hidden begin 
|title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021): <ref>{{Cite web|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics|access-date=2023-02-06|website=unstats.un.org}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 527 817
| align="right" | 473 636 
| align="right" | 1 001 452
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 50 744
| align="right" | 49 747
| align="right" | 100 491
| align="right" | 10.03
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 54 487
| align="right" | 53 200
| align="right" | 107 687
| align="right" | 10.75
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 52 811
| align="right" | 45 854
| align="right" | 98 665
| align="right" | 9.85
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 50 167
| align="right" | 40 507
| align="right" | 90 674
| align="right" | 9.05
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 48 044
| align="right" | 40 029
| align="right" | 88 072
| align="right" | 8.79
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 45 209
| align="right" | 38 999
| align="right" | 84 208
| align="right" | 8.41
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 42 445
| align="right" | 38 723
| align="right" | 81 168
| align="right" | 8.11
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 39 077
| align="right" | 36 798
| align="right" | 75 874
| align="right" | 7.58
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 34 761
| align="right" | 32 809
| align="right" | 67 570
| align="right" | 6.75
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 29 881
| align="right" | 28 056
| align="right" | 57 936
| align="right" | 5.79
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 24 442
| align="right" | 21 937
| align="right" | 46 379
| align="right" | 4.63
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 19 309
| align="right" | 16 508
| align="right" | 35 817
| align="right" | 3.58
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 14 340 
| align="right" | 11 888
| align="right" | 26 229
| align="right" | 2.62
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 9 975
| align="right" | 8 077
| align="right" | 18 053
| align="right" | 1.80
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 6 260
| align="right" | 5 158
| align="right" | 11 418
| align="right" | 1.14
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 3 444
| align="right" | 2 953
| align="right" | 6 397
| align="right" | 0.64
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 2 421
| align="right" | 2 393
| align="right" | 4 814
| align="right" | 0.48
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 158 042
| align="right" | 148 801
| align="right" | 306 843
| align="right" | 30.64
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 347 675
| align="right" | 306 254
| align="right" | 653 929
| align="right" | 65.30
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 22 100
| align="right" | 18 581
| align="right" | 40 681
| align="right" | 4.06
|-
|}
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===Projections===
The following are UN medium variant projections; numbers are in thousands:<ref name="WPP 2010"/>
*2025	1,166
*2030	1,262
*2035	1,356
*2040	1,447
*2045	1,535
*2050	1,619

==Vital statistics==
Registration of vital events in Djibouti is incomplete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.<ref name="WPP 2010"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! width="70pt"|Period
! width="70pt"|Live births per year
! width="70pt"|Deaths per year
! width="70pt"|Natural change per year
! width="70pt"|CBR*
! width="70pt"|CDR*
! width="70pt"|NC*
! width="70pt"|TFR*
! width="70pt"|IMR*
|-
| 1950-1955 || 3 000|| 2 000|| 1 000||50.0||28.3||21.7||7.80||222
|-
| 1955-1960 || 4 000|| 2 000|| 2 000||50.7||25.7||25.0||7.80||203
|-
| 1960-1965 || 5 000|| 2 000|| 3 000||51.2||23.8||27.4||7.80||185
|-
| 1965-1970 || 7 000|| 3 000|| 4 000||50.3||21.6||28.6||7.60||169
|-
| 1970-1975 || 9 000|| 4 000|| 5 000||47.8||19.4||28.4||7.20||154
|-
| 1975-1980 || 13 000|| 5 000|| 8 000||45.2||17.4||27.8||6.80||141
|-
| 1980-1985 || 16 000|| 6 000|| 11 000||44.0||15.5||28.6||6.60||125
|-
| 1985-1990 || 21 000|| 7 000|| 14 000||43.1||14.5||28.6||6.40||117
|-
| 1990-1995 || 24 000|| 8 000|| 16 000||40.1||13.4||26.7||5.85||109
|-
| 1995-2000 || 23 000|| 8 000|| 15 000||34.4||12.2||22.2||5.11||100
|-
| 2000-2005 || 24 000|| 9 000|| 15 000||31.2||11.3||19.9||4.52||91
|-
| 2005-2010 || 25 000|| 9 000|| 16 000||29.4||10.5||18.9||3.95||82
|-
|align="left" colspan="9" | * <small> CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)</small>
|}

=== Life expectancy ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Period
!Life expectancy in <br /> Years<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|website=esa.un.org|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref>
|-
|1950–1955
|41.04
|-
|1955–1960
|{{increase}} 42.95 
|-
|1960–1965
|{{increase}} 45.18
|-
|1965–1970
|{{increase}} 47.35 
|-
|1970–1975
|{{increase}} 50.90 
|-
|1975–1980
|{{increase}} 52.55 
|-
|1980–1985
|{{increase}} 54.67 
|-
|1985–1990
|{{increase}} 56.12
|-
|1990–1995
|{{increase}} 57.02
|-
|1995–2000
|{{steady}} 57.02
|-
|2000–2005
|{{increase}} 57.29 
|-
|2005–2010
|{{increase}} 59.05
|-
|2010–2015
|{{increase}} 61.62 
|}

==Ethnic groups==
{{main|Djiboutian}}
[[File:Ethno-Demography of Djibouti.png|thumb|left|Main ethnic groups in Djibouti.]]
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The two largest ethnic groups native to Djibouti are the [[Somalis]] (60%) and the [[Afar people|Afar]] (35%). The [[Somali clan]] component is mainly composed of the [[Issa (clan)|Issa]] followed by the [[Gadabuursi]] and the [[Isaaq]]. The remaining 5% of Djibouti's population primarily consists of [[Yemenis|Yemeni Arabs]], [[People of Ethiopia|Ethiopians]] and [[Europeans]] ([[French people|French]] and [[Italians]]).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Schraeder |first=Peter J. |date=1993 |title=Ethnic Politics in Djibouti: From 'Eye of the Hurricane' to 'Boiling Cauldron' |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/723496 |journal=African Affairs |volume=92 |issue=367 |pages=204 |issn=0001-9909}}</ref>

In addition, as of 2021, 4,000 American troops, 1,350 French troops, 600 Japanese troops, 400 Chinese troops, and an unknown number of German troops are stationed at various bases throughout Djibouti. Approximately 76% of local residents are [[Urban area|urban]] dwellers; the remainder are [[Pastoralism|pastoralists]].<ref name="CIADJ">{{cite web|url= https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/djibouti/|title=Africa :: Djibouti|date=14 April 2022|publisher= CIA The World Factbook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/us-signs-long-term-lease-military-base-djibouti|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213153022/https://www.voanews.com/africa/us-signs-long-term-lease-military-base-djibouti|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 13, 2020|title=US Signs Long-Term Lease for Military Base in Djibouti}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tracer des frontières à Djibouti|url=http://djibouti.frontafrique.org/?doc31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE|first=INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM|date=1967|title=French Somaliland|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP84-00825R000100050001-0.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123082205/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP84-00825R000100050001-0.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2017|journal=Intelligence Memorandum}}</ref>

==Languages==
{{main|Languages of Djibouti}}

Djibouti is a [[multilingual]] nation.<ref name="CIADJ"/> The majority of local residents speak [[Somali language|Somali]] (650,000 speakers in Djibouti city and Ali Sabieh) and [[Afar language|Afar]] (300,000 speakers) as a first language. These languages are the [[mother tongue]]s of the Somali and Afar ethnic groups, respectively. Both languages belong to the larger [[Afroasiatic languages|Afroasiatic]] family. There are 2 official languages in Djibouti: [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[French language|French]].<ref name="ethnologue.com">{{cite web|title=Djibouti - Languages|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/country/DJ/languages|publisher=Ethnologue|access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>

Arabic is of religious importance. In formal settings, it consists of [[Modern Standard Arabic]]. Colloquially, about 59,000 local residents speak the [[Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic]] dialect, also known as ''Djibouti Arabic''. French serves as a statutory national language. It was inherited from the colonial period, and is the primary language of instruction. Around 17,000 Djiboutians speak it as a first language. Immigrant languages include [[Omani Arabic]] (38,900 speakers), [[Amharic language|Amharic]] (1,400 speakers), [[Greek language|Greek]] (1,000 speakers) and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] (600 speakers).<ref name="ethnologue.com"/>

==Religion==
94% of Djiboutians are [[Islam in Djibouti|Sunni Muslim]], the remaining 6% are mostly [[Christianity in Djibouti|Christian]], and there are a few mostly [[Demographics of Djibouti#Ethnic%20groups|foreign-born residents]] who are [[Shia Islam|Shia Muslim]], [[Hindus|Hindu]], [[Jews|Jewish]], [[Baháʼí Faith|Bahá'í]], or [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Djibouti |date=2025-05-21 |work=The World Factbook |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/djibouti/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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