People

Djibouti

Population:

466,900 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 43.2% (male 101,168; female 100,545)
15-64 years: 53.7% (male 131,320; female 119,387)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 7,327; female 7,153) (2004 est.)

Median age:

total: 18.3 years
male: 18.8 years
female: 17.7 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.1% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:

40.39 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:

19.42 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 105.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 97.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 113.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 43.12 years
male: 41.83 years
female: 44.44 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.48 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

2.9% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

9,100 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

690 (2003 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Djiboutian(s)
adjective: Djiboutian

Ethnic groups:

Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5%

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.)