Population:
457,130 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.1% (male 98,796; female 98,202)
15-64 years: 53.9% (male 129,492; female 116,953)
65 years and over: 3% (male 6,933; female 6,754) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.3 years
male: 18.9 years
female: 17.7 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
2.13% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
40.78 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
19.45 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 106.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 98.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 114.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 43.13 years
male: 41.82 years
female: 44.48 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.56 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
11.75% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
37,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
2,000 (2001 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.)