| Region | Eastern Africa | |
| Population (000, 2024) | 1 169a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2024) | 50.4a | |
| Capital city | Djibouti | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2024) | 568.8c,d | |
| UN membership date | 20 September 1977 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 23 200b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 98.3a | |
| National currency | Djibouti Franc (DJF) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 177.7e |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 2 445 | 3 423 | 4 003b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 7.7 | 1.2 | 3.7b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 2 430.3 | 3 140.3 | 3 571.8b |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4b |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 12.1 | 12 | 12b |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 86.6 | 86.6 | 86.6b |
| Employment in agriculturef (% of employed) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2b |
| Employment in industryf (% of employed) | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6b |
| Employment in servicesf (% employed) | 93.2 | 93 | 92.9b |
| Unemploymentf (% of labour force) | 26.1 | 27.8 | 26 |
| Labour force participation ratef (female/male pop. %) | 18.0 / 47.3 | 17.9 / 45.3 | 18.5 / 46.1 |
| CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) | 112 | 122 | 132e |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 84 | 140 | 133b |
| International trade: exportsf (million current US$) | 251 | 381 | 468e |
| International trade: importsf (million current US$) | 1 024 | 1 333 | 1 845e |
| International trade: balancef (million current US$) | -773 | -953 | - 1 377e |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 714 | 366 | 656b |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 77.4 | 77.9d | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.8g | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 65.3 / 60.4 | 66.8 / 61.7 | 68.7 / 63.7a |
| Population age distributionh (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 34.0 / 6.3 | 31.0 / 6.9 | 29.2 / 7.6a |
| International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 112.4 / 12.3i | 119.7 / 12.1i | ... / ... |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 17.4 | 31.1 | 30.5e |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 65.2 | 55.6 | 49.1a |
| Health: Current expendituref,j,k (% of GDP) | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.9l |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 0.2m | ... | ... |
| Education: Government expendituref (% of GDP) | 3.6 | 3.8n | ... |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 51.9 / 58.6 | 58.2 / 65.5 | 60.8 / 67.9b |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 37.8 / 45.8 | 45.8 / 53.4 | 48.9 / 56.9b |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 30.1 / 39.8 | 30.7 / 36.3 | 31.9 / 37.4b |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 12.7 | 26.2o | 26.2o |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Individuals using the Internetf (per 100 inhabitants) | 22.9 | 62.5 | 65b |
| Threatened species (number) | 94 | 110 | 136e |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3l |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 0.5 / 0.5 | 0.4 / 0.3 | 0.4 / 0.4f,l |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 4 | 4 | 4l |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 11 | 10 | 10f,l |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 63p | 75 | 145b |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8e |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 41.2 / 18.2 | 44.8 / 20.9 | 44.8 / 20.9b |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 7.23 | 8.41 | 5.39l |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | 2022 | |
| c | Refers to the population of the "cercle". | |
| d | 2019 | |
| e | 2023 | |
| f | Estimate. | |
| g | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| h | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
| i | Including refugees. | |
| j | Estimates should be viewed with caution as these are derived from scarce data. | |
| k | Data based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31). | |
| l | 2021 | |
| m | 2014 | |
| n | 2018 | |
| o | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
| p | 2013 |