Djibouti birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Djibouti chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Djibouti is 2.61, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.64 — a -53.7% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Djibouti	World
1960	6.85	4.69
1961	6.85	4.56
1962	6.85	5.02
1963	6.86	5.31
1964	6.87	5.13
1965	6.86	5.08
1966	6.88	4.97
1967	6.87	4.87
1968	6.88	4.98
1969	6.88	4.88
1970	6.88	4.84
1971	6.88	4.69
1972	6.85	4.55
1973	6.82	4.42
1974	6.78	4.26
1975	6.74	4.07
1976	6.69	3.97
1977	6.64	3.84
1978	6.59	3.77
1979	6.52	3.76
1980	6.46	3.73
1981	6.4	3.71
1982	6.34	3.72
1983	6.3	3.59
1984	6.25	3.57
1985	6.19	3.53
1986	6.14	3.51
1987	6.09	3.48
1988	6.03	3.39
1989	5.97	3.35
1990	5.93	3.31
1991	5.86	3.13
1992	5.75	3.04
1993	5.64	2.97
1994	5.51	2.92
1995	5.33	2.87
1996	5.15	2.82
1997	4.97	2.78
1998	4.8	2.75
1999	4.69	2.72
2000	4.6	2.73
2001	4.52	2.69
2002	4.41	2.66
2003	4.3	2.64
2004	4.16	2.63
2005	4.04	2.61
2006	3.9	2.61
2007	3.76	2.6
2008	3.62	2.6
2009	3.52	2.59
2010	3.43	2.57
2011	3.34	2.55
2012	3.26	2.56
2013	3.19	2.53
2014	3.12	2.52
2015	3.04	2.49
2016	2.97	2.49
2017	2.92	2.46
2018	2.86	2.39
2019	2.8	2.35
2020	2.75	2.28
2021	2.7	2.25
2022	2.65	2.22
2023	2.61	2.2
2024	2.62	2.19
2025	2.58	2.18
2026	2.54	2.18
2027	2.51	2.17
2028	2.48	2.16
2029	2.45	2.15
2030	2.42	2.14
2031	2.39	2.13
2032	2.36	2.12
2033	2.33	2.12
2034	2.31	2.11
2035	2.29	2.1
2036	2.27	2.09
2037	2.25	2.09
2038	2.23	2.08
2039	2.21	2.08
2040	2.19	2.08
2041	2.17	2.07
2042	2.16	2.07
2043	2.14	2.07
2044	2.13	2.07
2045	2.11	2.06
2046	2.1	2.06
2047	2.09	2.06
2048	2.08	2.05
2049	2.06	2.05
2050	2.05	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 4.39% were to women under 20 years old, 41.1% to women ages 20-29, and 54.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 6.69%, 46.6%, and 46.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Djibouti by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Djibouti	World
1960	44.2%	37.4%
1961	44%	37.5%
1962	43.8%	37.6%
1963	43.7%	37.8%
1964	43.5%	38%
1965	43.6%	38%
1966	43.8%	38%
1967	44%	38%
1968	44.3%	37.9%
1969	44.5%	37.8%
1970	44.7%	37.7%
1971	44.9%	37.6%
1972	45%	37.5%
1973	45.2%	37.3%
1974	45.3%	37.2%
1975	45.4%	37.1%
1976	45.5%	36.9%
1977	45.5%	36.7%
1978	45.6%	36.3%
1979	45.5%	35.9%
1980	45.5%	35.5%
1981	45.4%	35.2%
1982	45.3%	34.9%
1983	45.1%	34.6%
1984	45%	34.3%
1985	44.8%	34%
1986	44.6%	33.8%
1987	44.4%	33.6%
1988	44.2%	33.4%
1989	44%	33.2%
1990	43.7%	33%
1991	43.5%	32.9%
1992	43.3%	32.7%
1993	43.1%	32.5%
1994	42.8%	32.3%
1995	42.5%	32.1%
1996	42.2%	31.8%
1997	41.5%	31.5%
1998	40.6%	31.1%
1999	40%	30.8%
2000	39.6%	30.4%
2001	39.1%	30%
2002	38.7%	29.6%
2003	38.6%	29.2%
2004	38.5%	28.8%
2005	38.4%	28.5%
2006	38.1%	28.1%
2007	37.7%	27.9%
2008	37.2%	27.6%
2009	36.8%	27.5%
2010	36.4%	27.3%
2011	35.9%	27.1%
2012	35.5%	27%
2013	35.1%	26.9%
2014	34.6%	26.8%
2015	34%	26.6%
2016	33.4%	26.5%
2017	32.8%	26.4%
2018	32.2%	26.2%
2019	31.6%	26%
2020	31%	25.8%
2021	30.5%	25.6%
2022	30%	25.3%
2023	29.6%	25%
2024	29.2%	24.7%
2025	28.8%	24.4%
2026	28.5%	24.1%
2027	28.1%	23.8%
2028	27.8%	23.4%
2029	27.5%	23.1%
2030	27.3%	22.8%
2031	27%	22.6%
2032	26.8%	22.3%
2033	26.6%	22.1%
2034	26.4%	21.9%
2035	26.2%	21.7%
2036	26.1%	21.6%
2037	25.9%	21.5%
2038	25.7%	21.4%
2039	25.5%	21.3%
2040	25.3%	21.2%
2041	25.1%	21.1%
2042	24.9%	21%
2043	24.7%	21%
2044	24.5%	20.9%
2045	24.3%	20.8%
2046	24.1%	20.7%
2047	23.8%	20.7%
2048	23.6%	20.6%
2049	23.4%	20.5%
2050	23.2%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Djibouti was 44.2% in 1960, 43.1% in 1993, and 29.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Djibouti.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Djibouti, excluding migration, has been +1.43% annually. On average, 15,389 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Djibouti
1960	2,299
1961	2,412
1962	2,538
1963	2,687
1964	2,864
1965	3,054
1966	3,268
1967	3,484
1968	3,712
1969	3,950
1970	4,249
1971	4,484
1972	4,885
1973	5,234
1974	5,601
1975	6,034
1976	6,567
1977	7,195
1978	7,886
1979	8,573
1980	9,187
1981	9,654
1982	10,058
1983	10,391
1984	10,713
1985	11,106
1986	11,671
1987	12,357
1988	13,107
1989	13,851
1990	15,074
1991	16,553
1992	16,971
1993	15,805
1994	15,989
1995	15,651
1996	15,408
1997	15,255
1998	15,845
1999	16,491
2000	17,014
2001	17,710
2002	18,167
2003	18,341
2004	17,756
2005	17,361
2006	16,901
2007	16,647
2008	16,356
2009	16,323
2010	16,225
2011	16,169
2012	16,026
2013	15,986
2014	15,857
2015	15,718
2016	15,621
2017	15,593
2018	15,524
2019	15,368
2020	14,970
2021	14,555
2022	15,337
2023	15,349

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Djibouti was 162 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.16% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -67.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Djibouti	World
1985	821	460
1986	804	438
1987	785	429
1988	768	414
1989	746	401
1990	725	391
1991	731	395
1992	780	395
1993	704	389
1994	682	382
1995	634	371
1996	609	366
1997	582	358
1998	555	360
1999	524	340
2000	501	328
2001	441	321
2002	404	311
2003	391	301
2004	364	291
2005	315	283
2006	298	276
2007	285	269
2008	273	264
2009	263	258
2010	243	253
2011	229	247
2012	221	239
2013	219	235
2014	212	231
2015	210	228
2016	204	220
2017	201	215
2018	199	211
2019	194	207
2020	192	211
2021	221	242
2022	174	203
2023	162	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Djibouti was 50.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 5.04% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 99.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Djibouti	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	-	13.4%
1976	17.1%	13%
1977	16.6%	12.5%
1978	16.2%	12.1%
1979	15.7%	11.7%
1980	15.3%	11.4%
1981	14.8%	11%
1982	14.4%	10.8%
1983	14%	10.6%
1984	13.6%	10.4%
1985	13.2%	10.1%
1986	12.8%	9.81%
1987	12.5%	9.47%
1988	12.2%	9.31%
1989	11.9%	9.02%
1990	11.6%	8.81%
1991	11.4%	8.66%
1992	11.2%	8.46%
1993	11.1%	8.19%
1994	10.9%	7.98%
1995	10.8%	7.76%
1996	10.7%	7.52%
1997	10.5%	7.28%
1998	10.3%	7.05%
1999	10.2%	6.76%
2000	9.95%	6.48%
2001	9.72%	6.21%
2002	9.48%	5.94%
2003	9.24%	5.65%
2004	9%	5.43%
2005	8.77%	5.16%
2006	8.53%	4.92%
2007	8.28%	4.7%
2008	8.03%	4.5%
2009	7.81%	4.31%
2010	7.59%	4.11%
2011	7.36%	3.97%
2012	7.14%	3.77%
2013	6.93%	3.61%
2014	6.72%	3.48%
2015	6.51%	3.35%
2016	6.33%	3.23%
2017	6.13%	3.11%
2018	5.94%	2.97%
2019	5.75%	2.86%
2020	5.56%	2.75%
2021	5.38%	2.66%
2022	5.22%	2.59%
2023	5.04%	2.49%