Djibouti Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Djibouti, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Djibouti was 17.7 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 25.7 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 155th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Djibouti ranks 129th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Djibouti is expected to increase to 39.7 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Djibouti

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Djibouti
	Male	Female
80+	0.26%	0.38%
75-79	0.39%	0.51%
70-74	0.61%	0.74%
65-69	0.9%	1.05%
60-64	1.3%	1.45%
55-59	1.78%	1.93%
50-54	2.31%	2.47%
45-49	2.76%	2.9%
40-44	3.05%	3.16%
35-39	3.41%	3.47%
30-34	3.89%	3.92%
25-29	4.26%	4.27%
20-24	4.91%	4.88%
15-19	4.96%	4.89%
10-14	4.89%	4.8%
5-9	4.89%	4.77%
0-4	4.98%	4.84%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Djibouti has average demographic potential with 65.2% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 65/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Djibouti

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Djibouti	World
2100	63.2%	59.6%
2099	63.4%	59.6%
2098	63.5%	59.7%
2097	63.6%	59.7%
2096	63.7%	59.7%
2095	63.9%	59.7%
2094	64%	59.7%
2093	64.1%	59.8%
2092	64.2%	59.8%
2091	64.3%	59.8%
2090	64.4%	59.8%
2089	64.5%	59.8%
2088	64.5%	59.8%
2087	64.6%	59.8%
2086	64.6%	59.8%
2085	64.7%	59.9%
2084	64.7%	59.9%
2083	64.8%	60%
2082	64.8%	60.1%
2081	64.9%	60.3%
2080	65%	60.4%
2079	65%	60.6%
2078	65.1%	60.7%
2077	65.2%	60.9%
2076	65.3%	61%
2075	65.4%	61.1%
2074	65.5%	61.3%
2073	65.6%	61.4%
2072	65.7%	61.5%
2071	65.9%	61.6%
2070	66.1%	61.7%
2069	66.3%	61.8%
2068	66.5%	61.9%
2067	66.6%	62%
2066	66.8%	62%
2065	66.9%	62.1%
2064	67%	62.1%
2063	67.1%	62.1%
2062	67.1%	62.2%
2061	67.1%	62.2%
2060	67.1%	62.3%
2059	67.2%	62.3%
2058	67.2%	62.4%
2057	67.2%	62.4%
2056	67.1%	62.5%
2055	67.1%	62.7%
2054	67.1%	62.8%
2053	67%	62.9%
2052	67%	63.1%
2051	66.9%	63.2%
2050	66.9%	63.4%
2049	66.8%	63.5%
2048	66.8%	63.6%
2047	66.8%	63.8%
2046	66.7%	63.9%
2045	66.7%	64%
2044	66.7%	64.1%
2043	66.8%	64.2%
2042	66.8%	64.3%
2041	66.8%	64.4%
2040	66.8%	64.5%
2039	66.9%	64.7%
2038	66.9%	64.8%
2037	67%	64.9%
2036	67.1%	65.1%
2035	67.1%	65.2%
2034	67.1%	65.3%
2033	67.1%	65.4%
2032	67.1%	65.4%
2031	67.1%	65.4%
2030	67%	65.4%
2029	66.9%	65.4%
2028	66.7%	65.4%
2027	66.5%	65.4%
2026	66.3%	65.2%
2025	66.1%	65.1%
2024	66%	65.1%
2023	65.7%	65%
2022	65.3%	64.9%
2021	65%	64.9%
2020	64.5%	64.8%
2019	64%	64.9%
2018	63.5%	64.9%
2017	62.9%	65%
2016	62.4%	65.1%
2015	61.8%	65.1%
2014	61.4%	65.2%
2013	61%	65.2%
2012	60.6%	65.2%
2011	60.3%	65.2%
2010	60%	65.1%
2009	59.6%	65%
2008	59.2%	64.9%
2007	58.8%	64.7%
2006	58.5%	64.5%
2005	58.2%	64.3%
2004	58.1%	64%
2003	58.2%	63.7%
2002	58.1%	63.4%
2001	57.7%	63.1%
2000	57.3%	62.8%
1999	56.8%	62.5%
1998	56.2%	62.2%
1997	55.4%	61.9%
1996	54.7%	61.7%
1995	54.3%	61.5%
1994	54.1%	61.3%
1993	53.9%	61.2%
1992	53.6%	61.1%
1991	53.4%	61%
1990	53.3%	60.9%
1989	53.1%	60.8%
1988	52.9%	60.7%
1987	52.7%	60.5%
1986	52.5%	60.4%
1985	52.3%	60.1%
1984	52.2%	59.9%
1983	52%	59.6%
1982	51.9%	59.3%
1981	51.8%	59%
1980	51.8%	58.7%
1979	51.7%	58.4%
1978	51.7%	58%
1977	51.8%	57.7%
1976	51.8%	57.5%
1975	51.9%	57.4%
1974	52%	57.3%
1973	52.2%	57.3%
1972	52.3%	57.2%
1971	52.5%	57.1%
1970	52.8%	57%
1969	53%	56.9%
1968	53.2%	56.9%
1967	53.5%	56.9%
1966	53.7%	56.8%
1965	53.9%	56.9%
1964	54%	57%
1963	53.9%	57.2%
1962	53.8%	57.4%
1961	53.6%	57.5%
1960	53.5%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Djibouti changed from 58.1% to 66% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Djibouti decreased from 72% to 51.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Djibouti

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UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Djibouti	World
2100	17.7%	16.5%
2099	17.8%	16.6%
2098	17.8%	16.6%
2097	17.9%	16.7%
2096	17.9%	16.8%
2095	18%	16.8%
2094	18%	16.9%
2093	18.1%	17%
2092	18.1%	17%
2091	18.2%	17.1%
2090	18.3%	17.2%
2089	18.4%	17.2%
2088	18.4%	17.3%
2087	18.5%	17.4%
2086	18.6%	17.4%
2085	18.7%	17.5%
2084	18.8%	17.5%
2083	18.9%	17.6%
2082	19%	17.7%
2081	19.1%	17.7%
2080	19.3%	17.8%
2079	19.4%	17.8%
2078	19.5%	17.9%
2077	19.6%	17.9%
2076	19.7%	18%
2075	19.8%	18%
2074	19.9%	18.1%
2073	20%	18.2%
2072	20.1%	18.2%
2071	20.2%	18.3%
2070	20.3%	18.3%
2069	20.4%	18.4%
2068	20.5%	18.5%
2067	20.6%	18.6%
2066	20.7%	18.6%
2065	20.8%	18.7%
2064	20.9%	18.8%
2063	21%	18.9%
2062	21.1%	19.1%
2061	21.2%	19.2%
2060	21.4%	19.3%
2059	21.5%	19.4%
2058	21.7%	19.5%
2057	21.8%	19.6%
2056	22%	19.8%
2055	22.2%	19.9%
2054	22.4%	20%
2053	22.6%	20.1%
2052	22.9%	20.2%
2051	23.1%	20.3%
2050	23.3%	20.4%
2049	23.5%	20.5%
2048	23.7%	20.6%
2047	24%	20.7%
2046	24.2%	20.8%
2045	24.4%	20.9%
2044	24.6%	20.9%
2043	24.8%	21%
2042	25%	21.1%
2041	25.2%	21.2%
2040	25.4%	21.2%
2039	25.6%	21.3%
2038	25.8%	21.4%
2037	26%	21.5%
2036	26.1%	21.6%
2035	26.3%	21.8%
2034	26.5%	22%
2033	26.7%	22.2%
2032	26.9%	22.4%
2031	27.2%	22.7%
2030	27.4%	23%
2029	27.7%	23.3%
2028	28%	23.6%
2027	28.3%	23.9%
2026	28.6%	24.2%
2025	29%	24.6%
2024	29.2%	24.7%
2023	29.6%	25%
2022	30%	25.3%
2021	30.5%	25.6%
2020	31%	25.8%
2019	31.6%	26%
2018	32.2%	26.2%
2017	32.8%	26.4%
2016	33.4%	26.5%
2015	34%	26.6%
2014	34.6%	26.8%
2013	35.1%	26.9%
2012	35.5%	27%
2011	35.9%	27.1%
2010	36.4%	27.3%
2009	36.8%	27.5%
2008	37.2%	27.6%
2007	37.7%	27.9%
2006	38.1%	28.1%
2005	38.4%	28.5%
2004	38.5%	28.8%
2003	38.6%	29.2%
2002	38.7%	29.6%
2001	39.1%	30%
2000	39.6%	30.4%
1999	40%	30.8%
1998	40.6%	31.1%
1997	41.5%	31.5%
1996	42.2%	31.8%
1995	42.5%	32.1%
1994	42.8%	32.3%
1993	43.1%	32.5%
1992	43.3%	32.7%
1991	43.5%	32.9%
1990	43.7%	33%
1989	44%	33.2%
1988	44.2%	33.4%
1987	44.4%	33.6%
1986	44.6%	33.8%
1985	44.8%	34%
1984	45%	34.3%
1983	45.1%	34.6%
1982	45.3%	34.9%
1981	45.4%	35.2%
1980	45.5%	35.5%
1979	45.5%	35.9%
1978	45.6%	36.3%
1977	45.5%	36.7%
1976	45.5%	36.9%
1975	45.4%	37.1%
1974	45.3%	37.2%
1973	45.2%	37.3%
1972	45%	37.5%
1971	44.9%	37.6%
1970	44.7%	37.7%
1969	44.5%	37.8%
1968	44.3%	37.9%
1967	44%	38%
1966	43.8%	38%
1965	43.6%	38%
1964	43.5%	38%
1963	43.7%	37.8%
1962	43.8%	37.6%
1961	44%	37.5%
1960	44.2%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Djibouti decreased from 38.5% to 29.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Djibouti

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Djibouti	World
2100	19.1%	23.9%
2099	18.9%	23.8%
2098	18.7%	23.7%
2097	18.5%	23.6%
2096	18.4%	23.5%
2095	18.2%	23.4%
2094	18%	23.4%
2093	17.8%	23.3%
2092	17.7%	23.2%
2091	17.5%	23.1%
2090	17.3%	23.1%
2089	17.2%	23%
2088	17%	22.9%
2087	16.9%	22.8%
2086	16.7%	22.7%
2085	16.6%	22.6%
2084	16.5%	22.5%
2083	16.3%	22.4%
2082	16.1%	22.2%
2081	16%	22%
2080	15.8%	21.8%
2079	15.6%	21.6%
2078	15.4%	21.4%
2077	15.2%	21.2%
2076	15%	21%
2075	14.8%	20.8%
2074	14.6%	20.6%
2073	14.4%	20.4%
2072	14.1%	20.3%
2071	13.9%	20.1%
2070	13.6%	19.9%
2069	13.3%	19.8%
2068	13%	19.6%
2067	12.8%	19.5%
2066	12.5%	19.3%
2065	12.3%	19.2%
2064	12.1%	19.1%
2063	12%	18.9%
2062	11.8%	18.8%
2061	11.7%	18.6%
2060	11.5%	18.5%
2059	11.3%	18.3%
2058	11.2%	18.1%
2057	11%	17.9%
2056	10.8%	17.7%
2055	10.7%	17.5%
2054	10.5%	17.2%
2053	10.3%	17%
2052	10.2%	16.7%
2051	10%	16.4%
2050	9.83%	16.2%
2049	9.66%	16%
2048	9.48%	15.8%
2047	9.29%	15.5%
2046	9.1%	15.3%
2045	8.89%	15.1%
2044	8.68%	14.9%
2043	8.45%	14.8%
2042	8.22%	14.6%
2041	7.99%	14.4%
2040	7.75%	14.2%
2039	7.51%	14%
2038	7.27%	13.8%
2037	7.03%	13.5%
2036	6.8%	13.3%
2035	6.58%	13%
2034	6.36%	12.7%
2033	6.16%	12.4%
2032	5.97%	12.2%
2031	5.79%	11.9%
2030	5.62%	11.6%
2029	5.46%	11.3%
2028	5.31%	11%
2027	5.17%	10.7%
2026	5.03%	10.5%
2025	4.91%	10.3%
2024	4.85%	10.2%
2023	4.74%	9.98%
2022	4.63%	9.74%
2021	4.54%	9.53%
2020	4.48%	9.33%
2019	4.41%	9.1%
2018	4.33%	8.88%
2017	4.27%	8.65%
2016	4.2%	8.45%
2015	4.12%	8.26%
2014	4.03%	8.08%
2013	3.93%	7.92%
2012	3.84%	7.78%
2011	3.75%	7.66%
2010	3.67%	7.58%
2009	3.59%	7.52%
2008	3.53%	7.47%
2007	3.47%	7.41%
2006	3.42%	7.34%
2005	3.37%	7.26%
2004	3.31%	7.18%
2003	3.25%	7.1%
2002	3.2%	7.01%
2001	3.18%	6.92%
2000	3.16%	6.84%
1999	3.15%	6.76%
1998	3.14%	6.68%
1997	3.15%	6.61%
1996	3.15%	6.53%
1995	3.12%	6.45%
1994	3.09%	6.37%
1993	3.07%	6.29%
1992	3.04%	6.21%
1991	3.02%	6.14%
1990	2.99%	6.07%
1989	2.97%	6.01%
1988	2.95%	5.95%
1987	2.92%	5.91%
1986	2.9%	5.86%
1985	2.87%	5.82%
1984	2.85%	5.8%
1983	2.83%	5.79%
1982	2.8%	5.8%
1981	2.78%	5.81%
1980	2.76%	5.81%
1979	2.74%	5.77%
1978	2.72%	5.71%
1977	2.7%	5.65%
1976	2.68%	5.59%
1975	2.66%	5.53%
1974	2.64%	5.47%
1973	2.62%	5.42%
1972	2.61%	5.37%
1971	2.59%	5.32%
1970	2.57%	5.28%
1969	2.55%	5.24%
1968	2.53%	5.2%
1967	2.51%	5.16%
1966	2.49%	5.12%
1965	2.47%	5.08%
1964	2.45%	5.04%
1963	2.43%	5.02%
1962	2.41%	5.01%
1961	2.38%	4.99%
1960	2.35%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Djibouti increased from 3.31% to 4.85% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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