Population 472,810 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 42.6% (male 100,903; female 100,420)
15-64 years: 54.5% (male 135,409; female 122,209)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 7,220; female 6,649) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.59% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 40.33 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 14.43 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.09 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 99.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 51.6 years
female: 53.52 years (2002 est.)
male: 49.73 years

Total fertility rate 5.64 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 11.75% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 37,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 4,400 (2002 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: 46.2%
male: 60.3%
female: 32.7% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Djibouti on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Djibouti People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Djibouti People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.