Population: 451,442 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 96,482; female 96,025)
15-64 years:
55% (male 130,264; female 116,270)
65 years and over:
2% (male 6,426; female 5,975) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.45% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 40.98 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 14.87 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -11.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.08 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 103.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
50.82 years
male:
49.01 years
female:
52.68 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.8 children born/woman (2000 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.)