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PEOPLE

Language
French is the official and Arabic the religious language. Afar and Issa (Somali) are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	0.8 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	0.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	0.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
1.3 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
Most Djiboutians are either Afars or Issas, of Somalian origin and predominant in the south. There are also French, Yemeni, Ethiopian and other minorities
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Sunni Muslim and a small Christian minority
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	87.0 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	86.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	86.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	85.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	85.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	84.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	84.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	83.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1946
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
34 (2006)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	38.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	41.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	42.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	43 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	43.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	43.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT +3

Climate description
One of the hottest countries in the world, Djibouti consists of mostly desert, which leaves the agricultural community able to sustain only 25% of the domestic food demand. There are a few spots in the North and along the coast that are not as hot, but the average yearly temperature is about 30 degrees Celsius.

Currency
Djibouti franc

Telephone dialling code
(+) 253

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	53.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	52.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	52.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	45.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	46.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	43.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	52.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	51.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	51.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	44.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	44.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	41.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	55.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	54.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	54.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	47.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	47.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	44.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2006	86 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	88 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	101 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	97 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	100 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	100 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	102 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	130 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	133 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	126 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	138 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	143 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	146 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	61 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	61 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	61 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	650 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	730 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	149	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	148	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	150	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	154	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	153	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	149	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2006	29 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	27 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	18 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	18 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	18 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	18 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	18 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	32 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	24 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	26 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	92 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	73 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	80 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	67 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	82 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	50 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	91 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	No data available percent
2003	65.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	65.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	65.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	64.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	No data available percent
2003	No data available percent
2002	76.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	76.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	No data available percent
2003	No data available percent
2002	55.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	55.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	54.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2007	14 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2008
2006	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	13 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Cellular telephone subscribers

2007	54 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	55 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	56 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	44 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	30 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	20 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	4 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	0.3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Internet users

2007	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	13 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	12 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	9 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	6 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2008	102 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	105 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	Not ranked
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2006	1060 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	1000 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	950 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	870 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	780 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	760 current US$	WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000	760 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country’s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2006	0.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	0.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	0.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	0.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	0.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	0.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	0.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth

2006	4.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	3.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	2.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	2.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	0.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2006	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	3.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	2.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	0.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	18 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	18 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	13 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	13 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	3.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	3.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	3.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	3.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	3.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk from P.falciparum throughout the year in the whole country. Resistance to chloroquine reported.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	809 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	792 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	775 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	759 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	743 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	727 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	712 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2007	648	UNHCR
2006	486	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	503	UNHCR
2004	495	UNHCR
2003	522	UNHCR
2002	471	UNHCR
2001	452	UNHCR
2000	1910	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2007	6651	UNHCR
2006	9259	UNHCR
2005	10456	UNHCR
2004	18035	UNHCR
2003	27034	UNHCR
2002	21702	UNHCR
2001	23176	UNHCR
2000	23243	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	7.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	6.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1998-2000	3.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	3.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	3.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	4.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	No data available percent