Djibouti vs Eritrea
Djibouti vs Eritrea: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.61 births per woman in Djibouti and 3.71 births per woman in Eritrea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Eritrea, by 1.1 births per woman, or 1.42 times that in Djibouti.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Eritrea has been higher since 1978, when it overtook Djibouti.
- In 2023, Djibouti ranked 75 and Eritrea ranked 37 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Djibouti at 1.77 births per woman and Eritrea at 1.95 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Djibouti | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.61 | 3.71 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.65 | 3.79 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 3.87 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.75 | 3.93 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.86 | 4.06 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.92 | 4.11 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.97 | 4.16 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 3.04 | 4.22 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 3.12 | 4.27 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 3.19 | 4.34 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 3.26 | 4.41 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 3.34 | 4.49 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 3.43 | 4.57 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 3.52 | 4.66 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 3.62 | 4.74 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 3.76 | 4.81 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 3.9 | 4.88 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 4.04 | 4.93 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 4.16 | 5.04 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 4.3 | 5.14 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 4.41 | 5.23 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 4.52 | 5.31 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 4.69 | 5.52 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 4.8 | 5.63 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 4.97 | 5.74 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 5.15 | 5.84 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 5.33 | 5.94 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 5.51 | 6.01 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 5.64 | 6.07 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 5.75 | 6.16 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 5.86 | 6.24 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 5.93 | 6.34 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 5.97 | 6.41 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 6.03 | 6.47 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 6.09 | 6.52 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 6.14 | 6.56 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.19 | 6.59 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 6.25 | 6.62 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 6.3 | 6.65 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.34 | 6.63 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.4 | 6.62 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.46 | 6.61 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 6.52 | 6.62 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 6.59 | 6.61 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 6.64 | 6.61 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.69 | 6.6 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.74 | 6.59 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 6.78 | 6.57 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.82 | 6.55 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.85 | 6.54 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.88 | 6.54 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.88 | 6.54 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.88 | 6.5 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.88 | 6.5 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.87 | 6.5 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.88 | 6.5 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.86 | 6.49 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.87 | 6.49 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.86 | 6.48 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.85 | 6.5 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.85 | 6.47 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.85 | 6.48 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.83 | 6.51 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.83 | 6.49 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.82 | 6.5 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.83 | 6.48 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.82 | 6.49 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.82 | 6.51 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.82 | 6.53 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.81 | 6.52 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.81 | 6.52 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.82 | 6.52 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Djibouti | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.621.8–3.77 | 3.682.58–4.91 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.581.74–3.75 | 3.612.52–4.84 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.541.71–3.7 | 3.552.43–4.84 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.511.67–3.69 | 3.492.32–4.78 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.481.64–3.63 | 3.432.24–4.75 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.451.59–3.63 | 3.382.21–4.71 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.421.57–3.6 | 3.322.15–4.64 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.391.54–3.58 | 3.272.13–4.59 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.361.52–3.56 | 3.222.04–4.57 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.341.5–3.53 | 3.181.98–4.58 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.311.48–3.51 | 3.131.95–4.55 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.291.46–3.48 | 3.091.91–4.48 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.271.44–3.48 | 3.051.87–4.45 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.251.43–3.47 | 3.011.84–4.42 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.231.41–3.47 | 2.971.81–4.4 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.211.4–3.44 | 2.931.79–4.36 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.191.35–3.42 | 2.91.75–4.32 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.171.34–3.43 | 2.871.72–4.32 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.161.33–3.4 | 2.831.68–4.3 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.141.33–3.34 | 2.81.65–4.29 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.131.3–3.31 | 2.771.62–4.21 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.111.29–3.3 | 2.741.59–4.18 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.11.28–3.34 | 2.711.57–4.15 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.091.26–3.32 | 2.681.56–4.14 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.081.25–3.31 | 2.651.55–4.07 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.061.24–3.3 | 2.631.51–4.06 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.051.23–3.25 | 2.61.52–4.05 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.041.23–3.25 | 2.581.5–4.08 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.031.23–3.24 | 2.561.5–4.02 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.011.22–3.2 | 2.531.47–3.97 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 21.23–3.19 | 2.511.46–3.95 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.991.23–3.14 | 2.491.43–3.94 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.981.22–3.17 | 2.471.42–3.92 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.971.2–3.17 | 2.441.42–3.94 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.961.19–3.13 | 2.421.4–3.88 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.951.2–3.13 | 2.41.38–3.83 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.951.18–3.12 | 2.381.39–3.79 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.941.2–3.1 | 2.371.35–3.85 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.931.18–3.1 | 2.351.35–3.78 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.921.16–3.07 | 2.331.33–3.73 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.921.13–3.04 | 2.311.35–3.7 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.911.12–3.02 | 2.31.34–3.68 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.91.13–3 | 2.281.32–3.68 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.891.12–2.93 | 2.261.31–3.64 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.891.13–2.89 | 2.241.29–3.62 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.881.12–2.91 | 2.231.28–3.65 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.871.13–2.87 | 2.211.25–3.61 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.871.13–2.84 | 2.21.28–3.56 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.871.11–2.87 | 2.191.27–3.56 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.861.1–2.82 | 2.181.25–3.58 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.851.1–2.84 | 2.161.24–3.54 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.851.1–2.85 | 2.151.24–3.52 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.851.11–2.86 | 2.141.23–3.51 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.841.09–2.84 | 2.131.22–3.52 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.831.08–2.84 | 2.121.23–3.49 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.831.1–2.83 | 2.111.23–3.45 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.831.1–2.81 | 2.091.21–3.45 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.821.09–2.84 | 2.081.2–3.43 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.821.08–2.81 | 2.081.21–3.39 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.821.07–2.78 | 2.061.19–3.38 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.811.07–2.78 | 2.061.19–3.4 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.811.07–2.76 | 2.051.2–3.41 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.81.06–2.75 | 2.041.19–3.37 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.81.06–2.74 | 2.031.18–3.36 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.81.05–2.74 | 2.031.2–3.37 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.791.05–2.7 | 2.021.19–3.36 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.791.04–2.71 | 2.011.17–3.32 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.791.03–2.7 | 21.16–3.34 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.791.03–2.67 | 1.991.2–3.32 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.781.01–2.63 | 1.991.18–3.32 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.781.02–2.66 | 1.981.16–3.29 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.781–2.64 | 1.981.17–3.26 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.781.02–2.66 | 1.971.16–3.24 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.771.01–2.66 | 1.961.15–3.23 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.771.02–2.63 | 1.961.17–3.22 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.771.04–2.65 | 1.951.15–3.22 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.771.02–2.64 | 1.951.16–3.17 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Djibouti vs Eritrea
Health
- Life expectancyDjibouti: 66 years in 2023Eritrea: 68.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDjibouti: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Eritrea: 3.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDjibouti: 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Eritrea: 27.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDjibouti: 3.61% in 2017Eritrea: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateDjibouti: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Eritrea: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDjibouti: 1.15 million people in 2023Eritrea: 3.47 million people in 2023
- Population growthDjibouti: 1.38% a year in 2023Eritrea: 1.81% a year in 2023
- Urban populationDjibouti: 73% in 2025Eritrea: 34.5% in 2025
- Median ageDjibouti: 24.4 years in 2023Eritrea: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDjibouti: 4.7% in 2023Eritrea: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateDjibouti: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Eritrea: -4.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDjibouti: 2.63% of GDP in 2008Eritrea: 20.87% of GDP in 2003
- Military spending per personDjibouti: $41 in 2008Eritrea: $75 in 2003
- Military share of state spendingDjibouti: 9.1% of government spending in 2008Eritrea: 46.4% of government spending in 2003
- Armed forces personnelDjibouti: 13,000 people in 2020Eritrea: 202,000 people in 2020
- National powerDjibouti: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Eritrea: 0.31% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDjibouti: 5.4% of the labour force in 2020Eritrea: 13.29% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDjibouti: 0 TIV in 2023Eritrea: 4 million TIV in 2007