Djibouti
Life expectancy in Djibouti
Life expectancy in Djibouti: 40.7 years in 1950 and 66 years in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 66 years
- Since 1950
- +25.3 years
- Rank, 2023
- 197 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 73.2 years
- Projected, 2100
- 78.1 years
- UN projection (medium variant)
years · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 78.1 years in 2100, between 65.3 years and 88.1 years (95% prediction interval).
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Djibouti | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 66 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 65.5 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 63.8 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 64.2 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 64.4 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 64.1 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 63.7 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 63.3 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 62.8 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 62.4 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 62.1 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 61.7 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 61.3 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 60.7 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 60.4 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 59.8 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 59.4 | 69 |
| 2006 | 59 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 58.6 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 58.1 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 58 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 57.8 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 57.5 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 56.7 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 56.6 | 66 |
| 1998 | 56.4 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 56.2 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 56.3 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 56.2 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 55.6 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 55.7 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 54.4 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 55.2 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 55.5 | 64 |
| 1989 | 55.4 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 55.1 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 54.8 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 54.5 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 54.1 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 53.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 53.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 52.9 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 52.4 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 52.1 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 51.6 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 51.2 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 50.8 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 50.3 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 49.9 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 49.5 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 49.1 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 48.5 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 47.3 | 56 |
| 1970 | 47.5 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 47.1 | 56 |
| 1968 | 46.6 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 46.1 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 45.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 45.2 | 54 |
| 1964 | 44.8 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 44.4 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 44.1 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 43.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 43.4 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.1 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 42.8 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 42.6 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 42.3 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 42 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 41.8 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 41.5 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 41.2 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 41 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 40.7 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Djibouti | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.264.8–67.6 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 66.464.3–68.3 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 66.664–69.1 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 66.863.8–69.6 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 6763.8–70.2 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 67.263.6–70.6 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 67.463.5–71 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 67.663.4–71.5 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 67.863.3–72 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 6863.1–72.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 68.263–72.7 | 75 |
| 2035 | 68.463–73.1 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 68.562.9–73.3 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 68.762.9–73.9 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 68.963–74.2 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 69.163.1–74.7 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 69.263.2–75 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 69.463.3–75.4 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 69.563.2–75.8 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 69.763.2–76 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 69.963.2–76.3 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 7063.3–76.8 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 70.263.5–77 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 70.363.3–77.1 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 70.563.4–77.5 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 70.763.3–77.9 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 70.863.2–77.9 | 77 |
| 2051 | 7163.3–78.2 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 71.163.4–78.6 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 71.363.2–78.8 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 71.463.2–79.1 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 71.663.3–79.3 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 71.763.4–79.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 71.963.4–79.8 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 7263.4–80.1 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 72.263.4–80.3 | 78 |
| 2060 | 72.363.2–80.7 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 72.563.6–81 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 72.663.4–81.2 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 72.863.4–81.4 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 72.963.4–81.7 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 73.163.7–81.6 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 73.263.7–81.9 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 73.463.7–82.3 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 73.563.9–82.5 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 73.764–82.6 | 79 |
| 2070 | 73.863.7–82.8 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 7463.9–83.1 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 74.164.1–83.3 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 74.364.2–83.5 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 74.463.9–83.6 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 74.664.1–83.9 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 74.764–84 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 74.864–84.2 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 7564.1–84.3 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 75.164–84.5 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 75.363.9–84.7 | 80 |
| 2081 | 75.464.2–85.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 75.664–85.1 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 75.764.2–85.2 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 75.864.3–85.6 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 7664.6–85.7 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 76.164.4–85.7 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 76.364.5–86 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 76.464.9–86.1 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 76.664.7–86.4 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 76.765.1–86.5 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 76.965.1–86.7 | 81 |
| 2092 | 7765.2–86.7 | 81 |
| 2093 | 77.264.9–87.1 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 77.365.1–87.2 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 77.565.2–87.2 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 77.665.2–87.4 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 77.764.8–87.7 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 77.964.8–87.8 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 7865.2–88.1 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 78.165.3–88.1 | 81.7 |
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- 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.
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- Military spending2.63% of GDP in 2008
- Military spending in US dollars$51.7M in 2008
- Military spending per person$41 in 2008
- Military share of state spending9.1% of government spending in 2008
- Armed forces personnel13,000 people in 2020
- National power0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers5.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports0 TIV in 2023