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Share of population under 15 — Djibouti

Share of population under 15 in Djibouti in 2025 — 28.8%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 15.4 pp.

2025 28.8% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 77of 217
Period maximum 45.6%1978
Period minimum 28.8%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Djibouti, 1960–202525303540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.2%1962: 43.8%1964: 43.5%1966: 43.8%1968: 44.3%1970: 44.7%1972: 45%1974: 45.3%1976: 45.5%1978: 45.6%1980: 45.5%1982: 45.3%1984: 45%1986: 44.6%1988: 44.2%1990: 43.7%1992: 43.3%1994: 42.8%1996: 42.2%1998: 40.6%2000: 39.6%2002: 38.7%2004: 38.5%2006: 38.1%2008: 37.2%2010: 36.4%2012: 35.5%2014: 34.6%2016: 33.4%2018: 32.2%2020: 31%2022: 30%2024: 29.2%2025: 28.8%
Change over the period: −15.4 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Djibouti

Djibouti 28.8%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.8 −0.4 pp
2024 29.2 −0.4 pp
2023 29.6 −0.4 pp
2022 30 −0.5 pp
2021 30.5 −0.5 pp
2020 31 −0.6 pp
2019 31.6 −0.6 pp
2018 32.2 −0.6 pp
2017 32.8 −0.6 pp
2016 33.4 −0.6 pp
2015 34 −0.5 pp
2014 34.6 −0.5 pp
2013 35.1 −0.4 pp
2012 35.5 −0.4 pp
2011 35.9 −0.4 pp
2010 36.4 −0.4 pp
2009 36.8 −0.5 pp
2008 37.2 −0.4 pp
2007 37.7 −0.4 pp
2006 38.1 −0.3 pp
2005 38.4 −0.1 pp
2004 38.5 −0 pp
2003 38.6 −0.2 pp
2002 38.7 −0.4 pp
2001 39.1 −0.4 pp
2000 39.6 −0.5 pp
1999 40 −0.6 pp
1998 40.6 −0.8 pp
1997 41.5 −0.7 pp
1996 42.2 −0.4 pp
1995 42.5 −0.3 pp
1994 42.8 −0.3 pp
1993 43.1 −0.2 pp
1992 43.3 −0.2 pp
1991 43.5 −0.2 pp
1990 43.7 −0.2 pp
1989 44 −0.2 pp
1988 44.2 −0.2 pp
1987 44.4 −0.2 pp
1986 44.6 −0.2 pp
1985 44.8 −0.2 pp
1984 45 −0.2 pp
1983 45.1 −0.1 pp
1982 45.3 −0.1 pp
1981 45.4 −0.1 pp
1980 45.5 −0.1 pp
1979 45.5 −0 pp
1978 45.6 +0 pp
1977 45.5 +0 pp
1976 45.5 +0.1 pp
1975 45.4 +0.1 pp
1974 45.3 +0.1 pp
1973 45.2 +0.2 pp
1972 45 +0.2 pp
1971 44.9 +0.2 pp
1970 44.7 +0.2 pp
1969 44.5 +0.2 pp
1968 44.3 +0.2 pp
1967 44 +0.2 pp
1966 43.8 +0.2 pp
1965 43.6 +0.1 pp
1964 43.5 −0.1 pp
1963 43.7 −0.2 pp
1962 43.8 −0.2 pp
1961 44 −0.2 pp
1960 44.2 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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