Fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti
Djibouti: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.61 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 2.61 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti peaked at 6.88 live births per woman in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.61 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Djibouti 78th out of 236 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 6.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.86 live births per woman | 6.85 live births per woman | 6.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.74 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 6.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.22 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 live births per woman | 4.69 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 live births per woman | 3.52 live births per woman | 4.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 live births per woman | 2.8 live births per woman | 3.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 live births per woman | 2.61 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More population data for Djibouti
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 79.45 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 107,534 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 23,987 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.4 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti was 2.61 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 live births per woman in 1971.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Djibouti ranks 78th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.