Age dependency ratio in Djibouti
Djibouti: Age dependency ratio was 51.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Djibouti, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Djibouti is 51.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Djibouti peaked at 93.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2025.
Djibouti ranks 144th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.0% | — |
| 1961 | 86.5% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 90.3% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 91.1% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 90.5% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 89.8% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 88.4% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 87.7% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 84.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 80.6% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 74.6% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.6% | 85.1% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.0% | 89.6% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 88.4% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 76.0% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 67.7% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 56.2% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 51.0% | 55.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Djibouti?
- Age dependency ratio in Djibouti was 51.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for age dependency ratio?
- Djibouti ranks 144th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.