Life expectancy at birth, female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Life expectancy at birth, female was 68.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.74 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
184th
of 217 countries
All-time high
68.74 years
in 2024
All-time low
45.38 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Djibouti, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Djibouti is 68.74 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Djibouti peaked at 68.74 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.38 years, in 1960.
Djibouti ranks 184th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.38 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 46.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 46.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 46.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 47.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 47.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 48.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 48.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 49.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 49.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 49.15 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 50.46 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 51.1 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 51.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 51.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 52.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 52.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 53.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 53.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 53.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 54.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 54.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 55.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 55.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 56 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 56.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 56.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 57.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 57.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 57.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 57.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 57.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 57.65 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 57.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 58.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 58.03 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57.86 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 58.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 59.17 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 59.67 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 60.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 60.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 60.89 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 62.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 66.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.4 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 68.09 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 68.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.74 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.08 years | 45.38 years | 49.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.52 years | 49.15 years | 53.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.76 years | 53.98 years | 57.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.82 years | 57.45 years | 58.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.64 years | 58.26 years | 62.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.08 years | 63.05 years | 66.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.72 years | 66.4 years | 68.74 years | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0452 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1457 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Djibouti?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Djibouti was 68.74 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 68.74 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.38 years in 1960.
- How does Djibouti rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Djibouti ranks 184th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.