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Life expectancy at birth in Djibouti

Djibouti: Life expectancy at birth was 65.99 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
65.99 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
204th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.99 years
in 2023
All-time low
40.73 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Djibouti, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Djibouti stood at 65.99 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Djibouti peaked at 65.99 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.73 years, in 1950.

That places Djibouti 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth in Djibouti, year by year

Year years Change
1950 40.73 years —
1951 41.04 years +0.8%
1952 41.23 years +0.5%
1953 41.48 years +0.6%
1954 41.77 years +0.7%
1955 42.04 years +0.6%
1956 42.29 years +0.6%
1957 42.57 years +0.7%
1958 42.77 years +0.5%
1959 43.08 years +0.7%
1960 43.42 years +0.8%
1961 43.78 years +0.8%
1962 44.09 years +0.7%
1963 44.44 years +0.8%
1964 44.81 years +0.8%
1965 45.23 years +0.9%
1966 45.62 years +0.9%
1967 46.1 years +1.1%
1968 46.55 years +1.0%
1969 47.07 years +1.1%
1970 47.54 years +1.0%
1971 47.26 years -0.6%
1972 48.53 years +2.7%
1973 49.1 years +1.2%
1974 49.52 years +0.9%
1975 49.92 years +0.8%
1976 50.34 years +0.8%
1977 50.76 years +0.8%
1978 51.17 years +0.8%
1979 51.6 years +0.8%
1980 52.05 years +0.9%
1981 52.35 years +0.6%
1982 52.89 years +1.0%
1983 53.33 years +0.8%
1984 53.74 years +0.8%
1985 54.08 years +0.6%
1986 54.49 years +0.8%
1987 54.83 years +0.6%
1988 55.13 years +0.5%
1989 55.37 years +0.4%
1990 55.47 years +0.2%
1991 55.19 years -0.5%
1992 54.38 years -1.5%
1993 55.73 years +2.5%
1994 55.59 years -0.3%
1995 56.23 years +1.2%
1996 56.33 years +0.2%
1997 56.21 years -0.2%
1998 56.43 years +0.4%
1999 56.56 years +0.2%
2000 56.73 years +0.3%
2001 57.51 years +1.4%
2002 57.82 years +0.6%
2003 58.04 years +0.4%
2004 58.1 years +0.1%
2005 58.55 years +0.8%
2006 58.96 years +0.7%
2007 59.36 years +0.7%
2008 59.81 years +0.8%
2009 60.35 years +0.9%
2010 60.74 years +0.6%
2011 61.34 years +1.0%
2012 61.72 years +0.6%
2013 62.12 years +0.6%
2014 62.43 years +0.5%
2015 62.83 years +0.7%
2016 63.34 years +0.8%
2017 63.71 years +0.6%
2018 64.11 years +0.6%
2019 64.38 years +0.4%
2020 64.2 years -0.3%
2021 63.83 years -0.6%
2022 65.54 years +2.7%
2023 65.99 years +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 41.9 years 40.73 years 43.08 years 10
1960s 45.11 years 43.42 years 47.07 years 10
1970s 49.57 years 47.26 years 51.6 years 10
1980s 53.83 years 52.05 years 55.37 years 10
1990s 55.81 years 54.38 years 56.56 years 10
2000s 58.52 years 56.73 years 60.35 years 10
2010s 62.67 years 60.74 years 64.38 years 10
2020s 64.89 years 63.83 years 65.99 years 4

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 201 South Africa 66.14 years compare
  2. 202 Papua New Guinea 66.13 years compare
  3. 203 Afghanistan 66.03 years compare
  4. 205 Gambia 65.86 years compare
  5. 206 Congo 65.77 years compare
  6. 207 Ghana 65.5 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Djibouti?
Life expectancy at birth in Djibouti was 65.99 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 65.99 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 40.73 years in 1950.
How does Djibouti rank for life expectancy at birth?
Djibouti ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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