Fertility Rate: Djibouti
Djibouti's fertility rate is currently 2.618 births per woman as of 2024. # Djibouti Fertility Rate Djibouti's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.618 births per woman
+0.3% y/y
Peak (1971)
6.882 births per woman
Low (2023)
2.609 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Djibouti
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Djibouti
Analysis# Djibouti Fertility Rate
Djibouti's fertility rate stands at 2.618 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic decline from its 1971 peak of 6.882 births per woman. The country has experienced a 61.8% reduction in fertility since 1960, reflecting fundamental shifts in family planning and demographic patterns. The current rate hovers just above the all-time low of 2.609 recorded in 2023, positioning Djibouti among nations with moderating population growth.
The most striking trend emerges across the past decade: consistent year-over-year decreases from 3.041 births per woman in 2015 to 2.609 in 2023. A slight uptick to 2.618 in 2024 breaks this downward momentum, though the broader trajectory suggests stabilization around 2.6 births per woman. This sustained reduction signals ongoing urbanization, improved access to education and contraception, and changing social attitudes toward family size in this strategically important Horn of Africa nation.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.618 births per woman | +0.34% |
| 2023 | 2.609 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 2022 | 2.653 births per woman | -1.70% |
| 2021 | 2.699 births per woman | -1.68% |
| 2020 | 2.745 births per woman | -1.89% |
| 2019 | 2.798 births per woman | -2.10% |
| 2018 | 2.858 births per woman | -1.99% |
| 2017 | 2.916 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 2016 | 2.969 births per woman | -2.37% |
| 2015 | 3.041 births per woman | -2.41% |
| 2014 | 3.116 births per woman | -2.23% |
| 2013 | 3.187 births per woman | -2.09% |
| 2012 | 3.255 births per woman | -2.57% |
| 2011 | 3.341 births per woman | -2.62% |
| 2010 | 3.431 births per woman | -2.56% |
| 2009 | 3.521 births per woman | -2.76% |
| 2008 | 3.621 births per woman | -3.59% |
| 2007 | 3.756 births per woman | -3.67% |
| 2006 | 3.899 births per woman | -3.37% |
| 2005 | 4.035 births per woman | -3.05% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.162 births per woman | -3.12% |
| 2003 | 4.296 births per woman | -2.59% |
| 2002 | 4.41 births per woman | -2.39% |
| 2001 | 4.518 births per woman | -1.80% |
| 2000 | 4.601 births per woman | -1.83% |
| 1999 | 4.687 births per woman | -2.25% |
| 1998 | 4.795 births per woman | -3.44% |
| 1997 | 4.966 births per woman | -3.55% |
| 1996 | 5.149 births per woman | -3.41% |
| 1995 | 5.331 births per woman | -3.20% |
| 1994 | 5.507 births per woman | -2.32% |
| 1993 | 5.638 births per woman | -1.96% |
| 1992 | 5.751 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 1991 | 5.856 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 1990 | 5.931 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 1989 | 5.973 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 1988 | 6.03 births per woman | -0.92% |
| 1987 | 6.086 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1986 | 6.139 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1985 | 6.192 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1984 | 6.247 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 1983 | 6.298 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 1982 | 6.342 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1981 | 6.397 births per woman | -0.98% |
| 1980 | 6.46 births per woman | -0.97% |
| 1979 | 6.523 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 1978 | 6.586 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 1977 | 6.64 births per woman | -0.76% |
| 1976 | 6.691 births per woman | -0.68% |
| 1975 | 6.737 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 1974 | 6.78 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 1973 | 6.817 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 1972 | 6.851 births per woman | -0.45% |
| 1971 | 6.882 births per woman | +0.04% |
| 1970 | 6.879 births per woman | +0.01% |
| 1969 | 6.878 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1968 | 6.876 births per woman | +0.09% |
| 1967 | 6.87 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1966 | 6.875 births per woman | +0.16% |
| 1965 | 6.864 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 1964 | 6.872 births per woman | +0.17% |
| 1963 | 6.86 births per woman | +0.09% |
| 1962 | 6.854 births per woman | +0.09% |
| 1961 | 6.848 births per woman | +0.01% |
| 1960 | 6.847 births per woman | — |
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