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Country facts: Djibouti

Country facts for Djibouti, with year and source
FigureValueYear / dateSource
Population 1,184,076 2025 World Bank
Surface area 23,200 km² 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth 66.2 years 2024 World Bank
Urban population 73.0% 2025 World Bank
Adult literacy rate (age 15+) No data: the World Bank has no figure for this country. World Bank
Member of the United Nations since United Nations
African Union region Eastern Africa joined the OAU/AU: 27 June 1977 African Union
World Heritage sites See the sites in Djibouti on UNESCO’s World Heritage website UNESCO

Checked at the sources on October 24, 2026. World Bank figures are the latest available for each country (World Development Indicators, updated October 8, 2026) and are published under CC BY 4.0. UN and AU facts are as published on their member-state pages. UNESCO’s World Heritage list is linked rather than copied, because UNESCO requires written permission to republish it.

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