What is fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti?

Fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti was 2.61 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Djibouti?

The highest recorded value was 6.88 live births per woman in 1971.

What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Djibouti?

The lowest recorded value was 2.61 live births per woman in 2023.

How does Djibouti rank for fertility rate: births per woman?

Djibouti ranks 78th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Djibouti?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Djibouti data come from?

The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti

Name: Fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Djibouti: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.61 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.61 live births per woman

Change on year

down 1.7%

Rank

78th

of 236 regions

All-time high

6.88 live births per woman

in 1971

All-time low

2.61 live births per woman

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti stood at 2.61 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti peaked at 6.88 live births per woman in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.61 live births per woman, in 2023.

That places Djibouti 78th out of 236 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	6.82 live births per woman	6.81 live births per woman	6.83 live births per woman	10
1960s	6.86 live births per woman	6.85 live births per woman	6.88 live births per woman	10
1970s	6.74 live births per woman	6.52 live births per woman	6.88 live births per woman	10
1980s	6.22 live births per woman	5.97 live births per woman	6.46 live births per woman	10
1990s	5.36 live births per woman	4.69 live births per woman	5.93 live births per woman	10
2000s	4.08 live births per woman	3.52 live births per woman	4.6 live births per woman	10
2010s	3.09 live births per woman	2.8 live births per woman	3.43 live births per woman	10
2020s	2.68 live births per woman	2.61 live births per woman	2.75 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Djibouti

75 Haiti 2.66 live births per woman compare
76 Jordan 2.64 live births per woman compare
77 Tokelau 2.61 live births per woman compare
79 Cambodia 2.58 live births per woman compare
80 Bolivia 2.55 live births per woman compare
81 Oman 2.52 live births per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti?: Fertility rate: births per woman in Djibouti was 2.61 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Djibouti?: The highest recorded value was 6.88 live births per woman in 1971.
What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Djibouti?: The lowest recorded value was 2.61 live births per woman in 2023.
How does Djibouti rank for fertility rate: births per woman?: Djibouti ranks 78th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Djibouti?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?: The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit: live births per woman
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.