Djibouti's adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) was 19.1 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 13.39% from 22.05 in 2014 (1.43% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 19.1 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 20.02 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 22.05 | 2014 |
| Highest | 72.72 | 1967 |
| Lowest | 18.97 | 2023 |
| Average since 2015 | 20.02 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 70.15 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Djibouti's adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) rose 0.13 on 2023 (from 18.97 to 19.1).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.85 and a typical year strayed about 0.67 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.14 in 1966 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.78 in 1988. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.27 a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Djibouti had the 129th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 19.1 | 2024 |
| World | 38.34 | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 42.49 | 2024 |
Closest to Djibouti in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 65 values
| Year | Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.1 |
| 2023 | 18.97 |
| 2022 | 19.31 |
| 2021 | 19.58 |
| 2020 | 19.78 |
| 2019 | 20.02 |
| 2018 | 20.32 |
| 2017 | 20.64 |
| 2016 | 20.97 |
| 2015 | 21.49 |
| 2014 |
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 61.5 (2024)
- Algeria — 8.58 (2024)
- Bahrain — 7.23 (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 41.13 (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 25.79 (2024)
- Iraq — 57.31 (2024)
- Israel — 5.7 (2024)
- Jordan — 17.72 (2024)
- Kuwait — 1.43 (2024)
More health data for Djibouti
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 9.53% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 9.98% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 168,516 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 28.21% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 172,534 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 29.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 341,051 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 28.8% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 9.33% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Djibouti's adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)?
- 19.1 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is down 72.77% from 70.15 in 1960 (2.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 72.72 in 1967 and the lowest 18.97 in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank?
- 129th highest of 217 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) unusual for Djibouti?
- In 2024, Djibouti's adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) rose 0.13 on 2023 (from 18.97 to 19.1). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.85 and a typical year strayed about 0.67 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.ADO.TFRT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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