Population: 346,311 (July 1991), growth rate 2.6% (1991)

Birth rate: 43 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 16 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 117 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 46 years male, 50 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 6.4 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Djiboutian(s); adjective--Djiboutian

Ethnic divisions: Somali (Issa) 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5%

Religion: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%

Language: French and Arabic (both official); Somali and Afar widely used

Literacy: 48% (male 63%, female 34%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: NA, but a small number of semiskilled laborers at the port and 3,000 railway workers; 52% of population of working age (1983)

Organized labor: 3,000 railway workers

NOTE: The information regarding Djibouti on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Djibouti People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Djibouti People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.