Economy · Life expectancy at birth · Djibouti
Djibouti’s life expectancy at birth rose to 66.2 years in 2024.
66.2 years
2024
Up 0.21 years from 2023.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
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66.2 years
What it is. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if death rates at each age stayed as they were in that year. It is built from age-specific mortality, so a high infant or child death rate pulls it down sharply. It describes a snapshot of current mortality and does not forecast how long today's babies will actually live, and it says nothing about how many of those years are spent in good health.
Higher is better. A longer life expectancy means fewer deaths at young ages and better survival through adulthood, so higher is better. Djibouti's latest figure, for 2024, is 66.2 years, up 0.22 years from 66 years a year earlier. That is the highest level since 2015, when the figure stood at 62.8 years, the lowest in the same window. The measure has risen across the period and the newest reading is its peak.
Why it matters. For households in Djibouti, a figure of 66.2 years means a typical newborn can expect to reach the mid-sixties, though the average hides differences between the capital and rural areas. A longer-lived population stays in the workforce and raises children for more years, which supports household incomes. For the state, it points to a growing number of older residents over time, which adds to future demand for health services and pensions.
| Period | Life expectancy at birth · Djibouti |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 62.8 years |
| 2016 | 63.3 years |
| 2017 | 63.7 years |
| 2018 | 64.1 years |
| 2019 | 64.4 years |
| 2020 | 64.2 years |
| 2021 | 63.8 years |
| 2022 | 65.5 years |
| 2023 | 66 years |
| 2024 | 66.2 years |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Life expectancy at birth, Djibouti, 2024; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/life-expectancy/djibouti
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Life expectancy at birth, total. Unit: years.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SP.DYN.LE00.IN), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.