Djibouti’s fertility rate rose to 2.6 births per woman in 2024.

Neither way is good in itself. Neither a higher nor a lower figure is good in itself. A higher rate means faster population growth and more demand for schools and clinics. A lower rate means slower growth and, over time, an older population. Djibouti's latest figure is 2.6 births per woman for 2024, up 0.01 births per woman, or 0.34%, from 2.6 a year earlier. Since 2015 the range runs from a high of 3 births per woman in 2015 to a low of 2.6 in 2023, so the latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Why it matters. A fall from 3 births per woman in 2015 to 2.6 means families in Djibouti are having fewer children on average than they did nine years earlier. Each household may spread its income across fewer dependants. For the state, the number of children reaching school age grows more slowly, though the young population still needs classrooms, health care and eventually jobs. The flat reading from 2023 to 2024 suggests planners can work with a steady figure for now.