Djibouti Population: 440 727 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 43% (male 94 399; female 94 154) 15-64 years: 55% (male 127 190; female 113 582) 65 years and over: 2% (male 5 877; female 5 525) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.51% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 41.75 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 14.69 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -11.91 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 102.4 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 51.07 years male: 49.06 years female: 53.15 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 5.94 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Djiboutian(s) adjective: Djiboutian Ethnic groups: Somali 60% Afar 35% French Arab Ethiopian and Italian 5% Religions: Muslim 94% Christian 6% Languages: French (official) Arabic (official) Somali Afar Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 46.2% male: 60.3% female: 32.7% (1995 est.)
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