Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population rose 7.49% to 4.83% in Djibouti in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Djibouti reached an all time high of 4.83% in 2022 and an all time low of 2.34% in 1960. When compared to Djibouti's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Eritrea amounted to 2.58%, 3.79% in Ethiopia, 2.91% in Somalia and 3.33% in Yemen in 2022.
Djibouti has been ranked 117th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Djibouti | % | 10.1% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 11.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 4.89% | 5.11% | 5.41% | 5.70% | 6.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 6.34% | 6.52% | 6.79% | 7.06% | 7.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 5.73% | 5.92% | 6.17% | 6.42% | 6.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 11.2% | 12.0% | 14.3% | 16.6% | 18.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.1% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 18.3% | 19.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 3.42% | 3.46% | 3.52% | 3.58% | 3.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 5.90% | 6.04% | 6.19% | 6.34% | 6.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 5.31% | 5.53% | 5.87% | 6.20% | 6.54% |
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