MVP Sustainability Map
Djibouti
958,923
Population
268,498
Sustainable Population
18.0 %
Contraception Use
125
Species Threatened
1.47 %
Population Growth
$ 3,425
GDP Per Capita
Photo Gallery
Djibouti has few natural resources.
Clovis conchou; License CC BY-SA 4.0; Image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De_koron_%C3%A0_Arta_plage,_Djibouti.jpg via Wikimedia Commons.
Waste generation is a serious problem, with the country generating three times the EU average in municipal waste.
Marc Baronnet; License CC BY-SA 3.0; Image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:March%C3%A9-Djibouti-2000.jpg via Wikimedia Commons.
The Government of Djibouti, UN Environment and partners are trying to restore forest areas, unblock canals and improve the drinking water.
U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Eric Kreps; License Public domain; Image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clean_drinking_water_in_Djibouti_DVIDS92984.jpg via Wikimedia Commons.
Twenty years ago women on average had 5 children. Today the average is 2.76.
Staff Sgt. Sirrina E. Martinez; License Public domain; Image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Djibouti_children_-_201214-Z-IT440-018.jpg via Wikimedia Commons.
Country Comments
Djibouti has few natural resources and is the 40th-fastest-growing country globally. Its current population is three times greater than what is sustainable under their modest consumption levels. Waste generation is a serious problem, with the country generating three times the EU average in municipal waste, and recycling less than one-third of the EU average. The Government of Djibouti, UN Environment and partners are trying to restore forest areas, unblock canals and improve the drinking water.
One good trend: twenty years ago women on average had 5 children. Today the average is 2.76.
Djibouti however, needs to do better. US AID reports 60.5 percent of women remain illiterate with only 19 percent employed increasing the number of Djiboutian women that suffer from the effects of poverty.
In a 2018 survey of health facilities in 10 African countries, only 57% of Djibouti health facilities offered family planning and where it was offered it offered few choices. According to SARA data, unmarried adolescents, in particular, are underserved.