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Djibouti at a glance

The atlas follows 64 places here month by month, with 13 mountains and 3 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.

Djibouti's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+1800%62k in 1950 → 1.18M in 2025 → 1.53M in 2050
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Djibouti · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$8,5002025 · 135/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy66.22024 · 182/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities73 %2025 · 78/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet65 %2024 · 128/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.622024 · 70/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover0 %2024 · 199/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Djibouti

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Djibouti

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

6 regions

Djibouti from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Djibouti
Photo: SupaDane at English Wikipedia (Original text: Dane Hansen) · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Ali Sabiehbest Jan–Feb · Dec63Ali Sabieh
Photo: Cjulien21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Dikhilbest Jan–Feb · Dec49Dikhil
Photo: Skilla1st · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
We`abest Jan–Feb · Dec61We`a
Photo: Singlab · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Airolafbest Jan · Nov–Dec75Airolaf

Nature in Djibouti

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Djibouti

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Djibouti

3 monuments and 0 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Djibouti

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Djibouti

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Djibouti

1 large airports, 6 railway stations, 3 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsCE220 V
Emergency17Calling code +253
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyDjiboutian FrancDJF
LanguagesFrench · Arabic
Local time17:26Djibouti