Number of undernourished people (millions) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.2 num m in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2 num m
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3 num m
in 2001
All-time low
0.1 num m
in 2015
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Number of undernourished people in Djibouti, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Djibouti is 0.2 num m, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Djibouti peaked at 0.3 num m in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1 num m, in 2015.
That places Djibouti 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 num m | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 num m | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.2 num m is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 num m, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.2 num m is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.4 num m, 14% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2444 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.3 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.15 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.2 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.18 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.2 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 100 Albania 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Bulgaria 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Eswatini 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Jamaica 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Panama 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Serbia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Solomon Islands 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Timor-Leste 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2 num m compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 0.2 num m compare
- 100 East Timor 0.2 num m compare
More development goals data for Djibouti
- Red List Index 0.8231 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 177.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 136.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,033 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Djibouti?
- Number of undernourished people in Djibouti was 0.2 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 num m in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 num m in 2015.
- How does Djibouti rank for number of undernourished people?
- Djibouti ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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