Extreme poverty rate in Djibouti

25.4% of people in Djibouti lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2017.

Measure: Extreme poverty rate at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) Unit: % of population Data: 2002 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Djibouti is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Djibouti, 2017 25.4% % of population
Change from 2013 −5.8percentage points 2013: 31.2%
World, 2017 11.8% Official aggregate

Extreme poverty rate in Djibouti over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Extreme poverty rate at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population), 2001 to 2024
Period DjiboutiWorld
2024 – 10.1%
2023 – 10.5%
2022 – 10.9%
2021 – 11.3%
2020 – 11.4%
2018 – 11.1%
2017 25.4% 11.8%
2016 – 12.6%
2015 – 13.4%
2014 – 14.5%
2013 31.2% 15.5%
2012 26.4% 17.8%
2011 – 19.1%
2010 – 21.0%
2009 – 23.1%
2008 – 24.1%
2007 – 25.3%
2006 – 27.0%
2005 – 28.3%
2004 – 30.3%
2003 – 32.2%
2002 32.3% 33.7%
2001 – 35.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 31.2% in 2013, a change of −5.8 percentage points.
  • Since 2002, when it was 32.3%, the figure has changed by −6.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 11.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.DDAY · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2002 to 2017 for Djibouti
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform