Djibouti
Waiting for the first voice
تا مرد سخن نگفته باشد / عیب و هنرش نهفته باشد
Until a man has spoken, his faults and his gifts both stay hidden.
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Did you know
Lake Assal lies 155 m below sea level, the lowest point in Africa. (source)
Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 5%
- people aged 65 or older
- 58.9K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 9.9%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 17.4 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 2.8%
- women 4.6%, men 1%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2006
Languages
5 languages, 0 of them endangered
- Afar
- Amharic
- Somali
- Standard Arabic
- Tigrinya
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- The zaffa in the traditional wedding2025
- Xeer Ciise: Oral customary laws of Somali-Issa communities in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia2024
- Xeedho2023
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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