People [1]

People

Population 1,120,849 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.374 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 53.677 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 78.38 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 45.9 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 62.305 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.06 billion kWh (2021) #190
Consumption 0.47 billion kWh (2021) #166
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0.53 billion kWh (2021) #81
Renewable Electricity Generation 0 billion kWh (2021) #180

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 4.29 thousand bbl/day (2021) #173
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 13 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 395,037 (2018 est.)
Highways 2,863 km (2013)
Internet Users 111,212 (2016 est.)
Railways 97 km (2017)
Telephones 36,855 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Total Area23,200 sq. km
Land Area23,180 sq. km
Water Area20 sq. km
Coastline314 km
Climatedesert; torrid, dry
Terraincoastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains
Lowest PointLac Assal -155 m
Highest Point Moussa Ali 2,021 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020