query: How man people live in Djibouti?
passage: Demographics of Djibouti
Djibouti is a multiethnic country. As of 2018, it has a population of around 958,923 inhabitants[1][2]. Djibouti's population grew rapidly during the latter half of the 20th century, increasing from about 62,000 in 1950 to 889,000 by 2010.[4]
passage: Human rights in Djibouti
Djibouti gained independence from France in 1977, after a 98.8% of the electorate voted in favour of disengagement in a referendum. Hassan Gouled Aptidon became president and his political party, the People's Rally for Progress, was declared the sole legal party in 1981. It has remained in control ever since, under Aptidon until 1999, and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh thereafter.