| Military branches | Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armees Djiboutiennes, FAD): Djibouti National Army (includes Navy, Djiboutian Air Force (Force Aerienne Djiboutienne), National Gendarmerie (GN)) (2012) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 16-25 years of age for voluntary military training; no conscription (2008) |
| Manpower available for military service | males age 16-49: 170,386
females age 16-49: 221,411 (2010 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service | males age 16-49: 114,557
females age 16-49: 154,173 (2010 est.) |
| Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually | male: 8,360
female: 8,602 (2010 est.) |
| Military expenditures | 3.8% of GDP (2006) |
