Djibouti Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Djibouti is 1,203,929 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,168,722 in 2024.

Djibouti is ranked 158/197 by population and was ranked 159th in 2006.
Djibouti accounts for 0.01% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of 2.03% per year.
Djibouti is projected to reach 1.85M people in 2100.

Djibouti population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	1,853,638	0.1%
2099	1,851,867	0.15%
2098	1,849,091	0.22%
2097	1,845,028	0.08%
2096	1,843,492	0.12%
2095	1,841,290	0.09%
2094	1,839,614	0.27%
2093	1,834,629	0.12%
2092	1,832,454	0.1%
2091	1,830,543	0.14%
2090	1,827,895	0.19%
2089	1,824,422	0.26%
2088	1,819,766	0.23%
2087	1,815,602	0.2%
2086	1,812,004	0.29%
2085	1,806,728	0.25%
2084	1,802,147	0.21%
2083	1,798,430	0.27%
2082	1,793,553	0.2%
2081	1,790,013	0.16%
2080	1,787,239	0.28%
2079	1,782,284	0.23%
2078	1,778,181	0.28%
2077	1,773,272	0.34%
2076	1,767,264	0.35%
2075	1,761,013	0.42%
2074	1,753,691	0.32%
2073	1,748,057	0.28%
2072	1,743,208	0.37%
2071	1,736,772	0.37%
2070	1,730,333	0.35%
2069	1,724,309	0.45%
2068	1,716,592	0.47%
2067	1,708,491	0.57%
2066	1,698,811	0.53%
2065	1,689,868	0.4%
2064	1,683,153	0.42%
2063	1,676,195	0.56%
2062	1,666,794	0.57%
2061	1,657,365	0.57%
2060	1,647,995	0.64%
2059	1,637,453	0.68%
2058	1,626,405	0.82%
2057	1,613,201	0.77%
2056	1,600,875	0.58%
2055	1,591,617	0.71%
2054	1,580,458	0.84%
2053	1,567,320	0.73%
2052	1,556,029	0.64%
2051	1,546,163	0.69%
2050	1,535,615	0.74%
2049	1,524,387	0.7%
2048	1,513,769	0.75%
2047	1,502,572	0.81%
2046	1,490,451	0.87%
2045	1,477,565	0.82%
2044	1,465,478	0.84%
2043	1,453,253	0.99%
2042	1,439,049	1.07%
2041	1,423,763	1.08%
2040	1,408,530	1.04%
2039	1,394,028	1%
2038	1,380,170	1.09%
2037	1,365,227	1%
2036	1,351,732	1.08%
2035	1,337,326	1.02%
2034	1,323,770	1.09%
2033	1,309,514	1.13%
2032	1,294,871	1.23%
2031	1,279,082	1.25%
2030	1,263,351	1.32%
2029	1,246,848	1.29%
2028	1,230,964	1.27%
2027	1,215,502	1.32%
2026	1,199,638	1.28%
2025	1,184,528	1.35%
2024	1,168,722	1.37%
2023	1,152,944	1.39%
2022	1,137,096	1.41%
2021	1,121,248	1.45%
2020	1,105,188	1.51%
2019	1,088,709	1.57%
2018	1,071,882	1.62%
2017	1,054,841	1.66%
2016	1,037,653	1.7%
2015	1,020,313	1.75%
2014	1,002,717	1.82%
2013	984,824	1.87%
2012	966,747	1.92%
2011	948,558	1.97%
2010	930,251	2.05%
2009	911,527	2.11%
2008	892,734	2.08%
2007	874,528	2.19%
2006	855,764	1.98%
2005	839,167	1.58%
2004	826,124	1.55%
2003	813,519	2.26%
2002	795,574	3.15%
2001	771,313	3.21%
2000	747,318	3.19%
1999	724,218	3.56%
1998	699,352	4.1%
1997	671,817	3.62%
1996	648,348	2.41%
1995	633,074	1.02%
1994	626,710	2.03%
1993	614,245	-1.88%
1992	626,010	-0.81%
1991	631,092	8.9%
1990	579,538	10.7%
1989	523,355	8.01%
1988	484,523	6.63%
1987	454,399	6.58%
1986	426,341	5.87%
1985	402,687	4.85%
1984	384,053	3.92%
1983	369,553	3.55%
1982	356,880	4.03%
1981	343,047	5.29%
1980	325,815	7%
1979	304,513	8.74%
1978	280,031	9.98%
1977	254,613	10.3%
1976	230,737	9.92%
1975	209,908	8.98%
1974	192,613	7.94%
1973	178,449	7.33%
1972	166,256	7.17%
1971	155,136	6.86%
1970	145,175	6.69%
1969	136,078	6.1%
1968	128,250	5.43%
1967	121,649	5.53%
1966	115,269	5.66%
1965	109,092	5.71%
1964	103,198	5.44%
1963	97,872	4.92%
1962	93,283	4.36%
1961	89,390	3.91%
1960	86,024	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Djibouti has a population of 1.2M as of 2026, compared to 1.04M in 2016, 856K in 2006, and 648K in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.6% per year. Djibouti is ranked 79th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Djibouti will have 1,490,451 people (23.8% growth) with a rank change from 158th to 154th.

By the year 2100, Djibouti's population is projected to grow by 54% from its current level to 1.85M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-581
2024	-	-	-11
2023	15,849	15,349	500
2022	15,837	15,337	500
2021	15,855	14,555	1,300
2020	16,270	14,970	1,300
2019	16,690	15,368	1,322
2018	16,959	15,524	1,435
2017	17,128	15,593	1,535
2016	17,244	15,621	1,623
2015	17,441	15,718	1,723
2014	17,757	15,857	1,900
2013	18,019	15,986	2,033
2012	18,130	16,026	2,104
2011	18,259	16,169	2,090
2010	18,354	16,225	2,129
2009	19,093	16,323	2,770
2008	18,504	16,356	2,148
2007	17,900	16,647	1,253
2006	19,620	16,901	2,719
2005	13,582	17,361	-3,779
2004	12,507	17,756	-5,249
2003	12,705	18,341	-5,636
2002	23,189	18,167	5,022
2001	25,339	17,710	7,629
2000	22,646	17,014	5,632
1999	23,537	16,491	7,046
1998	26,197	15,845	10,352
1997	28,880	15,255	13,625
1996	18,060	15,408	2,652
1995	12,488	15,651	-3,163
1994	233	15,989	-15,756
1993	24,701	15,805	8,896
1992	-48,232	16,971	-65,203
1991	38,063	16,553	21,510
1990	65,044	15,074	49,970
1989	47,316	13,851	33,465
1988	30,349	13,107	17,242
1987	29,902	12,357	17,545
1986	26,214	11,671	14,543
1985	21,103	11,106	9,997
1984	16,165	10,713	5,452
1983	12,832	10,391	2,441
1982	12,508	10,058	2,450
1981	15,156	9,654	5,502
1980	19,308	9,187	10,121
1979	23,299	8,573	14,726
1978	25,674	7,886	17,788
1977	25,156	7,195	17,961
1976	22,595	6,567	16,028
1975	19,063	6,034	13,029
1974	15,511	5,601	9,910
1973	12,817	5,234	7,583
1972	11,575	4,885	6,690
1971	10,668	4,484	6,184
1970	9,253	4,249	5,004
1969	8,945	3,950	4,995
1968	6,713	3,712	3,001
1967	6,485	3,484	3,001
1966	6,282	3,268	3,014
1965	6,077	3,054	3,023
1964	5,710	2,864	2,846
1963	4,944	2,687	2,257
1962	4,233	2,538	1,695
1961	3,548	2,412	1,136
1960	3,185	2,299	886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 92.1% of the population change in Djibouti is from natural causes (a gain of 153,892 people) and 7.87% is from migration (a gain of 13,138 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 102,307 and 11% in 2010.

Djibouti population clock

	Djibouti	Rank
Current population	1203929	158/197
Percent of world population	0.01%	158/197
One net population change	33.3 minutes	128/197
One birth every	22 minutes	150/196
One death every	1.02 hours	155/196
Daily growth/decline	+43	128/197
Annual growth/decline	+15,778	128/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.37%	76/197
One migration net change every	15.1 hours	89/196
Annual migration change	-581	89/196
Foreign-born residents	125,996	123/195
Foreign-born share of population	10.8%	60/195

Largest cities by population

Djibouti
City	Population
Djibouti	604K
Ali Sabieh	71.2K

Djibouti population statistics

	Djibouti	World
Life expectancy	66.6 years	73.8 years
Average age	28.8 years	33.8 years
Median age	25.7 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.6:50.4	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.61 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	134 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Djibouti.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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