The current population of Djibouti is 1,196,428 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,168,722 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of 2.13% per year.
- Djibouti accounts for 0.01% of the world's population.
- Djibouti is ranked 158/197 by population and was ranked 158th in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 839K people to 1.2M (42.6% growth in 20 years).
- Djibouti is projected to reach 1.84M people in 2100.
Djibouti population clock
Djibouti
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1196428
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 158/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | N/A |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
22 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.02 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +43 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +15,778 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 79/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -11 | N/A |
Djibouti population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86,024 | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | 3.91% |
| 1962 | 93,283 | 4.36% |
| 1963 | 97,872 | 4.92% |
| 1964 | 103,198 | 5.44% |
| 1965 | 109,092 | 5.71% |
| 1966 | 115,269 | 5.66% |
| 1967 | 121,649 | 5.53% |
| 1968 | 128,250 | 5.43% |
| 1969 | 136,078 | 6.1% |
| 1970 | 145,175 | 6.69% |
| 1971 | 155,136 | 6.86% |
| 1972 | 166,256 | 7.17% |
| 1973 | 178,449 | 7.33% |
| 1974 | 192,613 | 7.94% |
| 1975 | 209,908 | 8.98% |
| 1976 | 230,737 | 9.92% |
| 1977 | 254,613 | 10.3% |
| 1978 | 280,031 | 9.98% |
| 1979 | 304,513 | 8.74% |
| 1980 | 325,815 | 7% |
| 1981 | 343,047 | 5.29% |
| 1982 | 356,880 | 4.03% |
| 1983 | 369,553 | 3.55% |
| 1984 | 384,053 | 3.92% |
| 1985 | 402,687 | 4.85% |
| 1986 | 426,341 | 5.87% |
| 1987 | 454,399 | 6.58% |
| 1988 | 484,523 | 6.63% |
| 1989 | 523,355 | 8.01% |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 10.7% |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 8.9% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | -0.81% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | -1.88% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 2.03% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 1.02% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 2.41% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 3.62% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 4.1% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 3.56% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 3.19% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 3.21% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 3.15% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 2.26% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 1.55% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 1.58% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 2.19% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 2.08% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 2.11% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 2.05% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 1.97% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 1.87% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 1.82% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 1.66% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 1.62% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 1.57% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 1.51% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 1.41% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 1.39% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 1.31% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 1.3% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 1.3% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 1.28% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 1.31% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 1.28% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 1.24% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 1.18% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 1.11% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 1.06% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 1.05% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 1.04% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 1.05% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 1.05% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 1.02% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 1.06% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 1.08% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 1.03% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 0.91% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 0.83% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 0.85% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 0.84% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 0.78% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 0.72% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 0.72% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 0.71% |
Djibouti has a population of 1.2M as of 2025, compared to 1.02M in 2015, 839K in 2005, and 633K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.73% per year. Djibouti is ranked 78th 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 2045) Djibouti will have 1,474,036 people (23.2% growth) with a rank change from 158th to 154th.
By the year 2100, Djibouti's population is projected to grow by 53.9% to 1.84M people.
Largest cities by population
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Djibouti
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|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Djibouti | 604K |
| Ali Sabieh | 71.2K |
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Djibouti population statistics
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Djibouti
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 73.5 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 | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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