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Population in Djibouti compared to Egypt: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 118,365,995 people in Egypt in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 121,012,163 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 100.2 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.47% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +1.78% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (46.3% growth).

Djibouti vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Egypt
2100 1,852,930 203,337,521
2099 1,851,160 203,218,114
2098 1,848,386 203,062,591
2097 1,844,324 202,889,853
2096 1,842,788 202,685,235
2095 1,840,587 202,441,274
2094 1,838,911 202,165,793
2093 1,833,929 201,856,239
2092 1,831,754 201,525,341
2091 1,829,844 201,163,844
2090 1,827,197 200,783,715
2089 1,823,725 200,378,346
2088 1,819,072 199,940,915
2087 1,814,909 199,468,604
2086 1,811,313 198,974,783
2085 1,806,038 198,457,022
2084 1,801,459 197,904,537
2083 1,797,744 197,322,086
2082 1,792,869 196,711,766
2081 1,789,329 196,063,790
2080 1,786,557 195,392,263
2079 1,781,603 194,673,206
2078 1,777,502 193,926,829
2077 1,772,595 193,148,518
2076 1,766,589 192,332,562
2075 1,760,341 191,487,145
2074 1,753,021 190,613,099
2073 1,747,389 189,713,677
2072 1,742,543 188,775,903
2071 1,736,109 187,810,038
2070 1,729,672 186,818,210
2069 1,723,651 185,796,200
2068 1,715,937 184,743,675
2067 1,707,839 183,667,996
2066 1,698,162 182,568,538
2065 1,689,223 181,455,486
2064 1,682,510 180,302,738
2063 1,675,555 179,129,965
2062 1,666,158 177,948,157
2061 1,656,732 176,746,499
2060 1,647,366 175,526,868
2059 1,636,828 174,282,938
2058 1,625,784 173,021,784
2057 1,612,585 171,741,174
2056 1,600,264 170,438,073
2055 1,591,009 169,114,979
2054 1,579,855 167,762,729
2053 1,566,721 166,387,264
2052 1,555,435 164,980,351
2051 1,545,572 163,555,634
2050 1,535,029 162,092,482
2049 1,523,806 160,596,782
2048 1,513,191 159,061,812
2047 1,501,998 157,488,020
2046 1,489,883 155,881,578
2045 1,477,001 154,230,619
2044 1,464,918 152,529,288
2043 1,452,698 150,790,036
2042 1,438,500 149,009,732
2041 1,423,219 147,199,258
2040 1,407,993 145,373,264
2039 1,393,496 143,531,585
2038 1,379,643 141,691,401
2037 1,364,706 139,850,324
2036 1,351,216 138,013,568
2035 1,336,815 136,191,405
2034 1,323,265 134,368,084
2033 1,309,014 132,560,311
2032 1,294,377 130,760,579
2031 1,278,594 128,968,320
2030 1,262,869 127,188,528
2029 1,246,372 125,409,684
2028 1,230,494 123,633,275
2027 1,215,038 121,861,990
2026 1,199,180 120,114,593
2025 1,184,076 118,365,995
2024 1,168,722 116,538,258
2023 1,152,944 114,535,772
2022 1,137,096 112,618,250
2021 1,121,248 110,957,008
2020 1,105,188 109,315,124
2019 1,088,709 107,553,158
2018 1,071,882 105,682,094
2017 1,054,841 103,696,057
2016 1,037,653 101,644,589
2015 1,020,313 99,597,342
2014 1,002,717 97,528,654
2013 984,824 95,333,553
2012 966,747 93,161,001
2011 948,558 91,093,059
2010 930,251 89,196,072
2009 911,527 87,501,636
2008 892,734 85,864,789
2007 874,528 84,276,225
2006 855,764 82,700,403
2005 839,167 81,101,004
2004 826,124 79,477,443
2003 813,519 77,853,548
2002 795,574 76,239,137
2001 771,313 74,652,029
2000 747,318 73,083,284
1999 724,218 71,520,954
1998 699,352 69,943,294
1997 671,817 68,431,740
1996 648,348 67,028,048
1995 633,074 65,652,622
1994 626,710 64,285,589
1993 614,245 62,915,681
1992 626,010 61,480,660
1991 631,092 60,028,997
1990 579,538 58,396,618
1989 523,355 56,710,642
1988 484,523 55,187,681
1987 454,399 53,674,435
1986 426,341 52,206,295
1985 402,687 50,734,968
1984 384,053 49,247,334
1983 369,553 47,786,402
1982 356,880 46,407,611
1981 343,047 45,147,224
1980 325,815 43,950,413
1979 304,513 42,818,628
1978 280,031 41,761,431
1977 254,613 40,748,870
1976 230,737 39,795,557
1975 209,908 38,875,327
1974 192,613 37,969,667
1973 178,449 37,102,043
1972 166,256 36,258,328
1971 155,136 35,433,368
1970 145,175 34,623,990
1969 136,078 33,811,615
1968 128,250 32,998,319
1967 121,649 32,196,360
1966 115,269 31,406,541
1965 109,092 30,629,174
1964 103,198 29,858,922
1963 97,872 29,091,869
1962 93,283 28,337,013
1961 89,390 27,600,898
1960 86,024 26,896,479

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Djibouti's population will grow by 27.1% to 1,535,029 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of Egypt will increase by 33.9% to 162,092,482 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 203M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Egypt
2100 0.1% 0.06%
2099 0.15% 0.08%
2098 0.22% 0.09%
2097 0.08% 0.1%
2096 0.12% 0.12%
2095 0.09% 0.14%
2094 0.27% 0.15%
2093 0.12% 0.16%
2092 0.1% 0.18%
2091 0.14% 0.19%
2090 0.19% 0.2%
2089 0.26% 0.22%
2088 0.23% 0.24%
2087 0.2% 0.25%
2086 0.29% 0.26%
2085 0.25% 0.28%
2084 0.21% 0.3%
2083 0.27% 0.31%
2082 0.2% 0.33%
2081 0.16% 0.34%
2080 0.28% 0.37%
2079 0.23% 0.38%
2078 0.28% 0.4%
2077 0.34% 0.42%
2076 0.35% 0.44%
2075 0.42% 0.46%
2074 0.32% 0.47%
2073 0.28% 0.5%
2072 0.37% 0.51%
2071 0.37% 0.53%
2070 0.35% 0.55%
2069 0.45% 0.57%
2068 0.47% 0.59%
2067 0.57% 0.6%
2066 0.53% 0.61%
2065 0.4% 0.64%
2064 0.42% 0.65%
2063 0.56% 0.66%
2062 0.57% 0.68%
2061 0.57% 0.69%
2060 0.64% 0.71%
2059 0.68% 0.73%
2058 0.82% 0.75%
2057 0.77% 0.76%
2056 0.58% 0.78%
2055 0.71% 0.81%
2054 0.84% 0.83%
2053 0.73% 0.85%
2052 0.64% 0.87%
2051 0.69% 0.9%
2050 0.74% 0.93%
2049 0.7% 0.97%
2048 0.75% 1%
2047 0.81% 1.03%
2046 0.87% 1.07%
2045 0.82% 1.12%
2044 0.84% 1.15%
2043 0.99% 1.19%
2042 1.07% 1.23%
2041 1.08% 1.26%
2040 1.04% 1.28%
2039 1% 1.3%
2038 1.09% 1.32%
2037 1% 1.33%
2036 1.08% 1.34%
2035 1.02% 1.36%
2034 1.09% 1.36%
2033 1.13% 1.38%
2032 1.23% 1.39%
2031 1.25% 1.4%
2030 1.32% 1.42%
2029 1.29% 1.44%
2028 1.27% 1.45%
2027 1.32% 1.45%
2026 1.28% 1.48%
2025 1.31% 1.57%
2024 1.37% 1.75%
2023 1.39% 1.7%
2022 1.41% 1.5%
2021 1.45% 1.5%
2020 1.51% 1.64%
2019 1.57% 1.77%
2018 1.62% 1.92%
2017 1.66% 2.02%
2016 1.7% 2.06%
2015 1.75% 2.12%
2014 1.82% 2.3%
2013 1.87% 2.33%
2012 1.92% 2.27%
2011 1.97% 2.13%
2010 2.05% 1.94%
2009 2.11% 1.91%
2008 2.08% 1.88%
2007 2.19% 1.91%
2006 1.98% 1.97%
2005 1.58% 2.04%
2004 1.55% 2.09%
2003 2.26% 2.12%
2002 3.15% 2.13%
2001 3.21% 2.15%
2000 3.19% 2.18%
1999 3.56% 2.26%
1998 4.1% 2.21%
1997 3.62% 2.09%
1996 2.41% 2.1%
1995 1.02% 2.13%
1994 2.03% 2.18%
1993 -1.88% 2.33%
1992 -0.81% 2.42%
1991 8.9% 2.8%
1990 10.7% 2.97%
1989 8.01% 2.76%
1988 6.63% 2.82%
1987 6.58% 2.81%
1986 5.87% 2.9%
1985 4.85% 3.02%
1984 3.92% 3.06%
1983 3.55% 2.97%
1982 4.03% 2.79%
1981 5.29% 2.72%
1980 7% 2.64%
1979 8.74% 2.53%
1978 9.98% 2.48%
1977 10.3% 2.4%
1976 9.92% 2.37%
1975 8.98% 2.39%
1974 7.94% 2.34%
1973 7.33% 2.33%
1972 7.17% 2.33%
1971 6.86% 2.34%
1970 6.69% 2.4%
1969 6.1% 2.46%
1968 5.43% 2.49%
1967 5.53% 2.51%
1966 5.66% 2.54%
1965 5.71% 2.58%
1964 5.44% 2.64%
1963 4.92% 2.66%
1962 4.36% 2.67%
1961 3.91% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Egypt
Current population
1207325
121012163
Population rank 158/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.46%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
17.3 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
12.9 seconds
One death every
1 hour
49.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +42 +5,007
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +1,827,737
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 67/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -57,305
Net migration rank 89/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -57,305
2024 15,712 -11 1,795,738 123,884
2023 15,349 500 1,780,230 305,006
2022 15,337 500 1,736,123 13,707
2021 14,555 1,300 1,566,491 6,161
2020 14,970 1,300 1,704,988 6,016
2019 15,368 1,322 1,805,818 7,050
2018 15,524 1,435 1,908,512 20,788
2017 15,593 1,535 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 15,621 1,623 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 15,718 1,723 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 15,857 1,900 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 15,986 2,033 2,156,922 130,305
2012 16,026 2,104 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 16,169 2,090 1,951,851 126,170
2010 16,225 2,129 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 16,323 2,770 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 16,356 2,148 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 16,647 1,253 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 16,901 2,719 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 17,361 -3,779 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 17,756 -5,249 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 18,341 -5,636 1,614,293 9,854
2002 18,167 5,022 1,593,474 11,205
2001 17,710 7,629 1,568,962 556
2000 17,014 5,632 1,540,084 27,873
1999 16,491 7,046 1,534,697 22,026
1998 15,845 10,352 1,519,728 78,858
1997 15,255 13,625 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 15,408 2,652 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 15,651 -3,163 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 15,989 -15,756 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 15,805 8,896 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 16,971 -65,203 1,421,372 74,950
1991 16,553 21,510 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 15,074 49,970 1,450,747 406,994
1989 13,851 33,465 1,461,547 52,648
1988 13,107 17,242 1,465,620 66,147
1987 12,357 17,545 1,436,059 58,678
1986 11,671 14,543 1,410,249 31,299
1985 11,106 9,997 1,388,718 112,411
1984 10,713 5,452 1,351,297 122,791
1983 10,391 2,441 1,318,474 129,242
1982 10,058 2,450 1,258,574 51,229
1981 9,654 5,502 1,206,830 4,140
1980 9,187 10,121 1,181,914 738
1979 8,573 14,726 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 7,886 17,788 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 7,195 17,961 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 6,567 16,028 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 6,034 13,029 987,822 -62,368
1974 5,601 9,910 946,052 -60,174
1973 5,234 7,583 905,068 -55,702
1972 4,885 6,690 893,333 -55,282
1971 4,484 6,184 868,365 -56,503
1970 4,249 5,004 841,952 -35,064
1969 3,950 4,995 824,564 -6,703
1968 3,712 3,001 809,482 -764
1967 3,484 3,001 788,908 6,286
1966 3,268 3,014 774,391 10,089
1965 3,054 3,023 752,682 17,605
1964 2,864 2,846 749,608 20,596
1963 2,687 2,257 738,788 25,109
1962 2,538 1,695 720,128 25,696
1961 2,412 1,136 703,216 23,184
1960 2,299 886 685,403 -2,954

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/egypt | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 93.2% of the population change in Djibouti is from natural causes (a gain of 153,747 people) and 6.81% is from migration (a gain of 11,227 people). In Egypt 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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