The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 3,535,603 people in Eritrea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,199,623 people compared to 3,683,508 in Eritrea.
Population statistics:
- Eritrea's population is 3.07 times bigger than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Eritrea is the 131st.
- The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.04% for Eritrea.
- For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +1.28% in Eritrea.
- Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.2% growth), while Eritrea has grown from 2.7M to 3.68M (36.2% growth).
- Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people compared to the peak of 8.44M people in 2100 for Eritrea.
Djibouti vs Eritrea: live population counter
Djibouti
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Eritrea
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1199623
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3683508
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| Population rank | 158/197 | 131/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
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8.06 minutes
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| One birth every |
22 minutes
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5.31 minutes
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| One death every |
1.02 hours
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25 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
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41.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -11 | -12,696 |
| Daily growth/decline | +43 | +179 |
| Annual growth/decline | +15,778 | +65,213 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +1.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 58/197 |
Djibouti and Eritrea: population history and growth rate by year chart
Djibouti
Population
Growth rate
Eritrea
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Djibouti
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Eritrea
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Djibouti
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1960 | 86,024 | 972,547 | - | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | 995,573 | 3.91% | 2.37% |
| 1962 | 93,283 | 1,019,788 | 4.36% | 2.43% |
| 1963 | 97,872 | 1,045,092 | 4.92% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 103,198 | 1,071,287 | 5.44% | 2.51% |
| 1965 | 109,092 | 1,098,335 | 5.71% | 2.52% |
| 1966 | 115,269 | 1,124,957 | 5.66% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 121,649 | 1,152,339 | 5.53% | 2.43% |
| 1968 | 128,250 | 1,181,737 | 5.43% | 2.55% |
| 1969 | 136,078 | 1,212,005 | 6.1% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 145,175 | 1,243,453 | 6.69% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 155,136 | 1,276,154 | 6.86% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 166,256 | 1,309,235 | 7.17% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 178,449 | 1,342,669 | 7.33% | 2.55% |
| 1974 | 192,613 | 1,375,688 | 7.94% | 2.46% |
| 1975 | 209,908 | 1,408,210 | 8.98% | 2.36% |
| 1976 | 230,737 | 1,443,807 | 9.92% | 2.53% |
| 1977 | 254,613 | 1,482,565 | 10.3% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 280,031 | 1,522,378 | 9.98% | 2.69% |
| 1979 | 304,513 | 1,563,332 | 8.74% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 325,815 | 1,605,797 | 7% | 2.72% |
| 1981 | 343,047 | 1,649,939 | 5.29% | 2.75% |
| 1982 | 356,880 | 1,695,461 | 4.03% | 2.76% |
| 1983 | 369,553 | 1,736,160 | 3.55% | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 384,053 | 1,771,730 | 3.92% | 2.05% |
| 1985 | 402,687 | 1,807,816 | 4.85% | 2.04% |
| 1986 | 426,341 | 1,845,164 | 5.87% | 2.07% |
| 1987 | 454,399 | 1,888,669 | 6.58% | 2.36% |
| 1988 | 484,523 | 1,938,255 | 6.63% | 2.63% |
| 1989 | 523,355 | 1,987,017 | 8.01% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 2,032,737 | 10.7% | 2.3% |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 1,919,571 | 8.9% | -5.57% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | 1,798,748 | -0.81% | -6.29% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | 1,856,006 | -1.88% | 3.18% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 1,913,915 | 2.03% | 3.12% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 2,025,267 | 1.02% | 5.82% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 2,128,464 | 2.41% | 5.1% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 2,152,135 | 3.62% | 1.11% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 2,180,419 | 4.1% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 2,212,780 | 3.56% | 1.48% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 2,247,031 | 3.19% | 1.55% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 2,312,079 | 3.21% | 2.89% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 2,392,978 | 3.15% | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 2,493,903 | 2.26% | 4.22% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 2,598,284 | 1.55% | 4.19% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 2,661,215 | 1.58% | 2.42% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 2,703,502 | 1.98% | 1.59% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 2,743,222 | 2.19% | 1.47% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 2,816,327 | 2.08% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 2,887,885 | 2.11% | 2.54% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 2,945,186 | 2.05% | 1.98% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 2,998,485 | 1.97% | 1.81% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 3,036,988 | 1.92% | 1.28% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 3,074,360 | 1.87% | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 3,095,173 | 1.82% | 0.68% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 3,105,546 | 1.75% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 3,124,698 | 1.7% | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 3,150,347 | 1.66% | 0.82% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 3,192,760 | 1.62% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 3,240,194 | 1.57% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 3,291,271 | 1.51% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 3,350,183 | 1.45% | 1.79% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 3,409,447 | 1.41% | 1.77% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 3,470,390 | 1.39% | 1.79% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 3,535,603 | 1.37% | 1.88% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 3,606,996 | 1.31% | 2.02% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 3,682,659 | 1.3% | 2.1% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 3,760,368 | 1.3% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 3,840,135 | 1.28% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 3,920,467 | 1.31% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 4,002,671 | 1.28% | 2.1% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 4,085,037 | 1.24% | 2.06% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 4,166,507 | 1.18% | 1.99% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 4,249,501 | 1.11% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 4,334,727 | 1.06% | 2.01% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 4,420,915 | 1.05% | 1.99% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 4,509,755 | 1.04% | 2.01% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 4,601,933 | 1.05% | 2.04% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 4,692,340 | 1.05% | 1.96% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 4,780,469 | 1.02% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 4,868,668 | 1.06% | 1.84% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 4,954,481 | 1.08% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 5,039,298 | 1.03% | 1.71% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 5,124,256 | 0.91% | 1.69% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 5,207,858 | 0.83% | 1.63% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 5,292,756 | 0.85% | 1.63% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 5,375,963 | 0.84% | 1.57% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 5,456,488 | 0.78% | 1.5% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 5,537,538 | 0.72% | 1.49% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 5,617,348 | 0.72% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 5,696,052 | 0.71% | 1.4% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Eritrea gained 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 161,970 (a 15.6% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 558,810 (a 17.9% growth).
Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Eritrea was ranked 135th in 2006 and ranked 131st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Djibouti's population will grow by 27.6% to 1,530,539 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of Eritrea will increase by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people and rank change from 131st to 123rd.
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Population differences between Djibouti and Eritrea
|
Djibouti
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.6 years | 69.4 years |
| Average age | 28.8 years | 24.6 years |
| Median age | 25.7 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.61 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 75.6 ppl/mi² |
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