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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 116.6 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Djibouti vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Ethiopia
2100 1,852,930 371,078,260
2099 1,851,160 369,338,252
2098 1,848,386 367,513,542
2097 1,844,324 365,567,496
2096 1,842,788 363,536,294
2095 1,840,587 361,596,042
2094 1,838,911 359,531,317
2093 1,833,929 357,460,480
2092 1,831,754 355,389,829
2091 1,829,844 353,218,632
2090 1,827,197 350,960,021
2089 1,823,725 348,751,618
2088 1,819,072 346,517,326
2087 1,814,909 344,162,324
2086 1,811,313 341,671,994
2085 1,806,038 339,167,930
2084 1,801,459 336,649,520
2083 1,797,744 334,083,247
2082 1,792,869 331,401,460
2081 1,789,329 328,715,487
2080 1,786,557 326,013,981
2079 1,781,603 323,282,865
2078 1,777,502 320,422,535
2077 1,772,595 317,492,915
2076 1,766,589 314,518,328
2075 1,760,341 311,487,723
2074 1,753,021 308,416,133
2073 1,747,389 305,383,505
2072 1,742,543 302,258,564
2071 1,736,109 299,119,280
2070 1,729,672 295,963,235
2069 1,723,651 292,756,723
2068 1,715,937 289,522,748
2067 1,707,839 286,191,689
2066 1,698,162 282,905,709
2065 1,689,223 279,576,283
2064 1,682,510 276,197,958
2063 1,675,555 272,782,685
2062 1,666,158 269,340,926
2061 1,656,732 265,803,351
2060 1,647,366 262,269,354
2059 1,636,828 258,692,767
2058 1,625,784 255,205,644
2057 1,612,585 251,656,356
2056 1,600,264 248,002,497
2055 1,591,009 244,426,069
2054 1,579,855 240,794,405
2053 1,566,721 237,155,110
2052 1,555,435 233,479,314
2051 1,545,572 229,733,593
2050 1,535,029 226,055,085
2049 1,523,806 222,351,471
2048 1,513,191 218,627,197
2047 1,501,998 214,883,954
2046 1,489,883 211,161,780
2045 1,477,001 207,461,987
2044 1,464,918 203,749,820
2043 1,452,698 200,035,613
2042 1,438,500 196,351,202
2041 1,423,219 192,689,672
2040 1,407,993 189,023,384
2039 1,393,496 185,365,776
2038 1,379,643 181,733,067
2037 1,364,706 178,124,993
2036 1,351,216 174,515,366
2035 1,336,815 170,904,339
2034 1,323,265 167,316,305
2033 1,309,014 163,763,376
2032 1,294,377 160,167,364
2031 1,278,594 156,590,018
2030 1,262,869 153,023,174
2029 1,246,372 149,461,578
2028 1,230,494 145,944,350
2027 1,215,038 142,419,893
2026 1,199,180 138,930,724
2025 1,184,076 135,472,051
2024 1,168,722 132,059,767
2023 1,152,944 128,691,692
2022 1,137,096 125,384,287
2021 1,121,248 122,138,588
2020 1,105,188 118,917,671
2019 1,088,709 115,737,383
2018 1,071,882 112,664,152
2017 1,054,841 109,666,481
2016 1,037,653 106,718,162
2015 1,020,313 103,867,135
2014 1,002,717 101,115,610
2013 984,824 98,438,751
2012 966,747 95,798,767
2011 948,558 93,149,970
2010 930,251 90,538,514
2009 911,527 88,007,636
2008 892,734 85,543,668
2007 874,528 83,103,217
2006 855,764 80,703,490
2005 839,167 78,367,470
2004 826,124 76,077,206
2003 813,519 73,832,663
2002 795,574 71,635,517
2001 771,313 69,487,762
2000 747,318 67,411,494
1999 724,218 65,374,561
1998 699,352 63,363,524
1997 671,817 61,404,539
1996 648,348 59,467,635
1995 633,074 57,537,335
1994 626,710 55,611,508
1993 614,245 53,708,891
1992 626,010 51,853,747
1991 631,092 49,717,198
1990 579,538 47,609,755
1989 523,355 45,879,690
1988 484,523 44,150,825
1987 454,399 42,460,039
1986 426,341 41,037,656
1985 402,687 39,842,136
1984 384,053 38,735,722
1983 369,553 37,740,817
1982 356,880 36,701,290
1981 343,047 35,304,012
1980 325,815 34,428,514
1979 304,513 34,238,652
1978 280,031 33,734,592
1977 254,613 33,167,272
1976 230,737 32,534,418
1975 209,908 31,723,252
1974 192,613 30,957,273
1973 178,449 30,166,785
1972 166,256 29,374,608
1971 155,136 28,600,106
1970 145,175 27,829,128
1969 136,078 27,072,571
1968 128,250 26,337,930
1967 121,649 25,620,276
1966 115,269 24,952,689
1965 109,092 24,310,612
1964 103,198 23,666,548
1963 97,872 23,051,637
1962 93,283 22,465,126
1961 89,390 21,906,102
1960 86,024 21,376,693

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/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Ethiopia
2100 0.1% 0.47%
2099 0.15% 0.5%
2098 0.22% 0.53%
2097 0.08% 0.56%
2096 0.12% 0.54%
2095 0.09% 0.57%
2094 0.27% 0.58%
2093 0.12% 0.58%
2092 0.1% 0.61%
2091 0.14% 0.64%
2090 0.19% 0.63%
2089 0.26% 0.64%
2088 0.23% 0.68%
2087 0.2% 0.73%
2086 0.29% 0.74%
2085 0.25% 0.75%
2084 0.21% 0.77%
2083 0.27% 0.81%
2082 0.2% 0.82%
2081 0.16% 0.83%
2080 0.28% 0.84%
2079 0.23% 0.89%
2078 0.28% 0.92%
2077 0.34% 0.95%
2076 0.35% 0.97%
2075 0.42% 1%
2074 0.32% 0.99%
2073 0.28% 1.03%
2072 0.37% 1.05%
2071 0.37% 1.07%
2070 0.35% 1.1%
2069 0.45% 1.12%
2068 0.47% 1.16%
2067 0.57% 1.16%
2066 0.53% 1.19%
2065 0.4% 1.22%
2064 0.42% 1.25%
2063 0.56% 1.28%
2062 0.57% 1.33%
2061 0.57% 1.35%
2060 0.64% 1.38%
2059 0.68% 1.37%
2058 0.82% 1.41%
2057 0.77% 1.47%
2056 0.58% 1.46%
2055 0.71% 1.51%
2054 0.84% 1.53%
2053 0.73% 1.57%
2052 0.64% 1.63%
2051 0.69% 1.63%
2050 0.74% 1.67%
2049 0.7% 1.7%
2048 0.75% 1.74%
2047 0.81% 1.76%
2046 0.87% 1.78%
2045 0.82% 1.82%
2044 0.84% 1.86%
2043 0.99% 1.88%
2042 1.07% 1.9%
2041 1.08% 1.94%
2040 1.04% 1.97%
2039 1% 2%
2038 1.09% 2.03%
2037 1% 2.07%
2036 1.08% 2.11%
2035 1.02% 2.14%
2034 1.09% 2.17%
2033 1.13% 2.25%
2032 1.23% 2.28%
2031 1.25% 2.33%
2030 1.32% 2.38%
2029 1.29% 2.41%
2028 1.27% 2.47%
2027 1.32% 2.51%
2026 1.28% 2.55%
2025 1.31% 2.58%
2024 1.37% 2.62%
2023 1.39% 2.64%
2022 1.41% 2.66%
2021 1.45% 2.71%
2020 1.51% 2.75%
2019 1.57% 2.73%
2018 1.62% 2.73%
2017 1.66% 2.76%
2016 1.7% 2.74%
2015 1.75% 2.72%
2014 1.82% 2.72%
2013 1.87% 2.76%
2012 1.92% 2.84%
2011 1.97% 2.88%
2010 2.05% 2.88%
2009 2.11% 2.88%
2008 2.08% 2.94%
2007 2.19% 2.97%
2006 1.98% 2.98%
2005 1.58% 3.01%
2004 1.55% 3.04%
2003 2.26% 3.07%
2002 3.15% 3.09%
2001 3.21% 3.08%
2000 3.19% 3.12%
1999 3.56% 3.17%
1998 4.1% 3.19%
1997 3.62% 3.26%
1996 2.41% 3.35%
1995 1.02% 3.46%
1994 2.03% 3.54%
1993 -1.88% 3.58%
1992 -0.81% 4.3%
1991 8.9% 4.43%
1990 10.7% 3.77%
1989 8.01% 3.92%
1988 6.63% 3.98%
1987 6.58% 3.47%
1986 5.87% 3%
1985 4.85% 2.86%
1984 3.92% 2.64%
1983 3.55% 2.83%
1982 4.03% 3.96%
1981 5.29% 2.54%
1980 7% 0.55%
1979 8.74% 1.49%
1978 9.98% 1.71%
1977 10.3% 1.95%
1976 9.92% 2.56%
1975 8.98% 2.47%
1974 7.94% 2.62%
1973 7.33% 2.7%
1972 7.17% 2.71%
1971 6.86% 2.77%
1970 6.69% 2.79%
1969 6.1% 2.79%
1968 5.43% 2.8%
1967 5.53% 2.68%
1966 5.66% 2.64%
1965 5.71% 2.72%
1964 5.44% 2.67%
1963 4.92% 2.61%
1962 4.36% 2.55%
1961 3.91% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Ethiopia
Current population
1207325
140722974
Population rank 158/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.69%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
1 hour
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +42 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 24/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -581 +24,054
Net migration rank 89/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 24,054
2024 15,712 -11 3,379,409 30,069
2023 15,349 500 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 15,337 500 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 14,555 1,300 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 14,970 1,300 3,199,718 38,866
2019 15,368 1,322 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 15,524 1,435 3,015,231 9,302
2017 15,593 1,535 2,899,143 71,766
2016 15,621 1,623 2,809,889 115,823
2015 15,718 1,723 2,713,529 62,785
2014 15,857 1,900 2,623,647 103,122
2013 15,986 2,033 2,546,020 80,955
2012 16,026 2,104 2,533,398 119,517
2011 16,169 2,090 2,527,811 116,793
2010 16,225 2,129 2,498,048 80,213
2009 16,323 2,770 2,467,118 16,315
2008 16,356 2,148 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 16,647 1,253 2,436,753 -381
2006 16,901 2,719 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 17,361 -3,779 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 17,756 -5,249 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 18,341 -5,636 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 18,167 5,022 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 17,710 7,629 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 17,014 5,632 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 16,491 7,046 2,010,987 29,142
1998 15,845 10,352 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 15,255 13,625 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 15,408 2,652 1,896,364 41,456
1995 15,651 -3,163 1,831,068 91,727
1994 15,989 -15,756 1,788,133 140,715
1993 15,805 8,896 1,734,851 141,545
1992 16,971 -65,203 1,673,839 160,106
1991 16,553 21,510 1,579,416 859,737
1990 15,074 49,970 1,479,663 296,014
1989 13,851 33,465 1,441,769 242,614
1988 13,107 17,242 1,393,356 379,966
1987 12,357 17,545 1,356,853 251,387
1986 11,671 14,543 1,050,277 186,227
1985 11,106 9,997 997,050 157,476
1984 10,713 5,452 920,670 137,632
1983 10,391 2,441 863,472 68,022
1982 10,058 2,450 1,080,853 66,702
1981 9,654 5,502 1,018,838 628,135
1980 9,187 10,121 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 8,573 14,726 987,203 -711,455
1978 7,886 17,788 943,388 -210,991
1977 7,195 17,961 929,381 -527,133
1976 6,567 16,028 899,577 -36,125
1975 6,034 13,029 801,425 -42,540
1974 5,601 9,910 777,306 -4,232
1973 5,234 7,583 807,535 347
1972 4,885 6,690 779,808 -3,375
1971 4,484 6,184 787,047 -14,510
1970 4,249 5,004 760,821 8,589
1969 3,950 4,995 736,428 7,258
1968 3,712 3,001 715,602 9,992
1967 3,484 3,001 695,283 14,437
1966 3,268 3,014 616,281 9,160
1965 3,054 3,023 642,359 16,348
1964 2,864 2,846 618,667 10,749
1963 2,687 2,257 590,998 9,418
1962 2,538 1,695 563,650 8,960
1961 2,412 1,136 538,518 6,938
1960 2,299 886 511,694 1,696

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/ethiopia | 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 Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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