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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 57.1 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Djibouti vs France: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti France
2100 1,853,638 70,613,012
2099 1,851,867 70,629,584
2098 1,849,091 70,639,488
2097 1,845,028 70,644,570
2096 1,843,492 70,651,179
2095 1,841,290 70,644,818
2094 1,839,614 70,628,949
2093 1,834,629 70,603,242
2092 1,832,454 70,580,656
2091 1,830,543 70,553,277
2090 1,827,895 70,520,528
2089 1,824,422 70,486,909
2088 1,819,766 70,447,851
2087 1,815,602 70,408,245
2086 1,812,004 70,365,710
2085 1,806,728 70,328,248
2084 1,802,147 70,285,895
2083 1,798,430 70,234,175
2082 1,793,553 70,193,367
2081 1,790,013 70,148,354
2080 1,787,239 70,107,021
2079 1,782,284 70,065,621
2078 1,778,181 70,025,358
2077 1,773,272 69,983,383
2076 1,767,264 69,940,036
2075 1,761,013 69,897,457
2074 1,753,691 69,862,353
2073 1,748,057 69,830,973
2072 1,743,208 69,804,981
2071 1,736,772 69,777,127
2070 1,730,333 69,764,791
2069 1,724,309 69,754,867
2068 1,716,592 69,756,896
2067 1,708,491 69,764,705
2066 1,698,811 69,773,902
2065 1,689,868 69,794,612
2064 1,683,153 69,818,938
2063 1,676,195 69,848,255
2062 1,666,794 69,886,879
2061 1,657,365 69,926,483
2060 1,647,995 69,968,809
2059 1,637,453 70,014,435
2058 1,626,405 70,057,256
2057 1,613,201 70,102,722
2056 1,600,875 70,146,920
2055 1,591,617 70,196,482
2054 1,580,458 70,236,369
2053 1,567,320 70,270,537
2052 1,556,029 70,295,830
2051 1,546,163 70,321,018
2050 1,535,615 70,335,872
2049 1,524,387 70,345,142
2048 1,513,769 70,343,943
2047 1,502,572 70,332,332
2046 1,490,451 70,314,243
2045 1,477,565 70,283,430
2044 1,465,478 70,244,405
2043 1,453,253 70,198,284
2042 1,439,049 70,137,343
2041 1,423,763 70,071,925
2040 1,408,530 70,006,064
2039 1,394,028 69,936,874
2038 1,380,170 69,858,693
2037 1,365,227 69,770,244
2036 1,351,732 69,681,800
2035 1,337,326 69,590,103
2034 1,323,770 69,496,656
2033 1,309,514 69,406,955
2032 1,294,871 69,316,572
2031 1,279,082 69,227,320
2030 1,263,351 69,136,856
2029 1,246,848 69,043,072
2028 1,230,964 68,951,924
2027 1,215,502 68,856,735
2026 1,199,638 68,762,523
2025 1,184,528 68,659,633
2024 1,168,722 68,551,653
2023 1,152,944 68,372,286
2022 1,137,096 68,184,457
2021 1,121,248 67,842,811
2020 1,105,188 67,601,110
2019 1,088,709 67,382,061
2018 1,071,882 67,158,348
2017 1,054,841 66,918,020
2016 1,037,653 66,724,104
2015 1,020,313 66,548,272
2014 1,002,717 66,312,067
2013 984,824 65,997,932
2012 966,747 65,657,659
2011 948,558 65,340,830
2010 930,251 65,026,211
2009 911,527 64,706,436
2008 892,734 64,375,116
2007 874,528 64,016,890
2006 855,764 63,622,342
2005 839,167 63,180,854
2004 826,124 62,707,588
2003 813,519 62,249,855
2002 795,574 61,812,142
2001 771,313 61,364,377
2000 747,318 60,918,661
1999 724,218 60,501,986
1998 699,352 60,190,684
1997 671,817 59,968,066
1996 648,348 59,754,504
1995 633,074 59,541,294
1994 626,710 59,324,863
1993 614,245 59,103,094
1992 626,010 58,846,584
1991 631,092 58,554,242
1990 579,538 58,261,012
1989 523,355 57,943,062
1988 484,523 57,598,186
1987 454,399 57,266,167
1986 426,341 56,956,002
1985 402,687 56,665,619
1984 384,053 56,383,085
1983 369,553 56,108,330
1982 356,880 55,806,789
1981 343,047 55,603,353
1980 325,815 55,274,184
1979 304,513 54,979,851
1978 280,031 54,734,030
1977 254,613 54,486,467
1976 230,737 54,232,383
1975 209,908 54,002,853
1974 192,613 53,746,571
1973 178,449 53,392,161
1972 166,256 52,962,356
1971 155,136 52,499,553
1970 145,175 52,007,169
1969 136,078 51,536,014
1968 128,250 51,112,980
1967 121,649 50,722,791
1966 115,269 50,311,637
1965 109,092 49,877,725
1964 103,198 49,401,492
1963 97,872 48,877,567
1962 93,283 48,389,516
1961 89,390 47,905,982
1960 86,024 47,412,964

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Djibouti's population will grow by 27.6% to 1,535,615 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 70.7M people in 2096 for France.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti France
2100 0.1% -0.02%
2099 0.15% -0.01%
2098 0.22% -0.007%
2097 0.08% -0.009%
2096 0.12% 0.009%
2095 0.09% 0.02%
2094 0.27% 0.04%
2093 0.12% 0.03%
2092 0.1% 0.04%
2091 0.14% 0.05%
2090 0.19% 0.05%
2089 0.26% 0.06%
2088 0.23% 0.06%
2087 0.2% 0.06%
2086 0.29% 0.05%
2085 0.25% 0.06%
2084 0.21% 0.07%
2083 0.27% 0.06%
2082 0.2% 0.06%
2081 0.16% 0.06%
2080 0.28% 0.06%
2079 0.23% 0.06%
2078 0.28% 0.06%
2077 0.34% 0.06%
2076 0.35% 0.06%
2075 0.42% 0.05%
2074 0.32% 0.04%
2073 0.28% 0.04%
2072 0.37% 0.04%
2071 0.37% 0.02%
2070 0.35% 0.01%
2069 0.45% -0.003%
2068 0.47% -0.01%
2067 0.57% -0.01%
2066 0.53% -0.03%
2065 0.4% -0.03%
2064 0.42% -0.04%
2063 0.56% -0.06%
2062 0.57% -0.06%
2061 0.57% -0.06%
2060 0.64% -0.07%
2059 0.68% -0.06%
2058 0.82% -0.06%
2057 0.77% -0.06%
2056 0.58% -0.07%
2055 0.71% -0.06%
2054 0.84% -0.05%
2053 0.73% -0.04%
2052 0.64% -0.04%
2051 0.69% -0.02%
2050 0.74% -0.01%
2049 0.7% 0.002%
2048 0.75% 0.02%
2047 0.81% 0.03%
2046 0.87% 0.04%
2045 0.82% 0.06%
2044 0.84% 0.07%
2043 0.99% 0.09%
2042 1.07% 0.09%
2041 1.08% 0.09%
2040 1.04% 0.1%
2039 1% 0.11%
2038 1.09% 0.13%
2037 1% 0.13%
2036 1.08% 0.13%
2035 1.02% 0.13%
2034 1.09% 0.13%
2033 1.13% 0.13%
2032 1.23% 0.13%
2031 1.25% 0.13%
2030 1.32% 0.14%
2029 1.29% 0.13%
2028 1.27% 0.14%
2027 1.32% 0.14%
2026 1.28% 0.15%
2025 1.35% 0.16%
2024 1.37% 0.26%
2023 1.39% 0.28%
2022 1.41% 0.5%
2021 1.45% 0.36%
2020 1.51% 0.33%
2019 1.57% 0.33%
2018 1.62% 0.36%
2017 1.66% 0.29%
2016 1.7% 0.26%
2015 1.75% 0.36%
2014 1.82% 0.48%
2013 1.87% 0.52%
2012 1.92% 0.48%
2011 1.97% 0.48%
2010 2.05% 0.49%
2009 2.11% 0.51%
2008 2.08% 0.56%
2007 2.19% 0.62%
2006 1.98% 0.7%
2005 1.58% 0.75%
2004 1.55% 0.74%
2003 2.26% 0.71%
2002 3.15% 0.73%
2001 3.21% 0.73%
2000 3.19% 0.69%
1999 3.56% 0.52%
1998 4.1% 0.37%
1997 3.62% 0.36%
1996 2.41% 0.36%
1995 1.02% 0.36%
1994 2.03% 0.38%
1993 -1.88% 0.44%
1992 -0.81% 0.5%
1991 8.9% 0.5%
1990 10.7% 0.55%
1989 8.01% 0.6%
1988 6.63% 0.58%
1987 6.58% 0.54%
1986 5.87% 0.51%
1985 4.85% 0.5%
1984 3.92% 0.49%
1983 3.55% 0.54%
1982 4.03% 0.37%
1981 5.29% 0.6%
1980 7% 0.54%
1979 8.74% 0.45%
1978 9.98% 0.45%
1977 10.3% 0.47%
1976 9.92% 0.43%
1975 8.98% 0.48%
1974 7.94% 0.66%
1973 7.33% 0.81%
1972 7.17% 0.88%
1971 6.86% 0.95%
1970 6.69% 0.91%
1969 6.1% 0.83%
1968 5.43% 0.77%
1967 5.53% 0.82%
1966 5.66% 0.87%
1965 5.71% 0.96%
1964 5.44% 1.07%
1963 4.92% 1.01%
1962 4.36% 1.01%
1961 3.91% 1.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Djibouti France
Current population
1203929
68788006
Population rank 158/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.83%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
2.93 minutes
One birth every
22 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +43 +491
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 152/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change -581 +91,737
Net migration rank 89/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 91,737
2024 - -11 - 90,527
2023 15,349 500 47,860 91,862
2022 15,337 500 54,547 179,377
2021 14,555 1,300 74,627 131,465
2020 14,970 1,300 67,602 145,593
2019 15,368 1,322 141,503 71,972
2018 15,524 1,435 147,749 132,925
2017 15,593 1,535 160,604 102,984
2016 15,621 1,623 193,500 15,548
2015 15,718 1,723 206,300 -345
2014 15,857 1,900 265,248 52,342
2013 15,986 2,033 244,192 116,297
2012 16,026 2,104 256,065 103,287
2011 16,169 2,090 280,966 70,178
2010 16,225 2,129 286,116 52,644
2009 16,323 2,770 278,238 58,032
2008 16,356 2,148 283,250 79,528
2007 16,647 1,253 288,076 91,973
2006 16,901 2,719 305,387 132,512
2005 17,361 -3,779 271,677 191,417
2004 17,756 -5,249 282,185 200,629
2003 18,341 -5,636 230,325 195,616
2002 18,167 5,022 253,430 191,373
2001 17,710 7,629 263,867 179,476
2000 17,014 5,632 268,042 171,637
1999 16,491 7,046 229,907 169,448
1998 15,845 10,352 222,705 20,216
1997 15,255 13,625 215,885 -15,255
1996 15,408 2,652 221,092 -21,463
1995 15,651 -3,163 220,303 -17,128
1994 15,989 -15,756 201,704 -4,232
1993 15,805 8,896 224,592 16,892
1992 16,971 -65,203 229,502 61,964
1991 16,553 21,510 234,216 35,201
1990 15,074 49,970 238,870 43,323
1989 13,851 33,465 243,361 82,052
1988 13,107 17,242 247,672 69,935
1987 12,357 17,545 251,971 59,890
1986 11,671 14,543 250,606 51,642
1985 11,106 9,997 249,328 66,149
1984 10,713 5,452 248,086 76,175
1983 10,391 2,441 235,655 88,166
1982 10,058 2,450 234,389 81,084
1981 9,654 5,502 222,414 69,365
1980 9,187 10,121 210,042 54,718
1979 8,573 14,726 208,923 34,295
1978 7,886 17,788 213,462 18,692
1977 7,195 17,961 217,946 44,918
1976 6,567 16,028 227,776 59,515
1975 6,034 13,029 248,413 16,139
1974 5,601 9,910 268,733 26,203
1973 5,234 7,583 282,979 103,910
1972 4,885 6,690 296,589 101,223
1971 4,484 6,184 309,747 144,321
1970 4,249 5,004 322,444 182,941
1969 3,950 4,995 329,831 160,403
1968 3,712 3,001 337,346 113,115
1967 3,484 3,001 339,843 63,018
1966 3,268 3,014 352,181 96,097
1965 3,054 3,023 354,132 82,879
1964 2,864 2,846 360,631 163,039
1963 2,687 2,257 361,694 190,925
1962 2,538 1,695 358,082 141,634
1961 2,412 1,136 354,504 128,618
1960 2,299 886 346,115 143,032

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

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

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). In France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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