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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 8.46 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Djibouti vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Greece
2100 1,853,638 6,463,085
2099 1,851,867 6,505,287
2098 1,849,091 6,547,164
2097 1,845,028 6,589,081
2096 1,843,492 6,630,487
2095 1,841,290 6,671,006
2094 1,839,614 6,710,734
2093 1,834,629 6,749,510
2092 1,832,454 6,787,596
2091 1,830,543 6,824,775
2090 1,827,895 6,862,164
2089 1,824,422 6,900,089
2088 1,819,766 6,937,116
2087 1,815,602 6,973,450
2086 1,812,004 7,010,676
2085 1,806,728 7,048,751
2084 1,802,147 7,086,818
2083 1,798,430 7,124,743
2082 1,793,553 7,164,627
2081 1,790,013 7,205,487
2080 1,787,239 7,248,512
2079 1,782,284 7,292,836
2078 1,778,181 7,338,859
2077 1,773,272 7,387,671
2076 1,767,264 7,437,562
2075 1,761,013 7,489,139
2074 1,753,691 7,543,259
2073 1,748,057 7,600,155
2072 1,743,208 7,659,253
2071 1,736,772 7,719,672
2070 1,730,333 7,782,317
2069 1,724,309 7,847,153
2068 1,716,592 7,913,682
2067 1,708,491 7,980,659
2066 1,698,811 8,047,692
2065 1,689,868 8,114,348
2064 1,683,153 8,181,923
2063 1,676,195 8,250,274
2062 1,666,794 8,318,463
2061 1,657,365 8,386,919
2060 1,647,995 8,454,179
2059 1,637,453 8,522,250
2058 1,626,405 8,589,200
2057 1,613,201 8,655,428
2056 1,600,875 8,720,012
2055 1,591,617 8,783,558
2054 1,580,458 8,844,935
2053 1,567,320 8,903,834
2052 1,556,029 8,961,755
2051 1,546,163 9,018,494
2050 1,535,615 9,072,676
2049 1,524,387 9,126,801
2048 1,513,769 9,177,973
2047 1,502,572 9,228,605
2046 1,490,451 9,275,381
2045 1,477,565 9,321,349
2044 1,465,478 9,367,130
2043 1,453,253 9,411,608
2042 1,439,049 9,454,837
2041 1,423,763 9,499,098
2040 1,408,530 9,543,726
2039 1,394,028 9,588,298
2038 1,380,170 9,633,708
2037 1,365,227 9,679,362
2036 1,351,732 9,724,905
2035 1,337,326 9,771,397
2034 1,323,770 9,817,355
2033 1,309,514 9,863,589
2032 1,294,871 9,911,215
2031 1,279,082 9,956,924
2030 1,263,351 10,002,298
2029 1,246,848 10,047,641
2028 1,230,964 10,092,845
2027 1,215,502 10,137,354
2026 1,199,638 10,181,414
2025 1,184,528 10,223,023
2024 1,168,722 10,405,134
2023 1,152,944 10,407,351
2022 1,137,096 10,436,882
2021 1,121,248 10,569,207
2020 1,105,188 10,698,599
2019 1,088,709 10,721,582
2018 1,071,882 10,732,882
2017 1,054,841 10,754,679
2016 1,037,653 10,775,971
2015 1,020,313 10,820,883
2014 1,002,717 10,892,413
2013 984,824 10,965,211
2012 966,747 11,045,011
2011 948,558 11,104,899
2010 930,251 11,121,341
2009 911,527 11,107,017
2008 892,734 11,077,841
2007 874,528 11,048,473
2006 855,764 11,020,362
2005 839,167 10,987,314
2004 826,124 10,955,141
2003 813,519 10,928,070
2002 795,574 10,902,022
2001 771,313 10,862,132
2000 747,318 10,805,808
1999 724,218 10,761,698
1998 699,352 10,720,509
1997 671,817 10,661,259
1996 648,348 10,608,800
1995 633,074 10,562,153
1994 626,710 10,512,922
1993 614,245 10,460,415
1992 626,010 10,399,061
1991 631,092 10,319,927
1990 579,538 10,196,792
1989 523,355 10,089,498
1988 484,523 10,036,983
1987 454,399 10,000,595
1986 426,341 9,967,213
1985 402,687 9,934,300
1984 384,053 9,895,801
1983 369,553 9,846,627
1982 356,880 9,789,513
1981 343,047 9,729,350
1980 325,815 9,642,505
1979 304,513 9,548,258
1978 280,031 9,429,959
1977 254,613 9,308,479
1976 230,737 9,188,150
1975 209,908 9,046,541
1974 192,613 8,962,022
1973 178,449 8,929,086
1972 166,256 8,888,628
1971 155,136 8,831,036
1970 145,175 8,792,806
1969 136,078 8,772,764
1968 128,250 8,740,765
1967 121,649 8,684,088
1966 115,269 8,613,651
1965 109,092 8,550,333
1964 103,198 8,510,429
1963 97,872 8,479,625
1962 93,283 8,448,233
1961 89,390 8,398,050
1960 86,024 8,331,725

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/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Greece
2100 0.1% -0.65%
2099 0.15% -0.64%
2098 0.22% -0.64%
2097 0.08% -0.62%
2096 0.12% -0.61%
2095 0.09% -0.59%
2094 0.27% -0.57%
2093 0.12% -0.56%
2092 0.1% -0.54%
2091 0.14% -0.54%
2090 0.19% -0.55%
2089 0.26% -0.53%
2088 0.23% -0.52%
2087 0.2% -0.53%
2086 0.29% -0.54%
2085 0.25% -0.54%
2084 0.21% -0.53%
2083 0.27% -0.56%
2082 0.2% -0.57%
2081 0.16% -0.59%
2080 0.28% -0.61%
2079 0.23% -0.63%
2078 0.28% -0.66%
2077 0.34% -0.67%
2076 0.35% -0.69%
2075 0.42% -0.72%
2074 0.32% -0.75%
2073 0.28% -0.77%
2072 0.37% -0.78%
2071 0.37% -0.8%
2070 0.35% -0.83%
2069 0.45% -0.84%
2068 0.47% -0.84%
2067 0.57% -0.83%
2066 0.53% -0.82%
2065 0.4% -0.83%
2064 0.42% -0.83%
2063 0.56% -0.82%
2062 0.57% -0.82%
2061 0.57% -0.8%
2060 0.64% -0.8%
2059 0.68% -0.78%
2058 0.82% -0.77%
2057 0.77% -0.74%
2056 0.58% -0.72%
2055 0.71% -0.69%
2054 0.84% -0.66%
2053 0.73% -0.65%
2052 0.64% -0.63%
2051 0.69% -0.6%
2050 0.74% -0.59%
2049 0.7% -0.56%
2048 0.75% -0.55%
2047 0.81% -0.5%
2046 0.87% -0.49%
2045 0.82% -0.49%
2044 0.84% -0.47%
2043 0.99% -0.46%
2042 1.07% -0.47%
2041 1.08% -0.47%
2040 1.04% -0.46%
2039 1% -0.47%
2038 1.09% -0.47%
2037 1% -0.47%
2036 1.08% -0.48%
2035 1.02% -0.47%
2034 1.09% -0.47%
2033 1.13% -0.48%
2032 1.23% -0.46%
2031 1.25% -0.45%
2030 1.32% -0.45%
2029 1.29% -0.45%
2028 1.27% -0.44%
2027 1.32% -0.43%
2026 1.28% -0.41%
2025 1.35% -1.75%
2024 1.37% -0.02%
2023 1.39% -0.28%
2022 1.41% -1.25%
2021 1.45% -1.21%
2020 1.51% -0.21%
2019 1.57% -0.11%
2018 1.62% -0.2%
2017 1.66% -0.2%
2016 1.7% -0.42%
2015 1.75% -0.66%
2014 1.82% -0.66%
2013 1.87% -0.72%
2012 1.92% -0.54%
2011 1.97% -0.15%
2010 2.05% 0.13%
2009 2.11% 0.26%
2008 2.08% 0.27%
2007 2.19% 0.26%
2006 1.98% 0.3%
2005 1.58% 0.29%
2004 1.55% 0.25%
2003 2.26% 0.24%
2002 3.15% 0.37%
2001 3.21% 0.52%
2000 3.19% 0.41%
1999 3.56% 0.38%
1998 4.1% 0.56%
1997 3.62% 0.49%
1996 2.41% 0.44%
1995 1.02% 0.47%
1994 2.03% 0.5%
1993 -1.88% 0.59%
1992 -0.81% 0.77%
1991 8.9% 1.21%
1990 10.7% 1.06%
1989 8.01% 0.52%
1988 6.63% 0.36%
1987 6.58% 0.33%
1986 5.87% 0.33%
1985 4.85% 0.39%
1984 3.92% 0.5%
1983 3.55% 0.58%
1982 4.03% 0.62%
1981 5.29% 0.9%
1980 7% 0.99%
1979 8.74% 1.25%
1978 9.98% 1.31%
1977 10.3% 1.31%
1976 9.92% 1.57%
1975 8.98% 0.94%
1974 7.94% 0.37%
1973 7.33% 0.46%
1972 7.17% 0.65%
1971 6.86% 0.43%
1970 6.69% 0.23%
1969 6.1% 0.37%
1968 5.43% 0.65%
1967 5.53% 0.82%
1966 5.66% 0.74%
1965 5.71% 0.47%
1964 5.44% 0.36%
1963 4.92% 0.37%
1962 4.36% 0.6%
1961 3.91% 0.8%

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/greece | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Greece
Current population
1203929
10181414
Population rank 158/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.12%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
3.95 hours
One birth every
22 minutes
7.43 minutes
One death every
1.02 hours
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +43 -6
Annual growth/decline +15,778 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 165/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -581 +16,636
Net migration rank 89/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 16,636
2024 - -11 - -122,772
2023 15,349 500 -56,200 -159,430
2022 15,337 500 -63,665 -53,997
2021 14,555 1,300 -58,131 -160,277
2020 14,970 1,300 -46,004 6,353
2019 15,368 1,322 -41,814 36,762
2018 15,524 1,435 -33,272 17,938
2017 15,593 1,535 -36,566 10,483
2016 15,621 1,623 -25,862 10,484
2015 15,718 1,723 -29,216 -43,462
2014 15,857 1,900 -20,696 -46,678
2013 15,986 2,033 -17,545 -59,323
2012 16,026 2,104 -16,568 -65,364
2011 16,169 2,090 -4,441 -31,786
2010 16,225 2,129 5,560 2,001
2009 16,323 2,770 8,886 18,182
2008 16,356 2,148 11,077 27,081
2007 16,647 1,253 2,210 25,400
2006 16,901 2,719 6,612 27,621
2005 17,361 -3,779 2,197 33,297
2004 17,756 -5,249 0 29,039
2003 18,341 -5,636 -1,093 25,323
2002 18,167 5,022 0 25,692
2001 17,710 7,629 0 60,387
2000 17,014 5,632 -1,081 54,661
1999 16,491 7,046 -2,153 49,930
1998 15,845 10,352 -2,144 47,856
1997 15,255 13,625 2,133 45,671
1996 15,408 2,652 0 43,444
1995 15,651 -3,163 1,056 42,674
1994 15,989 -15,756 6,307 42,897
1993 15,805 8,896 4,185 39,829
1992 16,971 -65,203 6,239 41,000
1991 16,553 21,510 6,192 37,917
1990 15,074 49,970 8,157 26,294
1989 13,851 33,465 9,080 18,862
1988 13,107 17,242 15,055 20,557
1987 12,357 17,545 10,001 19,005
1986 11,671 14,543 20,931 19,064
1985 11,106 9,997 22,849 16,093
1984 10,713 5,452 37,604 19,767
1983 10,391 2,441 42,341 18,655
1982 10,058 2,450 50,906 19,675
1981 9,654 5,502 54,484 25,061
1980 9,187 10,121 60,748 47,460
1979 8,573 14,726 65,882 72,184
1978 7,886 17,788 64,124 60,775
1977 7,195 17,961 59,574 19,193
1976 6,567 16,028 65,236 89,601
1975 6,034 13,029 61,516 61,265
1974 5,601 9,910 68,111 -22,590
1973 5,234 7,583 59,824 -42,387
1972 4,885 6,690 64,887 -3,589
1971 4,484 6,184 67,116 -12,747
1970 4,249 5,004 71,222 -54,166
1969 3,950 4,995 82,464 -118,544
1968 3,712 3,001 87,408 -429
1967 3,484 3,001 91,183 -55,853
1966 3,268 3,014 86,998 21,206
1965 3,054 3,023 83,793 -81,576
1964 2,864 2,846 83,402 -76,678
1963 2,687 2,257 81,404 -77,345
1962 2,538 1,695 85,327 -74,972
1961 2,412 1,136 86,500 -61,102
1960 2,299 886 96,648 -15,996

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/greece | 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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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