The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 386,506 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,199,623 people compared to 395,314 in Iceland.
Population statistics:
- Djibouti's population is 3.03 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 173rd.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.005% for Iceland.
- For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +1.63% in Iceland.
- Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.2% growth), while Iceland has grown from 304K to 395K (30.1% growth).
- Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people compared to the peak of 425K people in 2049 for Iceland.
Djibouti vs Iceland: live population counter
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| Current population |
1199623
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395314
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| Population rank | 158/197 | 173/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.005% |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
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10.4 hours
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| One birth every |
22 minutes
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2.07 hours
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| One death every |
1.02 hours
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3.44 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
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2.47 hours
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| Annual migration change | -11 | +3,543 |
| Daily growth/decline | +43 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +15,778 | +843 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +0.22% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 156/197 |
Djibouti and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 86,024 | 175,574 | - | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | 179,029 | 3.91% | 1.97% |
| 1962 | 93,283 | 182,378 | 4.36% | 1.87% |
| 1963 | 97,872 | 185,653 | 4.92% | 1.8% |
| 1964 | 103,198 | 188,983 | 5.44% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 109,092 | 192,286 | 5.71% | 1.75% |
| 1966 | 115,269 | 195,570 | 5.66% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 121,649 | 198,751 | 5.53% | 1.63% |
| 1968 | 128,250 | 201,488 | 5.43% | 1.38% |
| 1969 | 136,078 | 203,369 | 6.1% | 0.93% |
| 1970 | 145,175 | 204,438 | 6.69% | 0.53% |
| 1971 | 155,136 | 206,098 | 6.86% | 0.81% |
| 1972 | 166,256 | 209,137 | 7.17% | 1.47% |
| 1973 | 178,449 | 212,317 | 7.33% | 1.52% |
| 1974 | 192,613 | 215,209 | 7.94% | 1.36% |
| 1975 | 209,908 | 217,979 | 8.98% | 1.29% |
| 1976 | 230,737 | 220,154 | 9.92% | 1% |
| 1977 | 254,613 | 221,799 | 10.3% | 0.75% |
| 1978 | 280,031 | 223,537 | 9.98% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 304,513 | 225,735 | 8.74% | 0.98% |
| 1980 | 325,815 | 228,138 | 7% | 1.06% |
| 1981 | 343,047 | 230,755 | 5.29% | 1.15% |
| 1982 | 356,880 | 233,860 | 4.03% | 1.35% |
| 1983 | 369,553 | 236,977 | 3.55% | 1.33% |
| 1984 | 384,053 | 239,511 | 3.92% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 402,687 | 241,405 | 4.85% | 0.79% |
| 1986 | 426,341 | 243,180 | 5.87% | 0.74% |
| 1987 | 454,399 | 245,859 | 6.58% | 1.1% |
| 1988 | 484,523 | 249,740 | 6.63% | 1.58% |
| 1989 | 523,355 | 252,852 | 8.01% | 1.25% |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 254,826 | 10.7% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 257,797 | 8.9% | 1.17% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | 261,057 | -0.81% | 1.26% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | 263,725 | -1.88% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 266,021 | 2.03% | 0.87% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 267,468 | 1.02% | 0.54% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 268,916 | 2.41% | 0.54% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 271,128 | 3.62% | 0.82% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 274,047 | 4.1% | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 277,381 | 3.56% | 1.22% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 281,205 | 3.19% | 1.38% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 284,968 | 3.21% | 1.34% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 287,523 | 3.15% | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 289,521 | 2.26% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 292,074 | 1.55% | 0.88% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 296,734 | 1.58% | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 303,782 | 1.98% | 2.38% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 311,566 | 2.19% | 2.56% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 317,414 | 2.08% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 318,499 | 2.11% | 0.34% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 318,041 | 2.05% | -0.14% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 319,014 | 1.97% | 0.31% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 320,716 | 1.92% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 323,764 | 1.87% | 0.95% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 327,386 | 1.82% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 330,815 | 1.75% | 1.05% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 335,439 | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 343,400 | 1.66% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 352,721 | 1.62% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 360,563 | 1.57% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 366,463 | 1.51% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 372,520 | 1.45% | 1.65% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 382,003 | 1.41% | 2.55% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 385,663 | 1.39% | 0.96% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 386,506 | 1.37% | 0.22% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 391,286 | 1.31% | 1.24% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 395,277 | 1.3% | 1.02% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 398,729 | 1.3% | 0.87% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 401,867 | 1.28% | 0.79% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 404,639 | 1.31% | 0.69% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 407,090 | 1.28% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 409,307 | 1.24% | 0.54% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 411,279 | 1.18% | 0.48% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 413,059 | 1.11% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 414,660 | 1.06% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 416,153 | 1.05% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 417,573 | 1.04% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 418,847 | 1.05% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 419,997 | 1.05% | 0.27% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 421,032 | 1.02% | 0.25% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 421,924 | 1.06% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 422,688 | 1.08% | 0.18% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 423,370 | 1.03% | 0.16% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 424,023 | 0.91% | 0.15% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 424,570 | 0.83% | 0.13% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 424,909 | 0.85% | 0.08% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 425,115 | 0.84% | 0.05% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 425,264 | 0.78% | 0.03% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 425,359 | 0.72% | 0.02% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 425,409 | 0.72% | 0.01% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 425,404 | 0.71% | -0.001% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 161,970 (a 15.6% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).
Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.
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Population differences between Djibouti and Iceland
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| Life expectancy | 66.6 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 28.8 years | 38.8 years |
| Median age | 25.7 years | 37.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.61 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 9.93 ppl/mi² |
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