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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 1,230 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Djibouti vs India: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti India
2100 1,853,638 1,515,897,176
2099 1,851,867 1,523,583,618
2098 1,849,091 1,531,281,096
2097 1,845,028 1,538,914,978
2096 1,843,492 1,546,515,506
2095 1,841,290 1,554,100,337
2094 1,839,614 1,561,632,624
2093 1,834,629 1,569,112,481
2092 1,832,454 1,576,470,228
2091 1,830,543 1,583,793,450
2090 1,827,895 1,591,038,578
2089 1,824,422 1,598,165,996
2088 1,819,766 1,605,169,643
2087 1,815,602 1,612,023,916
2086 1,812,004 1,618,795,931
2085 1,806,728 1,625,424,591
2084 1,802,147 1,631,854,605
2083 1,798,430 1,638,132,423
2082 1,793,553 1,644,206,476
2081 1,790,013 1,650,106,942
2080 1,787,239 1,655,799,569
2079 1,782,284 1,661,261,962
2078 1,778,181 1,666,477,951
2077 1,773,272 1,671,444,317
2076 1,767,264 1,676,151,275
2075 1,761,013 1,680,606,119
2074 1,753,691 1,684,743,082
2073 1,748,057 1,688,579,113
2072 1,743,208 1,692,138,648
2071 1,736,772 1,695,351,098
2070 1,730,333 1,698,255,829
2069 1,724,309 1,700,813,392
2068 1,716,592 1,703,025,450
2067 1,708,491 1,704,872,725
2066 1,698,811 1,706,347,017
2065 1,689,868 1,707,540,131
2064 1,683,153 1,708,362,011
2063 1,676,195 1,708,845,280
2062 1,666,794 1,709,011,618
2061 1,657,365 1,708,866,368
2060 1,647,995 1,708,344,645
2059 1,637,453 1,707,488,768
2058 1,626,405 1,706,314,224
2057 1,613,201 1,704,805,210
2056 1,600,875 1,703,013,988
2055 1,591,617 1,700,890,479
2054 1,580,458 1,698,473,703
2053 1,567,320 1,695,661,388
2052 1,556,029 1,692,531,993
2051 1,546,163 1,689,057,795
2050 1,535,615 1,685,236,057
2049 1,524,387 1,681,083,344
2048 1,513,769 1,676,576,931
2047 1,502,572 1,671,678,054
2046 1,490,451 1,666,371,707
2045 1,477,565 1,660,667,112
2044 1,465,478 1,654,556,840
2043 1,453,253 1,648,067,988
2042 1,439,049 1,641,136,901
2041 1,423,763 1,633,771,970
2040 1,408,530 1,625,990,392
2039 1,394,028 1,617,818,911
2038 1,380,170 1,609,238,166
2037 1,365,227 1,600,212,760
2036 1,351,732 1,590,731,970
2035 1,337,326 1,580,864,963
2034 1,323,770 1,570,629,033
2033 1,309,514 1,560,043,145
2032 1,294,871 1,549,098,676
2031 1,279,082 1,537,810,507
2030 1,263,351 1,526,192,552
2029 1,246,848 1,514,274,850
2028 1,230,964 1,502,102,657
2027 1,215,502 1,489,628,314
2026 1,199,638 1,476,911,618
2025 1,184,528 1,463,993,377
2024 1,168,722 1,450,935,791
2023 1,152,944 1,438,069,596
2022 1,137,096 1,425,423,212
2021 1,121,248 1,414,203,896
2020 1,105,188 1,402,617,695
2019 1,088,709 1,389,030,312
2018 1,071,882 1,374,659,064
2017 1,054,841 1,359,657,400
2016 1,037,653 1,343,944,296
2015 1,020,313 1,328,024,498
2014 1,002,717 1,312,277,191
2013 984,824 1,295,829,511
2012 966,747 1,278,674,502
2011 948,558 1,261,224,954
2010 930,251 1,243,481,564
2009 911,527 1,225,524,753
2008 892,734 1,207,930,964
2007 874,528 1,190,676,021
2006 855,764 1,172,878,890
2005 839,167 1,154,676,322
2004 826,124 1,135,991,513
2003 813,519 1,116,803,006
2002 795,574 1,097,600,380
2001 771,313 1,077,898,575
2000 747,318 1,057,922,733
1999 724,218 1,038,225,823
1998 699,352 1,018,665,080
1997 671,817 999,133,762
1996 648,348 979,678,458
1995 633,074 960,301,044
1994 626,710 941,163,767
1993 614,245 922,118,387
1992 626,010 902,957,070
1991 631,092 883,927,600
1990 579,538 864,972,221
1989 523,355 846,039,529
1988 484,523 827,342,990
1987 454,399 808,931,270
1986 426,341 790,689,978
1985 402,687 772,647,793
1984 384,053 754,875,449
1983 369,553 737,372,681
1982 356,880 720,313,473
1981 343,047 703,696,250
1980 325,815 687,354,025
1979 304,513 671,155,747
1978 280,031 655,728,229
1977 254,613 640,801,103
1976 230,737 625,861,883
1975 209,908 611,309,535
1974 192,613 597,041,391
1973 178,449 583,465,598
1972 166,256 570,482,142
1971 155,136 558,096,387
1970 145,175 545,864,268
1969 136,078 533,880,544
1968 128,250 522,716,889
1967 121,649 511,606,372
1966 115,269 500,740,247
1965 109,092 490,140,146
1964 103,198 479,229,598
1963 97,872 468,138,575
1962 93,283 457,283,090
1961 89,390 446,564,729
1960 86,024 435,990,338

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti India
2100 0.1% -0.5%
2099 0.15% -0.5%
2098 0.22% -0.5%
2097 0.08% -0.49%
2096 0.12% -0.49%
2095 0.09% -0.48%
2094 0.27% -0.48%
2093 0.12% -0.47%
2092 0.1% -0.46%
2091 0.14% -0.46%
2090 0.19% -0.45%
2089 0.26% -0.44%
2088 0.23% -0.43%
2087 0.2% -0.42%
2086 0.29% -0.41%
2085 0.25% -0.39%
2084 0.21% -0.38%
2083 0.27% -0.37%
2082 0.2% -0.36%
2081 0.16% -0.34%
2080 0.28% -0.33%
2079 0.23% -0.31%
2078 0.28% -0.3%
2077 0.34% -0.28%
2076 0.35% -0.27%
2075 0.42% -0.25%
2074 0.32% -0.23%
2073 0.28% -0.21%
2072 0.37% -0.19%
2071 0.37% -0.17%
2070 0.35% -0.15%
2069 0.45% -0.13%
2068 0.47% -0.11%
2067 0.57% -0.09%
2066 0.53% -0.07%
2065 0.4% -0.05%
2064 0.42% -0.03%
2063 0.56% -0.01%
2062 0.57% 0.008%
2061 0.57% 0.03%
2060 0.64% 0.05%
2059 0.68% 0.07%
2058 0.82% 0.09%
2057 0.77% 0.11%
2056 0.58% 0.12%
2055 0.71% 0.14%
2054 0.84% 0.17%
2053 0.73% 0.18%
2052 0.64% 0.21%
2051 0.69% 0.23%
2050 0.74% 0.25%
2049 0.7% 0.27%
2048 0.75% 0.29%
2047 0.81% 0.32%
2046 0.87% 0.34%
2045 0.82% 0.37%
2044 0.84% 0.39%
2043 0.99% 0.42%
2042 1.07% 0.45%
2041 1.08% 0.48%
2040 1.04% 0.51%
2039 1% 0.53%
2038 1.09% 0.56%
2037 1% 0.6%
2036 1.08% 0.62%
2035 1.02% 0.65%
2034 1.09% 0.68%
2033 1.13% 0.71%
2032 1.23% 0.73%
2031 1.25% 0.76%
2030 1.32% 0.79%
2029 1.29% 0.81%
2028 1.27% 0.84%
2027 1.32% 0.86%
2026 1.28% 0.88%
2025 1.35% 0.9%
2024 1.37% 0.89%
2023 1.39% 0.89%
2022 1.41% 0.79%
2021 1.45% 0.83%
2020 1.51% 0.98%
2019 1.57% 1.05%
2018 1.62% 1.1%
2017 1.66% 1.17%
2016 1.7% 1.2%
2015 1.75% 1.2%
2014 1.82% 1.27%
2013 1.87% 1.34%
2012 1.92% 1.38%
2011 1.97% 1.43%
2010 2.05% 1.47%
2009 2.11% 1.46%
2008 2.08% 1.45%
2007 2.19% 1.52%
2006 1.98% 1.58%
2005 1.58% 1.64%
2004 1.55% 1.72%
2003 2.26% 1.75%
2002 3.15% 1.83%
2001 3.21% 1.89%
2000 3.19% 1.9%
1999 3.56% 1.92%
1998 4.1% 1.95%
1997 3.62% 1.99%
1996 2.41% 2.02%
1995 1.02% 2.03%
1994 2.03% 2.07%
1993 -1.88% 2.12%
1992 -0.81% 2.15%
1991 8.9% 2.19%
1990 10.7% 2.24%
1989 8.01% 2.26%
1988 6.63% 2.28%
1987 6.58% 2.31%
1986 5.87% 2.34%
1985 4.85% 2.35%
1984 3.92% 2.37%
1983 3.55% 2.37%
1982 4.03% 2.36%
1981 5.29% 2.38%
1980 7% 2.41%
1979 8.74% 2.35%
1978 9.98% 2.33%
1977 10.3% 2.39%
1976 9.92% 2.38%
1975 8.98% 2.39%
1974 7.94% 2.33%
1973 7.33% 2.28%
1972 7.17% 2.22%
1971 6.86% 2.24%
1970 6.69% 2.24%
1969 6.1% 2.14%
1968 5.43% 2.17%
1967 5.53% 2.17%
1966 5.66% 2.16%
1965 5.71% 2.28%
1964 5.44% 2.37%
1963 4.92% 2.37%
1962 4.36% 2.4%
1961 3.91% 2.43%

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

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In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Djibouti India
Current population
1203929
1480351380
Population rank 158/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 17.9%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
22 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +43 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 107/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -495,753
Net migration rank 89/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -495,753
2024 - -11 - -630,830
2023 15,349 500 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 15,337 500 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 14,555 1,300 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 14,970 1,300 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 15,368 1,322 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 15,524 1,435 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 15,593 1,535 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 15,621 1,623 16,202,593 81,248
2015 15,718 1,723 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 15,857 1,900 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 15,986 2,033 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 16,026 2,104 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 16,169 2,090 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 16,225 2,129 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 16,323 2,770 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 16,356 2,148 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 16,647 1,253 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 16,901 2,719 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 17,361 -3,779 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 17,756 -5,249 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 18,341 -5,636 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 18,167 5,022 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 17,710 7,629 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 17,014 5,632 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 16,491 7,046 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 15,845 10,352 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 15,255 13,625 19,494,098 880
1996 15,408 2,652 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 15,651 -3,163 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 15,989 -15,756 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 15,805 8,896 19,152,399 2,364
1992 16,971 -65,203 19,132,757 35,155
1991 16,553 21,510 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 15,074 49,970 18,893,588 125,514
1989 13,851 33,465 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 13,107 17,242 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 12,357 17,545 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 11,671 14,543 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 11,106 9,997 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 10,713 5,452 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 10,391 2,441 17,219,127 119,694
1982 10,058 2,450 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 9,654 5,502 16,422,159 33,243
1980 9,187 10,121 16,018,786 210,914
1979 8,573 14,726 15,392,957 774,094
1978 7,886 17,788 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 7,195 17,961 14,575,662 590,626
1976 6,567 16,028 14,435,504 275,984
1975 6,034 13,029 13,958,642 434,205
1974 5,601 9,910 13,795,836 347,869
1973 5,234 7,583 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 4,885 6,690 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 4,484 6,184 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 4,249 5,004 12,417,866 233,782
1969 3,950 4,995 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 3,712 3,001 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 3,484 3,001 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 3,268 3,014 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 3,054 3,023 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 2,864 2,846 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 2,687 2,257 11,016,705 21,640
1962 2,538 1,695 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 2,412 1,136 10,468,816 295,177
1960 2,299 886 10,237,489 146,955

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

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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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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