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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 239.4 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.49% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Djibouti vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Indonesia
2100 1,852,930 297,217,412
2099 1,851,160 298,340,219
2098 1,848,386 299,449,882
2097 1,844,324 300,549,857
2096 1,842,788 301,634,112
2095 1,840,587 302,698,798
2094 1,838,911 303,751,488
2093 1,833,929 304,790,169
2092 1,831,754 305,809,796
2091 1,829,844 306,805,664
2090 1,827,197 307,780,044
2089 1,823,725 308,727,665
2088 1,819,072 309,652,467
2087 1,814,909 310,557,120
2086 1,811,313 311,434,804
2085 1,806,038 312,284,488
2084 1,801,459 313,107,329
2083 1,797,744 313,904,231
2082 1,792,869 314,670,881
2081 1,789,329 315,404,888
2080 1,786,557 316,109,402
2079 1,781,603 316,790,074
2078 1,777,502 317,438,140
2077 1,772,595 318,056,534
2076 1,766,589 318,635,038
2075 1,760,341 319,190,402
2074 1,753,021 319,709,426
2073 1,747,389 320,201,444
2072 1,742,543 320,659,562
2071 1,736,109 321,086,184
2070 1,729,672 321,485,042
2069 1,723,651 321,858,064
2068 1,715,937 322,201,979
2067 1,707,839 322,516,545
2066 1,698,162 322,798,892
2065 1,689,223 323,048,550
2064 1,682,510 323,268,759
2063 1,675,555 323,456,004
2062 1,666,158 323,612,644
2061 1,656,732 323,734,699
2060 1,647,366 323,814,746
2059 1,636,828 323,854,683
2058 1,625,784 323,844,015
2057 1,612,585 323,786,943
2056 1,600,264 323,671,172
2055 1,591,009 323,502,155
2054 1,579,855 323,274,189
2053 1,566,721 322,982,358
2052 1,555,435 322,627,695
2051 1,545,572 322,202,850
2050 1,535,029 321,699,802
2049 1,523,806 321,119,283
2048 1,513,191 320,457,830
2047 1,501,998 319,728,668
2046 1,489,883 318,921,027
2045 1,477,001 318,028,206
2044 1,464,918 317,051,440
2043 1,452,698 315,992,168
2042 1,438,500 314,856,940
2041 1,423,219 313,643,892
2040 1,407,993 312,358,800
2039 1,393,496 311,001,176
2038 1,379,643 309,578,763
2037 1,364,706 308,089,917
2036 1,351,216 306,544,452
2035 1,336,815 304,940,852
2034 1,323,265 303,275,782
2033 1,309,014 301,552,643
2032 1,294,377 299,781,696
2031 1,278,594 297,956,985
2030 1,262,869 296,081,262
2029 1,246,372 294,145,245
2028 1,230,494 292,143,454
2027 1,215,038 290,069,053
2026 1,199,180 287,927,760
2025 1,184,076 285,721,236
2024 1,168,722 283,487,931
2023 1,152,944 281,190,067
2022 1,137,096 278,830,529
2021 1,121,248 276,758,053
2020 1,105,188 274,814,866
2019 1,088,709 272,489,381
2018 1,071,882 269,951,846
2017 1,054,841 267,346,658
2016 1,037,653 264,627,418
2015 1,020,313 261,799,249
2014 1,002,717 258,877,399
2013 984,824 255,852,467
2012 966,747 252,698,525
2011 948,558 249,470,032
2010 930,251 246,305,322
2009 911,527 243,220,028
2008 892,734 240,157,903
2007 874,528 237,062,337
2006 855,764 233,951,652
2005 839,167 230,871,650
2004 826,124 227,926,649
2003 813,519 225,048,008
2002 795,574 222,088,495
2001 771,313 219,097,902
2000 747,318 216,077,790
1999 724,218 213,004,668
1998 699,352 209,826,788
1997 671,817 206,536,095
1996 648,348 203,204,348
1995 633,074 199,888,057
1994 626,710 196,591,828
1993 614,245 193,305,168
1992 626,010 190,043,744
1991 631,092 186,778,238
1990 579,538 183,501,098
1989 523,355 180,201,630
1988 484,523 176,855,065
1987 454,399 173,511,154
1986 426,341 170,175,065
1985 402,687 166,776,185
1984 384,053 163,251,124
1983 369,553 159,651,381
1982 356,880 156,052,152
1981 343,047 152,485,035
1980 325,815 148,950,540
1979 304,513 145,434,834
1978 280,031 141,953,163
1977 254,613 138,533,541
1976 230,737 135,173,655
1975 209,908 131,843,848
1974 192,613 128,555,045
1973 178,449 125,288,515
1972 166,256 122,039,841
1971 155,136 118,833,702
1970 145,175 115,657,495
1969 136,078 112,517,639
1968 128,250 109,450,006
1967 121,649 106,526,393
1966 115,269 103,792,754
1965 109,092 101,365,130
1964 103,198 98,833,749
1963 97,872 96,051,424
1962 93,283 93,375,850
1961 89,390 90,791,249
1960 86,024 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Indonesia
2100 0.1% -0.38%
2099 0.15% -0.37%
2098 0.22% -0.37%
2097 0.08% -0.36%
2096 0.12% -0.35%
2095 0.09% -0.35%
2094 0.27% -0.34%
2093 0.12% -0.33%
2092 0.1% -0.32%
2091 0.14% -0.32%
2090 0.19% -0.31%
2089 0.26% -0.3%
2088 0.23% -0.29%
2087 0.2% -0.28%
2086 0.29% -0.27%
2085 0.25% -0.26%
2084 0.21% -0.25%
2083 0.27% -0.24%
2082 0.2% -0.23%
2081 0.16% -0.22%
2080 0.28% -0.21%
2079 0.23% -0.2%
2078 0.28% -0.19%
2077 0.34% -0.18%
2076 0.35% -0.17%
2075 0.42% -0.16%
2074 0.32% -0.15%
2073 0.28% -0.14%
2072 0.37% -0.13%
2071 0.37% -0.12%
2070 0.35% -0.12%
2069 0.45% -0.11%
2068 0.47% -0.1%
2067 0.57% -0.09%
2066 0.53% -0.08%
2065 0.4% -0.07%
2064 0.42% -0.06%
2063 0.56% -0.05%
2062 0.57% -0.04%
2061 0.57% -0.02%
2060 0.64% -0.01%
2059 0.68% 0.003%
2058 0.82% 0.02%
2057 0.77% 0.04%
2056 0.58% 0.05%
2055 0.71% 0.07%
2054 0.84% 0.09%
2053 0.73% 0.11%
2052 0.64% 0.13%
2051 0.69% 0.16%
2050 0.74% 0.18%
2049 0.7% 0.21%
2048 0.75% 0.23%
2047 0.81% 0.25%
2046 0.87% 0.28%
2045 0.82% 0.31%
2044 0.84% 0.34%
2043 0.99% 0.36%
2042 1.07% 0.39%
2041 1.08% 0.41%
2040 1.04% 0.44%
2039 1% 0.46%
2038 1.09% 0.48%
2037 1% 0.5%
2036 1.08% 0.53%
2035 1.02% 0.55%
2034 1.09% 0.57%
2033 1.13% 0.59%
2032 1.23% 0.61%
2031 1.25% 0.63%
2030 1.32% 0.66%
2029 1.29% 0.69%
2028 1.27% 0.72%
2027 1.32% 0.74%
2026 1.28% 0.77%
2025 1.31% 0.79%
2024 1.37% 0.82%
2023 1.39% 0.85%
2022 1.41% 0.75%
2021 1.45% 0.71%
2020 1.51% 0.85%
2019 1.57% 0.94%
2018 1.62% 0.97%
2017 1.66% 1.03%
2016 1.7% 1.08%
2015 1.75% 1.13%
2014 1.82% 1.18%
2013 1.87% 1.25%
2012 1.92% 1.29%
2011 1.97% 1.28%
2010 2.05% 1.27%
2009 2.11% 1.28%
2008 2.08% 1.31%
2007 2.19% 1.33%
2006 1.98% 1.33%
2005 1.58% 1.29%
2004 1.55% 1.28%
2003 2.26% 1.33%
2002 3.15% 1.36%
2001 3.21% 1.4%
2000 3.19% 1.44%
1999 3.56% 1.51%
1998 4.1% 1.59%
1997 3.62% 1.64%
1996 2.41% 1.66%
1995 1.02% 1.68%
1994 2.03% 1.7%
1993 -1.88% 1.72%
1992 -0.81% 1.75%
1991 8.9% 1.79%
1990 10.7% 1.83%
1989 8.01% 1.89%
1988 6.63% 1.93%
1987 6.58% 1.96%
1986 5.87% 2.04%
1985 4.85% 2.16%
1984 3.92% 2.25%
1983 3.55% 2.31%
1982 4.03% 2.34%
1981 5.29% 2.37%
1980 7% 2.42%
1979 8.74% 2.45%
1978 9.98% 2.47%
1977 10.3% 2.49%
1976 9.92% 2.53%
1975 8.98% 2.56%
1974 7.94% 2.61%
1973 7.33% 2.66%
1972 7.17% 2.7%
1971 6.86% 2.75%
1970 6.69% 2.79%
1969 6.1% 2.8%
1968 5.43% 2.74%
1967 5.53% 2.63%
1966 5.66% 2.39%
1965 5.71% 2.56%
1964 5.44% 2.9%
1963 4.92% 2.87%
1962 4.36% 2.85%
1961 3.91% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Indonesia
Current population
1207325
289027659
Population rank 158/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 3.48%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
14.2 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
1 hour
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +42 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 112/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -39,509
Net migration rank 89/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -39,509
2024 15,712 -11 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 15,349 500 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 15,337 500 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 14,555 1,300 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 14,970 1,300 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 15,368 1,322 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 15,524 1,435 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 15,593 1,535 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 15,621 1,623 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 15,718 1,723 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 15,857 1,900 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 15,986 2,033 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 16,026 2,104 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 16,169 2,090 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 16,225 2,129 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 16,323 2,770 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 16,356 2,148 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 16,647 1,253 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 16,901 2,719 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 17,361 -3,779 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 17,756 -5,249 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 18,341 -5,636 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 18,167 5,022 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 17,710 7,629 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 17,014 5,632 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 16,491 7,046 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 15,845 10,352 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 15,255 13,625 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 15,408 2,652 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 15,651 -3,163 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 15,989 -15,756 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 15,805 8,896 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 16,971 -65,203 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 16,553 21,510 3,288,791 3,096
1990 15,074 49,970 3,250,906 11,539
1989 13,851 33,465 3,316,792 19,905
1988 13,107 17,242 3,331,242 25,383
1987 12,357 17,545 3,304,520 26,705
1986 11,671 14,543 3,309,905 30,988
1985 11,106 9,997 3,419,412 37,451
1984 10,713 5,452 3,549,570 43,693
1983 10,391 2,441 3,558,949 47,375
1982 10,058 2,450 3,545,504 46,792
1981 9,654 5,502 3,497,244 44,710
1980 9,187 10,121 3,484,846 42,254
1979 8,573 14,726 3,460,621 43,900
1978 7,886 17,788 3,412,980 45,911
1977 7,195 17,961 3,334,779 45,610
1976 6,567 16,028 3,291,479 48,010
1975 6,034 13,029 3,263,794 56,386
1974 5,601 9,910 3,196,136 61,188
1973 5,234 7,583 3,210,643 64,991
1972 4,885 6,690 3,149,726 72,007
1971 4,484 6,184 3,111,304 79,264
1970 4,249 5,004 3,080,421 81,368
1969 3,950 4,995 3,034,825 82,955
1968 3,712 3,001 2,961,608 55,731
1967 3,484 3,001 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 3,268 3,014 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 3,054 3,023 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 2,864 2,846 2,700,138 144,819
1963 2,687 2,257 2,609,526 110,166
1962 2,538 1,695 2,525,163 106,264
1961 2,412 1,136 2,434,113 103,628
1960 2,299 886 2,350,971 101,631

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

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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 Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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