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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 48.6 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Djibouti vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Italy
2100 1,852,930 35,295,729
2099 1,851,160 35,533,045
2098 1,848,386 35,764,971
2097 1,844,324 36,003,567
2096 1,842,788 36,240,310
2095 1,840,587 36,477,183
2094 1,838,911 36,710,370
2093 1,833,929 36,941,728
2092 1,831,754 37,181,889
2091 1,829,844 37,416,123
2090 1,827,197 37,654,289
2089 1,823,725 37,896,069
2088 1,819,072 38,134,560
2087 1,814,909 38,375,540
2086 1,811,313 38,612,968
2085 1,806,038 38,857,421
2084 1,801,459 39,105,783
2083 1,797,744 39,352,795
2082 1,792,869 39,608,119
2081 1,789,329 39,866,527
2080 1,786,557 40,130,426
2079 1,781,603 40,403,049
2078 1,777,502 40,680,460
2077 1,772,595 40,962,463
2076 1,766,589 41,254,005
2075 1,760,341 41,558,635
2074 1,753,021 41,883,296
2073 1,747,389 42,216,283
2072 1,742,543 42,564,739
2071 1,736,109 42,921,274
2070 1,729,672 43,295,245
2069 1,723,651 43,679,714
2068 1,715,937 44,073,736
2067 1,707,839 44,471,480
2066 1,698,162 44,883,154
2065 1,689,223 45,309,461
2064 1,682,510 45,741,985
2063 1,675,555 46,180,658
2062 1,666,158 46,633,125
2061 1,656,732 47,088,290
2060 1,647,366 47,542,648
2059 1,636,828 47,998,659
2058 1,625,784 48,452,892
2057 1,612,585 48,899,246
2056 1,600,264 49,344,799
2055 1,591,009 49,776,680
2054 1,579,855 50,197,999
2053 1,566,721 50,613,632
2052 1,555,435 51,012,772
2051 1,545,572 51,404,003
2050 1,535,029 51,791,523
2049 1,523,806 52,164,254
2048 1,513,191 52,522,170
2047 1,501,998 52,876,346
2046 1,489,883 53,212,697
2045 1,477,001 53,541,344
2044 1,464,918 53,856,790
2043 1,452,698 54,176,580
2042 1,438,500 54,477,632
2041 1,423,219 54,765,213
2040 1,407,993 55,052,803
2039 1,393,496 55,342,225
2038 1,379,643 55,619,470
2037 1,364,706 55,895,913
2036 1,351,216 56,164,408
2035 1,336,815 56,435,468
2034 1,323,265 56,703,168
2033 1,309,014 56,963,528
2032 1,294,377 57,220,334
2031 1,278,594 57,487,786
2030 1,262,869 57,749,232
2029 1,246,372 57,994,812
2028 1,230,494 58,236,078
2027 1,215,038 58,477,957
2026 1,199,180 58,708,169
2025 1,184,076 58,915,656
2024 1,168,722 58,952,704
2023 1,152,944 58,984,216
2022 1,137,096 59,013,667
2021 1,121,248 59,133,173
2020 1,105,188 59,438,851
2019 1,088,709 59,729,081
2018 1,071,882 59,877,221
2017 1,054,841 60,002,252
2016 1,037,653 60,115,223
2015 1,020,313 60,229,605
2014 1,002,717 60,320,707
2013 984,824 60,311,613
2012 966,747 60,191,247
2011 948,558 60,026,841
2010 930,251 59,819,407
2009 911,527 59,555,454
2008 892,734 59,211,181
2007 874,528 58,756,247
2006 855,764 58,399,861
2005 839,167 58,166,682
2004 826,124 57,828,179
2003 813,519 57,399,184
2002 795,574 57,089,824
2001 771,313 56,976,981
2000 747,318 56,942,108
1999 724,218 56,916,317
1998 699,352 56,906,744
1997 671,817 56,890,372
1996 648,348 56,860,281
1995 633,074 56,844,303
1994 626,710 56,843,400
1993 614,245 56,831,821
1992 626,010 56,797,087
1991 631,092 56,758,521
1990 579,538 56,719,240
1989 523,355 56,671,781
1988 484,523 56,629,288
1987 454,399 56,601,931
1986 426,341 56,596,155
1985 402,687 56,593,071
1984 384,053 56,576,718
1983 369,553 56,564,074
1982 356,880 56,543,548
1981 343,047 56,501,675
1980 325,815 56,433,883
1979 304,513 56,317,749
1978 280,031 56,155,143
1977 254,613 55,955,411
1976 230,737 55,718,260
1975 209,908 55,441,001
1974 192,613 55,110,868
1973 178,449 54,751,406
1972 166,256 54,381,345
1971 155,136 54,073,490
1970 145,175 53,821,850
1969 136,078 53,537,950
1968 128,250 53,235,750
1967 121,649 52,900,500
1966 115,269 52,519,000
1965 109,092 52,112,350
1964 103,198 51,675,350
1963 97,872 51,252,000
1962 93,283 50,879,450
1961 89,390 50,536,350
1960 86,024 50,199,700

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.3M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Italy
2100 0.1% -0.67%
2099 0.15% -0.65%
2098 0.22% -0.66%
2097 0.08% -0.65%
2096 0.12% -0.65%
2095 0.09% -0.64%
2094 0.27% -0.63%
2093 0.12% -0.65%
2092 0.1% -0.63%
2091 0.14% -0.63%
2090 0.19% -0.64%
2089 0.26% -0.63%
2088 0.23% -0.63%
2087 0.2% -0.61%
2086 0.29% -0.63%
2085 0.25% -0.64%
2084 0.21% -0.63%
2083 0.27% -0.64%
2082 0.2% -0.65%
2081 0.16% -0.66%
2080 0.28% -0.67%
2079 0.23% -0.68%
2078 0.28% -0.69%
2077 0.34% -0.71%
2076 0.35% -0.73%
2075 0.42% -0.78%
2074 0.32% -0.79%
2073 0.28% -0.82%
2072 0.37% -0.83%
2071 0.37% -0.86%
2070 0.35% -0.88%
2069 0.45% -0.89%
2068 0.47% -0.89%
2067 0.57% -0.92%
2066 0.53% -0.94%
2065 0.4% -0.95%
2064 0.42% -0.95%
2063 0.56% -0.97%
2062 0.57% -0.97%
2061 0.57% -0.96%
2060 0.64% -0.95%
2059 0.68% -0.94%
2058 0.82% -0.91%
2057 0.77% -0.9%
2056 0.58% -0.87%
2055 0.71% -0.84%
2054 0.84% -0.82%
2053 0.73% -0.78%
2052 0.64% -0.76%
2051 0.69% -0.75%
2050 0.74% -0.71%
2049 0.7% -0.68%
2048 0.75% -0.67%
2047 0.81% -0.63%
2046 0.87% -0.61%
2045 0.82% -0.59%
2044 0.84% -0.59%
2043 0.99% -0.55%
2042 1.07% -0.53%
2041 1.08% -0.52%
2040 1.04% -0.52%
2039 1% -0.5%
2038 1.09% -0.49%
2037 1% -0.48%
2036 1.08% -0.48%
2035 1.02% -0.47%
2034 1.09% -0.46%
2033 1.13% -0.45%
2032 1.23% -0.47%
2031 1.25% -0.45%
2030 1.32% -0.42%
2029 1.29% -0.41%
2028 1.27% -0.41%
2027 1.32% -0.39%
2026 1.28% -0.35%
2025 1.31% -0.06%
2024 1.37% -0.05%
2023 1.39% -0.05%
2022 1.41% -0.2%
2021 1.45% -0.51%
2020 1.51% -0.49%
2019 1.57% -0.25%
2018 1.62% -0.21%
2017 1.66% -0.19%
2016 1.7% -0.19%
2015 1.75% -0.15%
2014 1.82% 0.02%
2013 1.87% 0.2%
2012 1.92% 0.27%
2011 1.97% 0.35%
2010 2.05% 0.44%
2009 2.11% 0.58%
2008 2.08% 0.77%
2007 2.19% 0.61%
2006 1.98% 0.4%
2005 1.58% 0.59%
2004 1.55% 0.75%
2003 2.26% 0.54%
2002 3.15% 0.2%
2001 3.21% 0.06%
2000 3.19% 0.05%
1999 3.56% 0.02%
1998 4.1% 0.03%
1997 3.62% 0.05%
1996 2.41% 0.03%
1995 1.02% 0.002%
1994 2.03% 0.02%
1993 -1.88% 0.06%
1992 -0.81% 0.07%
1991 8.9% 0.07%
1990 10.7% 0.08%
1989 8.01% 0.08%
1988 6.63% 0.05%
1987 6.58% 0.01%
1986 5.87% 0.005%
1985 4.85% 0.03%
1984 3.92% 0.02%
1983 3.55% 0.04%
1982 4.03% 0.07%
1981 5.29% 0.12%
1980 7% 0.21%
1979 8.74% 0.29%
1978 9.98% 0.36%
1977 10.3% 0.43%
1976 9.92% 0.5%
1975 8.98% 0.6%
1974 7.94% 0.66%
1973 7.33% 0.68%
1972 7.17% 0.57%
1971 6.86% 0.47%
1970 6.69% 0.53%
1969 6.1% 0.57%
1968 5.43% 0.63%
1967 5.53% 0.73%
1966 5.66% 0.78%
1965 5.71% 0.85%
1964 5.44% 0.83%
1963 4.92% 0.73%
1962 4.36% 0.68%
1961 3.91% 0.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Italy
Current population
1207325
58708169
Population rank 158/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.71%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
14.2 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
1.42 minutes
One death every
1 hour
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +42 -102
Annual growth/decline +15,354 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 162/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -581 +75,448
Net migration rank 89/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 75,448
2024 15,712 -11 -277,077 95,246
2023 15,349 500 -294,922 150,189
2022 15,337 500 -318,674 231,228
2021 14,555 1,300 -301,579 157,327
2020 14,970 1,300 -338,801 85,281
2019 15,368 1,322 -215,025 46,634
2018 15,524 1,435 -197,595 83,686
2017 15,593 1,535 -192,007 95,147
2016 15,621 1,623 -138,265 84,568
2015 15,718 1,723 -162,620 39,389
2014 15,857 1,900 -96,513 52,679
2013 15,986 2,033 -90,468 158,090
2012 16,026 2,104 -78,248 252,524
2011 16,169 2,090 -48,021 198,544
2010 16,225 2,129 -23,928 274,387
2009 16,323 2,770 -17,866 283,676
2008 16,356 2,148 -11,842 422,534
2007 16,647 1,253 -5,876 495,092
2006 16,901 2,719 0 215,995
2005 17,361 -3,779 -17,450 258,702
2004 17,756 -5,249 11,566 417,970
2003 18,341 -5,636 -40,179 478,578
2002 18,167 5,022 -22,836 223,861
2001 17,710 7,629 -11,396 48,903
2000 17,014 5,632 -17,082 56,065
1999 16,491 7,046 -22,766 54,405
1998 15,845 10,352 -39,835 67,985
1997 15,255 13,625 -22,756 50,539
1996 15,408 2,652 -22,744 53,450
1995 15,651 -3,163 -34,107 -460,287
1994 15,989 -15,756 -17,053 502,750
1993 15,805 8,896 0 24,321
1992 16,971 -65,203 22,718 51,747
1991 16,553 21,510 11,352 19,721
1990 15,074 49,970 22,688 35,317
1989 13,851 33,465 28,336 19,540
1988 13,107 17,242 33,977 18,553
1987 12,357 17,545 16,980 7,825
1986 11,671 14,543 11,319 -6,206
1985 11,106 9,997 28,297 6,911
1984 10,713 5,452 50,919 203
1983 10,391 2,441 33,939 -3,733
1982 10,058 2,450 79,161 -24,223
1981 9,654 5,502 73,452 7,182
1980 9,187 10,121 84,650 295,642
1979 8,573 14,726 129,531 42,637
1978 7,886 17,788 168,465 43,932
1977 7,195 17,961 190,248 42,246
1976 6,567 16,028 228,445 40,885
1975 6,034 13,029 271,660 43,051
1974 5,601 9,910 336,176 42,487
1973 5,234 7,583 328,508 41,631
1972 4,885 6,690 364,355 43,182
1971 4,484 6,184 383,922 -58,627
1970 4,249 5,004 376,753 -62,216
1969 3,950 4,995 390,827 -45,346
1968 3,712 3,001 399,268 -50,149
1967 3,484 3,001 439,074 -37,992
1966 3,268 3,014 488,427 -35,352
1965 3,054 3,023 474,222 -36,267
1964 2,864 2,846 527,089 -27,368
1963 2,687 2,257 440,767 -28,198
1962 2,538 1,695 427,387 -25,840
1961 2,412 1,136 459,880 -129,761
1960 2,299 886 426,697 -140,765

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

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

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 Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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