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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 58,986,023 people in Italy in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,196,428 people compared to 58,790,597 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 49.1 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% 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 +1.57% per year vs -0.2% in Italy.
  • Since 2005, the population of Djibouti has increased from 839K people to 1.2M (42.6% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.2M to 58.8M (1.07% growth).
  • Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Djibouti vs Italy: live population counter

Djibouti Italy
Current population
1196428
58790597
Population rank 158/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.71%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
1.18 hours
One birth every
22 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
1.02 hours
47.7 seconds
One migration net change every
1.18 months
5.52 minutes
Annual migration change -11 +95,246
Daily growth/decline +43 -20
Annual growth/decline +15,778 -7,452
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% -0.01%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 166/197

Djibouti and Italy: population history and growth rate by year chart

Djibouti
Population

Growth rate
Italy
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Djibouti Italy Djibouti Italy
1960 86,024 50,199,700 - -
1961 89,390 50,536,350 3.91% 0.67%
1962 93,283 50,879,450 4.36% 0.68%
1963 97,872 51,252,000 4.92% 0.73%
1964 103,198 51,675,350 5.44% 0.83%
1965 109,092 52,112,350 5.71% 0.85%
1966 115,269 52,519,000 5.66% 0.78%
1967 121,649 52,900,500 5.53% 0.73%
1968 128,250 53,235,750 5.43% 0.63%
1969 136,078 53,537,950 6.1% 0.57%
1970 145,175 53,821,850 6.69% 0.53%
1971 155,136 54,073,490 6.86% 0.47%
1972 166,256 54,381,345 7.17% 0.57%
1973 178,449 54,751,406 7.33% 0.68%
1974 192,613 55,110,868 7.94% 0.66%
1975 209,908 55,441,001 8.98% 0.6%
1976 230,737 55,718,260 9.92% 0.5%
1977 254,613 55,955,411 10.3% 0.43%
1978 280,031 56,155,143 9.98% 0.36%
1979 304,513 56,317,749 8.74% 0.29%
1980 325,815 56,433,883 7% 0.21%
1981 343,047 56,501,675 5.29% 0.12%
1982 356,880 56,543,548 4.03% 0.07%
1983 369,553 56,564,074 3.55% 0.04%
1984 384,053 56,576,718 3.92% 0.02%
1985 402,687 56,593,071 4.85% 0.03%
1986 426,341 56,596,155 5.87% 0.005%
1987 454,399 56,601,931 6.58% 0.01%
1988 484,523 56,629,288 6.63% 0.05%
1989 523,355 56,671,781 8.01% 0.08%
1990 579,538 56,719,240 10.7% 0.08%
1991 631,092 56,758,521 8.9% 0.07%
1992 626,010 56,797,087 -0.81% 0.07%
1993 614,245 56,831,821 -1.88% 0.06%
1994 626,710 56,843,400 2.03% 0.02%
1995 633,074 56,844,303 1.02% 0.002%
1996 648,348 56,860,281 2.41% 0.03%
1997 671,817 56,890,372 3.62% 0.05%
1998 699,352 56,906,744 4.1% 0.03%
1999 724,218 56,916,317 3.56% 0.02%
2000 747,318 56,942,108 3.19% 0.05%
2001 771,313 56,976,981 3.21% 0.06%
2002 795,574 57,089,824 3.15% 0.2%
2003 813,519 57,399,184 2.26% 0.54%
2004 826,124 57,828,179 1.55% 0.75%
2005 839,167 58,166,682 1.58% 0.59%
2006 855,764 58,399,861 1.98% 0.4%
2007 874,528 58,756,247 2.19% 0.61%
2008 892,734 59,211,181 2.08% 0.77%
2009 911,527 59,555,454 2.11% 0.58%
2010 930,251 59,819,407 2.05% 0.44%
2011 948,558 60,026,841 1.97% 0.35%
2012 966,747 60,191,247 1.92% 0.27%
2013 984,824 60,311,613 1.87% 0.2%
2014 1,002,717 60,320,707 1.82% 0.02%
2015 1,020,313 60,229,605 1.75% -0.15%
2016 1,037,653 60,115,223 1.7% -0.19%
2017 1,054,841 60,002,252 1.66% -0.19%
2018 1,071,882 60,148,658 1.62% 0.24%
2019 1,088,709 59,729,081 1.57% -0.7%
2020 1,105,188 59,438,851 1.51% -0.49%
2021 1,121,248 59,133,173 1.45% -0.51%
2022 1,137,096 59,013,667 1.41% -0.2%
2023 1,152,944 58,993,475 1.39% -0.03%
2024 1,168,722 58,986,023 1.37% -0.01%
2025 1,184,076 58,790,597 1.31% -0.33%
2026 1,199,453 58,571,823 1.3% -0.37%
2027 1,215,019 58,335,864 1.3% -0.4%
2028 1,230,584 58,094,373 1.28% -0.41%
2029 1,246,669 57,851,042 1.31% -0.42%
2030 1,262,678 57,597,622 1.28% -0.44%
2031 1,278,340 57,333,277 1.24% -0.46%
2032 1,293,443 57,071,235 1.18% -0.46%
2033 1,307,796 56,812,747 1.11% -0.45%
2034 1,321,611 56,548,816 1.06% -0.46%
2035 1,335,496 56,279,536 1.05% -0.48%
2036 1,349,357 56,009,844 1.04% -0.48%
2037 1,363,478 55,737,477 1.05% -0.49%
2038 1,377,783 55,460,735 1.05% -0.5%
2039 1,391,875 55,177,508 1.02% -0.51%
2040 1,406,628 54,889,107 1.06% -0.52%
2041 1,421,789 54,601,628 1.08% -0.52%
2042 1,436,439 54,307,412 1.03% -0.54%
2043 1,449,557 53,997,106 0.91% -0.57%
2044 1,461,638 53,679,603 0.83% -0.59%
2045 1,474,036 53,357,669 0.85% -0.6%
2046 1,486,457 53,025,288 0.84% -0.62%
2047 1,498,043 52,680,150 0.78% -0.65%
2048 1,508,873 52,324,241 0.72% -0.68%
2049 1,519,716 51,959,050 0.72% -0.7%
2050 1,530,539 51,579,060 0.71% -0.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,146 people (a 21.6% growth), while Italy gained 2,062,923 people (a 3.55% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Djibouti gained 176,115 (a 17.3% growth), while Italy's population decreased by -1,439,008 (a 2.39% decline).

Djibouti was ranked 158th most populous country in 2005 and is still 158th in 2025. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2005 and ranked 25th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Djibouti's population will grow by 27.9% to 1,530,539 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of Italy will decrease by 12.3% to 51,579,060 people and rank change from 25th to 40th.

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 316K
Catania 312K

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