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Population in Djibouti compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 32,711,547 people in Ivory Coast in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 33,910,252 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 28.1 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.9M (65% growth).

Djibouti vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Ivory Coast
2100 1,852,930 104,904,226
2099 1,851,160 104,097,040
2098 1,848,386 103,275,264
2097 1,844,324 102,455,988
2096 1,842,788 101,612,663
2095 1,840,587 100,756,953
2094 1,838,911 99,882,932
2093 1,833,929 99,006,111
2092 1,831,754 98,098,926
2091 1,829,844 97,176,680
2090 1,827,197 96,248,804
2089 1,823,725 95,318,164
2088 1,819,072 94,395,936
2087 1,814,909 93,464,192
2086 1,811,313 92,517,200
2085 1,806,038 91,575,557
2084 1,801,459 90,642,933
2083 1,797,744 89,673,290
2082 1,792,869 88,700,125
2081 1,789,329 87,715,881
2080 1,786,557 86,728,284
2079 1,781,603 85,741,415
2078 1,777,502 84,742,375
2077 1,772,595 83,738,886
2076 1,766,589 82,733,035
2075 1,760,341 81,703,106
2074 1,753,021 80,687,434
2073 1,747,389 79,667,993
2072 1,742,543 78,646,863
2071 1,736,109 77,607,733
2070 1,729,672 76,567,079
2069 1,723,651 75,527,815
2068 1,715,937 74,468,469
2067 1,707,839 73,417,707
2066 1,698,162 72,351,827
2065 1,689,223 71,301,141
2064 1,682,510 70,261,039
2063 1,675,555 69,222,001
2062 1,666,158 68,196,917
2061 1,656,732 67,166,219
2060 1,647,366 66,149,529
2059 1,636,828 65,130,659
2058 1,625,784 64,100,835
2057 1,612,585 63,082,551
2056 1,600,264 62,065,729
2055 1,591,009 61,036,845
2054 1,579,855 60,004,777
2053 1,566,721 58,983,583
2052 1,555,435 57,959,085
2051 1,545,572 56,932,897
2050 1,535,029 55,909,441
2049 1,523,806 54,893,369
2048 1,513,191 53,867,419
2047 1,501,998 52,850,696
2046 1,489,883 51,836,334
2045 1,477,001 50,822,485
2044 1,464,918 49,797,934
2043 1,452,698 48,781,333
2042 1,438,500 47,776,778
2041 1,423,219 46,788,054
2040 1,407,993 45,806,217
2039 1,393,496 44,834,350
2038 1,379,643 43,874,381
2037 1,364,706 42,922,767
2036 1,351,216 41,988,786
2035 1,336,815 41,071,409
2034 1,323,265 40,164,910
2033 1,309,014 39,273,072
2032 1,294,377 38,408,366
2031 1,278,594 37,558,099
2030 1,262,869 36,727,569
2029 1,246,372 35,907,265
2028 1,230,494 35,095,347
2027 1,215,038 34,296,079
2026 1,199,180 33,502,750
2025 1,184,076 32,711,547
2024 1,168,722 31,934,230
2023 1,152,944 31,165,654
2022 1,137,096 30,395,002
2021 1,121,248 29,639,736
2020 1,105,188 28,915,449
2019 1,088,709 28,193,009
2018 1,071,882 27,464,173
2017 1,054,841 26,733,372
2016 1,037,653 25,989,405
2015 1,020,313 25,246,342
2014 1,002,717 24,527,395
2013 984,824 23,939,775
2012 966,747 23,467,078
2011 948,558 22,982,000
2010 930,251 22,488,065
2009 911,527 21,997,940
2008 892,734 21,514,439
2007 874,528 21,030,558
2006 855,764 20,546,802
2005 839,167 20,068,458
2004 826,124 19,595,000
2003 813,519 19,125,542
2002 795,574 18,654,771
2001 771,313 18,178,913
2000 747,318 17,699,004
1999 724,218 17,215,935
1998 699,352 16,663,948
1997 671,817 16,047,170
1996 648,348 15,442,312
1995 633,074 14,855,565
1994 626,710 14,287,201
1993 614,245 13,735,951
1992 626,010 13,200,310
1991 631,092 12,683,870
1990 579,538 12,189,778
1989 523,355 11,719,771
1988 484,523 11,275,189
1987 454,399 10,851,475
1986 426,341 10,440,917
1985 402,687 10,040,483
1984 384,053 9,650,516
1983 369,553 9,272,744
1982 356,880 8,907,936
1981 343,047 8,556,596
1980 325,815 8,220,714
1979 304,513 7,902,267
1978 280,031 7,603,130
1977 254,613 7,321,950
1976 230,737 7,057,958
1975 209,908 6,776,297
1974 192,613 6,474,057
1973 178,449 6,184,944
1972 166,256 5,909,716
1971 155,136 5,650,868
1970 145,175 5,411,567
1969 136,078 5,192,221
1968 128,250 4,990,021
1967 121,649 4,799,744
1966 115,269 4,617,519
1965 109,092 4,442,377
1964 103,198 4,273,952
1963 97,872 4,112,061
1962 93,283 3,956,939
1961 89,390 3,810,151
1960 86,024 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 64.9% to 55,909,441 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Ivory Coast
2100 0.1% 0.78%
2099 0.15% 0.8%
2098 0.22% 0.8%
2097 0.08% 0.83%
2096 0.12% 0.85%
2095 0.09% 0.88%
2094 0.27% 0.89%
2093 0.12% 0.92%
2092 0.1% 0.95%
2091 0.14% 0.96%
2090 0.19% 0.98%
2089 0.26% 0.98%
2088 0.23% 1%
2087 0.2% 1.02%
2086 0.29% 1.03%
2085 0.25% 1.03%
2084 0.21% 1.08%
2083 0.27% 1.1%
2082 0.2% 1.12%
2081 0.16% 1.14%
2080 0.28% 1.15%
2079 0.23% 1.18%
2078 0.28% 1.2%
2077 0.34% 1.22%
2076 0.35% 1.26%
2075 0.42% 1.26%
2074 0.32% 1.28%
2073 0.28% 1.3%
2072 0.37% 1.34%
2071 0.37% 1.36%
2070 0.35% 1.38%
2069 0.45% 1.42%
2068 0.47% 1.43%
2067 0.57% 1.47%
2066 0.53% 1.47%
2065 0.4% 1.48%
2064 0.42% 1.5%
2063 0.56% 1.5%
2062 0.57% 1.53%
2061 0.57% 1.54%
2060 0.64% 1.56%
2059 0.68% 1.61%
2058 0.82% 1.61%
2057 0.77% 1.64%
2056 0.58% 1.69%
2055 0.71% 1.72%
2054 0.84% 1.73%
2053 0.73% 1.77%
2052 0.64% 1.8%
2051 0.69% 1.83%
2050 0.74% 1.85%
2049 0.7% 1.9%
2048 0.75% 1.92%
2047 0.81% 1.96%
2046 0.87% 1.99%
2045 0.82% 2.06%
2044 0.84% 2.08%
2043 0.99% 2.1%
2042 1.07% 2.11%
2041 1.08% 2.14%
2040 1.04% 2.17%
2039 1% 2.19%
2038 1.09% 2.22%
2037 1% 2.22%
2036 1.08% 2.23%
2035 1.02% 2.26%
2034 1.09% 2.27%
2033 1.13% 2.25%
2032 1.23% 2.26%
2031 1.25% 2.26%
2030 1.32% 2.28%
2029 1.29% 2.31%
2028 1.27% 2.33%
2027 1.32% 2.37%
2026 1.28% 2.42%
2025 1.31% 2.43%
2024 1.37% 2.47%
2023 1.39% 2.54%
2022 1.41% 2.55%
2021 1.45% 2.5%
2020 1.51% 2.56%
2019 1.57% 2.65%
2018 1.62% 2.73%
2017 1.66% 2.86%
2016 1.7% 2.94%
2015 1.75% 2.93%
2014 1.82% 2.45%
2013 1.87% 2.01%
2012 1.92% 2.11%
2011 1.97% 2.2%
2010 2.05% 2.23%
2009 2.11% 2.25%
2008 2.08% 2.3%
2007 2.19% 2.35%
2006 1.98% 2.38%
2005 1.58% 2.42%
2004 1.55% 2.45%
2003 2.26% 2.52%
2002 3.15% 2.62%
2001 3.21% 2.71%
2000 3.19% 2.81%
1999 3.56% 3.31%
1998 4.1% 3.84%
1997 3.62% 3.92%
1996 2.41% 3.95%
1995 1.02% 3.98%
1994 2.03% 4.01%
1993 -1.88% 4.06%
1992 -0.81% 4.07%
1991 8.9% 4.05%
1990 10.7% 4.01%
1989 8.01% 3.94%
1988 6.63% 3.9%
1987 6.58% 3.93%
1986 5.87% 3.99%
1985 4.85% 4.04%
1984 3.92% 4.07%
1983 3.55% 4.1%
1982 4.03% 4.11%
1981 5.29% 4.09%
1980 7% 4.03%
1979 8.74% 3.93%
1978 9.98% 3.84%
1977 10.3% 3.74%
1976 9.92% 4.16%
1975 8.98% 4.67%
1974 7.94% 4.67%
1973 7.33% 4.66%
1972 7.17% 4.58%
1971 6.86% 4.42%
1970 6.69% 4.22%
1969 6.1% 4.05%
1968 5.43% 3.96%
1967 5.53% 3.95%
1966 5.66% 3.94%
1965 5.71% 3.94%
1964 5.44% 3.94%
1963 4.92% 3.92%
1962 4.36% 3.85%
1961 3.91% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Ivory Coast
Current population
1207325
33910252
Population rank 158/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.41%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
40.7 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
31.3 seconds
One death every
1 hour
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +42 +2,130
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +777,317
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 26/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -581 +11,305
Net migration rank 89/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 11,305
2024 15,712 -11 765,049 7,838
2023 15,349 500 758,261 6,002
2022 15,337 500 750,270 26,777
2021 14,555 1,300 732,191 1,322
2020 14,970 1,300 727,455 -12,390
2019 15,368 1,322 727,774 2,043
2018 15,524 1,435 722,445 5,395
2017 15,593 1,535 734,553 -796
2016 15,621 1,623 735,630 18,568
2015 15,718 1,723 731,387 522
2014 15,857 1,900 728,978 -23,011
2013 15,986 2,033 720,228 -250,964
2012 16,026 2,104 708,847 -232,712
2011 16,169 2,090 694,033 -200,010
2010 16,225 2,129 676,554 -182,689
2009 16,323 2,770 654,439 -168,027
2008 16,356 2,148 630,610 -150,037
2007 16,647 1,253 617,247 -130,079
2006 16,901 2,719 605,001 -124,651
2005 17,361 -3,779 593,685 -117,342
2004 17,756 -5,249 579,424 -108,869
2003 18,341 -5,636 568,220 -99,880
2002 18,167 5,022 563,692 -90,503
2001 17,710 7,629 555,220 -76,679
2000 17,014 5,632 545,129 -63,843
1999 16,491 7,046 527,634 -42,777
1998 15,845 10,352 509,167 109,961
1997 15,255 13,625 489,984 124,443
1996 15,408 2,652 469,740 125,556
1995 15,651 -3,163 453,719 124,501
1994 15,989 -15,756 438,274 120,247
1993 15,805 8,896 430,759 113,215
1992 16,971 -65,203 423,294 104,006
1991 16,553 21,510 413,354 92,228
1990 15,074 49,970 402,629 79,979
1989 13,851 33,465 390,081 67,324
1988 13,107 17,242 378,575 53,187
1987 12,357 17,545 370,654 45,028
1986 11,671 14,543 357,205 48,233
1985 11,106 9,997 344,549 50,872
1984 10,713 5,452 331,910 52,594
1983 10,391 2,441 317,379 53,646
1982 10,058 2,450 305,204 53,384
1981 9,654 5,502 292,755 51,354
1980 9,187 10,121 280,630 47,031
1979 8,573 14,726 268,875 40,355
1978 7,886 17,788 257,222 31,822
1977 7,195 17,961 250,858 22,452
1976 6,567 16,028 241,939 12,735
1975 6,034 13,029 228,883 79,766
1974 5,601 9,910 216,389 79,445
1973 5,234 7,583 203,429 78,963
1972 4,885 6,690 190,842 77,213
1971 4,484 6,184 179,918 69,728
1970 4,249 5,004 170,070 58,883
1969 3,950 4,995 161,541 48,192
1968 3,712 3,001 153,464 41,198
1967 3,484 3,001 145,773 40,125
1966 3,268 3,014 138,438 40,125
1965 3,054 3,023 131,601 40,125
1964 2,864 2,846 124,996 40,125
1963 2,687 2,257 118,526 40,125
1962 2,538 1,695 111,930 39,670
1961 2,412 1,136 105,568 36,410
1960 2,299 886 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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