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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 28 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Djibouti vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Madagascar
2100 1,853,638 86,197,674
2099 1,851,867 85,808,382
2098 1,849,091 85,404,097
2097 1,845,028 84,987,607
2096 1,843,492 84,559,113
2095 1,841,290 84,119,392
2094 1,839,614 83,665,834
2093 1,834,629 83,200,140
2092 1,832,454 82,723,075
2091 1,830,543 82,233,465
2090 1,827,895 81,734,626
2089 1,824,422 81,223,857
2088 1,819,766 80,700,261
2087 1,815,602 80,164,903
2086 1,812,004 79,619,760
2085 1,806,728 79,064,003
2084 1,802,147 78,499,094
2083 1,798,430 77,922,946
2082 1,793,553 77,337,305
2081 1,790,013 76,740,524
2080 1,787,239 76,133,028
2079 1,782,284 75,513,518
2078 1,778,181 74,881,435
2077 1,773,272 74,236,865
2076 1,767,264 73,582,256
2075 1,761,013 72,914,884
2074 1,753,691 72,235,202
2073 1,748,057 71,545,378
2072 1,743,208 70,843,401
2071 1,736,772 70,130,366
2070 1,730,333 69,409,326
2069 1,724,309 68,677,859
2068 1,716,592 67,936,195
2067 1,708,491 67,185,066
2066 1,698,811 66,425,210
2065 1,689,868 65,658,016
2064 1,683,153 64,881,253
2063 1,676,195 64,097,223
2062 1,666,794 63,305,402
2061 1,657,365 62,506,578
2060 1,647,995 61,701,267
2059 1,637,453 60,889,495
2058 1,626,405 60,073,702
2057 1,613,201 59,254,008
2056 1,600,875 58,428,653
2055 1,591,617 57,600,579
2054 1,580,458 56,769,869
2053 1,567,320 55,935,411
2052 1,556,029 55,097,962
2051 1,546,163 54,258,057
2050 1,535,615 53,415,029
2049 1,524,387 52,570,680
2048 1,513,769 51,725,320
2047 1,502,572 50,879,659
2046 1,490,451 50,033,785
2045 1,477,565 49,188,703
2044 1,465,478 48,344,009
2043 1,453,253 47,499,657
2042 1,439,049 46,656,643
2041 1,423,763 45,815,621
2040 1,408,530 44,976,152
2039 1,394,028 44,140,155
2038 1,380,170 43,305,683
2037 1,365,227 42,474,372
2036 1,351,732 41,645,556
2035 1,337,326 40,819,415
2034 1,323,770 39,997,842
2033 1,309,514 39,178,430
2032 1,294,871 38,361,932
2031 1,279,082 37,547,484
2030 1,263,351 36,737,238
2029 1,246,848 35,930,925
2028 1,230,964 35,128,136
2027 1,215,502 34,329,429
2026 1,199,638 33,535,391
2025 1,184,528 32,747,552
2024 1,168,722 31,964,956
2023 1,152,944 31,195,932
2022 1,137,096 30,437,261
2021 1,121,248 29,691,083
2020 1,105,188 28,953,556
2019 1,088,709 28,219,554
2018 1,071,882 27,494,926
2017 1,054,841 26,788,375
2016 1,037,653 26,099,952
2015 1,020,313 25,426,702
2014 1,002,717 24,764,348
2013 984,824 24,109,290
2012 966,747 23,462,438
2011 948,558 22,822,300
2010 930,251 22,183,340
2009 911,527 21,547,280
2008 892,734 20,923,840
2007 874,528 20,318,583
2006 855,764 19,730,909
2005 839,167 19,159,707
2004 826,124 18,606,608
2003 813,519 18,071,854
2002 795,574 17,549,913
2001 771,313 17,032,939
2000 747,318 16,516,338
1999 724,218 16,000,506
1998 699,352 15,489,364
1997 671,817 14,990,814
1996 648,348 14,510,711
1995 633,074 14,051,275
1994 626,710 13,613,850
1993 614,245 13,197,345
1992 626,010 12,800,870
1991 631,092 12,421,412
1990 579,538 12,055,639
1989 523,355 11,704,998
1988 484,523 11,369,462
1987 454,399 11,047,291
1986 426,341 10,736,857
1985 402,687 10,433,142
1984 384,053 10,134,550
1983 369,553 9,843,044
1982 356,880 9,557,671
1981 343,047 9,279,011
1980 325,815 9,006,032
1979 304,513 8,737,581
1978 280,031 8,475,864
1977 254,613 8,222,240
1976 230,737 7,976,831
1975 209,908 7,739,336
1974 192,613 7,509,726
1973 178,449 7,288,048
1972 166,256 7,074,398
1971 155,136 6,868,868
1970 145,175 6,672,003
1969 136,078 6,484,716
1968 128,250 6,306,493
1967 121,649 6,136,486
1966 115,269 5,974,279
1965 109,092 5,819,116
1964 103,198 5,669,863
1963 97,872 5,525,185
1962 93,283 5,384,150
1961 89,390 5,246,158
1960 86,024 5,111,029

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Madagascar
2100 0.1% 0.45%
2099 0.15% 0.47%
2098 0.22% 0.49%
2097 0.08% 0.51%
2096 0.12% 0.52%
2095 0.09% 0.54%
2094 0.27% 0.56%
2093 0.12% 0.58%
2092 0.1% 0.6%
2091 0.14% 0.61%
2090 0.19% 0.63%
2089 0.26% 0.65%
2088 0.23% 0.67%
2087 0.2% 0.68%
2086 0.29% 0.7%
2085 0.25% 0.72%
2084 0.21% 0.74%
2083 0.27% 0.76%
2082 0.2% 0.78%
2081 0.16% 0.8%
2080 0.28% 0.82%
2079 0.23% 0.84%
2078 0.28% 0.87%
2077 0.34% 0.89%
2076 0.35% 0.92%
2075 0.42% 0.94%
2074 0.32% 0.96%
2073 0.28% 0.99%
2072 0.37% 1.02%
2071 0.37% 1.04%
2070 0.35% 1.07%
2069 0.45% 1.09%
2068 0.47% 1.12%
2067 0.57% 1.14%
2066 0.53% 1.17%
2065 0.4% 1.2%
2064 0.42% 1.22%
2063 0.56% 1.25%
2062 0.57% 1.28%
2061 0.57% 1.31%
2060 0.64% 1.33%
2059 0.68% 1.36%
2058 0.82% 1.38%
2057 0.77% 1.41%
2056 0.58% 1.44%
2055 0.71% 1.46%
2054 0.84% 1.49%
2053 0.73% 1.52%
2052 0.64% 1.55%
2051 0.69% 1.58%
2050 0.74% 1.61%
2049 0.7% 1.63%
2048 0.75% 1.66%
2047 0.81% 1.69%
2046 0.87% 1.72%
2045 0.82% 1.75%
2044 0.84% 1.78%
2043 0.99% 1.81%
2042 1.07% 1.84%
2041 1.08% 1.87%
2040 1.04% 1.89%
2039 1% 1.93%
2038 1.09% 1.96%
2037 1% 1.99%
2036 1.08% 2.02%
2035 1.02% 2.05%
2034 1.09% 2.09%
2033 1.13% 2.13%
2032 1.23% 2.17%
2031 1.25% 2.21%
2030 1.32% 2.24%
2029 1.29% 2.29%
2028 1.27% 2.33%
2027 1.32% 2.37%
2026 1.28% 2.41%
2025 1.35% 2.45%
2024 1.37% 2.47%
2023 1.39% 2.49%
2022 1.41% 2.51%
2021 1.45% 2.55%
2020 1.51% 2.6%
2019 1.57% 2.64%
2018 1.62% 2.64%
2017 1.66% 2.64%
2016 1.7% 2.65%
2015 1.75% 2.67%
2014 1.82% 2.72%
2013 1.87% 2.76%
2012 1.92% 2.8%
2011 1.97% 2.88%
2010 2.05% 2.95%
2009 2.11% 2.98%
2008 2.08% 2.98%
2007 2.19% 2.98%
2006 1.98% 2.98%
2005 1.58% 2.97%
2004 1.55% 2.96%
2003 2.26% 2.97%
2002 3.15% 3.04%
2001 3.21% 3.13%
2000 3.19% 3.22%
1999 3.56% 3.3%
1998 4.1% 3.33%
1997 3.62% 3.31%
1996 2.41% 3.27%
1995 1.02% 3.21%
1994 2.03% 3.16%
1993 -1.88% 3.1%
1992 -0.81% 3.05%
1991 8.9% 3.03%
1990 10.7% 3%
1989 8.01% 2.95%
1988 6.63% 2.92%
1987 6.58% 2.89%
1986 5.87% 2.91%
1985 4.85% 2.95%
1984 3.92% 2.96%
1983 3.55% 2.99%
1982 4.03% 3%
1981 5.29% 3.03%
1980 7% 3.07%
1979 8.74% 3.09%
1978 9.98% 3.08%
1977 10.3% 3.08%
1976 9.92% 3.07%
1975 8.98% 3.06%
1974 7.94% 3.04%
1973 7.33% 3.02%
1972 7.17% 2.99%
1971 6.86% 2.95%
1970 6.69% 2.89%
1969 6.1% 2.83%
1968 5.43% 2.77%
1967 5.53% 2.72%
1966 5.66% 2.67%
1965 5.71% 2.63%
1964 5.44% 2.62%
1963 4.92% 2.62%
1962 4.36% 2.63%
1961 3.91% 2.64%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Madagascar
Current population
1203929
33750171
Population rank 158/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.41%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
22 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +43 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 29/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -581 -2,227
Net migration rank 89/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -2,227
2024 - -11 - -1,795
2023 15,349 500 766,391 -1,487
2022 15,337 500 753,931 -1,487
2021 14,555 1,300 741,416 -1,480
2020 14,970 1,300 736,607 -1,480
2019 15,368 1,322 735,853 -2,976
2018 15,524 1,435 719,267 -2,887
2017 15,593 1,535 699,498 -2,784
2016 15,621 1,623 682,801 -2,687
2015 15,718 1,723 668,977 -2,594
2014 15,857 1,900 660,837 -2,522
2013 15,986 2,033 654,230 -2,445
2012 16,026 2,104 644,255 -2,334
2011 16,169 2,090 640,577 -2,219
2010 16,225 2,129 641,543 -1,979
2009 16,323 2,770 634,008 -1,429
2008 16,356 2,148 615,580 -1,255
2007 16,647 1,253 597,772 -1,563
2006 16,901 2,719 581,489 -2,336
2005 17,361 -3,779 568,143 -4,869
2004 17,756 -5,249 556,319 -13,393
2003 18,341 -5,636 544,903 -18,345
2002 18,167 5,022 535,518 -18,209
2001 17,710 7,629 529,656 -13,014
2000 17,014 5,632 520,860 -4,298
1999 16,491 7,046 516,976 -1,891
1998 15,845 10,352 508,408 -1,222
1997 15,255 13,625 490,905 -986
1996 15,408 2,652 471,453 -1,161
1995 15,651 -3,163 450,259 -1,670
1994 15,989 -15,756 428,169 -1,905
1993 15,805 8,896 408,801 -2,063
1992 16,971 -65,203 388,430 -2,216
1991 16,553 21,510 375,040 -2,330
1990 15,074 49,970 360,621 -1,777
1989 13,851 33,465 344,279 -1,848
1988 13,107 17,242 330,510 -1,883
1987 12,357 17,545 317,621 -1,896
1986 11,671 14,543 307,074 -1,914
1985 11,106 9,997 304,199 -1,947
1984 10,713 5,452 296,892 -1,965
1983 10,391 2,441 290,085 -1,979
1982 10,058 2,450 284,733 -2,093
1981 9,654 5,502 277,535 -2,864
1980 9,187 10,121 275,287 -4,005
1979 8,573 14,726 270,752 -5,126
1978 7,886 17,788 263,684 -5,874
1977 7,195 17,961 255,399 -5,957
1976 6,567 16,028 247,026 -5,655
1975 6,034 13,029 238,774 -5,173
1974 5,601 9,910 230,233 -4,607
1973 5,234 7,583 221,768 -4,037
1972 4,885 6,690 213,138 -3,583
1971 4,484 6,184 204,617 -3,118
1970 4,249 5,004 194,889 -2,658
1969 3,950 4,995 184,562 -2,216
1968 3,712 3,001 175,869 -1,766
1967 3,484 3,001 167,287 -1,383
1966 3,268 3,014 159,483 -964
1965 3,054 3,023 152,362 -550
1964 2,864 2,846 146,894 -204
1963 2,687 2,257 142,666 0
1962 2,538 1,695 139,412 0
1961 2,412 1,136 136,578 0
1960 2,299 886 133,684 0

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

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

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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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