The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,199,623 people compared to 22,791,875 in Malawi.
Population statistics:
- Malawi's population is 19 times bigger than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
- The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.28% for Malawi.
- For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
- Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.2% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.8M (72.7% growth).
- Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people compared to the peak of 59.1M people in 2100 for Malawi.
Djibouti vs Malawi: live population counter
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| Current population |
1199623
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22791875
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| Population rank | 158/197 | 61/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.28% |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
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57.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
22 minutes
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47.6 seconds
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| One death every |
1.02 hours
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4.64 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
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5.81 hours
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| Annual migration change | -11 | -1,507 |
| Daily growth/decline | +43 | +1,509 |
| Annual growth/decline | +15,778 | +550,804 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +2.61% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 26/197 |
Djibouti and Malawi: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 86,024 | 3,628,134 | - | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | 3,715,534 | 3.91% | 2.41% |
| 1962 | 93,283 | 3,806,307 | 4.36% | 2.44% |
| 1963 | 97,872 | 3,900,506 | 4.92% | 2.47% |
| 1964 | 103,198 | 3,997,305 | 5.44% | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 109,092 | 4,096,157 | 5.71% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 115,269 | 4,197,926 | 5.66% | 2.48% |
| 1967 | 121,649 | 4,303,012 | 5.53% | 2.5% |
| 1968 | 128,250 | 4,411,054 | 5.43% | 2.51% |
| 1969 | 136,078 | 4,521,184 | 6.1% | 2.5% |
| 1970 | 145,175 | 4,633,944 | 6.69% | 2.49% |
| 1971 | 155,136 | 4,751,434 | 6.86% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 166,256 | 4,874,475 | 7.17% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 178,449 | 5,003,938 | 7.33% | 2.66% |
| 1974 | 192,613 | 5,141,337 | 7.94% | 2.75% |
| 1975 | 209,908 | 5,287,367 | 8.98% | 2.84% |
| 1976 | 230,737 | 5,443,384 | 9.92% | 2.95% |
| 1977 | 254,613 | 5,614,983 | 10.3% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 280,031 | 5,810,132 | 9.98% | 3.48% |
| 1979 | 304,513 | 6,028,749 | 8.74% | 3.76% |
| 1980 | 325,815 | 6,265,529 | 7% | 3.93% |
| 1981 | 343,047 | 6,516,454 | 5.29% | 4% |
| 1982 | 356,880 | 6,778,879 | 4.03% | 4.03% |
| 1983 | 369,553 | 7,051,709 | 3.55% | 4.02% |
| 1984 | 384,053 | 7,332,810 | 3.92% | 3.99% |
| 1985 | 402,687 | 7,620,508 | 4.85% | 3.92% |
| 1986 | 426,341 | 7,906,480 | 5.87% | 3.75% |
| 1987 | 454,399 | 8,293,174 | 6.58% | 4.89% |
| 1988 | 484,523 | 8,753,262 | 6.63% | 5.55% |
| 1989 | 523,355 | 9,176,220 | 8.01% | 4.83% |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 9,545,852 | 10.7% | 4.03% |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 9,844,227 | 8.9% | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | 10,135,079 | -0.81% | 2.95% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | 10,284,024 | -1.88% | 1.47% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 10,164,894 | 2.03% | -1.16% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 10,150,117 | 1.02% | -0.15% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 10,352,228 | 2.41% | 1.99% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 10,562,035 | 3.62% | 2.03% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 10,792,876 | 4.1% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 11,047,804 | 3.56% | 2.36% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 11,315,942 | 3.19% | 2.43% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 11,593,058 | 3.21% | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 11,880,440 | 3.15% | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 12,181,574 | 2.26% | 2.53% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 12,500,737 | 1.55% | 2.62% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 12,840,031 | 1.58% | 2.71% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 13,198,701 | 1.98% | 2.79% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 13,576,343 | 2.19% | 2.86% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 13,976,417 | 2.08% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 14,395,788 | 2.11% | 3% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 14,826,463 | 2.05% | 2.99% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 15,265,022 | 1.97% | 2.96% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 15,709,577 | 1.92% | 2.91% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 16,161,816 | 1.87% | 2.88% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 16,621,538 | 1.82% | 2.84% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 17,085,587 | 1.75% | 2.79% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 17,557,739 | 1.7% | 2.76% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 18,039,715 | 1.66% | 2.75% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 18,528,081 | 1.62% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 19,025,752 | 1.57% | 2.69% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 19,533,888 | 1.51% | 2.67% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 20,047,258 | 1.45% | 2.63% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 20,568,728 | 1.41% | 2.6% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 21,104,482 | 1.39% | 2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 21,655,286 | 1.37% | 2.61% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 22,216,113 | 1.31% | 2.59% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 22,785,530 | 1.3% | 2.56% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 23,366,187 | 1.3% | 2.55% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 23,954,450 | 1.28% | 2.52% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 24,553,499 | 1.31% | 2.5% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 25,160,293 | 1.28% | 2.47% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 25,763,534 | 1.24% | 2.4% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 26,366,760 | 1.18% | 2.34% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 26,978,417 | 1.11% | 2.32% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 27,595,295 | 1.06% | 2.29% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 28,213,784 | 1.05% | 2.24% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 28,835,595 | 1.04% | 2.2% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 29,462,509 | 1.05% | 2.17% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 30,081,741 | 1.05% | 2.1% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 30,691,578 | 1.02% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 31,302,092 | 1.06% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 31,911,242 | 1.08% | 1.95% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 32,517,509 | 1.03% | 1.9% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 33,122,481 | 0.91% | 1.86% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 33,736,523 | 0.83% | 1.85% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 34,350,947 | 0.85% | 1.82% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 34,959,606 | 0.84% | 1.77% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 35,567,989 | 0.78% | 1.74% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 36,165,757 | 0.72% | 1.68% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 36,760,998 | 0.72% | 1.65% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 37,361,672 | 0.71% | 1.63% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 161,970 (a 15.6% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,234,136 (a 29.8% growth).
Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Djibouti's population will grow by 27.6% to 1,530,539 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of Malawi will increase by 63.9% to 37,361,672 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.
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Population differences between Djibouti and Malawi
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| Life expectancy | 66.6 years | 67.9 years |
| Average age | 28.8 years | 22.8 years |
| Median age | 25.7 years | 18.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.61 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 595 ppl/mi² |
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