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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 110.7 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.62% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Djibouti vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Mexico
2100 1,853,638 131,182,639
2099 1,851,867 131,943,283
2098 1,849,091 132,700,369
2097 1,845,028 133,455,010
2096 1,843,492 134,204,227
2095 1,841,290 134,949,218
2094 1,839,614 135,687,085
2093 1,834,629 136,415,232
2092 1,832,454 137,127,644
2091 1,830,543 137,833,985
2090 1,827,895 138,527,198
2089 1,824,422 139,208,862
2088 1,819,766 139,874,924
2087 1,815,602 140,530,483
2086 1,812,004 141,174,372
2085 1,806,728 141,805,496
2084 1,802,147 142,415,948
2083 1,798,430 143,009,187
2082 1,793,553 143,579,768
2081 1,790,013 144,138,842
2080 1,787,239 144,677,451
2079 1,782,284 145,195,172
2078 1,778,181 145,691,242
2077 1,773,272 146,165,064
2076 1,767,264 146,616,674
2075 1,761,013 147,046,928
2074 1,753,691 147,455,761
2073 1,748,057 147,841,295
2072 1,743,208 148,201,143
2071 1,736,772 148,534,057
2070 1,730,333 148,848,168
2069 1,724,309 149,134,711
2068 1,716,592 149,395,717
2067 1,708,491 149,630,386
2066 1,698,811 149,842,125
2065 1,689,868 150,029,268
2064 1,683,153 150,187,992
2063 1,676,195 150,319,846
2062 1,666,794 150,424,224
2061 1,657,365 150,502,250
2060 1,647,995 150,555,648
2059 1,637,453 150,577,220
2058 1,626,405 150,569,044
2057 1,613,201 150,535,337
2056 1,600,875 150,475,242
2055 1,591,617 150,384,336
2054 1,580,458 150,263,237
2053 1,567,320 150,110,615
2052 1,556,029 149,923,918
2051 1,546,163 149,705,066
2050 1,535,615 149,450,774
2049 1,524,387 149,166,038
2048 1,513,769 148,836,849
2047 1,502,572 148,478,965
2046 1,490,451 148,081,688
2045 1,477,565 147,647,318
2044 1,465,478 147,173,101
2043 1,453,253 146,667,761
2042 1,439,049 146,123,566
2041 1,423,763 145,543,650
2040 1,408,530 144,931,633
2039 1,394,028 144,286,278
2038 1,380,170 143,601,872
2037 1,365,227 142,883,005
2036 1,351,732 142,138,929
2035 1,337,326 141,359,885
2034 1,323,770 140,554,653
2033 1,309,514 139,713,048
2032 1,294,871 138,843,644
2031 1,279,082 137,947,334
2030 1,263,351 137,023,304
2029 1,246,848 136,071,720
2028 1,230,964 135,090,755
2027 1,215,502 134,081,337
2026 1,199,638 133,042,003
2025 1,184,528 131,970,909
2024 1,168,722 130,861,007
2023 1,152,944 129,739,759
2022 1,137,096 128,613,117
2021 1,121,248 127,648,148
2020 1,105,188 126,799,054
2019 1,088,709 125,762,982
2018 1,071,882 124,573,711
2017 1,054,841 123,400,057
2016 1,037,653 122,251,351
2015 1,020,313 121,072,306
2014 1,002,717 119,784,261
2013 984,824 118,343,573
2012 966,747 116,818,208
2011 948,558 115,243,504
2010 930,251 113,623,895
2009 911,527 111,999,721
2008 892,734 110,374,288
2007 874,528 108,774,360
2006 855,764 107,253,666
2005 839,167 105,811,504
2004 826,124 104,394,131
2003 813,519 102,978,515
2002 795,574 101,548,624
2001 771,313 100,099,099
2000 747,318 98,625,552
1999 724,218 97,115,707
1998 699,352 95,575,245
1997 671,817 94,021,207
1996 648,348 92,452,702
1995 633,074 90,862,455
1994 626,710 89,259,205
1993 614,245 87,653,807
1992 626,010 86,044,809
1991 631,092 84,430,572
1990 579,538 82,820,170
1989 523,355 81,247,182
1988 484,523 79,695,531
1987 454,399 78,136,651
1986 426,341 76,585,637
1985 402,687 75,043,414
1984 384,053 73,506,846
1983 369,553 71,971,240
1982 356,880 70,433,260
1981 343,047 68,892,108
1980 325,815 67,300,334
1979 304,513 65,648,865
1978 280,031 63,979,046
1977 254,613 62,308,493
1976 230,737 60,645,512
1975 209,908 58,982,400
1974 192,613 57,320,149
1973 178,449 55,667,284
1972 166,256 54,030,168
1971 155,136 52,412,558
1970 145,175 50,814,953
1969 136,078 49,233,194
1968 128,250 47,668,303
1967 121,649 46,129,608
1966 115,269 44,629,106
1965 109,092 43,174,477
1964 103,198 41,772,049
1963 97,872 40,424,065
1962 93,283 39,129,200
1961 89,390 37,890,118
1960 86,024 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Mexico
2100 0.1% -0.58%
2099 0.15% -0.57%
2098 0.22% -0.57%
2097 0.08% -0.56%
2096 0.12% -0.55%
2095 0.09% -0.54%
2094 0.27% -0.53%
2093 0.12% -0.52%
2092 0.1% -0.51%
2091 0.14% -0.5%
2090 0.19% -0.49%
2089 0.26% -0.48%
2088 0.23% -0.47%
2087 0.2% -0.46%
2086 0.29% -0.45%
2085 0.25% -0.43%
2084 0.21% -0.41%
2083 0.27% -0.4%
2082 0.2% -0.39%
2081 0.16% -0.37%
2080 0.28% -0.36%
2079 0.23% -0.34%
2078 0.28% -0.32%
2077 0.34% -0.31%
2076 0.35% -0.29%
2075 0.42% -0.28%
2074 0.32% -0.26%
2073 0.28% -0.24%
2072 0.37% -0.22%
2071 0.37% -0.21%
2070 0.35% -0.19%
2069 0.45% -0.17%
2068 0.47% -0.16%
2067 0.57% -0.14%
2066 0.53% -0.12%
2065 0.4% -0.11%
2064 0.42% -0.09%
2063 0.56% -0.07%
2062 0.57% -0.05%
2061 0.57% -0.04%
2060 0.64% -0.01%
2059 0.68% 0.005%
2058 0.82% 0.02%
2057 0.77% 0.04%
2056 0.58% 0.06%
2055 0.71% 0.08%
2054 0.84% 0.1%
2053 0.73% 0.12%
2052 0.64% 0.15%
2051 0.69% 0.17%
2050 0.74% 0.19%
2049 0.7% 0.22%
2048 0.75% 0.24%
2047 0.81% 0.27%
2046 0.87% 0.29%
2045 0.82% 0.32%
2044 0.84% 0.34%
2043 0.99% 0.37%
2042 1.07% 0.4%
2041 1.08% 0.42%
2040 1.04% 0.45%
2039 1% 0.48%
2038 1.09% 0.5%
2037 1% 0.52%
2036 1.08% 0.55%
2035 1.02% 0.57%
2034 1.09% 0.6%
2033 1.13% 0.63%
2032 1.23% 0.65%
2031 1.25% 0.67%
2030 1.32% 0.7%
2029 1.29% 0.73%
2028 1.27% 0.75%
2027 1.32% 0.78%
2026 1.28% 0.81%
2025 1.35% 0.85%
2024 1.37% 0.86%
2023 1.39% 0.88%
2022 1.41% 0.76%
2021 1.45% 0.67%
2020 1.51% 0.82%
2019 1.57% 0.95%
2018 1.62% 0.95%
2017 1.66% 0.94%
2016 1.7% 0.97%
2015 1.75% 1.08%
2014 1.82% 1.22%
2013 1.87% 1.31%
2012 1.92% 1.37%
2011 1.97% 1.43%
2010 2.05% 1.45%
2009 2.11% 1.47%
2008 2.08% 1.47%
2007 2.19% 1.42%
2006 1.98% 1.36%
2005 1.58% 1.36%
2004 1.55% 1.37%
2003 2.26% 1.41%
2002 3.15% 1.45%
2001 3.21% 1.49%
2000 3.19% 1.55%
1999 3.56% 1.61%
1998 4.1% 1.65%
1997 3.62% 1.7%
1996 2.41% 1.75%
1995 1.02% 1.8%
1994 2.03% 1.83%
1993 -1.88% 1.87%
1992 -0.81% 1.91%
1991 8.9% 1.94%
1990 10.7% 1.94%
1989 8.01% 1.95%
1988 6.63% 2%
1987 6.58% 2.03%
1986 5.87% 2.06%
1985 4.85% 2.09%
1984 3.92% 2.13%
1983 3.55% 2.18%
1982 4.03% 2.24%
1981 5.29% 2.37%
1980 7% 2.52%
1979 8.74% 2.61%
1978 9.98% 2.68%
1977 10.3% 2.74%
1976 9.92% 2.82%
1975 8.98% 2.9%
1974 7.94% 2.97%
1973 7.33% 3.03%
1972 7.17% 3.09%
1971 6.86% 3.14%
1970 6.69% 3.21%
1969 6.1% 3.28%
1968 5.43% 3.34%
1967 5.53% 3.36%
1966 5.66% 3.37%
1965 5.71% 3.36%
1964 5.44% 3.33%
1963 4.92% 3.31%
1962 4.36% 3.27%
1961 3.91% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Mexico
Current population
1203929
133323134
Population rank 158/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.61%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
22 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +43 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 110/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -108,037
Net migration rank 89/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -108,037
2024 - -11 - -104,581
2023 15,349 500 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 15,337 500 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 14,555 1,300 936,682 -122,791
2020 14,970 1,300 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 15,368 1,322 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 15,524 1,435 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 15,593 1,535 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 15,621 1,623 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 15,718 1,723 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 15,857 1,900 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 15,986 2,033 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 16,026 2,104 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 16,169 2,090 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 16,225 2,129 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 16,323 2,770 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 16,356 2,148 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 16,647 1,253 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 16,901 2,719 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 17,361 -3,779 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 17,756 -5,249 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 18,341 -5,636 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 18,167 5,022 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 17,710 7,629 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 17,014 5,632 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 16,491 7,046 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 15,845 10,352 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 15,255 13,625 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 15,408 2,652 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 15,651 -3,163 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 15,989 -15,756 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 15,805 8,896 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 16,971 -65,203 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 16,553 21,510 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 15,074 49,970 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 13,851 33,465 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 13,107 17,242 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 12,357 17,545 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 11,671 14,543 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 11,106 9,997 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 10,713 5,452 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 10,391 2,441 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 10,058 2,450 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 9,654 5,502 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 9,187 10,121 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 8,573 14,726 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 7,886 17,788 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 7,195 17,961 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 6,567 16,028 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 6,034 13,029 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 5,601 9,910 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 5,234 7,583 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 4,885 6,690 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 4,484 6,184 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 4,249 5,004 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 3,950 4,995 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 3,712 3,001 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 3,484 3,001 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 3,268 3,014 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 3,054 3,023 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 2,864 2,846 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 2,687 2,257 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 2,538 1,695 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 2,412 1,136 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 2,299 886 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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