The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,196,428 people compared to 132,790,957 in Mexico.
Population statistics:
- Mexico's population is 111 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 2005, the population of Djibouti has increased from 839K people to 1.2M (42.6% growth), while Mexico has grown from 106M to 133M (25.5% growth).
- Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people compared to the peak of 150M people in 2058 for Mexico.
Djibouti vs Mexico: live population counter
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| Current population |
1196428
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132790957
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| Population rank | 158/197 | 11/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 1.61% |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
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28.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
22 minutes
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15.5 seconds
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| One death every |
1.02 hours
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39.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
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5.03 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -11 | -104,581 |
| 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 | 79/197 | 113/197 |
Djibouti and Mexico: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 86,024 | 36,724,615 | - | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | 37,890,118 | 3.91% | 3.17% |
| 1962 | 93,283 | 39,129,200 | 4.36% | 3.27% |
| 1963 | 97,872 | 40,424,065 | 4.92% | 3.31% |
| 1964 | 103,198 | 41,772,049 | 5.44% | 3.33% |
| 1965 | 109,092 | 43,174,477 | 5.71% | 3.36% |
| 1966 | 115,269 | 44,629,106 | 5.66% | 3.37% |
| 1967 | 121,649 | 46,129,608 | 5.53% | 3.36% |
| 1968 | 128,250 | 47,668,303 | 5.43% | 3.34% |
| 1969 | 136,078 | 49,233,194 | 6.1% | 3.28% |
| 1970 | 145,175 | 50,814,953 | 6.69% | 3.21% |
| 1971 | 155,136 | 52,412,558 | 6.86% | 3.14% |
| 1972 | 166,256 | 54,030,168 | 7.17% | 3.09% |
| 1973 | 178,449 | 55,667,284 | 7.33% | 3.03% |
| 1974 | 192,613 | 57,320,149 | 7.94% | 2.97% |
| 1975 | 209,908 | 58,982,400 | 8.98% | 2.9% |
| 1976 | 230,737 | 60,645,512 | 9.92% | 2.82% |
| 1977 | 254,613 | 62,308,493 | 10.3% | 2.74% |
| 1978 | 280,031 | 63,979,046 | 9.98% | 2.68% |
| 1979 | 304,513 | 65,648,865 | 8.74% | 2.61% |
| 1980 | 325,815 | 67,300,334 | 7% | 2.52% |
| 1981 | 343,047 | 68,892,108 | 5.29% | 2.37% |
| 1982 | 356,880 | 70,433,260 | 4.03% | 2.24% |
| 1983 | 369,553 | 71,971,240 | 3.55% | 2.18% |
| 1984 | 384,053 | 73,506,846 | 3.92% | 2.13% |
| 1985 | 402,687 | 75,043,414 | 4.85% | 2.09% |
| 1986 | 426,341 | 76,585,637 | 5.87% | 2.06% |
| 1987 | 454,399 | 78,136,651 | 6.58% | 2.03% |
| 1988 | 484,523 | 79,695,531 | 6.63% | 2% |
| 1989 | 523,355 | 81,247,182 | 8.01% | 1.95% |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 82,820,170 | 10.7% | 1.94% |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 84,430,572 | 8.9% | 1.94% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | 86,044,809 | -0.81% | 1.91% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | 87,653,807 | -1.88% | 1.87% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 89,259,205 | 2.03% | 1.83% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 90,862,455 | 1.02% | 1.8% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 92,452,702 | 2.41% | 1.75% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 94,021,207 | 3.62% | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 95,575,245 | 4.1% | 1.65% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 97,115,707 | 3.56% | 1.61% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 98,625,552 | 3.19% | 1.55% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 100,099,099 | 3.21% | 1.49% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 101,548,624 | 3.15% | 1.45% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 102,978,515 | 2.26% | 1.41% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 104,394,131 | 1.55% | 1.37% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 105,811,504 | 1.58% | 1.36% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 107,253,666 | 1.98% | 1.36% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 108,774,360 | 2.19% | 1.42% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 110,374,288 | 2.08% | 1.47% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 111,999,721 | 2.11% | 1.47% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 113,623,895 | 2.05% | 1.45% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 115,243,504 | 1.97% | 1.43% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 116,818,208 | 1.92% | 1.37% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 118,343,573 | 1.87% | 1.31% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 119,784,261 | 1.82% | 1.22% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 121,072,306 | 1.75% | 1.08% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 122,251,351 | 1.7% | 0.97% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 123,400,057 | 1.66% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 124,573,711 | 1.62% | 0.95% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 125,762,982 | 1.57% | 0.95% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 126,799,054 | 1.51% | 0.82% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 127,648,148 | 1.45% | 0.67% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 128,613,117 | 1.41% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 129,739,759 | 1.39% | 0.88% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 130,861,007 | 1.37% | 0.86% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 131,946,905 | 1.31% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 132,997,664 | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 134,017,711 | 1.3% | 0.77% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 135,008,697 | 1.28% | 0.74% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 135,970,893 | 1.31% | 0.71% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 136,904,747 | 1.28% | 0.69% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 137,811,068 | 1.24% | 0.66% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 138,690,189 | 1.18% | 0.64% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 139,542,087 | 1.11% | 0.61% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 140,362,026 | 1.06% | 0.59% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 141,150,818 | 1.05% | 0.56% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 141,909,168 | 1.04% | 0.54% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 142,637,546 | 1.05% | 0.51% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 143,336,222 | 1.05% | 0.49% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 143,998,296 | 1.02% | 0.46% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 144,624,328 | 1.06% | 0.43% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 145,217,780 | 1.08% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 145,777,459 | 1.03% | 0.39% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 146,300,011 | 0.91% | 0.36% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 146,787,722 | 0.83% | 0.33% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 147,240,096 | 0.85% | 0.31% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 147,654,160 | 0.84% | 0.28% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 148,030,153 | 0.78% | 0.25% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 148,372,233 | 0.72% | 0.23% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 148,677,894 | 0.72% | 0.21% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 148,946,272 | 0.71% | 0.18% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,146 people (a 21.6% growth), while Mexico gained 15,260,802 people (a 14.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Djibouti gained 176,115 (a 17.3% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,718,651 (a 9.68% growth).
Djibouti was ranked 158th most populous country in 2005 and is still 158th in 2025. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2005 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.2% to 148,946,272 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Djibouti | 604K |
| Ali Sabieh | 71.2K |
| Dikhil | 35K |
| Obock | 21.2K |
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| City | Population |
| Mexico | 9.21M |
| Tijuana | 1.96M |
| Ecatepec de Morelos | 1.93M |
| Leon | 1.58M |
| Zapopan | 1.48M |
| Guadalajara | 1.46M |
| Puebla | 1.43M |
| Ciudad Juarez | 1.32M |
| Monterrey | 1.14M |
| Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | 1.07M |
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Population differences between Djibouti and Mexico
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| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 75.4 years |
| Average age | 28.8 years | 32.7 years |
| Median age | 25.7 years | 30.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.61 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman |
| Population density | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 174.4 ppl/mi² |
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