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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 32.3 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Djibouti vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Morocco
2100 1,852,930 38,169,376
2099 1,851,160 38,399,800
2098 1,848,386 38,627,357
2097 1,844,324 38,851,192
2096 1,842,788 39,072,685
2095 1,840,587 39,290,298
2094 1,838,911 39,503,336
2093 1,833,929 39,714,423
2092 1,831,754 39,921,868
2091 1,829,844 40,126,152
2090 1,827,197 40,325,215
2089 1,823,725 40,519,616
2088 1,819,072 40,706,061
2087 1,814,909 40,889,974
2086 1,811,313 41,072,468
2085 1,806,038 41,252,209
2084 1,801,459 41,425,986
2083 1,797,744 41,591,998
2082 1,792,869 41,755,476
2081 1,789,329 41,914,644
2080 1,786,557 42,069,073
2079 1,781,603 42,220,167
2078 1,777,502 42,364,299
2077 1,772,595 42,502,554
2076 1,766,589 42,634,865
2075 1,760,341 42,762,096
2074 1,753,021 42,885,545
2073 1,747,389 43,003,930
2072 1,742,543 43,115,594
2071 1,736,109 43,219,147
2070 1,729,672 43,319,278
2069 1,723,651 43,409,990
2068 1,715,937 43,494,031
2067 1,707,839 43,572,598
2066 1,698,162 43,641,156
2065 1,689,223 43,710,126
2064 1,682,510 43,767,514
2063 1,675,555 43,815,039
2062 1,666,158 43,857,629
2061 1,656,732 43,889,133
2060 1,647,366 43,913,417
2059 1,636,828 43,928,921
2058 1,625,784 43,931,406
2057 1,612,585 43,926,107
2056 1,600,264 43,914,039
2055 1,591,009 43,889,084
2054 1,579,855 43,852,920
2053 1,566,721 43,805,549
2052 1,555,435 43,745,706
2051 1,545,572 43,674,633
2050 1,535,029 43,591,589
2049 1,523,806 43,504,461
2048 1,513,191 43,404,127
2047 1,501,998 43,295,069
2046 1,489,883 43,179,153
2045 1,477,001 43,052,251
2044 1,464,918 42,912,359
2043 1,452,698 42,766,985
2042 1,438,500 42,610,691
2041 1,423,219 42,442,983
2040 1,407,993 42,267,502
2039 1,393,496 42,085,886
2038 1,379,643 41,889,492
2037 1,364,706 41,687,645
2036 1,351,216 41,476,060
2035 1,336,815 41,253,454
2034 1,323,265 41,024,367
2033 1,309,014 40,782,838
2032 1,294,377 40,532,216
2031 1,278,594 40,268,078
2030 1,262,869 39,993,270
2029 1,246,372 39,707,804
2028 1,230,494 39,409,825
2027 1,215,038 39,097,054
2026 1,199,180 38,771,691
2025 1,184,076 38,430,770
2024 1,168,722 38,081,173
2023 1,152,944 37,712,505
2022 1,137,096 37,329,064
2021 1,121,248 36,954,442
2020 1,105,188 36,584,208
2019 1,088,709 36,210,898
2018 1,071,882 35,839,760
2017 1,054,841 35,446,392
2016 1,037,653 35,023,457
2015 1,020,313 34,607,588
2014 1,002,717 34,204,780
2013 984,824 33,787,571
2012 966,747 33,355,241
2011 948,558 32,912,588
2010 930,251 32,467,016
2009 911,527 32,030,778
2008 892,734 31,606,767
2007 874,528 31,186,468
2006 855,764 30,771,178
2005 839,167 30,358,144
2004 826,124 29,953,018
2003 813,519 29,571,415
2002 795,574 29,198,142
2001 771,313 28,814,643
2000 747,318 28,423,435
1999 724,218 28,027,179
1998 699,352 27,621,648
1997 671,817 27,213,337
1996 648,348 26,808,107
1995 633,074 26,399,429
1994 626,710 26,000,822
1993 614,245 25,614,586
1992 626,010 25,212,468
1991 631,092 24,799,014
1990 579,538 24,375,551
1989 523,355 23,939,414
1988 484,523 23,500,524
1987 454,399 23,054,392
1986 426,341 22,600,803
1985 402,687 22,113,953
1984 384,053 21,593,778
1983 369,553 21,060,696
1982 356,880 20,520,318
1981 343,047 19,985,401
1980 325,815 19,459,943
1979 304,513 18,955,589
1978 280,031 18,477,385
1977 254,613 18,014,756
1976 230,737 17,574,182
1975 209,908 17,150,786
1974 192,613 16,733,842
1973 178,449 16,326,269
1972 166,256 15,924,692
1971 155,136 15,527,225
1970 145,175 15,129,449
1969 136,078 14,734,255
1968 128,250 14,347,899
1967 121,649 13,968,175
1966 115,269 13,597,065
1965 109,092 13,239,171
1964 103,198 12,898,886
1963 97,872 12,577,502
1962 93,283 12,253,092
1961 89,390 11,931,085
1960 86,024 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Morocco
2100 0.1% -0.6%
2099 0.15% -0.59%
2098 0.22% -0.58%
2097 0.08% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 0.19% -0.48%
2089 0.26% -0.46%
2088 0.23% -0.45%
2087 0.2% -0.44%
2086 0.29% -0.44%
2085 0.25% -0.42%
2084 0.21% -0.4%
2083 0.27% -0.39%
2082 0.2% -0.38%
2081 0.16% -0.37%
2080 0.28% -0.36%
2079 0.23% -0.34%
2078 0.28% -0.33%
2077 0.34% -0.31%
2076 0.35% -0.3%
2075 0.42% -0.29%
2074 0.32% -0.28%
2073 0.28% -0.26%
2072 0.37% -0.24%
2071 0.37% -0.23%
2070 0.35% -0.21%
2069 0.45% -0.19%
2068 0.47% -0.18%
2067 0.57% -0.16%
2066 0.53% -0.16%
2065 0.4% -0.13%
2064 0.42% -0.11%
2063 0.56% -0.1%
2062 0.57% -0.07%
2061 0.57% -0.06%
2060 0.64% -0.04%
2059 0.68% -0.006%
2058 0.82% 0.01%
2057 0.77% 0.03%
2056 0.58% 0.06%
2055 0.71% 0.08%
2054 0.84% 0.11%
2053 0.73% 0.14%
2052 0.64% 0.16%
2051 0.69% 0.19%
2050 0.74% 0.2%
2049 0.7% 0.23%
2048 0.75% 0.25%
2047 0.81% 0.27%
2046 0.87% 0.29%
2045 0.82% 0.33%
2044 0.84% 0.34%
2043 0.99% 0.37%
2042 1.07% 0.4%
2041 1.08% 0.42%
2040 1.04% 0.43%
2039 1% 0.47%
2038 1.09% 0.48%
2037 1% 0.51%
2036 1.08% 0.54%
2035 1.02% 0.56%
2034 1.09% 0.59%
2033 1.13% 0.62%
2032 1.23% 0.66%
2031 1.25% 0.69%
2030 1.32% 0.72%
2029 1.29% 0.76%
2028 1.27% 0.8%
2027 1.32% 0.84%
2026 1.28% 0.89%
2025 1.31% 0.92%
2024 1.37% 0.98%
2023 1.39% 1.03%
2022 1.41% 1.01%
2021 1.45% 1.01%
2020 1.51% 1.03%
2019 1.57% 1.04%
2018 1.62% 1.11%
2017 1.66% 1.21%
2016 1.7% 1.2%
2015 1.75% 1.18%
2014 1.82% 1.23%
2013 1.87% 1.3%
2012 1.92% 1.34%
2011 1.97% 1.37%
2010 2.05% 1.36%
2009 2.11% 1.34%
2008 2.08% 1.35%
2007 2.19% 1.35%
2006 1.98% 1.36%
2005 1.58% 1.35%
2004 1.55% 1.29%
2003 2.26% 1.28%
2002 3.15% 1.33%
2001 3.21% 1.38%
2000 3.19% 1.41%
1999 3.56% 1.47%
1998 4.1% 1.5%
1997 3.62% 1.51%
1996 2.41% 1.55%
1995 1.02% 1.53%
1994 2.03% 1.51%
1993 -1.88% 1.59%
1992 -0.81% 1.67%
1991 8.9% 1.74%
1990 10.7% 1.82%
1989 8.01% 1.87%
1988 6.63% 1.94%
1987 6.58% 2.01%
1986 5.87% 2.2%
1985 4.85% 2.41%
1984 3.92% 2.53%
1983 3.55% 2.63%
1982 4.03% 2.68%
1981 5.29% 2.7%
1980 7% 2.66%
1979 8.74% 2.59%
1978 9.98% 2.57%
1977 10.3% 2.51%
1976 9.92% 2.47%
1975 8.98% 2.49%
1974 7.94% 2.5%
1973 7.33% 2.52%
1972 7.17% 2.56%
1971 6.86% 2.63%
1970 6.69% 2.68%
1969 6.1% 2.69%
1968 5.43% 2.72%
1967 5.53% 2.73%
1966 5.66% 2.7%
1965 5.71% 2.64%
1964 5.44% 2.56%
1963 4.92% 2.65%
1962 4.36% 2.7%
1961 3.91% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Morocco
Current population
1207325
38938817
Population rank 158/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.47%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
1.51 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
50.5 seconds
One death every
1 hour
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +42 +958
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 105/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -56,254
Net migration rank 89/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -56,254
2024 15,712 -11 406,555 -46,802
2023 15,349 500 417,213 -39,650
2022 15,337 500 427,903 -38,594
2021 14,555 1,300 407,829 -47,902
2020 14,970 1,300 415,999 -35,474
2019 15,368 1,322 457,307 -91,217
2018 15,524 1,435 464,375 -88,159
2017 15,593 1,535 471,011 -60,472
2016 15,621 1,623 474,637 -39,302
2015 15,718 1,723 477,654 -81,248
2014 15,857 1,900 481,295 -72,065
2013 15,986 2,033 492,284 -67,096
2012 16,026 2,104 504,698 -65,251
2011 16,169 2,090 513,305 -67,447
2010 16,225 2,129 515,804 -70,510
2009 16,323 2,770 509,386 -82,203
2008 16,356 2,148 499,766 -78,912
2007 16,647 1,253 493,526 -73,759
2006 16,901 2,719 483,200 -72,364
2005 17,361 -3,779 474,285 -59,024
2004 17,756 -5,249 461,756 -66,749
2003 18,341 -5,636 452,650 -84,460
2002 18,167 5,022 446,147 -67,802
2001 17,710 7,629 452,621 -63,967
2000 17,014 5,632 461,341 -67,569
1999 16,491 7,046 473,071 -74,343
1998 15,845 10,352 492,604 -80,286
1997 15,255 13,625 500,807 -96,502
1996 15,408 2,652 501,499 -95,331
1995 15,651 -3,163 496,573 -85,386
1994 15,989 -15,756 501,426 -115,404
1993 15,805 8,896 507,707 -121,254
1992 16,971 -65,203 525,680 -107,911
1991 16,553 21,510 539,850 -130,717
1990 15,074 49,970 535,506 -97,711
1989 13,851 33,465 538,996 -104,509
1988 13,107 17,242 545,800 -102,484
1987 12,357 17,545 553,005 -104,029
1986 11,671 14,543 558,105 -99,905
1985 11,106 9,997 560,810 -45,336
1984 10,713 5,452 564,159 -39,319
1983 10,391 2,441 566,301 -24,988
1982 10,058 2,450 564,904 -25,471
1981 9,654 5,502 552,936 -22,553
1980 9,187 10,121 534,448 -13,899
1979 8,573 14,726 515,554 -27,374
1978 7,886 17,788 498,834 -30,600
1977 7,195 17,961 489,173 -32,161
1976 6,567 16,028 482,130 -58,019
1975 6,034 13,029 474,631 -51,968
1974 5,601 9,910 464,147 -52,927
1973 5,234 7,583 455,699 -51,772
1972 4,885 6,690 446,449 -47,226
1971 4,484 6,184 435,104 -39,385
1970 4,249 5,004 426,015 -26,168
1969 3,950 4,995 414,931 -24,389
1968 3,712 3,001 407,437 -25,267
1967 3,484 3,001 400,594 -23,309
1966 3,268 3,014 391,881 -26,945
1965 3,054 3,023 383,989 -33,139
1964 2,864 2,846 375,835 -46,106
1963 2,687 2,257 369,250 -56,214
1962 2,538 1,695 363,843 -28,071
1961 2,412 1,136 348,650 -40,413
1960 2,299 886 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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