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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 24.6 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Djibouti vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Nepal
2100 1,853,638 31,902,377
2099 1,851,867 32,090,762
2098 1,849,091 32,277,789
2097 1,845,028 32,464,318
2096 1,843,492 32,647,891
2095 1,841,290 32,828,594
2094 1,839,614 33,009,460
2093 1,834,629 33,186,290
2092 1,832,454 33,361,327
2091 1,830,543 33,532,505
2090 1,827,895 33,699,660
2089 1,824,422 33,863,636
2088 1,819,766 34,022,597
2087 1,815,602 34,175,457
2086 1,812,004 34,322,945
2085 1,806,728 34,468,441
2084 1,802,147 34,605,513
2083 1,798,430 34,735,114
2082 1,793,553 34,856,938
2081 1,790,013 34,972,075
2080 1,787,239 35,080,783
2079 1,782,284 35,183,584
2078 1,778,181 35,277,254
2077 1,773,272 35,362,658
2076 1,767,264 35,440,746
2075 1,761,013 35,510,291
2074 1,753,691 35,573,094
2073 1,748,057 35,627,375
2072 1,743,208 35,670,886
2071 1,736,772 35,709,979
2070 1,730,333 35,739,580
2069 1,724,309 35,759,193
2068 1,716,592 35,770,405
2067 1,708,491 35,774,081
2066 1,698,811 35,770,220
2065 1,689,868 35,758,824
2064 1,683,153 35,737,661
2063 1,676,195 35,709,945
2062 1,666,794 35,669,839
2061 1,657,365 35,623,365
2060 1,647,995 35,567,728
2059 1,637,453 35,503,043
2058 1,626,405 35,427,419
2057 1,613,201 35,345,633
2056 1,600,875 35,253,644
2055 1,591,617 35,155,433
2054 1,580,458 35,050,330
2053 1,567,320 34,936,594
2052 1,556,029 34,816,009
2051 1,546,163 34,684,328
2050 1,535,615 34,546,267
2049 1,524,387 34,400,898
2048 1,513,769 34,250,249
2047 1,502,572 34,091,495
2046 1,490,451 33,921,975
2045 1,477,565 33,747,892
2044 1,465,478 33,566,784
2043 1,453,253 33,380,395
2042 1,439,049 33,186,321
2041 1,423,763 32,987,097
2040 1,408,530 32,781,189
2039 1,394,028 32,569,731
2038 1,380,170 32,349,742
2037 1,365,227 32,125,036
2036 1,351,732 31,892,962
2035 1,337,326 31,653,976
2034 1,323,770 31,407,460
2033 1,309,514 31,152,292
2032 1,294,871 30,890,627
2031 1,279,082 30,623,706
2030 1,263,351 30,349,201
2029 1,246,848 30,068,368
2028 1,230,964 29,780,585
2027 1,215,502 29,627,864
2026 1,199,638 29,585,230
2025 1,184,528 29,605,298
2024 1,168,722 29,651,054
2023 1,152,944 29,694,614
2022 1,137,096 29,715,436
2021 1,121,248 29,475,010
2020 1,105,188 28,966,574
2019 1,088,709 28,414,064
2018 1,071,882 28,079,689
2017 1,054,841 28,011,258
2016 1,037,653 27,955,462
2015 1,020,313 27,823,629
2014 1,002,717 27,672,370
2013 984,824 27,589,996
2012 966,747 27,534,915
2011 948,558 27,464,494
2010 930,251 27,341,952
2009 911,527 27,173,035
2008 892,734 26,990,037
2007 874,528 26,788,492
2006 855,764 26,565,425
2005 839,167 26,309,458
2004 826,124 26,016,656
2003 813,519 25,688,758
2002 795,574 25,328,981
2001 771,313 24,946,748
2000 747,318 24,546,509
1999 724,218 24,125,199
1998 699,352 23,680,357
1997 671,817 23,219,463
1996 648,348 22,741,862
1995 633,074 22,245,439
1994 626,710 21,717,479
1993 614,245 21,180,159
1992 626,010 20,609,707
1991 631,092 20,036,500
1990 579,538 19,524,573
1989 523,355 19,057,807
1988 484,523 18,638,661
1987 454,399 18,250,505
1986 426,341 17,868,124
1985 402,687 17,477,692
1984 384,053 17,085,242
1983 369,553 16,689,119
1982 356,880 16,297,987
1981 343,047 15,922,423
1980 325,815 15,553,105
1979 304,513 15,190,590
1978 280,031 14,839,695
1977 254,613 14,499,175
1976 230,737 14,177,649
1975 209,908 13,870,695
1974 192,613 13,568,435
1973 178,449 13,275,239
1972 166,256 12,989,099
1971 155,136 12,710,061
1970 145,175 12,436,190
1969 136,078 12,167,036
1968 128,250 11,906,266
1967 121,649 11,652,716
1966 115,269 11,408,710
1965 109,092 11,173,411
1964 103,198 10,946,392
1963 97,872 10,729,818
1962 93,283 10,521,116
1961 89,390 10,318,396
1960 86,024 10,123,658

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/nepal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Nepal
2100 0.1% -0.59%
2099 0.15% -0.58%
2098 0.22% -0.57%
2097 0.08% -0.56%
2096 0.12% -0.55%
2095 0.09% -0.55%
2094 0.27% -0.53%
2093 0.12% -0.52%
2092 0.1% -0.51%
2091 0.14% -0.5%
2090 0.19% -0.48%
2089 0.26% -0.47%
2088 0.23% -0.45%
2087 0.2% -0.43%
2086 0.29% -0.42%
2085 0.25% -0.4%
2084 0.21% -0.37%
2083 0.27% -0.35%
2082 0.2% -0.33%
2081 0.16% -0.31%
2080 0.28% -0.29%
2079 0.23% -0.27%
2078 0.28% -0.24%
2077 0.34% -0.22%
2076 0.35% -0.2%
2075 0.42% -0.18%
2074 0.32% -0.15%
2073 0.28% -0.12%
2072 0.37% -0.11%
2071 0.37% -0.08%
2070 0.35% -0.05%
2069 0.45% -0.03%
2068 0.47% -0.01%
2067 0.57% 0.01%
2066 0.53% 0.03%
2065 0.4% 0.06%
2064 0.42% 0.08%
2063 0.56% 0.11%
2062 0.57% 0.13%
2061 0.57% 0.16%
2060 0.64% 0.18%
2059 0.68% 0.21%
2058 0.82% 0.23%
2057 0.77% 0.26%
2056 0.58% 0.28%
2055 0.71% 0.3%
2054 0.84% 0.33%
2053 0.73% 0.35%
2052 0.64% 0.38%
2051 0.69% 0.4%
2050 0.74% 0.42%
2049 0.7% 0.44%
2048 0.75% 0.47%
2047 0.81% 0.5%
2046 0.87% 0.52%
2045 0.82% 0.54%
2044 0.84% 0.56%
2043 0.99% 0.58%
2042 1.07% 0.6%
2041 1.08% 0.63%
2040 1.04% 0.65%
2039 1% 0.68%
2038 1.09% 0.7%
2037 1% 0.73%
2036 1.08% 0.75%
2035 1.02% 0.78%
2034 1.09% 0.82%
2033 1.13% 0.85%
2032 1.23% 0.87%
2031 1.25% 0.9%
2030 1.32% 0.93%
2029 1.29% 0.97%
2028 1.27% 0.52%
2027 1.32% 0.14%
2026 1.28% -0.07%
2025 1.35% -0.15%
2024 1.37% -0.15%
2023 1.39% -0.07%
2022 1.41% 0.82%
2021 1.45% 1.76%
2020 1.51% 1.94%
2019 1.57% 1.19%
2018 1.62% 0.24%
2017 1.66% 0.2%
2016 1.7% 0.47%
2015 1.75% 0.55%
2014 1.82% 0.3%
2013 1.87% 0.2%
2012 1.92% 0.26%
2011 1.97% 0.45%
2010 2.05% 0.62%
2009 2.11% 0.68%
2008 2.08% 0.75%
2007 2.19% 0.84%
2006 1.98% 0.97%
2005 1.58% 1.13%
2004 1.55% 1.28%
2003 2.26% 1.42%
2002 3.15% 1.53%
2001 3.21% 1.63%
2000 3.19% 1.75%
1999 3.56% 1.88%
1998 4.1% 1.98%
1997 3.62% 2.1%
1996 2.41% 2.23%
1995 1.02% 2.43%
1994 2.03% 2.54%
1993 -1.88% 2.77%
1992 -0.81% 2.86%
1991 8.9% 2.62%
1990 10.7% 2.45%
1989 8.01% 2.25%
1988 6.63% 2.13%
1987 6.58% 2.14%
1986 5.87% 2.23%
1985 4.85% 2.3%
1984 3.92% 2.37%
1983 3.55% 2.4%
1982 4.03% 2.36%
1981 5.29% 2.37%
1980 7% 2.39%
1979 8.74% 2.36%
1978 9.98% 2.35%
1977 10.3% 2.27%
1976 9.92% 2.21%
1975 8.98% 2.23%
1974 7.94% 2.21%
1973 7.33% 2.2%
1972 7.17% 2.2%
1971 6.86% 2.2%
1970 6.69% 2.21%
1969 6.1% 2.19%
1968 5.43% 2.18%
1967 5.53% 2.14%
1966 5.66% 2.11%
1965 5.71% 2.07%
1964 5.44% 2.02%
1963 4.92% 1.98%
1962 4.36% 1.96%
1961 3.91% 1.92%

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/nepal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Nepal
Current population
1203929
29596762
Population rank 158/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.36%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
22 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +43 -119
Annual growth/decline +15,778 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 174/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -364,699
Net migration rank 89/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -364,699
2024 - -11 - -401,282
2023 15,349 500 368,450 -409,782
2022 15,337 500 379,021 -379,321
2021 14,555 1,300 351,165 130,001
2020 14,970 1,300 373,553 162,139
2019 15,368 1,322 387,113 182,203
2018 15,524 1,435 394,576 -295,151
2017 15,593 1,535 406,219 -368,787
2016 15,621 1,623 415,921 -341,748
2015 15,718 1,723 410,565 -221,062
2014 15,857 1,900 423,166 -310,156
2013 15,986 2,033 424,804 -373,064
2012 16,026 2,104 430,151 -371,707
2011 16,169 2,090 429,957 -347,552
2010 16,225 2,129 432,631 -269,963
2009 16,323 2,770 441,290 -266,144
2008 16,356 2,148 452,353 -261,540
2007 16,647 1,253 464,780 -252,526
2006 16,901 2,719 475,335 -241,455
2005 17,361 -3,779 489,093 -211,024
2004 17,756 -5,249 504,853 -197,336
2003 18,341 -5,636 516,575 -168,314
2002 18,167 5,022 525,045 -153,730
2001 17,710 7,629 542,118 -148,973
2000 17,014 5,632 554,506 -147,193
1999 16,491 7,046 557,847 -122,551
1998 15,845 10,352 562,787 -108,400
1997 15,255 13,625 565,882 -98,454
1996 15,408 2,652 580,099 -92,307
1995 15,651 -3,163 591,283 -86,232
1994 15,989 -15,756 578,293 -27,415
1993 15,805 8,896 561,549 -37,782
1992 16,971 -65,203 533,029 84,113
1991 16,553 21,510 512,233 17,056
1990 15,074 49,970 495,202 -640
1989 13,851 33,465 478,771 -39,808
1988 13,107 17,242 463,581 -64,246
1987 12,357 17,545 449,400 -72,437
1986 11,671 14,543 434,802 -47,017
1985 11,106 9,997 423,240 -30,154
1984 10,713 5,452 411,122 -19,300
1983 10,391 2,441 399,103 1,304
1982 10,058 2,450 385,741 -3,898
1981 9,654 5,502 374,145 -4,855
1980 9,187 10,121 364,254 5,084
1979 8,573 14,726 355,597 88
1978 7,886 17,788 345,765 346
1977 7,195 17,961 332,843 2,108
1976 6,567 16,028 323,222 -15,119
1975 6,034 13,029 312,479 -6,686
1974 5,601 9,910 303,078 -4,361
1973 5,234 7,583 288,750 -1,076
1972 4,885 6,690 286,708 -2,107
1971 4,484 6,184 280,752 -7,284
1970 4,249 5,004 272,439 1,847
1969 3,950 4,995 264,560 -527
1968 3,712 3,001 258,259 -746
1967 3,484 3,001 249,240 347
1966 3,268 3,014 241,716 -3,306
1965 3,054 3,023 233,726 -1,551
1964 2,864 2,846 227,948 -6,087
1963 2,687 2,257 219,586 -8,303
1962 2,538 1,695 215,368 -9,249
1961 2,412 1,136 209,917 -10,601
1960 2,299 886 203,374 -13,223

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/nepal | 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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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