The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,196,428 people compared to 7,079,664 in Nicaragua.
Population statistics:
- Nicaragua's population is 5.92 times bigger than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
- For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
- Since 2005, the population of Djibouti has increased from 839K people to 1.2M (42.6% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.34M to 7.08M (32.5% growth).
- Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people compared to the peak of 9.24M people in 2071 for Nicaragua.
Djibouti vs Nicaragua: live population counter
Djibouti
|
Nicaragua
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1196428
|
7079664
|
| Population rank | 158/197 | 107/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
|
5.68 minutes
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| One birth every |
22 minutes
|
3.98 minutes
|
| One death every |
1.02 hours
|
16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
|
1.07 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -11 | -8,189 |
| Daily growth/decline | +43 | +253 |
| Annual growth/decline | +15,778 | +92,527 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +1.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 79/197 | 81/197 |
Djibouti and Nicaragua: population history and growth rate by year chart
Djibouti
Population
Growth rate
Nicaragua
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Djibouti
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Nicaragua
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Djibouti
|
Nicaragua
|
|
| 1960 | 86,024 | 1,782,370 | - | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | 1,836,451 | 3.91% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 93,283 | 1,892,320 | 4.36% | 3.04% |
| 1963 | 97,872 | 1,950,159 | 4.92% | 3.06% |
| 1964 | 103,198 | 2,010,176 | 5.44% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 109,092 | 2,072,681 | 5.71% | 3.11% |
| 1966 | 115,269 | 2,137,820 | 5.66% | 3.14% |
| 1967 | 121,649 | 2,205,567 | 5.53% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 128,250 | 2,275,836 | 5.43% | 3.19% |
| 1969 | 136,078 | 2,348,398 | 6.1% | 3.19% |
| 1970 | 145,175 | 2,423,065 | 6.69% | 3.18% |
| 1971 | 155,136 | 2,499,825 | 6.86% | 3.17% |
| 1972 | 166,256 | 2,573,578 | 7.17% | 2.95% |
| 1973 | 178,449 | 2,649,278 | 7.33% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 192,613 | 2,732,075 | 7.94% | 3.13% |
| 1975 | 209,908 | 2,816,943 | 8.98% | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 230,737 | 2,903,851 | 9.92% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 254,613 | 2,992,534 | 10.3% | 3.05% |
| 1978 | 280,031 | 3,080,314 | 9.98% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 304,513 | 3,164,525 | 8.74% | 2.73% |
| 1980 | 325,815 | 3,252,403 | 7% | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 343,047 | 3,345,674 | 5.29% | 2.87% |
| 1982 | 356,880 | 3,438,745 | 4.03% | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 369,553 | 3,530,282 | 3.55% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 384,053 | 3,619,104 | 3.92% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 402,687 | 3,706,479 | 4.85% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 426,341 | 3,794,157 | 5.87% | 2.37% |
| 1987 | 454,399 | 3,882,164 | 6.58% | 2.32% |
| 1988 | 484,523 | 3,972,320 | 6.63% | 2.32% |
| 1989 | 523,355 | 4,066,476 | 8.01% | 2.37% |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 4,162,559 | 10.7% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 4,259,637 | 8.9% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | 4,357,026 | -0.81% | 2.29% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | 4,453,732 | -1.88% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 4,549,316 | 2.03% | 2.15% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 4,642,931 | 1.02% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 4,729,974 | 2.41% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 4,809,573 | 3.62% | 1.68% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 4,883,655 | 4.1% | 1.54% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 4,954,018 | 3.56% | 1.44% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 5,022,633 | 3.19% | 1.39% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 5,087,825 | 3.21% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 5,149,909 | 3.15% | 1.22% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 5,210,963 | 2.26% | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 5,272,912 | 1.55% | 1.19% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 5,342,105 | 1.58% | 1.31% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 5,418,855 | 1.98% | 1.44% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 5,497,243 | 2.19% | 1.45% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 5,576,593 | 2.08% | 1.44% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 5,656,601 | 2.11% | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 5,737,450 | 2.05% | 1.43% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 5,819,051 | 1.97% | 1.42% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 5,901,287 | 1.92% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 5,983,845 | 1.87% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 6,066,492 | 1.82% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 6,149,417 | 1.75% | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 6,232,666 | 1.7% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 6,316,231 | 1.66% | 1.34% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 6,400,080 | 1.62% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 6,483,657 | 1.57% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 6,565,267 | 1.51% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 6,644,741 | 1.45% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 6,730,654 | 1.41% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 6,823,613 | 1.39% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 6,916,140 | 1.37% | 1.36% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 7,007,511 | 1.31% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 7,097,335 | 1.3% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 7,185,724 | 1.3% | 1.25% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 7,272,691 | 1.28% | 1.21% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 7,358,003 | 1.31% | 1.17% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 7,441,612 | 1.28% | 1.14% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 7,523,773 | 1.24% | 1.1% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 7,604,398 | 1.18% | 1.07% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 7,683,391 | 1.11% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 7,760,901 | 1.06% | 1.01% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 7,836,706 | 1.05% | 0.98% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 7,910,787 | 1.04% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 7,983,295 | 1.05% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 8,054,140 | 1.05% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 8,122,959 | 1.02% | 0.85% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 8,189,916 | 1.06% | 0.82% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 8,255,163 | 1.08% | 0.8% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 8,318,515 | 1.03% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 8,380,014 | 0.91% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 8,439,720 | 0.83% | 0.71% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 8,497,618 | 0.85% | 0.69% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 8,553,413 | 0.84% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 8,607,283 | 0.78% | 0.63% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 8,659,292 | 0.72% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 8,708,929 | 0.72% | 0.57% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 8,756,439 | 0.71% | 0.55% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,146 people (a 21.6% growth), while Nicaragua gained 807,312 people (a 15.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Djibouti gained 176,115 (a 17.3% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 930,247 (a 15.1% growth).
Djibouti was ranked 158th most populous country in 2005 and is still 158th in 2025. Nicaragua was ranked 110th in 2005 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.7% to 8,756,439 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.
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Population differences between Djibouti and Nicaragua
|
Djibouti
|
Nicaragua
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 75.3 years |
| Average age | 28.8 years | 29.3 years |
| Median age | 25.7 years | 26.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.61 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 148.9 ppl/mi² |
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