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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 202.5 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.96% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Djibouti vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Nigeria
2100 1,853,638 481,678,166
2099 1,851,867 481,494,914
2098 1,849,091 481,219,866
2097 1,845,028 480,876,108
2096 1,843,492 480,460,381
2095 1,841,290 479,976,454
2094 1,839,614 479,432,855
2093 1,834,629 478,807,152
2092 1,832,454 478,097,591
2091 1,830,543 477,274,569
2090 1,827,895 476,367,086
2089 1,824,422 475,363,859
2088 1,819,766 474,268,867
2087 1,815,602 473,072,894
2086 1,812,004 471,769,229
2085 1,806,728 470,365,292
2084 1,802,147 468,843,169
2083 1,798,430 467,224,322
2082 1,793,553 465,509,151
2081 1,790,013 463,679,779
2080 1,787,239 461,741,930
2079 1,782,284 459,680,797
2078 1,778,181 457,513,367
2077 1,773,272 455,254,796
2076 1,767,264 452,885,729
2075 1,761,013 450,402,898
2074 1,753,691 447,825,224
2073 1,748,057 445,152,156
2072 1,743,208 442,375,349
2071 1,736,772 439,499,004
2070 1,730,333 436,539,777
2069 1,724,309 433,472,204
2068 1,716,592 430,320,190
2067 1,708,491 427,066,199
2066 1,698,811 423,736,078
2065 1,689,868 420,318,527
2064 1,683,153 416,811,285
2063 1,676,195 413,231,409
2062 1,666,794 409,583,480
2061 1,657,365 405,859,509
2060 1,647,995 402,073,494
2059 1,637,453 398,228,736
2058 1,626,405 394,315,883
2057 1,613,201 390,341,867
2056 1,600,875 386,298,064
2055 1,591,617 382,193,151
2054 1,580,458 378,030,342
2053 1,567,320 373,799,276
2052 1,556,029 369,501,634
2051 1,546,163 365,149,555
2050 1,535,615 360,734,783
2049 1,524,387 356,271,401
2048 1,513,769 351,752,501
2047 1,502,572 347,169,674
2046 1,490,451 342,532,578
2045 1,477,565 337,834,528
2044 1,465,478 333,076,416
2043 1,453,253 328,256,555
2042 1,439,049 323,388,886
2041 1,423,763 318,469,120
2040 1,408,530 313,492,800
2039 1,394,028 308,474,350
2038 1,380,170 303,423,786
2037 1,365,227 298,351,344
2036 1,351,732 293,250,795
2035 1,337,326 288,138,368
2034 1,323,770 283,018,151
2033 1,309,514 277,897,810
2032 1,294,871 272,769,123
2031 1,279,082 267,666,779
2030 1,263,351 262,583,487
2029 1,246,848 257,504,936
2028 1,230,964 252,465,743
2027 1,215,502 247,457,208
2026 1,199,638 242,477,499
2025 1,184,528 237,546,527
2024 1,168,722 232,679,478
2023 1,152,944 227,882,945
2022 1,137,096 223,150,896
2021 1,121,248 218,529,286
2020 1,105,188 213,996,181
2019 1,088,709 209,485,641
2018 1,071,882 204,938,755
2017 1,054,841 200,254,579
2016 1,037,653 195,443,700
2015 1,020,313 190,671,878
2014 1,002,717 185,896,915
2013 984,824 181,049,443
2012 966,747 176,200,625
2011 948,558 171,379,598
2010 930,251 166,642,886
2009 911,527 162,049,464
2008 892,734 157,595,014
2007 874,528 153,267,261
2006 855,764 149,077,334
2005 839,167 145,017,253
2004 826,124 141,057,045
2003 813,519 137,202,644
2002 795,574 133,471,989
2001 771,313 129,862,595
2000 747,318 126,382,494
1999 724,218 123,047,320
1998 699,352 119,846,254
1997 671,817 116,754,792
1996 648,348 113,754,779
1995 633,074 110,819,428
1994 626,710 107,935,714
1993 614,245 105,122,069
1992 626,010 102,372,770
1991 631,092 99,720,162
1990 579,538 97,120,925
1989 523,355 94,531,014
1988 484,523 92,020,090
1987 454,399 89,591,716
1986 426,341 87,235,953
1985 402,687 84,897,973
1984 384,053 82,526,443
1983 369,553 80,438,260
1982 356,880 78,378,701
1981 343,047 76,068,103
1980 325,815 73,764,641
1979 304,513 71,498,242
1978 280,031 69,326,532
1977 254,613 67,234,590
1976 230,737 65,258,009
1975 209,908 63,410,815
1974 192,613 61,679,144
1973 178,449 60,082,139
1972 166,256 58,601,748
1971 155,136 57,214,684
1970 145,175 55,893,838
1969 136,078 54,631,914
1968 128,250 53,432,783
1967 121,649 52,293,065
1966 115,269 51,188,234
1965 109,092 50,086,764
1964 103,198 49,012,016
1963 97,872 47,973,575
1962 93,283 46,965,292
1961 89,390 45,989,310
1960 86,024 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Nigeria
2100 0.1% 0.04%
2099 0.15% 0.06%
2098 0.22% 0.07%
2097 0.08% 0.09%
2096 0.12% 0.1%
2095 0.09% 0.11%
2094 0.27% 0.13%
2093 0.12% 0.15%
2092 0.1% 0.17%
2091 0.14% 0.19%
2090 0.19% 0.21%
2089 0.26% 0.23%
2088 0.23% 0.25%
2087 0.2% 0.28%
2086 0.29% 0.3%
2085 0.25% 0.32%
2084 0.21% 0.35%
2083 0.27% 0.37%
2082 0.2% 0.39%
2081 0.16% 0.42%
2080 0.28% 0.45%
2079 0.23% 0.47%
2078 0.28% 0.5%
2077 0.34% 0.52%
2076 0.35% 0.55%
2075 0.42% 0.58%
2074 0.32% 0.6%
2073 0.28% 0.63%
2072 0.37% 0.65%
2071 0.37% 0.68%
2070 0.35% 0.71%
2069 0.45% 0.73%
2068 0.47% 0.76%
2067 0.57% 0.79%
2066 0.53% 0.81%
2065 0.4% 0.84%
2064 0.42% 0.87%
2063 0.56% 0.89%
2062 0.57% 0.92%
2061 0.57% 0.94%
2060 0.64% 0.97%
2059 0.68% 0.99%
2058 0.82% 1.02%
2057 0.77% 1.05%
2056 0.58% 1.07%
2055 0.71% 1.1%
2054 0.84% 1.13%
2053 0.73% 1.16%
2052 0.64% 1.19%
2051 0.69% 1.22%
2050 0.74% 1.25%
2049 0.7% 1.28%
2048 0.75% 1.32%
2047 0.81% 1.35%
2046 0.87% 1.39%
2045 0.82% 1.43%
2044 0.84% 1.47%
2043 0.99% 1.51%
2042 1.07% 1.54%
2041 1.08% 1.59%
2040 1.04% 1.63%
2039 1% 1.66%
2038 1.09% 1.7%
2037 1% 1.74%
2036 1.08% 1.77%
2035 1.02% 1.81%
2034 1.09% 1.84%
2033 1.13% 1.88%
2032 1.23% 1.91%
2031 1.25% 1.94%
2030 1.32% 1.97%
2029 1.29% 2%
2028 1.27% 2.02%
2027 1.32% 2.05%
2026 1.28% 2.08%
2025 1.35% 2.09%
2024 1.37% 2.1%
2023 1.39% 2.12%
2022 1.41% 2.11%
2021 1.45% 2.12%
2020 1.51% 2.15%
2019 1.57% 2.22%
2018 1.62% 2.34%
2017 1.66% 2.46%
2016 1.7% 2.5%
2015 1.75% 2.57%
2014 1.82% 2.68%
2013 1.87% 2.75%
2012 1.92% 2.81%
2011 1.97% 2.84%
2010 2.05% 2.83%
2009 2.11% 2.83%
2008 2.08% 2.82%
2007 2.19% 2.81%
2006 1.98% 2.8%
2005 1.58% 2.81%
2004 1.55% 2.81%
2003 2.26% 2.8%
2002 3.15% 2.78%
2001 3.21% 2.75%
2000 3.19% 2.71%
1999 3.56% 2.67%
1998 4.1% 2.65%
1997 3.62% 2.64%
1996 2.41% 2.65%
1995 1.02% 2.67%
1994 2.03% 2.68%
1993 -1.88% 2.69%
1992 -0.81% 2.66%
1991 8.9% 2.68%
1990 10.7% 2.74%
1989 8.01% 2.73%
1988 6.63% 2.71%
1987 6.58% 2.7%
1986 5.87% 2.75%
1985 4.85% 2.87%
1984 3.92% 2.6%
1983 3.55% 2.63%
1982 4.03% 3.04%
1981 5.29% 3.12%
1980 7% 3.17%
1979 8.74% 3.13%
1978 9.98% 3.11%
1977 10.3% 3.03%
1976 9.92% 2.91%
1975 8.98% 2.81%
1974 7.94% 2.66%
1973 7.33% 2.53%
1972 7.17% 2.42%
1971 6.86% 2.36%
1970 6.69% 2.31%
1969 6.1% 2.24%
1968 5.43% 2.18%
1967 5.53% 2.16%
1966 5.66% 2.2%
1965 5.71% 2.19%
1964 5.44% 2.16%
1963 4.92% 2.15%
1962 4.36% 2.12%
1961 3.91% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Nigeria
Current population
1203929
243824469
Population rank 158/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 2.94%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
22 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +43 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 48/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -15,258
Net migration rank 89/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -15,258
2024 - -11 - -35,202
2023 15,349 500 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 15,337 500 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 14,555 1,300 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 14,970 1,300 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 15,368 1,322 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 15,524 1,435 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 15,593 1,535 4,706,183 78,685
2016 15,621 1,623 4,761,594 75,265
2015 15,718 1,723 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 15,857 1,900 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 15,986 2,033 4,811,751 40,201
2012 16,026 2,104 4,774,508 71,138
2011 16,169 2,090 4,728,363 67,808
2010 16,225 2,129 4,629,173 47,966
2009 16,323 2,770 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 16,356 2,148 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 16,647 1,253 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 16,901 2,719 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 17,361 -3,779 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 17,756 -5,249 3,877,376 46,370
2003 18,341 -5,636 3,751,120 33,857
2002 18,167 5,022 3,606,814 69,594
2001 17,710 7,629 3,478,370 64,163
2000 17,014 5,632 3,343,196 74,535
1999 16,491 7,046 3,155,425 97,195
1998 15,845 10,352 3,003,946 145,575
1997 15,255 13,625 2,936,500 96,885
1996 15,408 2,652 2,882,205 84,448
1995 15,651 -3,163 2,830,771 73,243
1994 15,989 -15,756 2,735,198 128,134
1993 15,805 8,896 2,673,675 90,200
1992 16,971 -65,203 2,596,173 138,412
1991 16,553 21,510 2,527,807 42,760
1990 15,074 49,970 2,491,928 135,959
1989 13,851 33,465 2,452,324 99,588
1988 13,107 17,242 2,376,419 93,510
1987 12,357 17,545 2,322,397 64,418
1986 11,671 14,543 2,295,003 29,682
1985 11,106 9,997 2,289,784 61,514
1984 10,713 5,452 2,278,060 113,758
1983 10,391 2,441 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 10,058 2,450 2,233,401 101,116
1981 9,654 5,502 2,179,884 106,723
1980 9,187 10,121 2,121,618 198,672
1979 8,573 14,726 2,074,807 137,721
1978 7,886 17,788 2,019,621 111,258
1977 7,195 17,961 1,923,917 129,075
1976 6,567 16,028 1,827,289 72,889
1975 6,034 13,029 1,718,623 75,603
1974 5,601 9,910 1,624,813 44,281
1973 5,234 7,583 1,525,485 -618
1972 4,885 6,690 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 4,484 6,184 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 4,249 5,004 1,295,507 7,953
1969 3,950 4,995 1,213,484 6,912
1968 3,712 3,001 1,168,254 9,615
1967 3,484 3,001 1,082,884 18,683
1966 3,268 3,014 1,095,582 12,513
1965 3,054 3,023 1,061,840 32,988
1964 2,864 2,846 1,028,272 26,411
1963 2,687 2,257 995,116 27,115
1962 2,538 1,695 966,452 27,906
1961 2,412 1,136 932,111 25,515
1960 2,299 886 901,301 12,131

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/nigeria | 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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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