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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 4.69 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Djibouti vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Norway
2100 1,852,930 5,426,970
2099 1,851,160 5,439,664
2098 1,848,386 5,451,717
2097 1,844,324 5,463,190
2096 1,842,788 5,474,994
2095 1,840,587 5,487,368
2094 1,838,911 5,499,514
2093 1,833,929 5,512,056
2092 1,831,754 5,524,021
2091 1,829,844 5,535,989
2090 1,827,197 5,548,825
2089 1,823,725 5,561,462
2088 1,819,072 5,574,757
2087 1,814,909 5,588,831
2086 1,811,313 5,602,569
2085 1,806,038 5,616,010
2084 1,801,459 5,629,675
2083 1,797,744 5,642,568
2082 1,792,869 5,654,975
2081 1,789,329 5,666,885
2080 1,786,557 5,678,624
2079 1,781,603 5,689,711
2078 1,777,502 5,700,349
2077 1,772,595 5,710,483
2076 1,766,589 5,720,209
2075 1,760,341 5,729,904
2074 1,753,021 5,739,940
2073 1,747,389 5,749,872
2072 1,742,543 5,759,499
2071 1,736,109 5,768,298
2070 1,729,672 5,777,747
2069 1,723,651 5,786,471
2068 1,715,937 5,795,734
2067 1,707,839 5,805,627
2066 1,698,162 5,815,585
2065 1,689,223 5,825,356
2064 1,682,510 5,835,081
2063 1,675,555 5,844,519
2062 1,666,158 5,853,646
2061 1,656,732 5,861,677
2060 1,647,366 5,869,390
2059 1,636,828 5,875,920
2058 1,625,784 5,881,790
2057 1,612,585 5,888,181
2056 1,600,264 5,894,125
2055 1,591,009 5,899,106
2054 1,579,855 5,903,121
2053 1,566,721 5,906,126
2052 1,555,435 5,907,281
2051 1,545,572 5,907,735
2050 1,535,029 5,907,355
2049 1,523,806 5,905,940
2048 1,513,191 5,903,025
2047 1,501,998 5,899,964
2046 1,489,883 5,896,254
2045 1,477,001 5,891,177
2044 1,464,918 5,886,031
2043 1,452,698 5,880,486
2042 1,438,500 5,873,632
2041 1,423,219 5,865,604
2040 1,407,993 5,857,447
2039 1,393,496 5,848,023
2038 1,379,643 5,837,628
2037 1,364,706 5,826,752
2036 1,351,216 5,815,042
2035 1,336,815 5,802,966
2034 1,323,265 5,790,086
2033 1,309,014 5,776,187
2032 1,294,377 5,761,261
2031 1,278,594 5,745,071
2030 1,262,869 5,728,104
2029 1,246,372 5,710,229
2028 1,230,494 5,691,155
2027 1,215,038 5,670,783
2026 1,199,180 5,649,981
2025 1,184,076 5,610,870
2024 1,168,722 5,572,279
2023 1,152,944 5,519,601
2022 1,137,096 5,457,127
2021 1,121,248 5,408,320
2020 1,105,188 5,379,475
2019 1,088,709 5,347,896
2018 1,071,882 5,311,916
2017 1,054,841 5,276,968
2016 1,037,653 5,234,519
2015 1,020,313 5,188,607
2014 1,002,717 5,137,232
2013 984,824 5,079,623
2012 966,747 5,018,573
2011 948,558 4,953,088
2010 930,251 4,889,252
2009 911,527 4,828,726
2008 892,734 4,768,212
2007 874,528 4,709,153
2006 855,764 4,660,677
2005 839,167 4,623,291
2004 826,124 4,591,910
2003 813,519 4,564,855
2002 795,574 4,538,159
2001 771,313 4,513,751
2000 747,318 4,490,967
1999 724,218 4,461,913
1998 699,352 4,431,464
1997 671,817 4,405,157
1996 648,348 4,381,336
1995 633,074 4,359,184
1994 626,710 4,336,613
1993 614,245 4,311,991
1992 626,010 4,286,401
1991 631,092 4,261,732
1990 579,538 4,241,473
1989 523,355 4,226,901
1988 484,523 4,209,488
1987 454,399 4,186,905
1986 426,341 4,167,354
1985 402,687 4,152,516
1984 384,053 4,140,099
1983 369,553 4,128,432
1982 356,880 4,114,787
1981 343,047 4,099,702
1980 325,815 4,085,620
1979 304,513 4,072,517
1978 280,031 4,058,671
1977 254,613 4,043,205
1976 230,737 4,026,152
1975 209,908 4,007,313
1974 192,613 3,985,258
1973 178,449 3,960,612
1972 166,256 3,933,004
1971 155,136 3,903,039
1970 145,175 3,875,763
1969 136,078 3,847,707
1968 128,250 3,816,486
1967 121,649 3,784,539
1966 115,269 3,753,012
1965 109,092 3,723,168
1964 103,198 3,694,339
1963 97,872 3,666,537
1962 93,283 3,638,918
1961 89,390 3,609,800
1960 86,024 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Norway
2100 0.1% -0.23%
2099 0.15% -0.22%
2098 0.22% -0.21%
2097 0.08% -0.22%
2096 0.12% -0.23%
2095 0.09% -0.22%
2094 0.27% -0.23%
2093 0.12% -0.22%
2092 0.1% -0.22%
2091 0.14% -0.23%
2090 0.19% -0.23%
2089 0.26% -0.24%
2088 0.23% -0.25%
2087 0.2% -0.25%
2086 0.29% -0.24%
2085 0.25% -0.24%
2084 0.21% -0.23%
2083 0.27% -0.22%
2082 0.2% -0.21%
2081 0.16% -0.21%
2080 0.28% -0.19%
2079 0.23% -0.19%
2078 0.28% -0.18%
2077 0.34% -0.17%
2076 0.35% -0.17%
2075 0.42% -0.17%
2074 0.32% -0.17%
2073 0.28% -0.17%
2072 0.37% -0.15%
2071 0.37% -0.16%
2070 0.35% -0.15%
2069 0.45% -0.16%
2068 0.47% -0.17%
2067 0.57% -0.17%
2066 0.53% -0.17%
2065 0.4% -0.17%
2064 0.42% -0.16%
2063 0.56% -0.16%
2062 0.57% -0.14%
2061 0.57% -0.13%
2060 0.64% -0.11%
2059 0.68% -0.1%
2058 0.82% -0.11%
2057 0.77% -0.1%
2056 0.58% -0.08%
2055 0.71% -0.07%
2054 0.84% -0.05%
2053 0.73% -0.02%
2052 0.64% -0.008%
2051 0.69% 0.006%
2050 0.74% 0.02%
2049 0.7% 0.05%
2048 0.75% 0.05%
2047 0.81% 0.06%
2046 0.87% 0.09%
2045 0.82% 0.09%
2044 0.84% 0.09%
2043 0.99% 0.12%
2042 1.07% 0.14%
2041 1.08% 0.14%
2040 1.04% 0.16%
2039 1% 0.18%
2038 1.09% 0.19%
2037 1% 0.2%
2036 1.08% 0.21%
2035 1.02% 0.22%
2034 1.09% 0.24%
2033 1.13% 0.26%
2032 1.23% 0.28%
2031 1.25% 0.3%
2030 1.32% 0.31%
2029 1.29% 0.34%
2028 1.27% 0.36%
2027 1.32% 0.37%
2026 1.28% 0.7%
2025 1.31% 0.69%
2024 1.37% 0.95%
2023 1.39% 1.14%
2022 1.41% 0.9%
2021 1.45% 0.54%
2020 1.51% 0.59%
2019 1.57% 0.68%
2018 1.62% 0.66%
2017 1.66% 0.81%
2016 1.7% 0.88%
2015 1.75% 1%
2014 1.82% 1.13%
2013 1.87% 1.22%
2012 1.92% 1.32%
2011 1.97% 1.31%
2010 2.05% 1.25%
2009 2.11% 1.27%
2008 2.08% 1.25%
2007 2.19% 1.04%
2006 1.98% 0.81%
2005 1.58% 0.68%
2004 1.55% 0.59%
2003 2.26% 0.59%
2002 3.15% 0.54%
2001 3.21% 0.51%
2000 3.19% 0.65%
1999 3.56% 0.69%
1998 4.1% 0.6%
1997 3.62% 0.54%
1996 2.41% 0.51%
1995 1.02% 0.52%
1994 2.03% 0.57%
1993 -1.88% 0.6%
1992 -0.81% 0.58%
1991 8.9% 0.48%
1990 10.7% 0.34%
1989 8.01% 0.41%
1988 6.63% 0.54%
1987 6.58% 0.47%
1986 5.87% 0.36%
1985 4.85% 0.3%
1984 3.92% 0.28%
1983 3.55% 0.33%
1982 4.03% 0.37%
1981 5.29% 0.34%
1980 7% 0.32%
1979 8.74% 0.34%
1978 9.98% 0.38%
1977 10.3% 0.42%
1976 9.92% 0.47%
1975 8.98% 0.55%
1974 7.94% 0.62%
1973 7.33% 0.7%
1972 7.17% 0.77%
1971 6.86% 0.7%
1970 6.69% 0.73%
1969 6.1% 0.82%
1968 5.43% 0.84%
1967 5.53% 0.84%
1966 5.66% 0.8%
1965 5.71% 0.78%
1964 5.44% 0.76%
1963 4.92% 0.76%
1962 4.36% 0.81%
1961 3.91% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Norway
Current population
1207325
5660666
Population rank 158/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.07%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
9.72 minutes
One death every
1 hour
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +42 +106
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 117/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -581 +29,798
Net migration rank 89/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 29,798
2024 15,712 -11 10,030 44,356
2023 15,349 500 8,280 53,806
2022 15,337 500 5,457 58,040
2021 14,555 1,300 14,062 19,804
2020 14,970 1,300 12,372 11,277
2019 15,368 1,322 13,904 25,707
2018 15,524 1,435 14,342 18,473
2017 15,593 1,535 15,831 21,657
2016 15,621 1,623 17,797 26,417
2015 15,718 1,723 18,160 30,242
2014 15,857 1,900 18,494 38,522
2013 15,986 2,033 17,779 40,690
2012 16,026 2,104 18,066 47,883
2011 16,169 2,090 18,822 47,454
2010 16,225 2,129 20,046 42,865
2009 16,323 2,770 20,280 39,316
2008 16,356 2,148 19,073 44,002
2007 16,647 1,253 16,482 40,111
2006 16,901 2,719 17,244 24,054
2005 17,361 -3,779 15,719 18,588
2004 17,756 -5,249 15,612 13,412
2003 18,341 -5,636 14,151 11,389
2002 18,167 5,022 10,892 17,279
2001 17,710 7,629 13,090 7,906
2000 17,014 5,632 15,269 9,805
1999 16,491 7,046 14,278 19,147
1998 15,845 10,352 14,181 13,519
1997 15,255 13,625 15,418 9,744
1996 15,408 2,652 17,087 5,671
1995 15,651 -3,163 14,821 6,343
1994 15,989 -15,756 16,045 7,580
1993 15,805 8,896 12,936 12,567
1992 16,971 -65,203 15,431 10,218
1991 16,553 21,510 16,194 7,949
1990 15,074 49,970 14,845 1,818
1989 13,851 33,465 13,949 -1,730
1988 13,107 17,242 12,207 10,380
1987 12,357 17,545 9,212 13,907
1986 11,671 14,543 8,751 7,616
1985 11,106 9,997 6,644 6,725
1984 10,713 5,452 7,452 3,856
1983 10,391 2,441 7,844 4,120
1982 10,058 2,450 9,875 5,749
1981 9,654 5,502 9,020 6,010
1980 9,187 10,121 9,806 3,763
1979 8,573 14,726 10,181 2,839
1978 7,886 17,788 11,364 3,823
1977 7,195 17,961 11,321 4,845
1976 6,567 16,028 13,286 4,779
1975 6,034 13,029 16,430 3,312
1974 5,601 9,910 20,324 4,425
1973 5,234 7,583 21,387 3,414
1972 4,885 6,690 24,777 5,603
1971 4,484 6,184 26,541 3,031
1970 4,249 5,004 25,968 -1,034
1969 3,950 4,995 28,858 2,230
1968 3,712 3,001 29,387 1,761
1967 3,484 3,001 30,276 2,460
1966 3,268 3,014 31,150 -888
1965 3,054 3,023 31,275 -1,525
1964 2,864 2,846 30,293 -1,571
1963 2,687 2,257 26,766 1,061
1962 2,538 1,695 28,020 655
1961 2,412 1,136 29,239 1,437
1960 2,299 886 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/norway | 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 Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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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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