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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 216.5 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.16% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Djibouti vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Pakistan
2100 1,852,930 514,639,086
2099 1,851,160 513,762,873
2098 1,848,386 512,834,641
2097 1,844,324 511,842,588
2096 1,842,788 510,743,323
2095 1,840,587 509,544,194
2094 1,838,911 508,236,117
2093 1,833,929 506,871,405
2092 1,831,754 505,433,117
2091 1,829,844 503,929,591
2090 1,827,197 502,369,089
2089 1,823,725 500,764,988
2088 1,819,072 499,040,109
2087 1,814,909 497,294,229
2086 1,811,313 495,416,407
2085 1,806,038 493,469,269
2084 1,801,459 491,457,322
2083 1,797,744 489,327,293
2082 1,792,869 487,086,584
2081 1,789,329 484,774,651
2080 1,786,557 482,358,125
2079 1,781,603 479,913,540
2078 1,777,502 477,377,443
2077 1,772,595 474,692,907
2076 1,766,589 471,877,807
2075 1,760,341 468,953,317
2074 1,753,021 465,972,364
2073 1,747,389 462,907,667
2072 1,742,543 459,752,452
2071 1,736,109 456,518,761
2070 1,729,672 453,190,545
2069 1,723,651 449,749,441
2068 1,715,937 446,219,879
2067 1,707,839 442,632,987
2066 1,698,162 438,970,919
2065 1,689,223 435,260,675
2064 1,682,510 431,484,424
2063 1,675,555 427,665,121
2062 1,666,158 423,724,764
2061 1,656,732 419,759,602
2060 1,647,366 415,724,868
2059 1,636,828 411,662,239
2058 1,625,784 407,514,159
2057 1,612,585 403,318,028
2056 1,600,264 399,031,614
2055 1,591,009 394,728,055
2054 1,579,855 390,385,410
2053 1,566,721 386,003,289
2052 1,555,435 381,568,312
2051 1,545,572 377,096,921
2050 1,535,029 372,554,619
2049 1,523,806 367,986,189
2048 1,513,191 363,386,382
2047 1,501,998 358,734,325
2046 1,489,883 354,003,639
2045 1,477,001 349,228,953
2044 1,464,918 344,443,561
2043 1,452,698 339,631,894
2042 1,438,500 334,801,403
2041 1,423,219 329,944,530
2040 1,407,993 325,107,264
2039 1,393,496 320,203,920
2038 1,379,643 315,273,196
2037 1,364,706 310,377,446
2036 1,351,216 305,472,156
2035 1,336,815 300,604,245
2034 1,323,265 295,748,602
2033 1,309,014 290,911,874
2032 1,294,377 286,130,352
2031 1,278,594 281,410,647
2030 1,262,869 276,766,735
2029 1,246,372 272,246,760
2028 1,230,494 267,784,548
2027 1,215,038 263,445,027
2026 1,199,180 259,285,315
2025 1,184,076 255,219,554
2024 1,168,722 251,269,164
2023 1,152,944 247,504,495
2022 1,137,096 243,700,667
2021 1,121,248 239,477,801
2020 1,105,188 235,001,746
2019 1,088,709 230,800,899
2018 1,071,882 226,928,892
2017 1,054,841 223,273,967
2016 1,037,653 220,138,869
2015 1,020,313 217,290,883
2014 1,002,717 214,264,647
2013 984,824 211,073,978
2012 966,747 207,667,125
2011 948,558 203,746,065
2010 930,251 199,239,047
2009 911,527 194,376,534
2008 892,734 189,499,113
2007 874,528 184,493,231
2006 855,764 179,682,690
2005 839,167 175,453,212
2004 826,124 171,286,000
2003 813,519 167,110,248
2002 795,574 163,222,549
2001 771,313 159,270,907
2000 747,318 154,879,127
1999 724,218 150,565,377
1998 699,352 146,522,356
1997 671,817 142,531,804
1996 648,348 138,557,092
1995 633,074 134,582,253
1994 626,710 130,748,083
1993 614,245 127,020,117
1992 626,010 123,546,848
1991 631,092 120,060,406
1990 579,538 116,155,576
1989 523,355 112,336,629
1988 484,523 108,724,739
1987 454,399 105,130,717
1986 426,341 101,606,764
1985 402,687 98,229,285
1984 384,053 95,164,936
1983 369,553 92,227,711
1982 356,880 89,089,246
1981 343,047 85,802,049
1980 325,815 82,291,010
1979 304,513 78,997,039
1978 280,031 76,307,379
1977 254,613 73,901,827
1976 230,737 71,620,254
1975 209,908 69,461,175
1974 192,613 67,415,487
1973 178,449 65,461,912
1972 166,256 63,583,194
1971 155,136 61,847,899
1970 145,175 60,166,719
1969 136,078 58,460,939
1968 128,250 56,810,507
1967 121,649 55,214,768
1966 115,269 53,678,667
1965 109,092 52,209,010
1964 103,198 50,799,999
1963 97,872 49,447,776
1962 93,283 48,156,128
1961 89,390 46,921,277
1960 86,024 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Pakistan
2100 0.1% 0.17%
2099 0.15% 0.18%
2098 0.22% 0.19%
2097 0.08% 0.22%
2096 0.12% 0.24%
2095 0.09% 0.26%
2094 0.27% 0.27%
2093 0.12% 0.28%
2092 0.1% 0.3%
2091 0.14% 0.31%
2090 0.19% 0.32%
2089 0.26% 0.35%
2088 0.23% 0.35%
2087 0.2% 0.38%
2086 0.29% 0.39%
2085 0.25% 0.41%
2084 0.21% 0.44%
2083 0.27% 0.46%
2082 0.2% 0.48%
2081 0.16% 0.5%
2080 0.28% 0.51%
2079 0.23% 0.53%
2078 0.28% 0.57%
2077 0.34% 0.6%
2076 0.35% 0.62%
2075 0.42% 0.64%
2074 0.32% 0.66%
2073 0.28% 0.69%
2072 0.37% 0.71%
2071 0.37% 0.73%
2070 0.35% 0.77%
2069 0.45% 0.79%
2068 0.47% 0.81%
2067 0.57% 0.83%
2066 0.53% 0.85%
2065 0.4% 0.88%
2064 0.42% 0.89%
2063 0.56% 0.93%
2062 0.57% 0.94%
2061 0.57% 0.97%
2060 0.64% 0.99%
2059 0.68% 1.02%
2058 0.82% 1.04%
2057 0.77% 1.07%
2056 0.58% 1.09%
2055 0.71% 1.11%
2054 0.84% 1.14%
2053 0.73% 1.16%
2052 0.64% 1.19%
2051 0.69% 1.22%
2050 0.74% 1.24%
2049 0.7% 1.27%
2048 0.75% 1.3%
2047 0.81% 1.34%
2046 0.87% 1.37%
2045 0.82% 1.39%
2044 0.84% 1.42%
2043 0.99% 1.44%
2042 1.07% 1.47%
2041 1.08% 1.49%
2040 1.04% 1.53%
2039 1% 1.56%
2038 1.09% 1.58%
2037 1% 1.61%
2036 1.08% 1.62%
2035 1.02% 1.64%
2034 1.09% 1.66%
2033 1.13% 1.67%
2032 1.23% 1.68%
2031 1.25% 1.68%
2030 1.32% 1.66%
2029 1.29% 1.67%
2028 1.27% 1.65%
2027 1.32% 1.6%
2026 1.28% 1.59%
2025 1.31% 1.57%
2024 1.37% 1.52%
2023 1.39% 1.56%
2022 1.41% 1.76%
2021 1.45% 1.9%
2020 1.51% 1.82%
2019 1.57% 1.71%
2018 1.62% 1.64%
2017 1.66% 1.42%
2016 1.7% 1.31%
2015 1.75% 1.41%
2014 1.82% 1.51%
2013 1.87% 1.64%
2012 1.92% 1.92%
2011 1.97% 2.26%
2010 2.05% 2.5%
2009 2.11% 2.57%
2008 2.08% 2.71%
2007 2.19% 2.68%
2006 1.98% 2.41%
2005 1.58% 2.43%
2004 1.55% 2.5%
2003 2.26% 2.38%
2002 3.15% 2.48%
2001 3.21% 2.84%
2000 3.19% 2.87%
1999 3.56% 2.76%
1998 4.1% 2.8%
1997 3.62% 2.87%
1996 2.41% 2.95%
1995 1.02% 2.93%
1994 2.03% 2.93%
1993 -1.88% 2.81%
1992 -0.81% 2.9%
1991 8.9% 3.36%
1990 10.7% 3.4%
1989 8.01% 3.32%
1988 6.63% 3.42%
1987 6.58% 3.47%
1986 5.87% 3.44%
1985 4.85% 3.22%
1984 3.92% 3.18%
1983 3.55% 3.52%
1982 4.03% 3.83%
1981 5.29% 4.27%
1980 7% 4.17%
1979 8.74% 3.52%
1978 9.98% 3.26%
1977 10.3% 3.19%
1976 9.92% 3.11%
1975 8.98% 3.03%
1974 7.94% 2.98%
1973 7.33% 2.95%
1972 7.17% 2.81%
1971 6.86% 2.79%
1970 6.69% 2.92%
1969 6.1% 2.91%
1968 5.43% 2.89%
1967 5.53% 2.86%
1966 5.66% 2.81%
1965 5.71% 2.77%
1964 5.44% 2.73%
1963 4.92% 2.68%
1962 4.36% 2.63%
1961 3.91% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Pakistan
Current population
1207325
261421997
Population rank 158/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 3.15%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
1 hour
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +42 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 66/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -581 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 89/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -1,235,336
2024 15,712 -11 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 15,349 500 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 15,337 500 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 14,555 1,300 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 14,970 1,300 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 15,368 1,322 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 15,524 1,435 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 15,593 1,535 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 15,621 1,623 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 15,718 1,723 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 15,857 1,900 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 15,986 2,033 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 16,026 2,104 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 16,169 2,090 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 16,225 2,129 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 16,323 2,770 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 16,356 2,148 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 16,647 1,253 4,690,187 576,349
2006 16,901 2,719 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 17,361 -3,779 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 17,756 -5,249 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 18,341 -5,636 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 18,167 5,022 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 17,710 7,629 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 17,014 5,632 4,281,169 252,869
1999 16,491 7,046 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 15,845 10,352 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 15,255 13,625 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 15,408 2,652 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 15,651 -3,163 3,977,175 11,534
1994 15,989 -15,756 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 15,805 8,896 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 16,971 -65,203 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 16,553 21,510 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 15,074 49,970 3,731,730 275,242
1989 13,851 33,465 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 13,107 17,242 3,554,755 38,139
1987 12,357 17,545 3,448,813 146,364
1986 11,671 14,543 3,341,643 111,045
1985 11,106 9,997 3,233,315 68,860
1984 10,713 5,452 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 10,391 2,441 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 10,058 2,450 2,934,689 294,252
1981 9,654 5,502 2,790,454 555,032
1980 9,187 10,121 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 8,573 14,726 2,461,311 450,003
1978 7,886 17,788 2,356,601 111,386
1977 7,195 17,961 2,257,849 85,250
1976 6,567 16,028 2,171,812 48,238
1975 6,034 13,029 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 5,601 9,910 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 5,234 7,583 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 4,885 6,690 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 4,484 6,184 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 4,249 5,004 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 3,950 4,995 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 3,712 3,001 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 3,484 3,001 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 3,268 3,014 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 3,054 3,023 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 2,864 2,846 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 2,687 2,257 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 2,538 1,695 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 2,412 1,136 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 2,299 886 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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