The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 5,289,152 people in Palestine in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,196,428 people compared to 5,459,557 in Palestine.
Population statistics:
- Palestine's population is 4.56 times bigger than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 122nd.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.07% for Palestine.
- For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +2.4% in Palestine.
- Since 2005, the population of Djibouti has increased from 839K people to 1.2M (42.6% growth), while Palestine has grown from 3.32M to 5.46M (64.4% growth).
- Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people compared to the peak of 11.1M people in 2100 for Palestine.
Djibouti vs Palestine: live population counter
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| Current population |
1196428
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5459557
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| Population rank | 158/197 | 122/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
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4.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
22 minutes
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3.76 minutes
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| One death every |
1.02 hours
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14.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
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22.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -11 | -23,145 |
| Daily growth/decline | +43 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | +15,778 | +123,377 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +2.39% |
| Population growth rate rank | 79/197 | 36/197 |
Djibouti and Palestine: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 86,024 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | - | 3.91% | - |
| 1962 | 93,283 | - | 4.36% | - |
| 1963 | 97,872 | - | 4.92% | - |
| 1964 | 103,198 | - | 5.44% | - |
| 1965 | 109,092 | - | 5.71% | - |
| 1966 | 115,269 | - | 5.66% | - |
| 1967 | 121,649 | - | 5.53% | - |
| 1968 | 128,250 | - | 5.43% | - |
| 1969 | 136,078 | - | 6.1% | - |
| 1970 | 145,175 | - | 6.69% | - |
| 1971 | 155,136 | - | 6.86% | - |
| 1972 | 166,256 | - | 7.17% | - |
| 1973 | 178,449 | - | 7.33% | - |
| 1974 | 192,613 | - | 7.94% | - |
| 1975 | 209,908 | - | 8.98% | - |
| 1976 | 230,737 | - | 9.92% | - |
| 1977 | 254,613 | - | 10.3% | - |
| 1978 | 280,031 | - | 9.98% | - |
| 1979 | 304,513 | - | 8.74% | - |
| 1980 | 325,815 | - | 7% | - |
| 1981 | 343,047 | - | 5.29% | - |
| 1982 | 356,880 | - | 4.03% | - |
| 1983 | 369,553 | - | 3.55% | - |
| 1984 | 384,053 | - | 3.92% | - |
| 1985 | 402,687 | - | 4.85% | - |
| 1986 | 426,341 | - | 5.87% | - |
| 1987 | 454,399 | - | 6.58% | - |
| 1988 | 484,523 | - | 6.63% | - |
| 1989 | 523,355 | - | 8.01% | - |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 1,978,248 | 10.7% | - |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 2,068,845 | 8.9% | 4.58% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | 2,163,591 | -0.81% | 4.58% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | 2,262,676 | -1.88% | 4.58% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 2,366,298 | 2.03% | 4.58% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 2,474,666 | 1.02% | 4.58% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 2,587,997 | 2.41% | 4.58% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 2,706,518 | 3.62% | 4.58% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 2,776,568 | 4.1% | 2.59% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 2,848,431 | 3.56% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 2,922,153 | 3.19% | 2.59% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 2,997,784 | 3.21% | 2.59% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 3,075,373 | 3.15% | 2.59% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 3,154,969 | 2.26% | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 3,236,626 | 1.55% | 2.59% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 3,320,396 | 1.58% | 2.59% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 3,406,334 | 1.98% | 2.59% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 3,494,496 | 2.19% | 2.59% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 3,591,977 | 2.08% | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 3,689,099 | 2.11% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 3,786,161 | 2.05% | 2.63% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 3,882,986 | 1.97% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 3,979,998 | 1.92% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 4,076,708 | 1.87% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 4,173,398 | 1.82% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 4,270,092 | 1.75% | 2.32% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 4,367,088 | 1.7% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 4,454,805 | 1.66% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 4,569,087 | 1.62% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 4,685,306 | 1.57% | 2.54% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 4,803,269 | 1.51% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 4,922,749 | 1.45% | 2.49% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 5,043,612 | 1.41% | 2.46% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 5,165,775 | 1.39% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 5,289,152 | 1.37% | 2.39% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 5,379,801 | 1.31% | 1.71% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 5,479,090 | 1.3% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 5,582,345 | 1.3% | 1.88% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 5,684,855 | 1.28% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 5,787,948 | 1.31% | 1.81% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 5,892,492 | 1.28% | 1.81% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 5,998,645 | 1.24% | 1.8% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 6,106,047 | 1.18% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 6,215,922 | 1.11% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 6,327,947 | 1.06% | 1.8% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 6,441,493 | 1.05% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 6,555,481 | 1.04% | 1.77% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 6,669,212 | 1.05% | 1.73% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 6,783,431 | 1.05% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 6,899,866 | 1.02% | 1.72% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 7,018,099 | 1.06% | 1.71% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 7,135,825 | 1.08% | 1.68% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 7,253,328 | 1.03% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 7,369,647 | 0.91% | 1.6% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 7,484,632 | 0.83% | 1.56% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 7,598,729 | 0.85% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 7,710,259 | 0.84% | 1.47% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 7,818,786 | 0.78% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 7,925,101 | 0.72% | 1.36% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 8,029,929 | 0.72% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 8,134,618 | 0.71% | 1.3% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,146 people (a 21.6% growth), while Palestine gained 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Djibouti gained 176,115 (a 17.3% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth).
Djibouti was ranked 158th most populous country in 2005 and is still 158th in 2025. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2005 and ranked 122nd 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 Palestine will increase by 49% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.
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Population differences between Djibouti and Palestine
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| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 28.8 years | 25 years |
| Median age | 25.7 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.61 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 2,274 ppl/mi² |
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