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Population in Djibouti compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 9.15 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% growth).

Djibouti vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Papua New Guinea
2100 1,852,930 18,798,240
2099 1,851,160 18,786,145
2098 1,848,386 18,772,372
2097 1,844,324 18,755,008
2096 1,842,788 18,733,822
2095 1,840,587 18,710,340
2094 1,838,911 18,683,383
2093 1,833,929 18,654,365
2092 1,831,754 18,621,911
2091 1,829,844 18,586,147
2090 1,827,197 18,545,656
2089 1,823,725 18,506,626
2088 1,819,072 18,464,999
2087 1,814,909 18,420,558
2086 1,811,313 18,372,233
2085 1,806,038 18,321,842
2084 1,801,459 18,270,605
2083 1,797,744 18,214,932
2082 1,792,869 18,159,412
2081 1,789,329 18,100,531
2080 1,786,557 18,035,268
2079 1,781,603 17,972,052
2078 1,777,502 17,904,957
2077 1,772,595 17,837,082
2076 1,766,589 17,768,107
2075 1,760,341 17,695,759
2074 1,753,021 17,621,390
2073 1,747,389 17,544,490
2072 1,742,543 17,463,028
2071 1,736,109 17,377,995
2070 1,729,672 17,291,519
2069 1,723,651 17,201,936
2068 1,715,937 17,108,606
2067 1,707,839 17,011,562
2066 1,698,162 16,911,929
2065 1,689,223 16,809,460
2064 1,682,510 16,705,205
2063 1,675,555 16,600,853
2062 1,666,158 16,493,872
2061 1,656,732 16,383,508
2060 1,647,366 16,267,162
2059 1,636,828 16,149,265
2058 1,625,784 16,029,360
2057 1,612,585 15,906,350
2056 1,600,264 15,781,247
2055 1,591,009 15,653,296
2054 1,579,855 15,519,925
2053 1,566,721 15,386,054
2052 1,555,435 15,247,553
2051 1,545,572 15,107,257
2050 1,535,029 14,965,427
2049 1,523,806 14,818,793
2048 1,513,191 14,670,417
2047 1,501,998 14,519,915
2046 1,489,883 14,367,141
2045 1,477,001 14,210,639
2044 1,464,918 14,053,122
2043 1,452,698 13,894,884
2042 1,438,500 13,735,841
2041 1,423,219 13,574,567
2040 1,407,993 13,410,615
2039 1,393,496 13,244,740
2038 1,379,643 13,076,640
2037 1,364,706 12,907,059
2036 1,351,216 12,735,582
2035 1,336,815 12,563,938
2034 1,323,265 12,389,907
2033 1,309,014 12,215,713
2032 1,294,377 12,039,848
2031 1,278,594 11,862,856
2030 1,262,869 11,683,177
2029 1,246,372 11,502,504
2028 1,230,494 11,320,226
2027 1,215,038 11,136,100
2026 1,199,180 10,950,183
2025 1,184,076 10,762,817
2024 1,168,722 10,576,502
2023 1,152,944 10,389,635
2022 1,137,096 10,203,169
2021 1,121,248 10,012,896
2020 1,105,188 9,815,746
2019 1,088,709 9,609,010
2018 1,071,882 9,394,513
2017 1,054,841 9,178,714
2016 1,037,653 8,961,718
2015 1,020,313 8,743,246
2014 1,002,717 8,523,441
2013 984,824 8,302,698
2012 966,747 8,081,390
2011 948,558 7,859,346
2010 930,251 7,633,523
2009 911,527 7,406,438
2008 892,734 7,183,002
2007 874,528 6,963,345
2006 855,764 6,747,720
2005 839,167 6,535,905
2004 826,124 6,328,041
2003 813,519 6,123,997
2002 795,574 5,924,003
2001 771,313 5,728,435
2000 747,318 5,537,064
1999 724,218 5,349,333
1998 699,352 5,166,390
1997 671,817 4,987,883
1996 648,348 4,813,361
1995 633,074 4,644,278
1994 626,710 4,480,208
1993 614,245 4,320,872
1992 626,010 4,166,699
1991 631,092 4,021,837
1990 579,538 3,896,481
1989 523,355 3,796,078
1988 484,523 3,711,880
1987 454,399 3,632,543
1986 426,341 3,554,793
1985 402,687 3,478,936
1984 384,053 3,405,198
1983 369,553 3,333,633
1982 356,880 3,264,291
1981 343,047 3,197,019
1980 325,815 3,131,512
1979 304,513 3,067,341
1978 280,031 3,003,714
1977 254,613 2,940,327
1976 230,737 2,877,327
1975 209,908 2,814,820
1974 192,613 2,752,671
1973 178,449 2,690,629
1972 166,256 2,628,432
1971 155,136 2,566,421
1970 145,175 2,505,628
1969 136,078 2,446,927
1968 128,250 2,390,803
1967 121,649 2,337,532
1966 115,269 2,285,774
1965 109,092 2,235,820
1964 103,198 2,188,325
1963 97,872 2,141,376
1962 93,283 2,093,919
1961 89,390 2,046,127
1960 86,024 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Papua New Guinea
2100 0.1% 0.06%
2099 0.15% 0.07%
2098 0.22% 0.09%
2097 0.08% 0.11%
2096 0.12% 0.13%
2095 0.09% 0.14%
2094 0.27% 0.16%
2093 0.12% 0.17%
2092 0.1% 0.19%
2091 0.14% 0.22%
2090 0.19% 0.21%
2089 0.26% 0.23%
2088 0.23% 0.24%
2087 0.2% 0.26%
2086 0.29% 0.28%
2085 0.25% 0.28%
2084 0.21% 0.31%
2083 0.27% 0.31%
2082 0.2% 0.33%
2081 0.16% 0.36%
2080 0.28% 0.35%
2079 0.23% 0.37%
2078 0.28% 0.38%
2077 0.34% 0.39%
2076 0.35% 0.41%
2075 0.42% 0.42%
2074 0.32% 0.44%
2073 0.28% 0.47%
2072 0.37% 0.49%
2071 0.37% 0.5%
2070 0.35% 0.52%
2069 0.45% 0.55%
2068 0.47% 0.57%
2067 0.57% 0.59%
2066 0.53% 0.61%
2065 0.4% 0.62%
2064 0.42% 0.63%
2063 0.56% 0.65%
2062 0.57% 0.67%
2061 0.57% 0.72%
2060 0.64% 0.73%
2059 0.68% 0.75%
2058 0.82% 0.77%
2057 0.77% 0.79%
2056 0.58% 0.82%
2055 0.71% 0.86%
2054 0.84% 0.87%
2053 0.73% 0.91%
2052 0.64% 0.93%
2051 0.69% 0.95%
2050 0.74% 0.99%
2049 0.7% 1.01%
2048 0.75% 1.04%
2047 0.81% 1.06%
2046 0.87% 1.1%
2045 0.82% 1.12%
2044 0.84% 1.14%
2043 0.99% 1.16%
2042 1.07% 1.19%
2041 1.08% 1.22%
2040 1.04% 1.25%
2039 1% 1.29%
2038 1.09% 1.31%
2037 1% 1.35%
2036 1.08% 1.37%
2035 1.02% 1.4%
2034 1.09% 1.43%
2033 1.13% 1.46%
2032 1.23% 1.49%
2031 1.25% 1.54%
2030 1.32% 1.57%
2029 1.29% 1.61%
2028 1.27% 1.65%
2027 1.32% 1.7%
2026 1.28% 1.74%
2025 1.31% 1.76%
2024 1.37% 1.8%
2023 1.39% 1.83%
2022 1.41% 1.9%
2021 1.45% 2.01%
2020 1.51% 2.15%
2019 1.57% 2.28%
2018 1.62% 2.35%
2017 1.66% 2.42%
2016 1.7% 2.5%
2015 1.75% 2.58%
2014 1.82% 2.66%
2013 1.87% 2.74%
2012 1.92% 2.83%
2011 1.97% 2.96%
2010 2.05% 3.07%
2009 2.11% 3.11%
2008 2.08% 3.15%
2007 2.19% 3.2%
2006 1.98% 3.24%
2005 1.58% 3.28%
2004 1.55% 3.33%
2003 2.26% 3.38%
2002 3.15% 3.41%
2001 3.21% 3.46%
2000 3.19% 3.51%
1999 3.56% 3.54%
1998 4.1% 3.58%
1997 3.62% 3.63%
1996 2.41% 3.64%
1995 1.02% 3.66%
1994 2.03% 3.69%
1993 -1.88% 3.7%
1992 -0.81% 3.6%
1991 8.9% 3.22%
1990 10.7% 2.64%
1989 8.01% 2.27%
1988 6.63% 2.18%
1987 6.58% 2.19%
1986 5.87% 2.18%
1985 4.85% 2.17%
1984 3.92% 2.15%
1983 3.55% 2.12%
1982 4.03% 2.1%
1981 5.29% 2.09%
1980 7% 2.09%
1979 8.74% 2.12%
1978 9.98% 2.16%
1977 10.3% 2.19%
1976 9.92% 2.22%
1975 8.98% 2.26%
1974 7.94% 2.31%
1973 7.33% 2.37%
1972 7.17% 2.42%
1971 6.86% 2.43%
1970 6.69% 2.4%
1969 6.1% 2.35%
1968 5.43% 2.28%
1967 5.53% 2.26%
1966 5.66% 2.23%
1965 5.71% 2.17%
1964 5.44% 2.19%
1963 4.92% 2.27%
1962 4.36% 2.34%
1961 3.91% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Papua New Guinea
Current population
1207325
11045681
Population rank 158/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.13%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
2.83 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
2.05 minutes
One death every
1 hour
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +42 +510
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 59/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change -581 -284
Net migration rank 89/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -284
2024 15,712 -11 187,595 -707
2023 15,349 500 187,637 -787
2022 15,337 500 186,861 -787
2021 14,555 1,300 183,766 10,703
2020 14,970 1,300 189,130 10,703
2019 15,368 1,322 190,662 22,978
2018 15,524 1,435 190,662 24,684
2017 15,593 1,535 189,715 26,513
2016 15,621 1,623 189,281 28,473
2015 15,718 1,723 188,600 30,580
2014 15,857 1,900 187,592 32,840
2013 15,986 2,033 185,790 35,280
2012 16,026 2,104 183,658 37,893
2011 16,169 2,090 181,842 40,690
2010 16,225 2,129 178,998 50,106
2009 16,323 2,770 175,421 49,647
2008 16,356 2,148 172,823 48,985
2007 16,647 1,253 169,306 48,203
2006 16,901 2,719 166,540 47,191
2005 17,361 -3,779 163,888 46,014
2004 17,756 -5,249 161,023 44,811
2003 18,341 -5,636 158,611 43,639
2002 18,167 5,022 155,091 42,657
2001 17,710 7,629 151,431 41,962
2000 17,014 5,632 147,496 41,855
1999 16,491 7,046 143,592 42,519
1998 15,845 10,352 136,677 43,091
1997 15,255 13,625 134,458 42,787
1996 15,408 2,652 129,802 41,994
1995 15,651 -3,163 125,410 40,962
1994 15,989 -15,756 122,113 39,669
1993 15,805 8,896 118,668 38,220
1992 16,971 -65,203 114,818 36,622
1991 16,553 21,510 111,453 26,830
1990 15,074 49,970 110,033 2,398
1989 13,851 33,465 108,199 -19,824
1988 13,107 17,242 106,256 -26,232
1987 12,357 17,545 104,367 -25,720
1986 11,671 14,543 102,346 -25,495
1985 11,106 9,997 100,333 -25,470
1984 10,713 5,452 98,103 -25,487
1983 10,391 2,441 95,982 -25,465
1982 10,058 2,450 93,522 -25,355
1981 9,654 5,502 91,767 -25,383
1980 9,187 10,121 90,266 -25,638
1979 8,573 14,726 89,330 -25,618
1978 7,886 17,788 88,747 -25,208
1977 7,195 17,961 87,954 -24,722
1976 6,567 16,028 86,965 -24,198
1975 6,034 13,029 85,809 -23,562
1974 5,601 9,910 84,829 -22,771
1973 5,234 7,583 83,821 -21,803
1972 4,885 6,690 82,672 -20,303
1971 4,484 6,184 80,599 -18,945
1970 4,249 5,004 78,712 -18,773
1969 3,950 4,995 76,454 -18,994
1968 3,712 3,001 73,983 -19,188
1967 3,484 3,001 71,519 -19,767
1966 3,268 3,014 69,206 -17,454
1965 3,054 3,023 66,693 -18,532
1964 2,864 2,846 64,558 -17,730
1963 2,687 2,257 62,260 -15,189
1962 2,538 1,695 59,974 -12,141
1961 2,412 1,136 58,151 -10,409
1960 2,299 886 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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