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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 29.8 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Djibouti vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Poland
2100 1,852,930 18,452,579
2099 1,851,160 18,644,857
2098 1,848,386 18,838,707
2097 1,844,324 19,033,962
2096 1,842,788 19,231,896
2095 1,840,587 19,431,204
2094 1,838,911 19,634,214
2093 1,833,929 19,840,304
2092 1,831,754 20,049,969
2091 1,829,844 20,263,764
2090 1,827,197 20,482,150
2089 1,823,725 20,705,051
2088 1,819,072 20,933,750
2087 1,814,909 21,167,790
2086 1,811,313 21,407,163
2085 1,806,038 21,652,018
2084 1,801,459 21,902,736
2083 1,797,744 22,159,983
2082 1,792,869 22,423,109
2081 1,789,329 22,691,495
2080 1,786,557 22,964,515
2079 1,781,603 23,242,960
2078 1,777,502 23,524,184
2077 1,772,595 23,811,918
2076 1,766,589 24,102,012
2075 1,760,341 24,395,355
2074 1,753,021 24,691,719
2073 1,747,389 24,990,908
2072 1,742,543 25,290,453
2071 1,736,109 25,590,102
2070 1,729,672 25,889,034
2069 1,723,651 26,187,633
2068 1,715,937 26,485,171
2067 1,707,839 26,780,961
2066 1,698,162 27,074,124
2065 1,689,223 27,364,039
2064 1,682,510 27,650,950
2063 1,675,555 27,934,132
2062 1,666,158 28,212,240
2061 1,656,732 28,487,283
2060 1,647,366 28,757,525
2059 1,636,828 29,025,705
2058 1,625,784 29,288,751
2057 1,612,585 29,548,996
2056 1,600,264 29,806,770
2055 1,591,009 30,060,951
2054 1,579,855 30,311,416
2053 1,566,721 30,559,065
2052 1,555,435 30,801,964
2051 1,545,572 31,043,690
2050 1,535,029 31,281,762
2049 1,523,806 31,516,893
2048 1,513,191 31,748,736
2047 1,501,998 31,978,608
2046 1,489,883 32,205,877
2045 1,477,001 32,431,013
2044 1,464,918 32,653,012
2043 1,452,698 32,873,136
2042 1,438,500 33,090,733
2041 1,423,219 33,303,578
2040 1,407,993 33,514,705
2039 1,393,496 33,722,530
2038 1,379,643 33,926,660
2037 1,364,706 34,126,585
2036 1,351,216 34,323,967
2035 1,336,815 34,515,669
2034 1,323,265 34,704,048
2033 1,309,014 34,887,791
2032 1,294,377 35,067,502
2031 1,278,594 35,242,658
2030 1,262,869 35,410,392
2029 1,246,372 35,572,635
2028 1,230,494 35,725,650
2027 1,215,038 35,870,384
2026 1,199,180 36,007,074
2025 1,184,076 36,435,861
2024 1,168,722 36,559,233
2023 1,152,944 36,687,353
2022 1,137,096 36,821,749
2021 1,121,248 36,981,559
2020 1,105,188 37,515,748
2019 1,088,709 37,965,475
2018 1,071,882 37,974,750
2017 1,054,841 37,974,826
2016 1,037,653 37,970,087
2015 1,020,313 37,986,412
2014 1,002,717 38,011,735
2013 984,824 38,040,196
2012 966,747 38,063,164
2011 948,558 38,063,255
2010 930,251 38,042,794
2009 911,527 38,151,603
2008 892,734 38,125,759
2007 874,528 38,120,560
2006 855,764 38,141,267
2005 839,167 38,165,445
2004 826,124 38,182,222
2003 813,519 38,204,570
2002 795,574 38,230,364
2001 771,313 38,248,076
2000 747,318 38,258,629
1999 724,218 38,660,271
1998 699,352 38,663,481
1997 671,817 38,649,660
1996 648,348 38,624,370
1995 633,074 38,594,998
1994 626,710 38,542,652
1993 614,245 38,461,408
1992 626,010 38,363,667
1991 631,092 38,246,193
1990 579,538 38,110,782
1989 523,355 37,961,529
1988 484,523 37,824,487
1987 454,399 37,668,045
1986 426,341 37,456,119
1985 402,687 37,201,885
1984 384,053 36,904,134
1983 369,553 36,571,808
1982 356,880 36,230,481
1981 343,047 35,898,587
1980 325,815 35,574,150
1979 304,513 35,247,217
1978 280,031 34,965,600
1977 254,613 34,689,050
1976 230,737 34,356,300
1975 209,908 34,015,199
1974 192,613 33,678,899
1973 178,449 33,357,200
1972 166,256 33,055,650
1971 155,136 32,783,500
1970 145,175 32,664,300
1969 136,078 32,548,300
1968 128,250 32,294,655
1967 121,649 31,987,155
1966 115,269 31,681,000
1965 109,092 31,444,950
1964 103,198 31,139,450
1963 97,872 30,712,000
1962 93,283 30,308,500
1961 89,390 29,964,000
1960 86,024 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Poland
2100 0.1% -1.03%
2099 0.15% -1.03%
2098 0.22% -1.03%
2097 0.08% -1.03%
2096 0.12% -1.03%
2095 0.09% -1.03%
2094 0.27% -1.04%
2093 0.12% -1.05%
2092 0.1% -1.06%
2091 0.14% -1.07%
2090 0.19% -1.08%
2089 0.26% -1.09%
2088 0.23% -1.11%
2087 0.2% -1.12%
2086 0.29% -1.13%
2085 0.25% -1.14%
2084 0.21% -1.16%
2083 0.27% -1.17%
2082 0.2% -1.18%
2081 0.16% -1.19%
2080 0.28% -1.2%
2079 0.23% -1.2%
2078 0.28% -1.21%
2077 0.34% -1.2%
2076 0.35% -1.2%
2075 0.42% -1.2%
2074 0.32% -1.2%
2073 0.28% -1.18%
2072 0.37% -1.17%
2071 0.37% -1.15%
2070 0.35% -1.14%
2069 0.45% -1.12%
2068 0.47% -1.1%
2067 0.57% -1.08%
2066 0.53% -1.06%
2065 0.4% -1.04%
2064 0.42% -1.01%
2063 0.56% -0.99%
2062 0.57% -0.97%
2061 0.57% -0.94%
2060 0.64% -0.92%
2059 0.68% -0.9%
2058 0.82% -0.88%
2057 0.77% -0.86%
2056 0.58% -0.85%
2055 0.71% -0.83%
2054 0.84% -0.81%
2053 0.73% -0.79%
2052 0.64% -0.78%
2051 0.69% -0.76%
2050 0.74% -0.75%
2049 0.7% -0.73%
2048 0.75% -0.72%
2047 0.81% -0.71%
2046 0.87% -0.69%
2045 0.82% -0.68%
2044 0.84% -0.67%
2043 0.99% -0.66%
2042 1.07% -0.64%
2041 1.08% -0.63%
2040 1.04% -0.62%
2039 1% -0.6%
2038 1.09% -0.59%
2037 1% -0.58%
2036 1.08% -0.56%
2035 1.02% -0.54%
2034 1.09% -0.53%
2033 1.13% -0.51%
2032 1.23% -0.5%
2031 1.25% -0.47%
2030 1.32% -0.46%
2029 1.29% -0.43%
2028 1.27% -0.4%
2027 1.32% -0.38%
2026 1.28% -1.18%
2025 1.31% -0.34%
2024 1.37% -0.35%
2023 1.39% -0.36%
2022 1.41% -0.43%
2021 1.45% -1.42%
2020 1.51% -1.18%
2019 1.57% -0.02%
2018 1.62% -0%
2017 1.66% 0.01%
2016 1.7% -0.04%
2015 1.75% -0.07%
2014 1.82% -0.07%
2013 1.87% -0.06%
2012 1.92% -0%
2011 1.97% 0.05%
2010 2.05% -0.29%
2009 2.11% 0.07%
2008 2.08% 0.01%
2007 2.19% -0.05%
2006 1.98% -0.06%
2005 1.58% -0.04%
2004 1.55% -0.06%
2003 2.26% -0.07%
2002 3.15% -0.05%
2001 3.21% -0.03%
2000 3.19% -1.04%
1999 3.56% -0.008%
1998 4.1% 0.04%
1997 3.62% 0.07%
1996 2.41% 0.08%
1995 1.02% 0.14%
1994 2.03% 0.21%
1993 -1.88% 0.25%
1992 -0.81% 0.31%
1991 8.9% 0.36%
1990 10.7% 0.39%
1989 8.01% 0.36%
1988 6.63% 0.42%
1987 6.58% 0.57%
1986 5.87% 0.68%
1985 4.85% 0.81%
1984 3.92% 0.91%
1983 3.55% 0.94%
1982 4.03% 0.92%
1981 5.29% 0.91%
1980 7% 0.93%
1979 8.74% 0.81%
1978 9.98% 0.8%
1977 10.3% 0.97%
1976 9.92% 1%
1975 8.98% 1%
1974 7.94% 0.96%
1973 7.33% 0.91%
1972 7.17% 0.83%
1971 6.86% 0.36%
1970 6.69% 0.36%
1969 6.1% 0.79%
1968 5.43% 0.96%
1967 5.53% 0.97%
1966 5.66% 0.75%
1965 5.71% 0.98%
1964 5.44% 1.39%
1963 4.92% 1.33%
1962 4.36% 1.15%
1961 3.91% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Poland
Current population
1207325
36007074
Population rank 158/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.43%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
1 hour
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +42 -338
Annual growth/decline +15,354 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 179/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -330,820
Net migration rank 89/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -330,820
2024 15,712 -11 -157,205 -238,062
2023 15,349 500 -135,743 -7,824
2022 15,337 500 -143,605 967,744
2021 14,555 1,300 -184,907 2,251
2020 14,970 1,300 -120,050 3,920
2019 15,368 1,322 -34,169 7,696
2018 15,524 1,435 -26,582 -223
2017 15,593 1,535 0 -21,535
2016 15,621 1,623 -3,797 -5,675
2015 15,718 1,723 -26,590 3,887
2014 15,857 1,900 0 5,525
2013 15,986 2,033 -19,020 12,402
2012 16,026 2,104 0 4,635
2011 16,169 2,090 11,419 45,951
2010 16,225 2,129 38,043 119,623
2009 16,323 2,770 30,521 -8,283
2008 16,356 2,148 34,313 -42,288
2007 16,647 1,253 11,436 -51,235
2006 16,901 2,719 3,814 -68,882
2005 17,361 -3,779 -3,817 -41,942
2004 17,756 -5,249 -7,637 -38,216
2003 18,341 -5,636 -15,281 -19,039
2002 18,167 5,022 -3,823 -16,462
2001 17,710 7,629 3,825 -16,648
2000 17,014 5,632 11,478 -15,921
1999 16,491 7,046 0 -53,035
1998 15,845 10,352 19,332 -39,509
1997 15,255 13,625 34,785 -44,230
1996 15,408 2,652 42,487 -45,349
1995 15,651 -3,163 46,314 -52,989
1994 15,989 -15,756 96,357 -41,845
1993 15,805 8,896 103,846 -48,805
1992 16,971 -65,203 118,928 -46,893
1991 16,553 21,510 141,511 -55,342
1990 15,074 49,970 160,066 -50,339
1989 13,851 33,465 182,215 -49,192
1988 13,107 17,242 215,599 -101,671
1987 12,357 17,545 226,008 -32,310
1986 11,671 14,543 258,448 -22,520
1985 11,106 9,997 297,615 -27,277
1984 10,713 5,452 332,137 -18,402
1983 10,391 2,441 373,032 -26,724
1982 10,058 2,450 369,551 -34,980
1981 9,654 5,502 351,806 -16,155
1980 9,187 10,121 348,627 -42,420
1979 8,573 14,726 366,571 -22,162
1978 7,886 17,788 339,166 -62,936
1977 7,195 17,961 353,828 -33,496
1976 6,567 16,028 367,612 -25,716
1975 6,034 13,029 350,356 -31,346
1974 5,601 9,910 346,893 -18,273
1973 5,234 7,583 320,229 -29,335
1972 4,885 6,690 314,028 -15,004
1971 4,484 6,184 278,660 -31,767
1970 4,249 5,004 280,913 -66,859
1969 3,950 4,995 270,151 -26,744
1968 3,712 3,001 280,963 -11,905
1967 3,484 3,001 275,089 -25,479
1966 3,268 3,014 297,801 -17,158
1965 3,054 3,023 314,450 -21,658
1964 2,864 2,846 326,965 -23,273
1963 2,687 2,257 359,330 -13,770
1962 2,538 1,695 360,671 -31,021
1961 2,412 1,136 398,521 -20,044
1960 2,299 886 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/poland | 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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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