The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,199,623 people compared to 10,663,982 in Portugal.
Population statistics:
- Portugal's population is 8.89 times bigger than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.13% for Portugal.
- For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
- Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.2% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.35% growth).
- Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.
Djibouti vs Portugal: live population counter
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| Current population |
1199623
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10663982
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| Population rank | 158/197 | 92/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
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4.51 minutes
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| One birth every |
22 minutes
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6.13 minutes
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| One death every |
1.02 hours
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4.44 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
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25.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -11 | +20,648 |
| Daily growth/decline | +43 | +319 |
| Annual growth/decline | +15,778 | +116,507 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +1.1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 95/197 |
Djibouti and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 86,024 | 8,857,716 | - | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | 8,929,316 | 3.91% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 93,283 | 8,993,985 | 4.36% | 0.72% |
| 1963 | 97,872 | 9,030,355 | 4.92% | 0.4% |
| 1964 | 103,198 | 9,035,365 | 5.44% | 0.06% |
| 1965 | 109,092 | 8,998,595 | 5.71% | -0.41% |
| 1966 | 115,269 | 8,930,990 | 5.66% | -0.75% |
| 1967 | 121,649 | 8,874,520 | 5.53% | -0.63% |
| 1968 | 128,250 | 8,836,650 | 5.43% | -0.43% |
| 1969 | 136,078 | 8,757,705 | 6.1% | -0.89% |
| 1970 | 145,175 | 8,680,431 | 6.69% | -0.88% |
| 1971 | 155,136 | 8,643,756 | 6.86% | -0.42% |
| 1972 | 166,256 | 8,630,430 | 7.17% | -0.15% |
| 1973 | 178,449 | 8,633,100 | 7.33% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 192,613 | 8,754,365 | 7.94% | 1.4% |
| 1975 | 209,908 | 9,093,470 | 8.98% | 3.87% |
| 1976 | 230,737 | 9,355,810 | 9.92% | 2.88% |
| 1977 | 254,613 | 9,455,675 | 10.3% | 1.07% |
| 1978 | 280,031 | 9,558,250 | 9.98% | 1.08% |
| 1979 | 304,513 | 9,661,265 | 8.74% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 325,815 | 9,766,312 | 7% | 1.09% |
| 1981 | 343,047 | 9,851,362 | 5.29% | 0.87% |
| 1982 | 356,880 | 9,911,771 | 4.03% | 0.61% |
| 1983 | 369,553 | 9,957,865 | 3.55% | 0.47% |
| 1984 | 384,053 | 9,996,232 | 3.92% | 0.39% |
| 1985 | 402,687 | 10,023,613 | 4.85% | 0.27% |
| 1986 | 426,341 | 10,032,734 | 5.87% | 0.09% |
| 1987 | 454,399 | 10,030,031 | 6.58% | -0.03% |
| 1988 | 484,523 | 10,019,610 | 6.63% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 523,355 | 10,005,000 | 8.01% | -0.15% |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 9,983,218 | 10.7% | -0.22% |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 9,960,235 | 8.9% | -0.23% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | 9,952,494 | -0.81% | -0.08% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | 9,964,675 | -1.88% | 0.12% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 9,991,525 | 2.03% | 0.27% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 10,026,176 | 1.02% | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 10,063,945 | 2.41% | 0.38% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 10,108,977 | 3.62% | 0.45% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 10,160,196 | 4.1% | 0.51% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 10,217,828 | 3.56% | 0.57% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 10,289,898 | 3.19% | 0.71% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 10,362,722 | 3.21% | 0.71% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 10,419,631 | 3.15% | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 10,458,821 | 2.26% | 0.38% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 10,483,861 | 1.55% | 0.24% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 10,503,330 | 1.58% | 0.19% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 10,522,288 | 1.98% | 0.18% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 10,542,964 | 2.19% | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 10,558,177 | 2.08% | 0.14% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 10,568,247 | 2.11% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 10,573,100 | 2.05% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 10,557,560 | 1.97% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 10,514,844 | 1.92% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 10,457,295 | 1.87% | -0.55% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 10,401,062 | 1.82% | -0.54% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 10,358,076 | 1.75% | -0.41% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 10,325,452 | 1.7% | -0.31% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 10,300,300 | 1.66% | -0.24% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 10,283,822 | 1.62% | -0.16% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 10,286,263 | 1.57% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 10,297,081 | 1.51% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 10,361,831 | 1.45% | 0.63% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 10,434,332 | 1.41% | 0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 10,578,174 | 1.39% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 10,694,681 | 1.37% | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 10,680,873 | 1.31% | -0.13% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 10,663,982 | 1.3% | -0.16% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 10,646,150 | 1.3% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 10,625,957 | 1.28% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 10,604,587 | 1.31% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 10,584,552 | 1.28% | -0.19% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 10,564,548 | 1.24% | -0.19% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 10,542,600 | 1.18% | -0.21% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 10,519,640 | 1.11% | -0.22% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 10,496,056 | 1.06% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 10,472,033 | 1.05% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 10,447,836 | 1.04% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 10,423,350 | 1.05% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 10,398,185 | 1.05% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 10,371,223 | 1.02% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 10,342,789 | 1.06% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 10,314,869 | 1.08% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 10,287,416 | 1.03% | -0.27% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 10,257,925 | 0.91% | -0.29% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 10,226,892 | 0.83% | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 10,195,202 | 0.85% | -0.31% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 10,162,323 | 0.84% | -0.32% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 10,128,572 | 0.78% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 10,094,854 | 0.72% | -0.33% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 10,059,522 | 0.72% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 10,022,734 | 0.71% | -0.37% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 161,970 (a 15.6% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).
Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Djibouti's population will grow by 27.6% to 1,530,539 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.
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Population differences between Djibouti and Portugal
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| Life expectancy | 66.6 years | 82.9 years |
| Average age | 28.8 years | 45.7 years |
| Median age | 25.7 years | 47.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.61 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
| Population density | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 302 ppl/mi² |
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