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Population in Djibouti compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • South Sudan's population is 10.4 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

Djibouti vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti South Sudan
2100 1,853,638 24,086,901
2099 1,851,867 24,081,477
2098 1,849,091 24,063,461
2097 1,845,028 24,065,268
2096 1,843,492 24,054,483
2095 1,841,290 24,046,345
2094 1,839,614 24,047,776
2093 1,834,629 24,039,017
2092 1,832,454 24,019,054
2091 1,830,543 24,000,308
2090 1,827,895 23,978,496
2089 1,824,422 23,937,487
2088 1,819,766 23,892,166
2087 1,815,602 23,857,250
2086 1,812,004 23,803,312
2085 1,806,728 23,759,178
2084 1,802,147 23,687,109
2083 1,798,430 23,617,646
2082 1,793,553 23,541,119
2081 1,790,013 23,466,449
2080 1,787,239 23,391,758
2079 1,782,284 23,294,252
2078 1,778,181 23,197,067
2077 1,773,272 23,086,584
2076 1,767,264 22,987,331
2075 1,761,013 22,868,587
2074 1,753,691 22,726,189
2073 1,748,057 22,583,672
2072 1,743,208 22,438,943
2071 1,736,772 22,288,026
2070 1,730,333 22,151,650
2069 1,724,309 22,003,659
2068 1,716,592 21,829,800
2067 1,708,491 21,662,211
2066 1,698,811 21,496,881
2065 1,689,868 21,317,455
2064 1,683,153 21,142,002
2063 1,676,195 20,965,122
2062 1,666,794 20,785,055
2061 1,657,365 20,608,964
2060 1,647,995 20,430,857
2059 1,637,453 20,235,022
2058 1,626,405 20,048,974
2057 1,613,201 19,853,696
2056 1,600,875 19,659,362
2055 1,591,617 19,464,297
2054 1,580,458 19,257,481
2053 1,567,320 19,060,517
2052 1,556,029 18,840,461
2051 1,546,163 18,633,198
2050 1,535,615 18,434,212
2049 1,524,387 18,230,881
2048 1,513,769 18,021,026
2047 1,502,572 17,806,282
2046 1,490,451 17,579,173
2045 1,477,565 17,355,041
2044 1,465,478 17,121,972
2043 1,453,253 16,888,278
2042 1,439,049 16,645,354
2041 1,423,763 16,396,768
2040 1,408,530 16,142,816
2039 1,394,028 15,889,952
2038 1,380,170 15,628,043
2037 1,365,227 15,363,975
2036 1,351,732 15,091,275
2035 1,337,326 14,815,307
2034 1,323,770 14,543,511
2033 1,309,514 14,278,180
2032 1,294,871 14,007,134
2031 1,279,082 13,730,637
2030 1,263,351 13,465,615
2029 1,246,848 13,206,477
2028 1,230,964 12,947,082
2027 1,215,502 12,692,769
2026 1,199,638 12,439,296
2025 1,184,528 12,193,102
2024 1,168,722 11,943,408
2023 1,152,944 11,483,374
2022 1,137,096 11,021,177
2021 1,121,248 10,865,780
2020 1,105,188 10,698,467
2019 1,088,709 10,423,384
2018 1,071,882 10,122,977
2017 1,054,841 10,259,154
2016 1,037,653 10,830,102
2015 1,020,313 11,107,561
2014 1,002,717 11,235,073
2013 984,824 11,166,275
2012 966,747 10,756,240
2011 948,558 10,288,109
2010 930,251 9,745,953
2009 911,527 9,243,556
2008 892,734 8,817,647
2007 874,528 8,388,788
2006 855,764 7,976,526
2005 839,167 7,590,143
2004 826,124 7,233,041
2003 813,519 6,903,127
2002 795,574 6,596,806
2001 771,313 6,308,391
2000 747,318 6,032,267
1999 724,218 5,771,628
1998 699,352 5,620,068
1997 671,817 5,509,136
1996 648,348 5,356,925
1995 633,074 5,225,836
1994 626,710 5,071,184
1993 614,245 4,956,002
1992 626,010 4,909,749
1991 631,092 4,836,677
1990 579,538 4,737,633
1989 523,355 4,713,229
1988 484,523 4,848,029
1987 454,399 4,962,395
1986 426,341 4,921,240
1985 402,687 4,834,296
1984 384,053 4,750,627
1983 369,553 4,661,574
1982 356,880 4,557,686
1981 343,047 4,447,272
1980 325,815 4,339,030
1979 304,513 4,232,605
1978 280,031 4,127,657
1977 254,613 4,024,032
1976 230,737 3,921,910
1975 209,908 3,821,494
1974 192,613 3,723,259
1973 178,449 3,627,383
1972 166,256 3,542,497
1971 155,136 3,468,646
1970 145,175 3,409,614
1969 136,078 3,365,533
1968 128,250 3,321,528
1967 121,649 3,277,648
1966 115,269 3,236,423
1965 109,092 3,189,835
1964 103,198 3,129,918
1963 97,872 3,072,669
1962 93,283 3,024,308
1961 89,390 2,976,724
1960 86,024 2,931,559

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/south-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Djibouti's population will grow by 27.6% to 1,535,615 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of South Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 24.1M people in 2100 for South Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti South Sudan
2100 0.1% 0.02%
2099 0.15% 0.07%
2098 0.22% -0.008%
2097 0.08% 0.04%
2096 0.12% 0.03%
2095 0.09% -0.006%
2094 0.27% 0.04%
2093 0.12% 0.08%
2092 0.1% 0.08%
2091 0.14% 0.09%
2090 0.19% 0.17%
2089 0.26% 0.19%
2088 0.23% 0.15%
2087 0.2% 0.23%
2086 0.29% 0.19%
2085 0.25% 0.3%
2084 0.21% 0.29%
2083 0.27% 0.33%
2082 0.2% 0.32%
2081 0.16% 0.32%
2080 0.28% 0.42%
2079 0.23% 0.42%
2078 0.28% 0.48%
2077 0.34% 0.43%
2076 0.35% 0.52%
2075 0.42% 0.63%
2074 0.32% 0.63%
2073 0.28% 0.64%
2072 0.37% 0.68%
2071 0.37% 0.62%
2070 0.35% 0.67%
2069 0.45% 0.8%
2068 0.47% 0.77%
2067 0.57% 0.77%
2066 0.53% 0.84%
2065 0.4% 0.83%
2064 0.42% 0.84%
2063 0.56% 0.87%
2062 0.57% 0.85%
2061 0.57% 0.87%
2060 0.64% 0.97%
2059 0.68% 0.93%
2058 0.82% 0.98%
2057 0.77% 0.99%
2056 0.58% 1%
2055 0.71% 1.07%
2054 0.84% 1.03%
2053 0.73% 1.17%
2052 0.64% 1.11%
2051 0.69% 1.08%
2050 0.74% 1.12%
2049 0.7% 1.16%
2048 0.75% 1.21%
2047 0.81% 1.29%
2046 0.87% 1.29%
2045 0.82% 1.36%
2044 0.84% 1.38%
2043 0.99% 1.46%
2042 1.07% 1.52%
2041 1.08% 1.57%
2040 1.04% 1.59%
2039 1% 1.68%
2038 1.09% 1.72%
2037 1% 1.81%
2036 1.08% 1.86%
2035 1.02% 1.87%
2034 1.09% 1.86%
2033 1.13% 1.94%
2032 1.23% 2.01%
2031 1.25% 1.97%
2030 1.32% 1.96%
2029 1.29% 2%
2028 1.27% 2%
2027 1.32% 2.04%
2026 1.28% 2.02%
2025 1.35% 2.09%
2024 1.37% 4.01%
2023 1.39% 4.19%
2022 1.41% 1.43%
2021 1.45% 1.56%
2020 1.51% 2.64%
2019 1.57% 2.97%
2018 1.62% -1.33%
2017 1.66% -5.27%
2016 1.7% -2.5%
2015 1.75% -1.13%
2014 1.82% 0.62%
2013 1.87% 3.81%
2012 1.92% 4.55%
2011 1.97% 5.56%
2010 2.05% 5.44%
2009 2.11% 4.83%
2008 2.08% 5.11%
2007 2.19% 5.17%
2006 1.98% 5.09%
2005 1.58% 4.94%
2004 1.55% 4.78%
2003 2.26% 4.64%
2002 3.15% 4.57%
2001 3.21% 4.58%
2000 3.19% 4.52%
1999 3.56% 2.7%
1998 4.1% 2.01%
1997 3.62% 2.84%
1996 2.41% 2.51%
1995 1.02% 3.05%
1994 2.03% 2.32%
1993 -1.88% 0.94%
1992 -0.81% 1.51%
1991 8.9% 2.09%
1990 10.7% 0.52%
1989 8.01% -2.78%
1988 6.63% -2.3%
1987 6.58% 0.84%
1986 5.87% 1.8%
1985 4.85% 1.76%
1984 3.92% 1.91%
1983 3.55% 2.28%
1982 4.03% 2.48%
1981 5.29% 2.49%
1980 7% 2.51%
1979 8.74% 2.54%
1978 9.98% 2.58%
1977 10.3% 2.6%
1976 9.92% 2.63%
1975 8.98% 2.64%
1974 7.94% 2.64%
1973 7.33% 2.4%
1972 7.17% 2.13%
1971 6.86% 1.73%
1970 6.69% 1.31%
1969 6.1% 1.32%
1968 5.43% 1.34%
1967 5.53% 1.27%
1966 5.66% 1.46%
1965 5.71% 1.91%
1964 5.44% 1.86%
1963 4.92% 1.6%
1962 4.36% 1.6%
1961 3.91% 1.54%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

Djibouti South Sudan
Current population
1203929
12507858
Population rank 158/197 80/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.15%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
1.14 minutes
One birth every
22 minutes
1.6 minutes
One death every
1.02 hours
4.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +43 +1,260
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 7/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -581 +6,145
Net migration rank 89/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 6,145
2024 - -11 - 15,374
2023 15,349 500 217,966 455,000
2022 15,337 500 211,166 40,259
2021 14,555 1,300 213,567 -154,359
2020 14,970 1,300 212,332 62,935
2019 15,368 1,322 209,708 65,198
2018 15,524 1,435 168,497 157,408
2017 15,593 1,535 72,193 -670,477
2016 15,621 1,623 110,553 -654,225
2015 15,718 1,723 148,542 -159,822
2014 15,857 1,900 227,611 -471,523
2013 15,986 2,033 315,983 65,337
2012 16,026 2,104 312,974 125,771
2011 16,169 2,090 303,181 194,325
2010 16,225 2,129 287,409 299,402
2009 16,323 2,770 278,859 139,129
2008 16,356 2,148 268,268 165,557
2007 16,647 1,253 256,546 167,350
2006 16,901 2,719 246,706 153,926
2005 17,361 -3,779 239,272 132,869
2004 17,756 -5,249 231,877 110,182
2003 18,341 -5,636 225,822 91,951
2002 18,167 5,022 212,014 82,847
2001 17,710 7,629 204,108 77,856
2000 17,014 5,632 196,055 74,227
1999 16,491 7,046 180,721 70,271
1998 15,845 10,352 -12,157 64,285
1997 15,255 13,625 121,454 48,280
1996 15,408 2,652 116,728 17,953
1995 15,651 -3,163 110,417 17,077
1994 15,989 -15,756 165,407 16,407
1993 15,805 8,896 32,779 15,772
1992 16,971 -65,203 28,874 15,077
1991 16,553 21,510 87,873 14,327
1990 15,074 49,970 82,900 12,988
1989 13,851 33,465 83,735 -130,821
1988 13,107 17,242 -125,447 -97,065
1987 12,357 17,545 5,756 -11,976
1986 11,671 14,543 99,502 -10,973
1985 11,106 9,997 95,342 -9,986
1984 10,713 5,452 90,970 -8,984
1983 10,391 2,441 104,107 -7,986
1982 10,058 2,450 118,641 -6,983
1981 9,654 5,502 115,163 -5,994
1980 9,187 10,121 112,307 -4,997
1979 8,573 14,726 109,540 -3,997
1978 7,886 17,788 107,352 -2,998
1977 7,195 17,961 104,886 -1,997
1976 6,567 16,028 102,346 -995
1975 6,034 13,029 99,882 -395
1974 5,601 9,910 97,181 -192
1973 5,234 7,583 94,765 0
1972 4,885 6,690 74,803 193
1971 4,484 6,184 72,308 394
1970 4,249 5,004 44,776 587
1969 3,950 4,995 42,015 786
1968 3,712 3,001 44,213 995
1967 3,484 3,001 41,357 1,194
1966 3,268 3,014 38,523 1,386
1965 3,054 3,023 51,682 1,591
1964 2,864 2,846 64,786 1,785
1963 2,687 2,257 46,333 1,591
1962 2,538 1,695 47,406 1,386
1961 2,412 1,136 45,186 1,194
1960 2,299 886 42,945 995

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/south-sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 92.1% of the population change in Djibouti is from natural causes (a gain of 153,892 people) and 7.87% is from migration (a gain of 13,138 people). In South Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
South Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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