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Population in Djibouti compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 18.2 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Djibouti vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Sri Lanka
2100 1,852,930 20,009,380
2099 1,851,160 20,121,095
2098 1,848,386 20,234,513
2097 1,844,324 20,345,619
2096 1,842,788 20,456,607
2095 1,840,587 20,566,246
2094 1,838,911 20,674,019
2093 1,833,929 20,780,946
2092 1,831,754 20,886,274
2091 1,829,844 20,990,047
2090 1,827,197 21,095,968
2089 1,823,725 21,198,788
2088 1,819,072 21,299,229
2087 1,814,909 21,398,269
2086 1,811,313 21,496,892
2085 1,806,038 21,594,661
2084 1,801,459 21,687,323
2083 1,797,744 21,778,597
2082 1,792,869 21,866,395
2081 1,789,329 21,954,337
2080 1,786,557 22,038,953
2079 1,781,603 22,122,744
2078 1,777,502 22,200,069
2077 1,772,595 22,274,355
2076 1,766,589 22,345,857
2075 1,760,341 22,414,609
2074 1,753,021 22,485,066
2073 1,747,389 22,550,427
2072 1,742,543 22,610,645
2071 1,736,109 22,669,042
2070 1,729,672 22,725,948
2069 1,723,651 22,779,050
2068 1,715,937 22,831,596
2067 1,707,839 22,885,941
2066 1,698,162 22,935,123
2065 1,689,223 22,985,942
2064 1,682,510 23,030,844
2063 1,675,555 23,071,114
2062 1,666,158 23,107,970
2061 1,656,732 23,139,924
2060 1,647,366 23,171,649
2059 1,636,828 23,199,387
2058 1,625,784 23,224,997
2057 1,612,585 23,247,211
2056 1,600,264 23,267,292
2055 1,591,009 23,278,653
2054 1,579,855 23,287,520
2053 1,566,721 23,297,347
2052 1,555,435 23,301,287
2051 1,545,572 23,302,108
2050 1,535,029 23,299,282
2049 1,523,806 23,293,630
2048 1,513,191 23,283,465
2047 1,501,998 23,267,251
2046 1,489,883 23,244,081
2045 1,477,001 23,212,221
2044 1,464,918 23,181,041
2043 1,452,698 23,144,217
2042 1,438,500 23,103,489
2041 1,423,219 23,056,478
2040 1,407,993 23,005,928
2039 1,393,496 22,948,866
2038 1,379,643 22,888,821
2037 1,364,706 22,822,943
2036 1,351,216 22,756,462
2035 1,336,815 22,685,766
2034 1,323,265 22,611,514
2033 1,309,014 22,532,374
2032 1,294,377 22,449,310
2031 1,278,594 22,364,063
2030 1,262,869 22,273,377
2029 1,246,372 22,181,300
2028 1,230,494 22,082,826
2027 1,215,038 21,979,196
2026 1,199,180 21,870,145
2025 1,184,076 21,756,000
2024 1,168,722 21,916,000
2023 1,152,944 22,037,000
2022 1,137,096 22,181,000
2021 1,121,248 22,156,000
2020 1,105,188 21,919,000
2019 1,088,709 21,803,000
2018 1,071,882 21,670,000
2017 1,054,841 21,453,000
2016 1,037,653 21,209,000
2015 1,020,313 20,970,000
2014 1,002,717 20,778,000
2013 984,824 20,585,000
2012 966,747 21,169,458
2011 948,558 21,009,048
2010 930,251 20,879,089
2009 911,527 20,756,435
2008 892,734 20,629,378
2007 874,528 20,492,545
2006 855,764 20,352,411
2005 839,167 20,216,524
2004 826,124 20,087,605
2003 813,519 19,951,521
2002 795,574 19,805,752
2001 771,313 19,600,362
2000 747,318 19,293,054
1999 724,218 18,944,731
1998 699,352 18,596,003
1997 671,817 18,248,200
1996 648,348 17,905,018
1995 633,074 17,564,068
1994 626,710 17,275,773
1993 614,245 17,025,918
1992 626,010 16,739,284
1991 631,092 16,475,354
1990 579,538 16,352,458
1989 523,355 16,248,557
1988 484,523 16,078,621
1987 454,399 15,916,576
1986 426,341 15,731,256
1985 402,687 15,544,154
1984 384,053 15,441,860
1983 369,553 15,388,794
1982 356,880 15,286,567
1981 343,047 15,099,414
1980 325,815 14,847,974
1979 304,513 14,579,614
1978 280,031 14,310,128
1977 254,613 14,049,371
1976 230,737 13,796,770
1975 209,908 13,548,984
1974 192,613 13,305,693
1973 178,449 13,060,916
1972 166,256 12,809,205
1971 155,136 12,551,910
1970 145,175 12,287,110
1969 136,078 12,013,858
1968 128,250 11,736,088
1967 121,649 11,457,328
1966 115,269 11,183,928
1965 109,092 10,916,965
1964 103,198 10,653,397
1963 97,872 10,395,040
1962 93,283 10,143,754
1961 89,390 9,899,372
1960 86,024 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 23.3M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Sri Lanka
2100 0.1% -0.56%
2099 0.15% -0.56%
2098 0.22% -0.55%
2097 0.08% -0.54%
2096 0.12% -0.53%
2095 0.09% -0.52%
2094 0.27% -0.51%
2093 0.12% -0.5%
2092 0.1% -0.49%
2091 0.14% -0.5%
2090 0.19% -0.49%
2089 0.26% -0.47%
2088 0.23% -0.46%
2087 0.2% -0.46%
2086 0.29% -0.45%
2085 0.25% -0.43%
2084 0.21% -0.42%
2083 0.27% -0.4%
2082 0.2% -0.4%
2081 0.16% -0.38%
2080 0.28% -0.38%
2079 0.23% -0.35%
2078 0.28% -0.33%
2077 0.34% -0.32%
2076 0.35% -0.31%
2075 0.42% -0.31%
2074 0.32% -0.29%
2073 0.28% -0.27%
2072 0.37% -0.26%
2071 0.37% -0.25%
2070 0.35% -0.23%
2069 0.45% -0.23%
2068 0.47% -0.24%
2067 0.57% -0.21%
2066 0.53% -0.22%
2065 0.4% -0.19%
2064 0.42% -0.17%
2063 0.56% -0.16%
2062 0.57% -0.14%
2061 0.57% -0.14%
2060 0.64% -0.12%
2059 0.68% -0.11%
2058 0.82% -0.1%
2057 0.77% -0.09%
2056 0.58% -0.05%
2055 0.71% -0.04%
2054 0.84% -0.04%
2053 0.73% -0.02%
2052 0.64% -0.004%
2051 0.69% 0.01%
2050 0.74% 0.02%
2049 0.7% 0.04%
2048 0.75% 0.07%
2047 0.81% 0.1%
2046 0.87% 0.14%
2045 0.82% 0.13%
2044 0.84% 0.16%
2043 0.99% 0.18%
2042 1.07% 0.2%
2041 1.08% 0.22%
2040 1.04% 0.25%
2039 1% 0.26%
2038 1.09% 0.29%
2037 1% 0.29%
2036 1.08% 0.31%
2035 1.02% 0.33%
2034 1.09% 0.35%
2033 1.13% 0.37%
2032 1.23% 0.38%
2031 1.25% 0.41%
2030 1.32% 0.42%
2029 1.29% 0.45%
2028 1.27% 0.47%
2027 1.32% 0.5%
2026 1.28% 0.52%
2025 1.31% -0.73%
2024 1.37% -0.55%
2023 1.39% -0.65%
2022 1.41% 0.11%
2021 1.45% 1.08%
2020 1.51% 0.53%
2019 1.57% 0.61%
2018 1.62% 1.01%
2017 1.66% 1.15%
2016 1.7% 1.14%
2015 1.75% 0.92%
2014 1.82% 0.94%
2013 1.87% -2.76%
2012 1.92% 0.76%
2011 1.97% 0.62%
2010 2.05% 0.59%
2009 2.11% 0.62%
2008 2.08% 0.67%
2007 2.19% 0.69%
2006 1.98% 0.67%
2005 1.58% 0.64%
2004 1.55% 0.68%
2003 2.26% 0.74%
2002 3.15% 1.05%
2001 3.21% 1.59%
2000 3.19% 1.84%
1999 3.56% 1.88%
1998 4.1% 1.91%
1997 3.62% 1.92%
1996 2.41% 1.94%
1995 1.02% 1.67%
1994 2.03% 1.47%
1993 -1.88% 1.71%
1992 -0.81% 1.6%
1991 8.9% 0.75%
1990 10.7% 0.64%
1989 8.01% 1.06%
1988 6.63% 1.02%
1987 6.58% 1.18%
1986 5.87% 1.2%
1985 4.85% 0.66%
1984 3.92% 0.34%
1983 3.55% 0.67%
1982 4.03% 1.24%
1981 5.29% 1.69%
1980 7% 1.84%
1979 8.74% 1.88%
1978 9.98% 1.86%
1977 10.3% 1.83%
1976 9.92% 1.83%
1975 8.98% 1.83%
1974 7.94% 1.87%
1973 7.33% 1.97%
1972 7.17% 2.05%
1971 6.86% 2.16%
1970 6.69% 2.27%
1969 6.1% 2.37%
1968 5.43% 2.43%
1967 5.53% 2.44%
1966 5.66% 2.45%
1965 5.71% 2.47%
1964 5.44% 2.49%
1963 4.92% 2.48%
1962 4.36% 2.47%
1961 3.91% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Sri Lanka
Current population
1207325
21926160
Population rank 158/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.26%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
3.29 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
2.37 minutes
One death every
1 hour
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline +42 -438
Annual growth/decline +15,354 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 190/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -30,724
Net migration rank 89/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -30,724
2024 15,712 -11 50,407 -27,245
2023 15,349 500 66,111 -28,011
2022 15,337 500 95,378 -27,435
2021 14,555 1,300 121,858 -29,586
2020 14,970 1,300 170,968 -29,875
2019 15,368 1,322 172,243 -28,426
2018 15,524 1,435 183,610 -28,607
2017 15,593 1,535 187,993 -22,324
2016 15,621 1,623 194,232 -18,388
2015 15,718 1,723 201,815 -29,797
2014 15,857 1,900 211,541 -33,672
2013 15,986 2,033 221,021 -37,754
2012 16,026 2,104 229,138 -41,955
2011 16,169 2,090 224,461 -90,839
2010 16,225 2,129 224,325 -98,060
2009 16,323 2,770 200,175 -81,130
2008 16,356 2,148 232,225 -97,144
2007 16,647 1,253 248,287 -109,695
2006 16,901 2,719 248,706 -107,045
2005 17,361 -3,779 248,683 -118,594
2004 17,756 -5,249 212,527 -84,795
2003 18,341 -5,636 252,008 -107,573
2002 18,167 5,022 252,840 -105,718
2001 17,710 7,629 244,377 19,273
2000 17,014 5,632 227,060 123,894
1999 16,491 7,046 206,876 138,799
1998 15,845 10,352 201,059 150,724
1997 15,255 13,625 208,193 135,636
1996 15,408 2,652 215,290 127,236
1995 15,651 -3,163 221,957 117,416
1994 15,989 -15,756 228,904 8,323
1993 15,805 8,896 226,257 36,232
1992 16,971 -65,203 222,230 88,542
1991 16,553 21,510 218,117 -1,047
1990 15,074 49,970 224,454 -195,736
1989 13,851 33,465 212,401 -33,305
1988 13,107 17,242 219,184 -58,415
1987 12,357 17,545 226,414 -63,105
1986 11,671 14,543 233,782 -26,460
1985 11,106 9,997 247,836 -80,950
1984 10,713 5,452 263,175 -225,450
1983 10,391 2,441 277,768 -209,362
1982 10,058 2,450 300,030 -163,987
1981 9,654 5,502 328,096 -89,824
1980 9,187 10,121 328,155 -63,541
1979 8,573 14,726 329,791 -57,683
1978 7,886 17,788 317,055 -50,189
1977 7,195 17,961 300,038 -45,383
1976 6,567 16,028 291,816 -41,258
1975 6,034 13,029 282,496 -37,475
1974 5,601 9,910 275,521 -33,979
1973 5,234 7,583 278,577 -30,582
1972 4,885 6,690 282,494 -27,071
1971 4,484 6,184 281,200 -22,021
1970 4,249 5,004 286,719 -16,299
1969 3,950 4,995 286,218 -10,152
1968 3,712 3,001 286,642 -7,163
1967 3,484 3,001 284,738 -6,696
1966 3,268 3,014 275,549 -6,794
1965 3,054 3,023 272,422 -7,249
1964 2,864 2,846 269,584 -7,614
1963 2,687 2,257 262,880 -8,118
1962 2,538 1,695 256,719 -8,909
1961 2,412 1,136 251,087 -10,144
1960 2,299 886 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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