Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 8.83 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Djibouti vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Sweden
2100 1,852,930 11,330,987
2099 1,851,160 11,334,835
2098 1,848,386 11,339,107
2097 1,844,324 11,340,268
2096 1,842,788 11,341,947
2095 1,840,587 11,344,893
2094 1,838,911 11,347,531
2093 1,833,929 11,349,412
2092 1,831,754 11,351,452
2091 1,829,844 11,352,899
2090 1,827,197 11,354,820
2089 1,823,725 11,357,746
2088 1,819,072 11,360,405
2087 1,814,909 11,364,197
2086 1,811,313 11,371,529
2085 1,806,038 11,376,573
2084 1,801,459 11,381,332
2083 1,797,744 11,384,862
2082 1,792,869 11,390,058
2081 1,789,329 11,391,696
2080 1,786,557 11,393,882
2079 1,781,603 11,393,412
2078 1,777,502 11,391,291
2077 1,772,595 11,389,212
2076 1,766,589 11,385,385
2075 1,760,341 11,381,261
2074 1,753,021 11,377,973
2073 1,747,389 11,375,051
2072 1,742,543 11,371,362
2071 1,736,109 11,366,451
2070 1,729,672 11,362,742
2069 1,723,651 11,358,895
2068 1,715,937 11,357,504
2067 1,707,839 11,356,672
2066 1,698,162 11,356,676
2065 1,689,223 11,355,953
2064 1,682,510 11,354,988
2063 1,675,555 11,354,834
2062 1,666,158 11,355,452
2061 1,656,732 11,353,198
2060 1,647,366 11,352,013
2059 1,636,828 11,349,674
2058 1,625,784 11,345,893
2057 1,612,585 11,340,487
2056 1,600,264 11,335,234
2055 1,591,009 11,328,291
2054 1,579,855 11,320,768
2053 1,566,721 11,310,127
2052 1,555,435 11,296,358
2051 1,545,572 11,280,503
2050 1,535,029 11,261,537
2049 1,523,806 11,242,070
2048 1,513,191 11,221,274
2047 1,501,998 11,199,365
2046 1,489,883 11,176,512
2045 1,477,001 11,152,739
2044 1,464,918 11,127,765
2043 1,452,698 11,102,354
2042 1,438,500 11,076,504
2041 1,423,219 11,052,951
2040 1,407,993 11,028,609
2039 1,393,496 11,005,487
2038 1,379,643 10,983,160
2037 1,364,706 10,961,591
2036 1,351,216 10,938,759
2035 1,336,815 10,916,327
2034 1,323,265 10,893,717
2033 1,309,014 10,869,588
2032 1,294,377 10,844,339
2031 1,278,594 10,819,037
2030 1,262,869 10,790,557
2029 1,246,372 10,759,017
2028 1,230,494 10,724,017
2027 1,215,038 10,685,143
2026 1,199,180 10,643,884
2025 1,184,076 10,596,620
2024 1,168,722 10,569,709
2023 1,152,944 10,536,632
2022 1,137,096 10,486,941
2021 1,121,248 10,415,811
2020 1,105,188 10,353,442
2019 1,088,709 10,278,887
2018 1,071,882 10,175,214
2017 1,054,841 10,057,698
2016 1,037,653 9,923,085
2015 1,020,313 9,799,186
2014 1,002,717 9,696,110
2013 984,824 9,600,379
2012 966,747 9,519,374
2011 948,558 9,449,213
2010 930,251 9,378,126
2009 911,527 9,298,515
2008 892,734 9,219,637
2007 874,528 9,148,092
2006 855,764 9,080,505
2005 839,167 9,029,572
2004 826,124 8,993,531
2003 813,519 8,958,229
2002 795,574 8,924,958
2001 771,313 8,895,960
2000 747,318 8,872,109
1999 724,218 8,857,874
1998 699,352 8,850,974
1997 671,817 8,846,062
1996 648,348 8,840,998
1995 633,074 8,826,939
1994 626,710 8,780,745
1993 614,245 8,718,561
1992 626,010 8,668,067
1991 631,092 8,617,375
1990 579,538 8,558,835
1989 523,355 8,492,964
1988 484,523 8,436,489
1987 454,399 8,397,804
1986 426,341 8,369,829
1985 402,687 8,350,386
1984 384,053 8,336,605
1983 369,553 8,329,033
1982 356,880 8,325,263
1981 343,047 8,320,503
1980 325,815 8,310,531
1979 304,513 8,293,678
1978 280,031 8,275,599
1977 254,613 8,251,540
1976 230,737 8,222,286
1975 209,908 8,192,437
1974 192,613 8,159,955
1973 178,449 8,136,312
1972 166,256 8,122,300
1971 155,136 8,098,334
1970 145,175 8,042,801
1969 136,078 7,968,072
1968 128,250 7,912,273
1967 121,649 7,867,931
1966 115,269 7,807,797
1965 109,092 7,733,853
1964 103,198 7,661,354
1963 97,872 7,604,328
1962 93,283 7,561,588
1961 89,390 7,519,998
1960 86,024 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Sweden
2100 0.1% -0.03%
2099 0.15% -0.04%
2098 0.22% -0.01%
2097 0.08% -0.01%
2096 0.12% -0.03%
2095 0.09% -0.02%
2094 0.27% -0.02%
2093 0.12% -0.02%
2092 0.1% -0.01%
2091 0.14% -0.02%
2090 0.19% -0.03%
2089 0.26% -0.02%
2088 0.23% -0.03%
2087 0.2% -0.06%
2086 0.29% -0.04%
2085 0.25% -0.04%
2084 0.21% -0.03%
2083 0.27% -0.05%
2082 0.2% -0.01%
2081 0.16% -0.02%
2080 0.28% 0.004%
2079 0.23% 0.02%
2078 0.28% 0.02%
2077 0.34% 0.03%
2076 0.35% 0.04%
2075 0.42% 0.03%
2074 0.32% 0.03%
2073 0.28% 0.03%
2072 0.37% 0.04%
2071 0.37% 0.03%
2070 0.35% 0.03%
2069 0.45% 0.01%
2068 0.47% 0.007%
2067 0.57% -0%
2066 0.53% 0.006%
2065 0.4% 0.009%
2064 0.42% 0.001%
2063 0.56% -0.005%
2062 0.57% 0.02%
2061 0.57% 0.01%
2060 0.64% 0.02%
2059 0.68% 0.03%
2058 0.82% 0.05%
2057 0.77% 0.05%
2056 0.58% 0.06%
2055 0.71% 0.07%
2054 0.84% 0.09%
2053 0.73% 0.12%
2052 0.64% 0.14%
2051 0.69% 0.17%
2050 0.74% 0.17%
2049 0.7% 0.19%
2048 0.75% 0.2%
2047 0.81% 0.2%
2046 0.87% 0.21%
2045 0.82% 0.22%
2044 0.84% 0.23%
2043 0.99% 0.23%
2042 1.07% 0.21%
2041 1.08% 0.22%
2040 1.04% 0.21%
2039 1% 0.2%
2038 1.09% 0.2%
2037 1% 0.21%
2036 1.08% 0.21%
2035 1.02% 0.21%
2034 1.09% 0.22%
2033 1.13% 0.23%
2032 1.23% 0.23%
2031 1.25% 0.26%
2030 1.32% 0.29%
2029 1.29% 0.33%
2028 1.27% 0.36%
2027 1.32% 0.39%
2026 1.28% 0.45%
2025 1.31% 0.25%
2024 1.37% 0.31%
2023 1.39% 0.47%
2022 1.41% 0.68%
2021 1.45% 0.6%
2020 1.51% 0.73%
2019 1.57% 1.02%
2018 1.62% 1.17%
2017 1.66% 1.36%
2016 1.7% 1.26%
2015 1.75% 1.06%
2014 1.82% 1%
2013 1.87% 0.85%
2012 1.92% 0.74%
2011 1.97% 0.76%
2010 2.05% 0.86%
2009 2.11% 0.86%
2008 2.08% 0.78%
2007 2.19% 0.74%
2006 1.98% 0.56%
2005 1.58% 0.4%
2004 1.55% 0.39%
2003 2.26% 0.37%
2002 3.15% 0.33%
2001 3.21% 0.27%
2000 3.19% 0.16%
1999 3.56% 0.08%
1998 4.1% 0.06%
1997 3.62% 0.06%
1996 2.41% 0.16%
1995 1.02% 0.53%
1994 2.03% 0.71%
1993 -1.88% 0.58%
1992 -0.81% 0.59%
1991 8.9% 0.68%
1990 10.7% 0.78%
1989 8.01% 0.67%
1988 6.63% 0.46%
1987 6.58% 0.33%
1986 5.87% 0.23%
1985 4.85% 0.17%
1984 3.92% 0.09%
1983 3.55% 0.05%
1982 4.03% 0.06%
1981 5.29% 0.12%
1980 7% 0.2%
1979 8.74% 0.22%
1978 9.98% 0.29%
1977 10.3% 0.36%
1976 9.92% 0.36%
1975 8.98% 0.4%
1974 7.94% 0.29%
1973 7.33% 0.17%
1972 7.17% 0.3%
1971 6.86% 0.69%
1970 6.69% 0.94%
1969 6.1% 0.71%
1968 5.43% 0.56%
1967 5.53% 0.77%
1966 5.66% 0.96%
1965 5.71% 0.95%
1964 5.44% 0.75%
1963 4.92% 0.57%
1962 4.36% 0.55%
1961 3.91% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Sweden
Current population
1207325
10665077
Population rank 158/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.13%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
19.6 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
5.35 minutes
One death every
1 hour
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +42 +74
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 148/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -581 +47,079
Net migration rank 89/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 47,079
2024 15,712 -11 7,399 50,115
2023 15,349 500 5,269 55,209
2022 15,337 500 10,487 58,955
2021 14,555 1,300 22,914 51,947
2020 14,970 1,300 14,495 37,302
2019 15,368 1,322 25,697 72,619
2018 15,524 1,435 23,403 87,517
2017 15,593 1,535 24,138 102,671
2016 15,621 1,623 25,800 119,234
2015 15,718 1,723 23,518 80,534
2014 15,857 1,900 26,179 77,654
2013 15,986 2,033 23,041 66,760
2012 16,026 2,104 20,943 52,879
2011 16,169 2,090 21,733 46,049
2010 16,225 2,129 25,320 51,175
2009 16,323 2,770 21,387 63,638
2008 16,356 2,148 18,439 56,452
2007 16,647 1,253 15,552 54,907
2006 16,901 2,719 15,436 51,675
2005 17,361 -3,779 9,030 27,030
2004 17,756 -5,249 9,893 25,842
2003 18,341 -5,636 6,271 29,161
2002 18,167 5,022 893 31,364
2001 17,710 7,629 -1,779 28,856
2000 17,014 5,632 -2,662 24,900
1999 16,491 7,046 -6,201 13,940
1998 15,845 10,352 -3,541 11,325
1997 15,255 13,625 -3,539 6,047
1996 15,408 2,652 1,768 5,773
1995 15,651 -3,163 9,710 11,621
1994 15,989 -15,756 20,196 51,545
1993 15,805 8,896 20,924 32,725
1992 16,971 -65,203 28,605 20,507
1991 16,553 21,510 29,299 25,314
1990 15,074 49,970 29,100 35,668
1989 13,851 33,465 24,629 44,565
1988 13,107 17,242 15,186 30,064
1987 12,357 17,545 11,757 21,335
1986 11,671 14,543 9,206 15,211
1985 11,106 9,997 4,175 11,464
1984 10,713 5,452 3,335 8,668
1983 10,391 2,441 833 2,105
1982 10,058 2,450 1,665 2,524
1981 9,654 5,502 1,664 3,209
1980 9,187 10,121 5,818 10,040
1979 8,573 14,726 4,976 13,895
1978 7,886 17,788 4,138 13,807
1977 7,195 17,961 7,426 23,528
1976 6,567 16,028 8,222 20,324
1975 6,034 13,029 14,746 16,564
1974 5,601 9,910 23,664 9,217
1973 5,234 7,583 24,409 -9,551
1972 4,885 6,690 28,428 -13,519
1971 4,484 6,184 31,583 2,334
1970 4,249 5,004 30,563 47,242
1969 3,950 4,995 23,904 48,824
1968 3,712 3,001 30,858 8,545
1967 3,484 3,001 41,700 11,075
1966 3,268 3,014 45,286 24,920
1965 3,054 3,023 44,857 32,444
1964 2,864 2,846 45,968 23,581
1963 2,687 2,257 35,741 11,009
1962 2,538 1,695 30,246 9,627
1961 2,412 1,136 30,832 14,401
1960 2,299 886 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/sweden | 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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/sweden | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.