The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,196,428 people compared to 10,654,722 in Sweden.
Population statistics:
- Sweden's population is 8.91 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 +1.57% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
- Since 2005, the population of Djibouti has increased from 839K people to 1.2M (42.6% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.03M to 10.7M (18% growth).
- Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2079 for Sweden.
Djibouti vs Sweden: live population counter
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| Current population |
1196428
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10654722
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| Population rank | 158/197 | 93/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
22 minutes
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5.25 minutes
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| One death every |
1.02 hours
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5.54 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
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10.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -11 | +50,115 |
| Daily growth/decline | +43 | +91 |
| Annual growth/decline | +15,778 | +33,077 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 79/197 | 148/197 |
Djibouti and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 86,024 | 7,484,656 | - | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | 7,519,998 | 3.91% | 0.47% |
| 1962 | 93,283 | 7,561,588 | 4.36% | 0.55% |
| 1963 | 97,872 | 7,604,328 | 4.92% | 0.57% |
| 1964 | 103,198 | 7,661,354 | 5.44% | 0.75% |
| 1965 | 109,092 | 7,733,853 | 5.71% | 0.95% |
| 1966 | 115,269 | 7,807,797 | 5.66% | 0.96% |
| 1967 | 121,649 | 7,867,931 | 5.53% | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 128,250 | 7,912,273 | 5.43% | 0.56% |
| 1969 | 136,078 | 7,968,072 | 6.1% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 145,175 | 8,042,801 | 6.69% | 0.94% |
| 1971 | 155,136 | 8,098,334 | 6.86% | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 166,256 | 8,122,300 | 7.17% | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 178,449 | 8,136,312 | 7.33% | 0.17% |
| 1974 | 192,613 | 8,159,955 | 7.94% | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 209,908 | 8,192,437 | 8.98% | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 230,737 | 8,222,286 | 9.92% | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 254,613 | 8,251,540 | 10.3% | 0.36% |
| 1978 | 280,031 | 8,275,599 | 9.98% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 304,513 | 8,293,678 | 8.74% | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 325,815 | 8,310,531 | 7% | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 343,047 | 8,320,503 | 5.29% | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 356,880 | 8,325,263 | 4.03% | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 369,553 | 8,329,033 | 3.55% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 384,053 | 8,336,605 | 3.92% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 402,687 | 8,350,386 | 4.85% | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 426,341 | 8,369,829 | 5.87% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 454,399 | 8,397,804 | 6.58% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 484,523 | 8,436,489 | 6.63% | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 523,355 | 8,492,964 | 8.01% | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 8,558,835 | 10.7% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 8,617,375 | 8.9% | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | 8,668,067 | -0.81% | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | 8,718,561 | -1.88% | 0.58% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 8,780,745 | 2.03% | 0.71% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 8,826,939 | 1.02% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 8,840,998 | 2.41% | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 8,846,062 | 3.62% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 8,850,974 | 4.1% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 8,857,874 | 3.56% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 8,872,109 | 3.19% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 8,895,960 | 3.21% | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 8,924,958 | 3.15% | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 8,958,229 | 2.26% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 8,993,531 | 1.55% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 9,029,572 | 1.58% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 9,080,505 | 1.98% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 9,148,092 | 2.19% | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 9,219,637 | 2.08% | 0.78% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 9,298,515 | 2.11% | 0.86% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 9,378,126 | 2.05% | 0.86% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 9,449,213 | 1.97% | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 9,519,374 | 1.92% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 9,600,379 | 1.87% | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 9,696,110 | 1.82% | 1% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 9,799,186 | 1.75% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 9,923,085 | 1.7% | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 10,057,698 | 1.66% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 10,175,214 | 1.62% | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 10,278,887 | 1.57% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 10,353,442 | 1.51% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 10,415,811 | 1.45% | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 10,486,941 | 1.41% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 10,536,632 | 1.39% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 10,569,709 | 1.37% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 10,619,177 | 1.31% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 10,663,427 | 1.3% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 10,703,497 | 1.3% | 0.38% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 10,740,420 | 1.28% | 0.34% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 10,773,692 | 1.31% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 10,803,699 | 1.28% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 10,830,583 | 1.24% | 0.25% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 10,855,855 | 1.18% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 10,880,544 | 1.11% | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 10,903,924 | 1.06% | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 10,926,433 | 1.05% | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 10,949,062 | 1.04% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 10,971,259 | 1.05% | 0.2% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 10,993,203 | 1.05% | 0.2% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 11,015,926 | 1.02% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 11,039,663 | 1.06% | 0.22% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 11,063,604 | 1.08% | 0.22% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 11,088,299 | 1.03% | 0.22% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 11,113,927 | 0.91% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 11,139,125 | 0.83% | 0.23% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 11,163,492 | 0.85% | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 11,186,803 | 0.84% | 0.21% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 11,209,183 | 0.78% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 11,230,526 | 0.72% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 11,250,663 | 0.72% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 11,269,877 | 0.71% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,146 people (a 21.6% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Djibouti gained 176,115 (a 17.3% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).
Djibouti was ranked 158th most populous country in 2005 and is still 158th in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Djibouti's population will grow by 27.9% to 1,530,539 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Djibouti | 604K |
| Ali Sabieh | 71.2K |
| Dikhil | 35K |
| Obock | 21.2K |
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| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Population differences between Djibouti and Sweden
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| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 28.8 years | 41.9 years |
| Median age | 25.7 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.61 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 67.2 ppl/mi² |
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