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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Switzerland's population is 7.57 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Djibouti vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Switzerland
2100 1,853,638 9,234,296
2099 1,851,867 9,226,472
2098 1,849,091 9,220,109
2097 1,845,028 9,212,728
2096 1,843,492 9,208,997
2095 1,841,290 9,203,477
2094 1,839,614 9,199,095
2093 1,834,629 9,196,672
2092 1,832,454 9,194,082
2091 1,830,543 9,191,145
2090 1,827,895 9,189,122
2089 1,824,422 9,188,754
2088 1,819,766 9,190,102
2087 1,815,602 9,189,763
2086 1,812,004 9,191,494
2085 1,806,728 9,195,728
2084 1,802,147 9,199,983
2083 1,798,430 9,204,908
2082 1,793,553 9,210,695
2081 1,790,013 9,217,065
2080 1,787,239 9,223,475
2079 1,782,284 9,230,920
2078 1,778,181 9,237,649
2077 1,773,272 9,245,300
2076 1,767,264 9,250,248
2075 1,761,013 9,255,753
2074 1,753,691 9,266,455
2073 1,748,057 9,275,439
2072 1,743,208 9,283,185
2071 1,736,772 9,292,913
2070 1,730,333 9,303,843
2069 1,724,309 9,311,935
2068 1,716,592 9,320,335
2067 1,708,491 9,327,741
2066 1,698,811 9,339,455
2065 1,689,868 9,351,481
2064 1,683,153 9,362,413
2063 1,676,195 9,372,441
2062 1,666,794 9,383,258
2061 1,657,365 9,395,036
2060 1,647,995 9,403,920
2059 1,637,453 9,414,241
2058 1,626,405 9,422,560
2057 1,613,201 9,428,212
2056 1,600,875 9,435,441
2055 1,591,617 9,443,890
2054 1,580,458 9,451,268
2053 1,567,320 9,456,389
2052 1,556,029 9,456,418
2051 1,546,163 9,456,395
2050 1,535,615 9,454,544
2049 1,524,387 9,451,083
2048 1,513,769 9,444,091
2047 1,502,572 9,437,061
2046 1,490,451 9,430,954
2045 1,477,565 9,425,155
2044 1,465,478 9,418,152
2043 1,453,253 9,410,763
2042 1,439,049 9,400,808
2041 1,423,763 9,393,857
2040 1,408,530 9,382,662
2039 1,394,028 9,373,984
2038 1,380,170 9,365,030
2037 1,365,227 9,354,254
2036 1,351,732 9,342,450
2035 1,337,326 9,328,907
2034 1,323,770 9,312,054
2033 1,309,514 9,294,881
2032 1,294,871 9,276,221
2031 1,279,082 9,253,034
2030 1,263,351 9,228,188
2029 1,246,848 9,201,743
2028 1,230,964 9,170,620
2027 1,215,502 9,135,740
2026 1,199,638 9,097,532
2025 1,184,528 9,053,983
2024 1,168,722 9,005,582
2023 1,152,944 8,888,822
2022 1,137,096 8,777,088
2021 1,121,248 8,704,546
2020 1,105,188 8,638,167
2019 1,088,709 8,575,280
2018 1,071,882 8,514,329
2017 1,054,841 8,451,840
2016 1,037,653 8,373,338
2015 1,020,313 8,282,396
2014 1,002,717 8,188,649
2013 984,824 8,089,346
2012 966,747 7,996,861
2011 948,558 7,912,398
2010 930,251 7,824,909
2009 911,527 7,743,831
2008 892,734 7,647,675
2007 874,528 7,551,117
2006 855,764 7,483,934
2005 839,167 7,437,115
2004 826,124 7,389,625
2003 813,519 7,339,001
2002 795,574 7,284,753
2001 771,313 7,229,854
2000 747,318 7,184,250
1999 724,218 7,143,991
1998 699,352 7,110,001
1997 671,817 7,088,906
1996 648,348 7,071,850
1995 633,074 7,040,687
1994 626,710 6,993,795
1993 614,245 6,938,265
1992 626,010 6,875,364
1991 631,092 6,799,978
1990 579,538 6,715,519
1989 523,355 6,646,912
1988 484,523 6,593,386
1987 454,399 6,545,106
1986 426,341 6,504,124
1985 402,687 6,470,365
1984 384,053 6,441,865
1983 369,553 6,418,773
1982 356,880 6,391,309
1981 343,047 6,354,074
1980 325,815 6,319,408
1979 304,513 6,294,365
1978 280,031 6,281,738
1977 254,613 6,281,174
1976 230,737 6,302,504
1975 209,908 6,338,632
1974 192,613 6,341,405
1973 178,449 6,307,347
1972 166,256 6,260,956
1971 155,136 6,213,399
1970 145,175 6,180,877
1969 136,078 6,136,387
1968 128,250 6,067,714
1967 121,649 5,991,785
1966 115,269 5,918,002
1965 109,092 5,856,472
1964 103,198 5,789,228
1963 97,872 5,694,247
1962 93,283 5,573,815
1961 89,390 5,434,294
1960 86,024 5,327,827

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/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people and rank change from 100th to 103rd.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Switzerland
2100 0.1% 0.08%
2099 0.15% 0.07%
2098 0.22% 0.08%
2097 0.08% 0.04%
2096 0.12% 0.06%
2095 0.09% 0.05%
2094 0.27% 0.03%
2093 0.12% 0.03%
2092 0.1% 0.03%
2091 0.14% 0.02%
2090 0.19% 0.004%
2089 0.26% -0.01%
2088 0.23% 0.004%
2087 0.2% -0.02%
2086 0.29% -0.05%
2085 0.25% -0.05%
2084 0.21% -0.05%
2083 0.27% -0.06%
2082 0.2% -0.07%
2081 0.16% -0.07%
2080 0.28% -0.08%
2079 0.23% -0.07%
2078 0.28% -0.08%
2077 0.34% -0.05%
2076 0.35% -0.06%
2075 0.42% -0.12%
2074 0.32% -0.1%
2073 0.28% -0.08%
2072 0.37% -0.1%
2071 0.37% -0.12%
2070 0.35% -0.09%
2069 0.45% -0.09%
2068 0.47% -0.08%
2067 0.57% -0.13%
2066 0.53% -0.13%
2065 0.4% -0.12%
2064 0.42% -0.11%
2063 0.56% -0.12%
2062 0.57% -0.13%
2061 0.57% -0.09%
2060 0.64% -0.11%
2059 0.68% -0.09%
2058 0.82% -0.06%
2057 0.77% -0.08%
2056 0.58% -0.09%
2055 0.71% -0.08%
2054 0.84% -0.05%
2053 0.73% -0%
2052 0.64% 0%
2051 0.69% 0.02%
2050 0.74% 0.04%
2049 0.7% 0.07%
2048 0.75% 0.07%
2047 0.81% 0.06%
2046 0.87% 0.06%
2045 0.82% 0.07%
2044 0.84% 0.08%
2043 0.99% 0.11%
2042 1.07% 0.07%
2041 1.08% 0.12%
2040 1.04% 0.09%
2039 1% 0.1%
2038 1.09% 0.12%
2037 1% 0.13%
2036 1.08% 0.15%
2035 1.02% 0.18%
2034 1.09% 0.18%
2033 1.13% 0.2%
2032 1.23% 0.25%
2031 1.25% 0.27%
2030 1.32% 0.29%
2029 1.29% 0.34%
2028 1.27% 0.38%
2027 1.32% 0.42%
2026 1.28% 0.48%
2025 1.35% 0.54%
2024 1.37% 1.31%
2023 1.39% 1.27%
2022 1.41% 0.83%
2021 1.45% 0.77%
2020 1.51% 0.73%
2019 1.57% 0.72%
2018 1.62% 0.74%
2017 1.66% 0.94%
2016 1.7% 1.1%
2015 1.75% 1.14%
2014 1.82% 1.23%
2013 1.87% 1.16%
2012 1.92% 1.07%
2011 1.97% 1.12%
2010 2.05% 1.05%
2009 2.11% 1.26%
2008 2.08% 1.28%
2007 2.19% 0.9%
2006 1.98% 0.63%
2005 1.58% 0.64%
2004 1.55% 0.69%
2003 2.26% 0.74%
2002 3.15% 0.76%
2001 3.21% 0.63%
2000 3.19% 0.56%
1999 3.56% 0.48%
1998 4.1% 0.3%
1997 3.62% 0.24%
1996 2.41% 0.44%
1995 1.02% 0.67%
1994 2.03% 0.8%
1993 -1.88% 0.91%
1992 -0.81% 1.11%
1991 8.9% 1.26%
1990 10.7% 1.03%
1989 8.01% 0.81%
1988 6.63% 0.74%
1987 6.58% 0.63%
1986 5.87% 0.52%
1985 4.85% 0.44%
1984 3.92% 0.36%
1983 3.55% 0.43%
1982 4.03% 0.59%
1981 5.29% 0.55%
1980 7% 0.4%
1979 8.74% 0.2%
1978 9.98% 0.009%
1977 10.3% -0.34%
1976 9.92% -0.57%
1975 8.98% -0.04%
1974 7.94% 0.54%
1973 7.33% 0.74%
1972 7.17% 0.77%
1971 6.86% 0.53%
1970 6.69% 0.73%
1969 6.1% 1.13%
1968 5.43% 1.27%
1967 5.53% 1.25%
1966 5.66% 1.05%
1965 5.71% 1.16%
1964 5.44% 1.67%
1963 4.92% 2.16%
1962 4.36% 2.57%
1961 3.91% 2%

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/switzerland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Switzerland
Current population
1203929
9107866
Population rank 158/197 100/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.11%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
4.5 minutes
One birth every
22 minutes
6.57 minutes
One death every
1.02 hours
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +43 +320
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 81/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -581 +37,253
Net migration rank 89/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 37,253
2024 - -11 - 40,099
2023 15,349 500 8,000 45,098
2022 15,337 500 7,899 96,424
2021 14,555 1,300 18,279 50,665
2020 14,970 1,300 9,502 55,523
2019 15,368 1,322 18,008 44,517
2018 15,524 1,435 20,434 41,253
2017 15,593 1,535 20,284 45,658
2016 15,621 1,623 22,608 71,009
2015 15,718 1,723 19,050 71,876
2014 15,857 1,900 21,290 78,122
2013 15,986 2,033 17,797 83,823
2012 16,026 2,104 18,393 67,840
2011 16,169 2,090 18,990 67,194
2010 16,225 2,129 17,997 76,388
2009 16,323 2,770 15,487 69,324
2008 16,356 2,148 15,295 94,430
2007 16,647 1,253 13,592 72,475
2006 16,901 2,719 12,723 37,308
2005 17,361 -3,779 11,899 33,203
2004 17,756 -5,249 13,302 39,484
2003 18,341 -5,636 8,807 42,567
2002 18,167 5,022 10,199 49,650
2001 17,710 7,629 10,845 35,420
2000 17,014 5,632 15,806 24,463
1999 16,491 7,046 16,431 25,599
1998 15,845 10,352 16,353 11,325
1997 15,255 13,625 17,722 -1,939
1996 15,408 2,652 19,801 -131
1995 15,651 -3,163 19,010 25,343
1994 15,989 -15,756 20,982 30,274
1993 15,805 8,896 21,509 40,267
1992 16,971 -65,203 24,064 42,014
1991 16,553 21,510 23,800 69,738
1990 15,074 49,970 20,146 58,428
1989 13,851 33,465 19,941 34,432
1988 13,107 17,242 21,099 34,602
1987 12,357 17,545 15,708 27,081
1986 11,671 14,543 16,261 23,242
1985 11,106 9,997 14,882 14,402
1984 10,713 5,452 16,105 12,532
1983 10,391 2,441 12,837 5,663
1982 10,058 2,450 15,339 21,929
1981 9,654 5,502 13,979 24,229
1980 9,187 10,121 14,535 17,841
1979 8,573 14,726 14,477 4,262
1978 7,886 17,788 13,820 -6,552
1977 7,195 17,961 16,959 -22,516
1976 6,567 16,028 17,017 -54,255
1975 6,034 13,029 22,820 -58,187
1974 5,601 9,910 27,902 2,008
1973 5,234 7,583 30,906 8,158
1972 4,885 6,690 35,061 19,991
1971 4,484 6,184 38,523 2,636
1970 4,249 5,004 42,648 -18,326
1969 3,950 4,995 44,182 20,754
1968 3,712 3,001 47,328 25,828
1967 3,484 3,001 52,128 27,697
1966 3,268 3,014 53,854 14,979
1965 3,054 3,023 56,222 -1,351
1964 2,864 2,846 59,050 21,455
1963 2,687 2,257 52,956 58,415
1962 2,538 1,695 49,050 82,798
1961 2,412 1,136 48,365 101,278
1960 2,299 886 42,090 22,313

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/switzerland | 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 Switzerland 21.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 449K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 110K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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