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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 103,309 in Tonga.

Population statistics:

  • Djibouti's population is 11.7 times bigger than Tonga's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.001% for Tonga.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 103K (2.77% decline).

Djibouti vs Tonga: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Tonga
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Tonga
2100 1,853,638 117,647
2099 1,851,867 117,615
2098 1,849,091 117,560
2097 1,845,028 117,522
2096 1,843,492 117,491
2095 1,841,290 117,414
2094 1,839,614 117,321
2093 1,834,629 117,237
2092 1,832,454 117,127
2091 1,830,543 117,013
2090 1,827,895 116,869
2089 1,824,422 116,712
2088 1,819,766 116,511
2087 1,815,602 116,307
2086 1,812,004 116,118
2085 1,806,728 115,902
2084 1,802,147 115,658
2083 1,798,430 115,366
2082 1,793,553 115,071
2081 1,790,013 114,782
2080 1,787,239 114,453
2079 1,782,284 114,103
2078 1,778,181 113,740
2077 1,773,272 113,378
2076 1,767,264 112,974
2075 1,761,013 112,594
2074 1,753,691 112,208
2073 1,748,057 111,819
2072 1,743,208 111,405
2071 1,736,772 110,992
2070 1,730,333 110,605
2069 1,724,309 110,238
2068 1,716,592 109,853
2067 1,708,491 109,474
2066 1,698,811 109,090
2065 1,689,868 108,765
2064 1,683,153 108,405
2063 1,676,195 108,061
2062 1,666,794 107,738
2061 1,657,365 107,424
2060 1,647,995 107,145
2059 1,637,453 106,869
2058 1,626,405 106,617
2057 1,613,201 106,372
2056 1,600,875 106,158
2055 1,591,617 105,942
2054 1,580,458 105,725
2053 1,567,320 105,513
2052 1,556,029 105,313
2051 1,546,163 105,106
2050 1,535,615 104,871
2049 1,524,387 104,663
2048 1,513,769 104,414
2047 1,502,572 104,180
2046 1,490,451 103,879
2045 1,477,565 103,575
2044 1,465,478 103,241
2043 1,453,253 102,961
2042 1,439,049 102,718
2041 1,423,763 102,474
2040 1,408,530 102,254
2039 1,394,028 102,088
2038 1,380,170 101,861
2037 1,365,227 101,733
2036 1,351,732 101,653
2035 1,337,326 101,607
2034 1,323,770 101,598
2033 1,309,514 101,618
2032 1,294,871 101,659
2031 1,279,082 101,790
2030 1,263,351 101,954
2029 1,246,848 102,207
2028 1,230,964 102,521
2027 1,215,502 102,868
2026 1,199,638 103,309
2025 1,184,528 103,768
2024 1,168,722 104,175
2023 1,152,944 104,597
2022 1,137,096 105,042
2021 1,121,248 105,490
2020 1,105,188 105,704
2019 1,088,709 105,669
2018 1,071,882 105,567
2017 1,054,841 105,356
2016 1,037,653 105,524
2015 1,020,313 106,095
2014 1,002,717 106,609
2013 984,824 107,078
2012 966,747 107,460
2011 948,558 107,570
2010 930,251 107,400
2009 911,527 107,203
2008 892,734 107,020
2007 874,528 106,726
2006 855,764 106,253
2005 839,167 105,671
2004 826,124 105,071
2003 813,519 104,464
2002 795,574 103,874
2001 771,313 103,288
2000 747,318 102,677
1999 724,218 102,046
1998 699,352 101,388
1997 671,817 100,674
1996 648,348 100,275
1995 633,074 100,225
1994 626,710 100,166
1993 614,245 100,103
1992 626,010 100,022
1991 631,092 99,895
1990 579,538 99,700
1989 523,355 99,403
1988 484,523 98,969
1987 454,399 98,376
1986 426,341 98,010
1985 402,687 97,984
1984 384,053 97,990
1983 369,553 97,998
1982 356,880 97,980
1981 343,047 97,909
1980 325,815 97,769
1979 304,513 97,544
1978 280,031 97,204
1977 254,613 96,725
1976 230,737 95,325
1975 209,908 93,017
1974 192,613 90,683
1973 178,449 88,805
1972 166,256 87,356
1971 155,136 85,896
1970 145,175 84,401
1969 136,078 82,885
1968 128,250 81,353
1967 121,649 79,814
1966 115,269 78,002
1965 109,092 75,924
1964 103,198 73,879
1963 97,872 71,885
1962 93,283 69,940
1961 89,390 68,037
1960 86,024 66,170

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/tonga | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by 2,215 people (a 2.1% decline).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.51% to 104,871 people and will still be ranked 183rd.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2100 for Tonga.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Tonga
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Tonga
2100 0.1% 0.03%
2099 0.15% 0.05%
2098 0.22% 0.03%
2097 0.08% 0.03%
2096 0.12% 0.07%
2095 0.09% 0.08%
2094 0.27% 0.07%
2093 0.12% 0.09%
2092 0.1% 0.1%
2091 0.14% 0.12%
2090 0.19% 0.13%
2089 0.26% 0.17%
2088 0.23% 0.18%
2087 0.2% 0.16%
2086 0.29% 0.19%
2085 0.25% 0.21%
2084 0.21% 0.25%
2083 0.27% 0.26%
2082 0.2% 0.25%
2081 0.16% 0.29%
2080 0.28% 0.31%
2079 0.23% 0.32%
2078 0.28% 0.32%
2077 0.34% 0.36%
2076 0.35% 0.34%
2075 0.42% 0.34%
2074 0.32% 0.35%
2073 0.28% 0.37%
2072 0.37% 0.37%
2071 0.37% 0.35%
2070 0.35% 0.33%
2069 0.45% 0.35%
2068 0.47% 0.35%
2067 0.57% 0.35%
2066 0.53% 0.3%
2065 0.4% 0.33%
2064 0.42% 0.32%
2063 0.56% 0.3%
2062 0.57% 0.29%
2061 0.57% 0.26%
2060 0.64% 0.26%
2059 0.68% 0.24%
2058 0.82% 0.23%
2057 0.77% 0.2%
2056 0.58% 0.2%
2055 0.71% 0.2%
2054 0.84% 0.2%
2053 0.73% 0.19%
2052 0.64% 0.2%
2051 0.69% 0.22%
2050 0.74% 0.2%
2049 0.7% 0.24%
2048 0.75% 0.22%
2047 0.81% 0.29%
2046 0.87% 0.29%
2045 0.82% 0.32%
2044 0.84% 0.27%
2043 0.99% 0.24%
2042 1.07% 0.24%
2041 1.08% 0.21%
2040 1.04% 0.16%
2039 1% 0.22%
2038 1.09% 0.13%
2037 1% 0.08%
2036 1.08% 0.05%
2035 1.02% 0.009%
2034 1.09% -0.02%
2033 1.13% -0.04%
2032 1.23% -0.13%
2031 1.25% -0.16%
2030 1.32% -0.25%
2029 1.29% -0.31%
2028 1.27% -0.34%
2027 1.32% -0.43%
2026 1.28% -0.44%
2025 1.35% -0.39%
2024 1.37% -0.4%
2023 1.39% -0.42%
2022 1.41% -0.42%
2021 1.45% -0.2%
2020 1.51% 0.03%
2019 1.57% 0.1%
2018 1.62% 0.2%
2017 1.66% -0.16%
2016 1.7% -0.54%
2015 1.75% -0.48%
2014 1.82% -0.44%
2013 1.87% -0.36%
2012 1.92% -0.1%
2011 1.97% 0.16%
2010 2.05% 0.18%
2009 2.11% 0.17%
2008 2.08% 0.28%
2007 2.19% 0.45%
2006 1.98% 0.55%
2005 1.58% 0.57%
2004 1.55% 0.58%
2003 2.26% 0.57%
2002 3.15% 0.57%
2001 3.21% 0.6%
2000 3.19% 0.62%
1999 3.56% 0.65%
1998 4.1% 0.71%
1997 3.62% 0.4%
1996 2.41% 0.05%
1995 1.02% 0.06%
1994 2.03% 0.06%
1993 -1.88% 0.08%
1992 -0.81% 0.13%
1991 8.9% 0.2%
1990 10.7% 0.3%
1989 8.01% 0.44%
1988 6.63% 0.6%
1987 6.58% 0.37%
1986 5.87% 0.03%
1985 4.85% -0.006%
1984 3.92% -0.008%
1983 3.55% 0.02%
1982 4.03% 0.07%
1981 5.29% 0.14%
1980 7% 0.23%
1979 8.74% 0.35%
1978 9.98% 0.5%
1977 10.3% 1.47%
1976 9.92% 2.48%
1975 8.98% 2.57%
1974 7.94% 2.11%
1973 7.33% 1.66%
1972 7.17% 1.7%
1971 6.86% 1.77%
1970 6.69% 1.83%
1969 6.1% 1.88%
1968 5.43% 1.93%
1967 5.53% 2.32%
1966 5.66% 2.74%
1965 5.71% 2.77%
1964 5.44% 2.77%
1963 4.92% 2.78%
1962 4.36% 2.8%
1961 3.91% 2.82%

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/tonga | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while Tonga's population declined by 0.4%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Tonga
Current population
1203929
103309
Population rank 158/197 183/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.001%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
20.8 hours
One birth every
22 minutes
3.62 hours
One death every
1.02 hours
13 hours
Daily growth/decline +43 -1
Annual growth/decline +15,778 -422
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% -0.4%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 183/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
4.09 hours
Annual migration change -581 -2,150
Net migration rank 89/196 99/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 3,581
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 187/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 113/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Tonga
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Tonga
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -2,150
2024 - -11 - -2,149
2023 15,349 500 1,744 -2,173
2022 15,337 500 1,772 -2,218
2021 14,555 1,300 1,773 -2,220
2020 14,970 1,300 1,816 -1,807
2019 15,368 1,322 1,841 -1,778
2018 15,524 1,435 1,873 -1,723
2017 15,593 1,535 1,912 -1,642
2016 15,621 1,623 1,989 -2,591
2015 15,718 1,723 2,064 -2,610
2014 15,857 1,900 2,135 -2,622
2013 15,986 2,033 2,199 -2,637
2012 16,026 2,104 2,255 -2,578
2011 16,169 2,090 2,298 -2,198
2010 16,225 2,129 2,332 -2,097
2009 16,323 2,770 2,358 -2,204
2008 16,356 2,148 2,397 -2,177
2007 16,647 1,253 2,423 -2,057
2006 16,901 2,719 2,459 -1,875
2005 17,361 -3,779 2,495 -1,906
2004 17,756 -5,249 2,478 -1,876
2003 18,341 -5,636 2,448 -1,844
2002 18,167 5,022 2,396 -1,815
2001 17,710 7,629 2,358 -1,766
2000 17,014 5,632 2,346 -1,721
1999 16,491 7,046 2,352 -1,710
1998 15,845 10,352 2,344 -1,665
1997 15,255 13,625 2,332 -1,589
1996 15,408 2,652 2,393 -2,338
1995 15,651 -3,163 2,476 -2,422
1994 15,989 -15,756 2,547 -2,484
1993 15,805 8,896 2,594 -2,532
1992 16,971 -65,203 2,622 -2,524
1991 16,553 21,510 2,637 -2,484
1990 15,074 49,970 2,641 -2,409
1989 13,851 33,465 2,644 -2,280
1988 13,107 17,242 2,649 -2,138
1987 12,357 17,545 2,646 -1,970
1986 11,671 14,543 2,704 -2,650
1985 11,106 9,997 2,762 -2,775
1984 10,713 5,452 2,814 -2,823
1983 10,391 2,441 2,840 -2,840
1982 10,058 2,450 2,853 -2,814
1981 9,654 5,502 2,882 -2,778
1980 9,187 10,121 2,885 -2,708
1979 8,573 14,726 2,884 -2,604
1978 7,886 17,788 2,862 -2,457
1977 7,195 17,961 2,822 -2,273
1976 6,567 16,028 2,769 -523
1975 6,034 13,029 2,709 -346
1974 5,601 9,910 2,650 -344
1973 5,234 7,583 2,617 -1,168
1972 4,885 6,690 2,605 -1,153
1971 4,484 6,184 2,611 -1,138
1970 4,249 5,004 2,628 -1,122
1969 3,950 4,995 2,632 -1,101
1968 3,712 3,001 2,614 -1,078
1967 3,484 3,001 2,603 -1,060
1966 3,268 3,014 2,550 -465
1965 3,054 3,023 2,498 -426
1964 2,864 2,846 2,445 -428
1963 2,687 2,257 2,394 -426
1962 2,538 1,695 2,343 -420
1961 2,412 1,136 2,284 -401
1960 2,299 886 2,230 -384

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/tonga | 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 Tonga 46.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,919 people) and 53.1% is from migration (a loss of 21,384 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 3,581 people or 3.4% in Tonga.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Tonga
City Population
Nukualofa 23.2K
Mua 5K

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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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