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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 71.4 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Djibouti vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Turkey
2100 1,852,930 64,394,191
2099 1,851,160 65,045,868
2098 1,848,386 65,690,351
2097 1,844,324 66,342,622
2096 1,842,788 66,990,674
2095 1,840,587 67,642,188
2094 1,838,911 68,296,562
2093 1,833,929 68,963,773
2092 1,831,754 69,625,957
2091 1,829,844 70,290,255
2090 1,827,197 70,960,483
2089 1,823,725 71,623,547
2088 1,819,072 72,281,102
2087 1,814,909 72,928,397
2086 1,811,313 73,576,610
2085 1,806,038 74,223,570
2084 1,801,459 74,853,312
2083 1,797,744 75,483,067
2082 1,792,869 76,111,533
2081 1,789,329 76,726,689
2080 1,786,557 77,339,541
2079 1,781,603 77,938,889
2078 1,777,502 78,532,577
2077 1,772,595 79,120,573
2076 1,766,589 79,705,459
2075 1,760,341 80,277,544
2074 1,753,021 80,848,141
2073 1,747,389 81,396,237
2072 1,742,543 81,938,080
2071 1,736,109 82,465,112
2070 1,729,672 82,981,973
2069 1,723,651 83,480,362
2068 1,715,937 83,963,140
2067 1,707,839 84,428,242
2066 1,698,162 84,886,666
2065 1,689,223 85,336,225
2064 1,682,510 85,771,285
2063 1,675,555 86,187,013
2062 1,666,158 86,587,114
2061 1,656,732 86,962,577
2060 1,647,366 87,319,314
2059 1,636,828 87,663,392
2058 1,625,784 87,973,789
2057 1,612,585 88,264,809
2056 1,600,264 88,534,755
2055 1,591,009 88,764,080
2054 1,579,855 88,972,362
2053 1,566,721 89,151,673
2052 1,555,435 89,310,785
2051 1,545,572 89,437,110
2050 1,535,029 89,541,520
2049 1,523,806 89,614,107
2048 1,513,191 89,651,068
2047 1,501,998 89,659,415
2046 1,489,883 89,634,354
2045 1,477,001 89,608,012
2044 1,464,918 89,557,421
2043 1,452,698 89,493,042
2042 1,438,500 89,404,193
2041 1,423,219 89,303,546
2040 1,407,993 89,187,952
2039 1,393,496 89,051,669
2038 1,379,643 88,901,719
2037 1,364,706 88,727,471
2036 1,351,216 88,537,927
2035 1,336,815 88,343,153
2034 1,323,265 88,139,515
2033 1,309,014 87,918,397
2032 1,294,377 87,687,495
2031 1,278,594 87,437,150
2030 1,262,869 87,166,904
2029 1,246,372 86,903,490
2028 1,230,494 86,627,469
2027 1,215,038 86,350,539
2026 1,199,180 86,093,293
2025 1,184,076 85,878,556
2024 1,168,722 85,518,661
2023 1,152,944 85,325,965
2022 1,137,096 84,979,913
2021 1,121,248 84,147,318
2020 1,105,188 83,384,680
2019 1,088,709 82,579,440
2018 1,071,882 81,407,204
2017 1,054,841 80,312,698
2016 1,037,653 79,277,962
2015 1,020,313 78,218,479
2014 1,002,717 77,181,884
2013 984,824 76,147,624
2012 966,747 75,175,827
2011 948,558 74,223,629
2010 930,251 73,142,150
2009 911,527 72,039,206
2008 892,734 71,051,678
2007 874,528 70,158,112
2006 855,764 70,045,349
2005 839,167 69,329,557
2004 826,124 68,592,617
2003 813,519 67,831,730
2002 795,574 67,048,795
2001 771,313 66,245,128
2000 747,318 65,425,961
1999 724,218 64,591,923
1998 699,352 63,734,383
1997 671,817 62,852,966
1996 648,348 61,951,134
1995 633,074 61,024,503
1994 626,710 60,033,836
1993 614,245 58,999,167
1992 626,010 57,990,118
1991 631,092 57,009,887
1990 579,538 56,015,628
1989 523,355 54,976,723
1988 484,523 53,909,626
1987 454,399 52,843,670
1986 426,341 51,777,772
1985 402,687 50,687,115
1984 384,053 49,574,069
1983 369,553 48,447,410
1982 356,880 47,322,096
1981 343,047 46,321,190
1980 325,815 45,408,815
1979 304,513 44,510,429
1978 280,031 43,645,306
1977 254,613 42,773,298
1976 230,737 41,899,984
1975 209,908 41,053,126
1974 192,613 40,210,234
1973 178,449 39,329,533
1972 166,256 38,430,221
1971 155,136 37,518,611
1970 145,175 36,638,465
1969 136,078 35,787,774
1968 128,250 34,921,684
1967 121,649 34,050,421
1966 115,269 33,177,672
1965 109,092 32,345,220
1964 103,198 31,543,072
1963 97,872 30,726,841
1962 93,283 29,916,147
1961 89,390 29,119,238
1960 86,024 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Turkey
2100 0.1% -1%
2099 0.15% -0.98%
2098 0.22% -0.98%
2097 0.08% -0.97%
2096 0.12% -0.96%
2095 0.09% -0.96%
2094 0.27% -0.97%
2093 0.12% -0.95%
2092 0.1% -0.95%
2091 0.14% -0.94%
2090 0.19% -0.93%
2089 0.26% -0.91%
2088 0.23% -0.89%
2087 0.2% -0.88%
2086 0.29% -0.87%
2085 0.25% -0.84%
2084 0.21% -0.83%
2083 0.27% -0.83%
2082 0.2% -0.8%
2081 0.16% -0.79%
2080 0.28% -0.77%
2079 0.23% -0.76%
2078 0.28% -0.74%
2077 0.34% -0.73%
2076 0.35% -0.71%
2075 0.42% -0.71%
2074 0.32% -0.67%
2073 0.28% -0.66%
2072 0.37% -0.64%
2071 0.37% -0.62%
2070 0.35% -0.6%
2069 0.45% -0.57%
2068 0.47% -0.55%
2067 0.57% -0.54%
2066 0.53% -0.53%
2065 0.4% -0.51%
2064 0.42% -0.48%
2063 0.56% -0.46%
2062 0.57% -0.43%
2061 0.57% -0.41%
2060 0.64% -0.39%
2059 0.68% -0.35%
2058 0.82% -0.33%
2057 0.77% -0.3%
2056 0.58% -0.26%
2055 0.71% -0.23%
2054 0.84% -0.2%
2053 0.73% -0.18%
2052 0.64% -0.14%
2051 0.69% -0.12%
2050 0.74% -0.08%
2049 0.7% -0.04%
2048 0.75% -0.009%
2047 0.81% 0.03%
2046 0.87% 0.03%
2045 0.82% 0.06%
2044 0.84% 0.07%
2043 0.99% 0.1%
2042 1.07% 0.11%
2041 1.08% 0.13%
2040 1.04% 0.15%
2039 1% 0.17%
2038 1.09% 0.2%
2037 1% 0.21%
2036 1.08% 0.22%
2035 1.02% 0.23%
2034 1.09% 0.25%
2033 1.13% 0.26%
2032 1.23% 0.29%
2031 1.25% 0.31%
2030 1.32% 0.3%
2029 1.29% 0.32%
2028 1.27% 0.32%
2027 1.32% 0.3%
2026 1.28% 0.25%
2025 1.31% 0.42%
2024 1.37% 0.23%
2023 1.39% 0.41%
2022 1.41% 0.99%
2021 1.45% 0.91%
2020 1.51% 0.98%
2019 1.57% 1.44%
2018 1.62% 1.36%
2017 1.66% 1.31%
2016 1.7% 1.35%
2015 1.75% 1.34%
2014 1.82% 1.36%
2013 1.87% 1.29%
2012 1.92% 1.28%
2011 1.97% 1.48%
2010 2.05% 1.53%
2009 2.11% 1.39%
2008 2.08% 1.27%
2007 2.19% 0.16%
2006 1.98% 1.03%
2005 1.58% 1.07%
2004 1.55% 1.12%
2003 2.26% 1.17%
2002 3.15% 1.21%
2001 3.21% 1.25%
2000 3.19% 1.29%
1999 3.56% 1.35%
1998 4.1% 1.4%
1997 3.62% 1.46%
1996 2.41% 1.52%
1995 1.02% 1.65%
1994 2.03% 1.75%
1993 -1.88% 1.74%
1992 -0.81% 1.72%
1991 8.9% 1.77%
1990 10.7% 1.89%
1989 8.01% 1.98%
1988 6.63% 2.02%
1987 6.58% 2.06%
1986 5.87% 2.15%
1985 4.85% 2.25%
1984 3.92% 2.33%
1983 3.55% 2.38%
1982 4.03% 2.16%
1981 5.29% 2.01%
1980 7% 2.02%
1979 8.74% 1.98%
1978 9.98% 2.04%
1977 10.3% 2.08%
1976 9.92% 2.06%
1975 8.98% 2.1%
1974 7.94% 2.24%
1973 7.33% 2.34%
1972 7.17% 2.43%
1971 6.86% 2.4%
1970 6.69% 2.38%
1969 6.1% 2.48%
1968 5.43% 2.56%
1967 5.53% 2.63%
1966 5.66% 2.57%
1965 5.71% 2.54%
1964 5.44% 2.66%
1963 4.92% 2.71%
1962 4.36% 2.74%
1961 3.91% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Turkey
Current population
1207325
86225430
Population rank 158/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.04%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
1 hour
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +42 +986
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 138/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -258,205
Net migration rank 89/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -258,205
2024 15,712 -11 453,249 -275,952
2023 15,349 500 426,630 -318,070
2022 15,337 500 535,373 -301,544
2021 14,555 1,300 521,713 20,283
2020 14,970 1,300 608,708 37,934
2019 15,368 1,322 751,472 -15,690
2018 15,524 1,435 830,353 187,570
2017 15,593 1,535 875,408 659,846
2016 15,621 1,623 895,841 352,063
2015 15,718 1,723 930,799 1,063,140
2014 15,857 1,900 957,055 1,033,384
2013 15,986 2,033 921,386 438,618
2012 16,026 2,104 917,145 258,623
2011 16,169 2,090 875,839 68,849
2010 16,225 2,129 892,334 55,532
2009 16,323 2,770 900,491 24,276
2008 16,356 2,148 868,749 47,915
2007 16,647 1,253 876,626 -186,402
2006 16,901 2,719 897,351 -190,194
2005 17,361 -3,779 898,650 -174,177
2004 17,756 -5,249 896,025 -146,574
2003 18,341 -5,636 893,683 -121,383
2002 18,167 5,022 922,927 -129,444
2001 17,710 7,629 980,560 -166,759
2000 17,014 5,632 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 16,491 7,046 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 15,845 10,352 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 15,255 13,625 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 15,408 2,652 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 15,651 -3,163 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 15,989 -15,756 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 15,805 8,896 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 16,971 -65,203 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 16,553 21,510 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 15,074 49,970 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 13,851 33,465 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 13,107 17,242 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 12,357 17,545 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 11,671 14,543 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 11,106 9,997 1,098,846 8,960
1984 10,713 5,452 1,096,529 21,787
1983 10,391 2,441 1,095,106 39,871
1982 10,058 2,450 1,091,863 23,728
1981 9,654 5,502 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 9,187 10,121 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 8,573 14,726 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 7,886 17,788 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 7,195 17,961 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 6,567 16,028 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 6,034 13,029 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 5,601 9,910 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 5,234 7,583 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 4,885 6,690 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 4,484 6,184 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 4,249 5,004 991,950 -150,924
1969 3,950 4,995 970,958 -110,578
1968 3,712 3,001 950,778 -78,973
1967 3,484 3,001 936,727 -65,993
1966 3,268 3,014 925,790 -50,999
1965 3,054 3,023 904,016 -113,911
1964 2,864 2,846 884,152 -69,978
1963 2,687 2,257 862,626 -44,317
1962 2,538 1,695 837,473 -34,353
1961 2,412 1,136 816,911 -26,187
1960 2,299 886 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/turkey | 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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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