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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 44.2 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Djibouti vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Uganda
2100 1,853,638 122,497,526
2099 1,851,867 122,436,109
2098 1,849,091 122,364,302
2097 1,845,028 122,266,255
2096 1,843,492 122,146,810
2095 1,841,290 121,976,411
2094 1,839,614 121,799,752
2093 1,834,629 121,584,860
2092 1,832,454 121,336,796
2091 1,830,543 121,070,447
2090 1,827,895 120,767,412
2089 1,824,422 120,427,771
2088 1,819,766 120,064,594
2087 1,815,602 119,668,549
2086 1,812,004 119,256,686
2085 1,806,728 118,815,763
2084 1,802,147 118,339,179
2083 1,798,430 117,821,938
2082 1,793,553 117,274,958
2081 1,790,013 116,707,394
2080 1,787,239 116,096,095
2079 1,782,284 115,474,153
2078 1,778,181 114,805,376
2077 1,773,272 114,118,687
2076 1,767,264 113,390,189
2075 1,761,013 112,637,851
2074 1,753,691 111,863,410
2073 1,748,057 111,070,771
2072 1,743,208 110,240,940
2071 1,736,772 109,392,890
2070 1,730,333 108,505,633
2069 1,724,309 107,607,659
2068 1,716,592 106,677,578
2067 1,708,491 105,722,829
2066 1,698,811 104,739,111
2065 1,689,868 103,737,893
2064 1,683,153 102,701,560
2063 1,676,195 101,646,533
2062 1,666,794 100,561,859
2061 1,657,365 99,450,764
2060 1,647,995 98,334,788
2059 1,637,453 97,187,498
2058 1,626,405 96,014,439
2057 1,613,201 94,821,765
2056 1,600,875 93,613,209
2055 1,591,617 92,385,049
2054 1,580,458 91,132,827
2053 1,567,320 89,857,705
2052 1,556,029 88,568,311
2051 1,546,163 87,270,603
2050 1,535,615 85,957,376
2049 1,524,387 84,632,277
2048 1,513,769 83,284,965
2047 1,502,572 81,928,165
2046 1,490,451 80,569,225
2045 1,477,565 79,208,662
2044 1,465,478 77,834,944
2043 1,453,253 76,453,982
2042 1,439,049 75,075,287
2041 1,423,763 73,701,695
2040 1,408,530 72,333,375
2039 1,394,028 70,963,211
2038 1,380,170 69,580,447
2037 1,365,227 68,186,136
2036 1,351,732 66,804,746
2035 1,337,326 65,411,934
2034 1,323,770 64,023,352
2033 1,309,514 62,634,483
2032 1,294,871 61,235,174
2031 1,279,082 59,825,075
2030 1,263,351 58,415,479
2029 1,246,848 57,006,283
2028 1,230,964 55,596,520
2027 1,215,502 54,191,271
2026 1,199,638 52,792,624
2025 1,184,528 51,400,003
2024 1,168,722 50,015,092
2023 1,152,944 48,656,601
2022 1,137,096 47,312,719
2021 1,121,248 45,910,930
2020 1,105,188 44,457,152
2019 1,088,709 42,999,637
2018 1,071,882 41,565,831
2017 1,054,841 40,177,388
2016 1,037,653 38,799,152
2015 1,020,313 37,531,446
2014 1,002,717 36,395,539
2013 984,824 35,337,042
2012 966,747 34,337,438
2011 948,558 33,354,543
2010 930,251 32,390,802
2009 911,527 31,451,151
2008 892,734 30,539,553
2007 874,528 29,653,430
2006 855,764 28,794,003
2005 839,167 27,963,289
2004 826,124 27,154,515
2003 813,519 26,352,124
2002 795,574 25,532,870
2001 771,313 24,745,676
2000 747,318 24,000,150
1999 724,218 23,257,281
1998 699,352 22,515,806
1997 671,817 21,856,046
1996 648,348 21,231,550
1995 633,074 20,665,667
1994 626,710 20,108,801
1993 614,245 19,445,161
1992 626,010 18,785,032
1991 631,092 18,155,901
1990 579,538 17,569,897
1989 523,355 17,010,698
1988 484,523 16,470,483
1987 454,399 15,954,170
1986 426,341 15,467,579
1985 402,687 15,023,681
1984 384,053 14,607,677
1983 369,553 14,221,881
1982 356,880 13,873,631
1981 343,047 13,556,452
1980 325,815 13,275,741
1979 304,513 13,002,163
1978 280,031 12,692,113
1977 254,613 12,359,669
1976 230,737 12,037,294
1975 209,908 11,725,240
1974 192,613 11,424,846
1973 178,449 11,144,236
1972 166,256 10,885,796
1971 155,136 10,618,206
1970 145,175 10,321,603
1969 136,078 10,014,858
1968 128,250 9,708,632
1967 121,649 9,408,924
1966 115,269 9,122,864
1965 109,092 8,849,203
1964 103,198 8,586,363
1963 97,872 8,333,663
1962 93,283 8,092,231
1961 89,390 7,862,217
1960 86,024 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Uganda
2100 0.1% 0.05%
2099 0.15% 0.06%
2098 0.22% 0.08%
2097 0.08% 0.1%
2096 0.12% 0.14%
2095 0.09% 0.15%
2094 0.27% 0.18%
2093 0.12% 0.2%
2092 0.1% 0.22%
2091 0.14% 0.25%
2090 0.19% 0.28%
2089 0.26% 0.3%
2088 0.23% 0.33%
2087 0.2% 0.35%
2086 0.29% 0.37%
2085 0.25% 0.4%
2084 0.21% 0.44%
2083 0.27% 0.47%
2082 0.2% 0.49%
2081 0.16% 0.53%
2080 0.28% 0.54%
2079 0.23% 0.58%
2078 0.28% 0.6%
2077 0.34% 0.64%
2076 0.35% 0.67%
2075 0.42% 0.69%
2074 0.32% 0.71%
2073 0.28% 0.75%
2072 0.37% 0.78%
2071 0.37% 0.82%
2070 0.35% 0.83%
2069 0.45% 0.87%
2068 0.47% 0.9%
2067 0.57% 0.94%
2066 0.53% 0.97%
2065 0.4% 1.01%
2064 0.42% 1.04%
2063 0.56% 1.08%
2062 0.57% 1.12%
2061 0.57% 1.13%
2060 0.64% 1.18%
2059 0.68% 1.22%
2058 0.82% 1.26%
2057 0.77% 1.29%
2056 0.58% 1.33%
2055 0.71% 1.37%
2054 0.84% 1.42%
2053 0.73% 1.46%
2052 0.64% 1.49%
2051 0.69% 1.53%
2050 0.74% 1.57%
2049 0.7% 1.62%
2048 0.75% 1.66%
2047 0.81% 1.69%
2046 0.87% 1.72%
2045 0.82% 1.76%
2044 0.84% 1.81%
2043 0.99% 1.84%
2042 1.07% 1.86%
2041 1.08% 1.89%
2040 1.04% 1.93%
2039 1% 1.99%
2038 1.09% 2.04%
2037 1% 2.07%
2036 1.08% 2.13%
2035 1.02% 2.17%
2034 1.09% 2.22%
2033 1.13% 2.29%
2032 1.23% 2.36%
2031 1.25% 2.41%
2030 1.32% 2.47%
2029 1.29% 2.54%
2028 1.27% 2.59%
2027 1.32% 2.65%
2026 1.28% 2.71%
2025 1.35% 2.77%
2024 1.37% 2.79%
2023 1.39% 2.84%
2022 1.41% 3.05%
2021 1.45% 3.27%
2020 1.51% 3.39%
2019 1.57% 3.45%
2018 1.62% 3.46%
2017 1.66% 3.55%
2016 1.7% 3.38%
2015 1.75% 3.12%
2014 1.82% 3%
2013 1.87% 2.91%
2012 1.92% 2.95%
2011 1.97% 2.98%
2010 2.05% 2.99%
2009 2.11% 2.98%
2008 2.08% 2.99%
2007 2.19% 2.98%
2006 1.98% 2.97%
2005 1.58% 2.98%
2004 1.55% 3.04%
2003 2.26% 3.21%
2002 3.15% 3.18%
2001 3.21% 3.11%
2000 3.19% 3.19%
1999 3.56% 3.29%
1998 4.1% 3.02%
1997 3.62% 2.94%
1996 2.41% 2.74%
1995 1.02% 2.77%
1994 2.03% 3.41%
1993 -1.88% 3.51%
1992 -0.81% 3.47%
1991 8.9% 3.34%
1990 10.7% 3.29%
1989 8.01% 3.28%
1988 6.63% 3.24%
1987 6.58% 3.15%
1986 5.87% 2.95%
1985 4.85% 2.85%
1984 3.92% 2.71%
1983 3.55% 2.51%
1982 4.03% 2.34%
1981 5.29% 2.11%
1980 7% 2.1%
1979 8.74% 2.44%
1978 9.98% 2.69%
1977 10.3% 2.68%
1976 9.92% 2.66%
1975 8.98% 2.63%
1974 7.94% 2.52%
1973 7.33% 2.37%
1972 7.17% 2.52%
1971 6.86% 2.87%
1970 6.69% 3.06%
1969 6.1% 3.15%
1968 5.43% 3.19%
1967 5.53% 3.14%
1966 5.66% 3.09%
1965 5.71% 3.06%
1964 5.44% 3.03%
1963 4.92% 2.98%
1962 4.36% 2.93%
1961 3.91% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Uganda
Current population
1203929
53170946
Population rank 158/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.64%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
22 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +43 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 22/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -119,059
Net migration rank 89/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -119,059
2024 - -11 - -117,924
2023 15,349 500 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 15,337 500 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 14,555 1,300 1,423,377 43,464
2020 14,970 1,300 1,397,288 43,464
2019 15,368 1,322 1,367,044 107,210
2018 15,524 1,435 1,332,600 60,724
2017 15,593 1,535 1,290,658 92,879
2016 15,621 1,623 1,249,565 123,379
2015 15,718 1,723 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 15,857 1,900 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 15,986 2,033 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 16,026 2,104 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 16,169 2,090 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 16,225 2,129 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 16,323 2,770 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 16,356 2,148 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 16,647 1,253 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 16,901 2,719 999,958 -156,232
2005 17,361 -3,779 969,096 -151,386
2004 17,756 -5,249 938,623 -138,770
2003 18,341 -5,636 901,374 -96,429
2002 18,167 5,022 868,756 -35,149
2001 17,710 7,629 836,751 -95,956
2000 17,014 5,632 803,069 -52,824
1999 16,491 7,046 775,166 -39,695
1998 15,845 10,352 741,175 6,277
1997 15,255 13,625 727,523 -155,461
1996 15,408 2,652 699,707 -22,795
1995 15,651 -3,163 697,218 -242,378
1994 15,989 -15,756 675,092 -16,198
1993 15,805 8,896 650,032 18,349
1992 16,971 -65,203 627,139 24,723
1991 16,553 21,510 602,740 3,643
1990 15,074 49,970 587,291 -21,688
1989 13,851 33,465 565,367 -12,576
1988 13,107 17,242 547,759 -20,113
1987 12,357 17,545 527,397 -22,415
1986 11,671 14,543 487,693 -19,485
1985 11,106 9,997 462,534 -42,942
1984 10,713 5,452 421,241 -8,818
1983 10,391 2,441 404,940 -45,776
1982 10,058 2,450 390,820 -53,497
1981 9,654 5,502 380,028 -83,010
1980 9,187 10,121 370,287 -105,900
1979 8,573 14,726 381,626 -98,863
1978 7,886 17,788 371,930 -34,606
1977 7,195 17,961 365,216 -37,671
1976 6,567 16,028 359,458 -42,259
1975 6,034 13,029 354,278 -47,359
1974 5,601 9,910 345,773 -51,910
1973 5,234 7,583 340,780 -73,439
1972 4,885 6,690 335,935 -86,409
1971 4,484 6,184 328,294 -42,642
1970 4,249 5,004 333,202 -25,646
1969 3,950 4,995 320,486 -14,548
1968 3,712 3,001 309,725 -3,214
1967 3,484 3,001 296,692 -3,773
1966 3,268 3,014 282,225 -3,021
1965 3,054 3,023 271,830 -3,716
1964 2,864 2,846 260,733 -3,169
1963 2,687 2,257 250,885 -3,058
1962 2,538 1,695 241,513 -6,470
1961 2,412 1,136 232,894 -7,893
1960 2,299 886 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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