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Population in Djibouti compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 58.3 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Djibouti vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti United Kingdom
2100 1,853,638 74,700,585
2099 1,851,867 74,831,175
2098 1,849,091 74,950,267
2097 1,845,028 75,064,397
2096 1,843,492 75,176,691
2095 1,841,290 75,287,063
2094 1,839,614 75,383,856
2093 1,834,629 75,482,205
2092 1,832,454 75,575,769
2091 1,830,543 75,666,091
2090 1,827,895 75,753,129
2089 1,824,422 75,835,723
2088 1,819,766 75,907,614
2087 1,815,602 75,978,712
2086 1,812,004 76,046,742
2085 1,806,728 76,105,680
2084 1,802,147 76,156,223
2083 1,798,430 76,205,894
2082 1,793,553 76,246,844
2081 1,790,013 76,274,040
2080 1,787,239 76,306,205
2079 1,782,284 76,334,949
2078 1,778,181 76,353,484
2077 1,773,272 76,371,123
2076 1,767,264 76,373,520
2075 1,761,013 76,386,071
2074 1,753,691 76,397,426
2073 1,748,057 76,406,554
2072 1,743,208 76,398,941
2071 1,736,772 76,388,223
2070 1,730,333 76,378,505
2069 1,724,309 76,371,827
2068 1,716,592 76,370,973
2067 1,708,491 76,363,548
2066 1,698,811 76,356,638
2065 1,689,868 76,355,841
2064 1,683,153 76,352,770
2063 1,676,195 76,353,175
2062 1,666,794 76,346,535
2061 1,657,365 76,344,206
2060 1,647,995 76,344,725
2059 1,637,453 76,345,215
2058 1,626,405 76,326,961
2057 1,613,201 76,307,006
2056 1,600,875 76,274,247
2055 1,591,617 76,235,304
2054 1,580,458 76,167,710
2053 1,567,320 76,094,051
2052 1,556,029 76,001,979
2051 1,546,163 75,895,690
2050 1,535,615 75,777,445
2049 1,524,387 75,646,044
2048 1,513,769 75,499,380
2047 1,502,572 75,338,951
2046 1,490,451 75,171,300
2045 1,477,565 74,993,186
2044 1,465,478 74,807,530
2043 1,453,253 74,607,485
2042 1,439,049 74,407,783
2041 1,423,763 74,203,292
2040 1,408,530 73,994,525
2039 1,394,028 73,782,112
2038 1,380,170 73,559,085
2037 1,365,227 73,335,723
2036 1,351,732 73,101,646
2035 1,337,326 72,850,722
2034 1,323,770 72,597,177
2033 1,309,514 72,322,802
2032 1,294,871 72,046,316
2031 1,279,082 71,757,868
2030 1,263,351 71,442,811
2029 1,246,848 71,123,782
2028 1,230,964 70,783,199
2027 1,215,502 70,421,923
2026 1,199,638 70,055,911
2025 1,184,528 69,658,188
2024 1,168,722 69,226,000
2023 1,152,944 68,492,000
2022 1,137,096 67,604,000
2021 1,121,248 66,984,000
2020 1,105,188 66,744,000
2019 1,088,709 66,631,000
2018 1,071,882 66,289,000
2017 1,054,841 65,966,000
2016 1,037,653 65,607,000
2015 1,020,313 65,088,000
2014 1,002,717 64,620,000
2013 984,824 64,139,000
2012 966,747 63,711,000
2011 948,558 63,258,810
2010 930,251 62,766,365
2009 911,527 62,276,270
2008 892,734 61,806,995
2007 874,528 61,322,463
2006 855,764 60,846,820
2005 839,167 60,401,206
2004 826,124 59,987,905
2003 813,519 59,647,577
2002 795,574 59,370,479
2001 771,313 59,119,673
2000 747,318 58,892,514
1999 724,218 58,682,466
1998 699,352 58,487,141
1997 671,817 58,316,954
1996 648,348 58,166,950
1995 633,074 58,019,030
1994 626,710 57,865,745
1993 614,245 57,718,614
1992 626,010 57,580,402
1991 631,092 57,424,897
1990 579,538 57,247,586
1989 523,355 57,076,711
1988 484,523 56,928,327
1987 454,399 56,802,050
1986 426,341 56,681,396
1985 402,687 56,550,268
1984 384,053 56,422,072
1983 369,553 56,332,848
1982 356,880 56,313,641
1981 343,047 56,333,829
1980 325,815 56,314,216
1979 304,513 56,246,951
1978 280,031 56,196,504
1977 254,613 56,193,492
1976 230,737 56,211,968
1975 209,908 56,225,800
1974 192,613 56,229,974
1973 178,449 56,194,527
1972 166,256 56,086,065
1971 155,136 55,896,223
1970 145,175 55,663,250
1969 136,078 55,441,750
1968 128,250 55,211,700
1967 121,649 54,943,600
1966 115,269 54,648,500
1965 109,092 54,348,050
1964 103,198 54,000,000
1963 97,872 53,650,000
1962 93,283 53,250,000
1961 89,390 52,800,000
1960 86,024 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti United Kingdom
2100 0.1% -0.17%
2099 0.15% -0.16%
2098 0.22% -0.15%
2097 0.08% -0.15%
2096 0.12% -0.15%
2095 0.09% -0.13%
2094 0.27% -0.13%
2093 0.12% -0.12%
2092 0.1% -0.12%
2091 0.14% -0.11%
2090 0.19% -0.11%
2089 0.26% -0.09%
2088 0.23% -0.09%
2087 0.2% -0.09%
2086 0.29% -0.08%
2085 0.25% -0.07%
2084 0.21% -0.07%
2083 0.27% -0.05%
2082 0.2% -0.04%
2081 0.16% -0.04%
2080 0.28% -0.04%
2079 0.23% -0.02%
2078 0.28% -0.02%
2077 0.34% -0.003%
2076 0.35% -0.02%
2075 0.42% -0.01%
2074 0.32% -0.01%
2073 0.28% 0.01%
2072 0.37% 0.01%
2071 0.37% 0.01%
2070 0.35% 0.009%
2069 0.45% 0.001%
2068 0.47% 0.01%
2067 0.57% 0.009%
2066 0.53% 0.001%
2065 0.4% 0.004%
2064 0.42% -0%
2063 0.56% 0.009%
2062 0.57% 0.003%
2061 0.57% -0.001%
2060 0.64% -0.001%
2059 0.68% 0.02%
2058 0.82% 0.03%
2057 0.77% 0.04%
2056 0.58% 0.05%
2055 0.71% 0.09%
2054 0.84% 0.1%
2053 0.73% 0.12%
2052 0.64% 0.14%
2051 0.69% 0.16%
2050 0.74% 0.17%
2049 0.7% 0.19%
2048 0.75% 0.21%
2047 0.81% 0.22%
2046 0.87% 0.24%
2045 0.82% 0.25%
2044 0.84% 0.27%
2043 0.99% 0.27%
2042 1.07% 0.28%
2041 1.08% 0.28%
2040 1.04% 0.29%
2039 1% 0.3%
2038 1.09% 0.3%
2037 1% 0.32%
2036 1.08% 0.34%
2035 1.02% 0.35%
2034 1.09% 0.38%
2033 1.13% 0.38%
2032 1.23% 0.4%
2031 1.25% 0.44%
2030 1.32% 0.45%
2029 1.29% 0.48%
2028 1.27% 0.51%
2027 1.32% 0.52%
2026 1.28% 0.57%
2025 1.35% 0.62%
2024 1.37% 1.07%
2023 1.39% 1.31%
2022 1.41% 0.93%
2021 1.45% 0.36%
2020 1.51% 0.17%
2019 1.57% 0.52%
2018 1.62% 0.49%
2017 1.66% 0.55%
2016 1.7% 0.8%
2015 1.75% 0.72%
2014 1.82% 0.75%
2013 1.87% 0.67%
2012 1.92% 0.71%
2011 1.97% 0.78%
2010 2.05% 0.79%
2009 2.11% 0.76%
2008 2.08% 0.79%
2007 2.19% 0.78%
2006 1.98% 0.74%
2005 1.58% 0.69%
2004 1.55% 0.57%
2003 2.26% 0.47%
2002 3.15% 0.42%
2001 3.21% 0.39%
2000 3.19% 0.36%
1999 3.56% 0.33%
1998 4.1% 0.29%
1997 3.62% 0.26%
1996 2.41% 0.25%
1995 1.02% 0.26%
1994 2.03% 0.25%
1993 -1.88% 0.24%
1992 -0.81% 0.27%
1991 8.9% 0.31%
1990 10.7% 0.3%
1989 8.01% 0.26%
1988 6.63% 0.22%
1987 6.58% 0.21%
1986 5.87% 0.23%
1985 4.85% 0.23%
1984 3.92% 0.16%
1983 3.55% 0.03%
1982 4.03% -0.04%
1981 5.29% 0.03%
1980 7% 0.12%
1979 8.74% 0.09%
1978 9.98% 0.005%
1977 10.3% -0.03%
1976 9.92% -0.02%
1975 8.98% -0.007%
1974 7.94% 0.06%
1973 7.33% 0.19%
1972 7.17% 0.34%
1971 6.86% 0.42%
1970 6.69% 0.4%
1969 6.1% 0.42%
1968 5.43% 0.49%
1967 5.53% 0.54%
1966 5.66% 0.55%
1965 5.71% 0.64%
1964 5.44% 0.65%
1963 4.92% 0.75%
1962 4.36% 0.85%
1961 3.91% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Djibouti United Kingdom
Current population
1203929
70154914
Population rank 158/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.85%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
22 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +43 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 97/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -581 +389,911
Net migration rank 89/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - 389,911
2024 - -11 - 417,114
2023 15,349 500 34,589 445,523
2022 15,337 500 39,751 487,029
2021 14,555 1,300 30,612 462,967
2020 14,970 1,300 -4,272 144,221
2019 15,368 1,322 108,342 232,727
2018 15,524 1,435 119,321 259,744
2017 15,593 1,535 145,125 272,311
2016 15,621 1,623 177,139 324,649
2015 15,718 1,723 175,738 347,839
2014 15,857 1,900 206,784 306,091
2013 15,986 2,033 198,830 237,272
2012 16,026 2,104 248,473 172,088
2011 16,169 2,090 259,361 228,773
2010 16,225 2,129 251,066 274,811
2009 16,323 2,770 230,422 249,639
2008 16,356 2,148 216,325 263,390
2007 16,647 1,253 196,232 309,385
2006 16,901 2,719 176,455 288,923
2005 17,361 -3,779 144,963 308,279
2004 17,756 -5,249 131,974 276,077
2003 18,341 -5,636 89,471 211,846
2002 18,167 5,022 65,308 203,577
2001 17,710 7,629 65,032 175,133
2000 17,014 5,632 70,671 153,917
1999 16,491 7,046 64,551 152,653
1998 15,845 10,352 87,730 125,541
1997 15,255 13,625 99,138 59,723
1996 15,408 2,652 98,884 54,964
1995 15,651 -3,163 87,028 61,385
1994 15,989 -15,756 127,304 45,339
1993 15,805 8,896 103,893 27,403
1992 16,971 -65,203 149,709 17,846
1991 16,553 21,510 143,562 27,601
1990 15,074 49,970 154,569 57,132
1989 13,851 33,465 119,861 49,586
1988 13,107 17,242 136,628 13,952
1987 12,357 17,545 136,325 8,266
1986 11,671 14,543 90,690 41,836
1985 11,106 9,997 79,170 83,164
1984 10,713 5,452 84,633 71,107
1983 10,391 2,441 61,966 27,063
1982 10,058 2,450 56,314 -61,152
1981 9,654 5,502 73,234 -83,876
1980 9,187 10,121 95,734 -25,187
1979 8,573 14,726 61,872 11,255
1978 7,886 17,788 16,859 3,783
1977 7,195 17,961 0 -21,636
1976 6,567 16,028 -5,621 -19,135
1975 6,034 13,029 33,735 -40,241
1974 5,601 9,910 67,476 -65,710
1973 5,234 7,583 112,389 -33,840
1972 4,885 6,690 162,650 -1,406
1971 4,484 6,184 257,123 1,175
1970 4,249 5,004 244,918 -15,254
1969 3,950 4,995 260,577 -60,655
1968 3,712 3,001 292,622 -38,852
1967 3,484 3,001 346,145 -39,659
1966 3,268 3,014 333,356 -27,935
1965 3,054 3,023 364,132 -24,955
1964 2,864 2,846 405,000 -23,885
1963 2,687 2,257 337,995 8,271
1962 2,538 1,695 340,800 76,443
1961 2,412 1,136 311,519 52,295
1960 2,299 886 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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