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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,203,929 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Djibouti's population is 3.49 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.2M (40.7% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Djibouti vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Vanuatu
2100 1,853,638 883,219
2099 1,851,867 878,572
2098 1,849,091 873,798
2097 1,845,028 868,872
2096 1,843,492 863,899
2095 1,841,290 858,713
2094 1,839,614 853,379
2093 1,834,629 847,908
2092 1,832,454 842,392
2091 1,830,543 836,807
2090 1,827,895 831,106
2089 1,824,422 825,333
2088 1,819,766 819,413
2087 1,815,602 813,386
2086 1,812,004 807,304
2085 1,806,728 801,030
2084 1,802,147 794,642
2083 1,798,430 788,195
2082 1,793,553 781,693
2081 1,790,013 775,091
2080 1,787,239 768,410
2079 1,782,284 761,593
2078 1,778,181 754,638
2077 1,773,272 747,679
2076 1,767,264 740,583
2075 1,761,013 733,404
2074 1,753,691 726,144
2073 1,748,057 718,748
2072 1,743,208 711,260
2071 1,736,772 703,705
2070 1,730,333 696,123
2069 1,724,309 688,506
2068 1,716,592 680,826
2067 1,708,491 673,074
2066 1,698,811 665,248
2065 1,689,868 657,389
2064 1,683,153 649,466
2063 1,676,195 641,532
2062 1,666,794 633,599
2061 1,657,365 625,729
2060 1,647,995 617,794
2059 1,637,453 609,801
2058 1,626,405 601,770
2057 1,613,201 593,715
2056 1,600,875 585,658
2055 1,591,617 577,507
2054 1,580,458 569,335
2053 1,567,320 561,113
2052 1,556,029 552,889
2051 1,546,163 544,646
2050 1,535,615 536,304
2049 1,524,387 527,975
2048 1,513,769 519,610
2047 1,502,572 511,256
2046 1,490,451 502,817
2045 1,477,565 494,393
2044 1,465,478 485,933
2043 1,453,253 477,540
2042 1,439,049 469,142
2041 1,423,763 460,812
2040 1,408,530 452,499
2039 1,394,028 444,231
2038 1,380,170 435,987
2037 1,365,227 427,825
2036 1,351,732 419,744
2035 1,337,326 411,746
2034 1,323,770 403,811
2033 1,309,514 395,944
2032 1,294,871 388,203
2031 1,279,082 380,500
2030 1,263,351 372,841
2029 1,246,848 365,246
2028 1,230,964 357,704
2027 1,215,502 350,204
2026 1,199,638 342,728
2025 1,184,528 335,246
2024 1,168,722 327,777
2023 1,152,944 320,409
2022 1,137,096 313,046
2021 1,121,248 305,868
2020 1,105,188 298,858
2019 1,088,709 291,985
2018 1,071,882 285,259
2017 1,054,841 278,507
2016 1,037,653 272,087
2015 1,020,313 266,101
2014 1,002,717 260,240
2013 984,824 254,482
2012 966,747 248,883
2011 948,558 243,474
2010 930,251 238,248
2009 911,527 232,731
2008 892,734 226,896
2007 874,528 221,276
2006 855,764 215,923
2005 839,167 210,760
2004 826,124 205,711
2003 813,519 200,746
2002 795,574 195,863
2001 771,313 191,031
2000 747,318 186,281
1999 724,218 182,048
1998 699,352 178,313
1997 671,817 174,626
1996 648,348 170,911
1995 633,074 167,137
1994 626,710 163,314
1993 614,245 159,463
1992 626,010 155,608
1991 631,092 151,793
1990 579,538 148,063
1989 523,355 144,393
1988 484,523 140,756
1987 454,399 137,187
1986 426,341 133,720
1985 402,687 130,356
1984 384,053 127,109
1983 369,553 123,998
1982 356,880 121,035
1981 343,047 118,249
1980 325,815 115,660
1979 304,513 113,040
1978 280,031 109,963
1977 254,613 106,618
1976 230,737 103,388
1975 209,908 100,269
1974 192,613 97,260
1973 178,449 94,362
1972 166,256 91,562
1971 155,136 88,862
1970 145,175 86,266
1969 136,078 83,755
1968 128,250 81,314
1967 121,649 78,921
1966 115,269 76,590
1965 109,092 74,358
1964 103,198 72,219
1963 97,872 70,159
1962 93,283 68,174
1961 89,390 66,264
1960 86,024 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 166,276 people (a 16% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Vanuatu
2100 0.1% 0.53%
2099 0.15% 0.55%
2098 0.22% 0.57%
2097 0.08% 0.58%
2096 0.12% 0.6%
2095 0.09% 0.63%
2094 0.27% 0.65%
2093 0.12% 0.65%
2092 0.1% 0.67%
2091 0.14% 0.69%
2090 0.19% 0.7%
2089 0.26% 0.72%
2088 0.23% 0.74%
2087 0.2% 0.75%
2086 0.29% 0.78%
2085 0.25% 0.8%
2084 0.21% 0.82%
2083 0.27% 0.83%
2082 0.2% 0.85%
2081 0.16% 0.87%
2080 0.28% 0.9%
2079 0.23% 0.92%
2078 0.28% 0.93%
2077 0.34% 0.96%
2076 0.35% 0.98%
2075 0.42% 1%
2074 0.32% 1.03%
2073 0.28% 1.05%
2072 0.37% 1.07%
2071 0.37% 1.09%
2070 0.35% 1.11%
2069 0.45% 1.13%
2068 0.47% 1.15%
2067 0.57% 1.18%
2066 0.53% 1.2%
2065 0.4% 1.22%
2064 0.42% 1.24%
2063 0.56% 1.25%
2062 0.57% 1.26%
2061 0.57% 1.28%
2060 0.64% 1.31%
2059 0.68% 1.33%
2058 0.82% 1.36%
2057 0.77% 1.38%
2056 0.58% 1.41%
2055 0.71% 1.44%
2054 0.84% 1.47%
2053 0.73% 1.49%
2052 0.64% 1.51%
2051 0.69% 1.56%
2050 0.74% 1.58%
2049 0.7% 1.61%
2048 0.75% 1.63%
2047 0.81% 1.68%
2046 0.87% 1.7%
2045 0.82% 1.74%
2044 0.84% 1.76%
2043 0.99% 1.79%
2042 1.07% 1.81%
2041 1.08% 1.84%
2040 1.04% 1.86%
2039 1% 1.89%
2038 1.09% 1.91%
2037 1% 1.93%
2036 1.08% 1.94%
2035 1.02% 1.97%
2034 1.09% 1.99%
2033 1.13% 1.99%
2032 1.23% 2.02%
2031 1.25% 2.05%
2030 1.32% 2.08%
2029 1.29% 2.11%
2028 1.27% 2.14%
2027 1.32% 2.18%
2026 1.28% 2.23%
2025 1.35% 2.28%
2024 1.37% 2.3%
2023 1.39% 2.35%
2022 1.41% 2.35%
2021 1.45% 2.35%
2020 1.51% 2.35%
2019 1.57% 2.36%
2018 1.62% 2.42%
2017 1.66% 2.36%
2016 1.7% 2.25%
2015 1.75% 2.25%
2014 1.82% 2.26%
2013 1.87% 2.25%
2012 1.92% 2.22%
2011 1.97% 2.19%
2010 2.05% 2.37%
2009 2.11% 2.57%
2008 2.08% 2.54%
2007 2.19% 2.48%
2006 1.98% 2.45%
2005 1.58% 2.45%
2004 1.55% 2.47%
2003 2.26% 2.49%
2002 3.15% 2.53%
2001 3.21% 2.55%
2000 3.19% 2.33%
1999 3.56% 2.09%
1998 4.1% 2.11%
1997 3.62% 2.17%
1996 2.41% 2.26%
1995 1.02% 2.34%
1994 2.03% 2.41%
1993 -1.88% 2.48%
1992 -0.81% 2.51%
1991 8.9% 2.52%
1990 10.7% 2.54%
1989 8.01% 2.58%
1988 6.63% 2.6%
1987 6.58% 2.59%
1986 5.87% 2.58%
1985 4.85% 2.55%
1984 3.92% 2.51%
1983 3.55% 2.45%
1982 4.03% 2.36%
1981 5.29% 2.24%
1980 7% 2.32%
1979 8.74% 2.8%
1978 9.98% 3.14%
1977 10.3% 3.12%
1976 9.92% 3.11%
1975 8.98% 3.09%
1974 7.94% 3.07%
1973 7.33% 3.06%
1972 7.17% 3.04%
1971 6.86% 3.01%
1970 6.69% 3%
1969 6.1% 3%
1968 5.43% 3.03%
1967 5.53% 3.04%
1966 5.66% 3%
1965 5.71% 2.96%
1964 5.44% 2.94%
1963 4.92% 2.91%
1962 4.36% 2.88%
1961 3.91% 2.84%

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/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.37%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Vanuatu
Current population
1203929
344750
Population rank 158/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.004%
One net population change
33.3 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
22 minutes
58.5 minutes
One death every
1.02 hours
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +43 +20
Annual growth/decline +15,778 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 38/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change -581 -52
Net migration rank 89/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -52
2024 - -11 - -43
2023 15,349 500 7,359 0
2022 15,337 500 7,358 0
2021 14,555 1,300 7,199 -201
2020 14,970 1,300 7,233 -201
2019 15,368 1,322 7,364 -652
2018 15,524 1,435 7,379 -638
2017 15,593 1,535 7,371 -610
2016 15,621 1,623 7,315 -1,235
2015 15,718 1,723 7,220 -1,324
2014 15,857 1,900 7,143 -1,320
2013 15,986 2,033 7,036 -1,343
2012 16,026 2,104 6,877 -1,369
2011 16,169 2,090 6,715 -1,395
2010 16,225 2,129 6,548 -1,413
2009 16,323 2,770 6,362 -467
2008 16,356 2,148 6,138 -372
2007 16,647 1,253 5,842 -374
2006 16,901 2,719 5,606 -364
2005 17,361 -3,779 5,454 -364
2004 17,756 -5,249 5,353 -349
2003 18,341 -5,636 5,258 -342
2002 18,167 5,022 5,181 -329
2001 17,710 7,629 5,144 -328
2000 17,014 5,632 5,026 -339
1999 16,491 7,046 4,871 -1,090
1998 15,845 10,352 4,866 -1,178
1997 15,255 13,625 4,854 -1,166
1996 15,408 2,652 4,897 -1,154
1995 15,651 -3,163 4,945 -1,140
1994 15,989 -15,756 4,973 -1,132
1993 15,805 8,896 4,973 -1,115
1992 16,971 -65,203 4,941 -1,095
1991 16,553 21,510 4,859 -1,078
1990 15,074 49,970 4,762 -1,072
1989 13,851 33,465 4,656 -1,006
1988 13,107 17,242 4,577 -959
1987 12,357 17,545 4,427 -907
1986 11,671 14,543 4,360 -938
1985 11,106 9,997 4,219 -916
1984 10,713 5,452 4,088 -907
1983 10,391 2,441 3,944 -899
1982 10,058 2,450 3,778 -897
1981 9,654 5,502 3,592 -896
1980 9,187 10,121 3,383 -896
1979 8,573 14,726 3,590 -845
1978 7,886 17,788 3,428 -15
1977 7,195 17,961 3,285 -3
1976 6,567 16,028 3,174 3
1975 6,034 13,029 3,074 -15
1974 5,601 9,910 2,968 -17
1973 5,234 7,583 2,876 -22
1972 4,885 6,690 2,775 -28
1971 4,484 6,184 2,685 -40
1970 4,249 5,004 2,597 -46
1969 3,950 4,995 2,529 -53
1968 3,712 3,001 2,470 -68
1967 3,484 3,001 2,384 0
1966 3,268 3,014 2,278 0
1965 3,054 3,023 2,180 0
1964 2,864 2,846 2,098 0
1963 2,687 2,257 2,025 0
1962 2,538 1,695 1,947 0
1961 2,412 1,136 1,872 0
1960 2,299 886 1,796 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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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