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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 335,169 people in Vanuatu in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 346,488 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Djibouti's population is 3.48 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 +1.52% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 346K (60.5% growth).

Djibouti vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Vanuatu
2100 1,852,930 883,016
2099 1,851,160 878,369
2098 1,848,386 873,597
2097 1,844,324 868,672
2096 1,842,788 863,700
2095 1,840,587 858,515
2094 1,838,911 853,182
2093 1,833,929 847,713
2092 1,831,754 842,198
2091 1,829,844 836,615
2090 1,827,197 830,915
2089 1,823,725 825,143
2088 1,819,072 819,225
2087 1,814,909 813,199
2086 1,811,313 807,118
2085 1,806,038 800,846
2084 1,801,459 794,459
2083 1,797,744 788,013
2082 1,792,869 781,513
2081 1,789,329 774,913
2080 1,786,557 768,233
2079 1,781,603 761,418
2078 1,777,502 754,464
2077 1,772,595 747,507
2076 1,766,589 740,413
2075 1,760,341 733,236
2074 1,753,021 725,977
2073 1,747,389 718,583
2072 1,742,543 711,096
2071 1,736,109 703,543
2070 1,729,672 695,963
2069 1,723,651 688,347
2068 1,715,937 680,670
2067 1,707,839 672,919
2066 1,698,162 665,095
2065 1,689,223 657,238
2064 1,682,510 649,317
2063 1,675,555 641,384
2062 1,666,158 633,453
2061 1,656,732 625,585
2060 1,647,366 617,652
2059 1,636,828 609,661
2058 1,625,784 601,631
2057 1,612,585 593,578
2056 1,600,264 585,523
2055 1,591,009 577,375
2054 1,579,855 569,204
2053 1,566,721 560,984
2052 1,555,435 552,762
2051 1,545,572 544,521
2050 1,535,029 536,181
2049 1,523,806 527,854
2048 1,513,191 519,491
2047 1,501,998 511,139
2046 1,489,883 502,701
2045 1,477,001 494,279
2044 1,464,918 485,821
2043 1,452,698 477,431
2042 1,438,500 469,034
2041 1,423,219 460,706
2040 1,407,993 452,395
2039 1,393,496 444,129
2038 1,379,643 435,887
2037 1,364,706 427,727
2036 1,351,216 419,648
2035 1,336,815 411,652
2034 1,323,265 403,718
2033 1,309,014 395,853
2032 1,294,377 388,114
2031 1,278,594 380,413
2030 1,262,869 372,755
2029 1,246,372 365,162
2028 1,230,494 357,621
2027 1,215,038 350,124
2026 1,199,180 342,649
2025 1,184,076 335,169
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 74,401 people (a 27.3% 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 27.1% to 1,535,029 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 54.7% to 536,181 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 1.31% 2.26%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Vanuatu
Current population
1207325
346488
Population rank 158/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.004%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
21.5 minutes
58 minutes
One death every
1 hour
5.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +42 +20
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +7,392
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 36/197
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 15,712 -11 7,419 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 93.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 73,217 people) and 6.28% is from migration (a loss of 4,904 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 (1960–2025, 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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