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

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The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,184,076 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,207,325 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 84.9 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Djibouti has increased from 856K people to 1.21M (41.1% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Djibouti vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Djibouti Vietnam
2100 1,852,930 92,225,380
2099 1,851,160 92,721,469
2098 1,848,386 93,212,742
2097 1,844,324 93,688,693
2096 1,842,788 94,163,950
2095 1,840,587 94,626,063
2094 1,838,911 95,083,879
2093 1,833,929 95,543,293
2092 1,831,754 96,000,019
2091 1,829,844 96,459,165
2090 1,827,197 96,922,871
2089 1,823,725 97,384,434
2088 1,819,072 97,843,001
2087 1,814,909 98,308,755
2086 1,811,313 98,773,008
2085 1,806,038 99,233,927
2084 1,801,459 99,695,401
2083 1,797,744 100,162,677
2082 1,792,869 100,634,653
2081 1,789,329 101,104,469
2080 1,786,557 101,568,526
2079 1,781,603 102,030,723
2078 1,777,502 102,480,219
2077 1,772,595 102,928,253
2076 1,766,589 103,358,352
2075 1,760,341 103,783,177
2074 1,753,021 104,197,814
2073 1,747,389 104,606,950
2072 1,742,543 105,005,673
2071 1,736,109 105,384,777
2070 1,729,672 105,757,144
2069 1,723,651 106,110,195
2068 1,715,937 106,454,379
2067 1,707,839 106,794,625
2066 1,698,162 107,126,965
2065 1,689,223 107,442,675
2064 1,682,510 107,744,261
2063 1,675,555 108,038,461
2062 1,666,158 108,322,712
2061 1,656,732 108,590,617
2060 1,647,366 108,842,045
2059 1,636,828 109,087,333
2058 1,625,784 109,320,301
2057 1,612,585 109,529,799
2056 1,600,264 109,715,196
2055 1,591,009 109,886,647
2054 1,579,855 110,035,740
2053 1,566,721 110,156,643
2052 1,555,435 110,253,026
2051 1,545,572 110,321,289
2050 1,535,029 110,344,733
2049 1,523,806 110,339,565
2048 1,513,191 110,296,602
2047 1,501,998 110,211,618
2046 1,489,883 110,090,837
2045 1,477,001 109,926,260
2044 1,464,918 109,731,512
2043 1,452,698 109,497,595
2042 1,438,500 109,225,525
2041 1,423,219 108,919,674
2040 1,407,993 108,594,542
2039 1,393,496 108,237,715
2038 1,379,643 107,861,117
2037 1,364,706 107,463,482
2036 1,351,216 107,058,359
2035 1,336,815 106,630,705
2034 1,323,265 106,189,495
2033 1,309,014 105,745,684
2032 1,294,377 105,283,013
2031 1,278,594 104,809,957
2030 1,262,869 104,314,150
2029 1,246,372 103,819,556
2028 1,230,494 103,300,347
2027 1,215,038 102,759,746
2026 1,199,180 102,197,177
2025 1,184,076 101,598,527
2024 1,168,722 100,987,686
2023 1,152,944 100,352,192
2022 1,137,096 99,680,655
2021 1,121,248 98,935,098
2020 1,105,188 98,079,191
2019 1,088,709 97,173,776
2018 1,071,882 96,237,319
2017 1,054,841 95,176,977
2016 1,037,653 94,000,117
2015 1,020,313 92,823,254
2014 1,002,717 91,679,578
2013 984,824 90,573,104
2012 966,747 89,510,356
2011 948,558 88,468,314
2010 930,251 87,455,152
2009 911,527 86,460,018
2008 892,734 85,175,788
2007 874,528 83,633,375
2006 855,764 82,167,897
2005 839,167 81,088,313
2004 826,124 80,338,971
2003 813,519 79,563,777
2002 795,574 78,772,224
2001 771,313 77,969,361
2000 747,318 77,154,011
1999 724,218 76,287,452
1998 699,352 75,299,660
1997 671,817 74,226,889
1996 648,348 73,156,447
1995 633,074 72,049,940
1994 626,710 70,854,391
1993 614,245 69,586,384
1992 626,010 68,260,337
1991 631,092 66,891,775
1990 579,538 65,504,552
1989 523,355 64,147,348
1988 484,523 62,843,228
1987 454,399 61,584,651
1986 426,341 60,347,048
1985 402,687 59,060,622
1984 384,053 57,706,067
1983 369,553 56,337,921
1982 356,880 55,011,289
1981 343,047 53,738,141
1980 325,815 52,490,101
1979 304,513 51,378,211
1978 280,031 50,249,552
1977 254,613 48,954,872
1976 230,737 47,684,931
1975 209,908 46,482,903
1974 192,613 45,413,537
1973 178,449 44,409,861
1972 166,256 43,429,168
1971 155,136 42,449,276
1970 145,175 41,475,230
1969 136,078 40,582,096
1968 128,250 39,734,609
1967 121,649 38,895,080
1966 115,269 38,024,836
1965 109,092 37,129,656
1964 103,198 36,201,563
1963 97,872 35,249,101
1962 93,283 34,288,560
1961 89,390 33,409,059
1960 86,024 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Djibouti gained 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Djibouti was ranked 159th most populous country in 2006 and is 158th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Djibouti
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Djibouti Vietnam
2100 0.1% -0.54%
2099 0.15% -0.53%
2098 0.22% -0.51%
2097 0.08% -0.5%
2096 0.12% -0.49%
2095 0.09% -0.48%
2094 0.27% -0.48%
2093 0.12% -0.48%
2092 0.1% -0.48%
2091 0.14% -0.48%
2090 0.19% -0.47%
2089 0.26% -0.47%
2088 0.23% -0.47%
2087 0.2% -0.47%
2086 0.29% -0.46%
2085 0.25% -0.46%
2084 0.21% -0.47%
2083 0.27% -0.47%
2082 0.2% -0.46%
2081 0.16% -0.46%
2080 0.28% -0.45%
2079 0.23% -0.44%
2078 0.28% -0.44%
2077 0.34% -0.42%
2076 0.35% -0.41%
2075 0.42% -0.4%
2074 0.32% -0.39%
2073 0.28% -0.38%
2072 0.37% -0.36%
2071 0.37% -0.35%
2070 0.35% -0.33%
2069 0.45% -0.32%
2068 0.47% -0.32%
2067 0.57% -0.31%
2066 0.53% -0.29%
2065 0.4% -0.28%
2064 0.42% -0.27%
2063 0.56% -0.26%
2062 0.57% -0.25%
2061 0.57% -0.23%
2060 0.64% -0.22%
2059 0.68% -0.21%
2058 0.82% -0.19%
2057 0.77% -0.17%
2056 0.58% -0.16%
2055 0.71% -0.14%
2054 0.84% -0.11%
2053 0.73% -0.09%
2052 0.64% -0.06%
2051 0.69% -0.02%
2050 0.74% 0.005%
2049 0.7% 0.04%
2048 0.75% 0.08%
2047 0.81% 0.11%
2046 0.87% 0.15%
2045 0.82% 0.18%
2044 0.84% 0.21%
2043 0.99% 0.25%
2042 1.07% 0.28%
2041 1.08% 0.3%
2040 1.04% 0.33%
2039 1% 0.35%
2038 1.09% 0.37%
2037 1% 0.38%
2036 1.08% 0.4%
2035 1.02% 0.42%
2034 1.09% 0.42%
2033 1.13% 0.44%
2032 1.23% 0.45%
2031 1.25% 0.48%
2030 1.32% 0.48%
2029 1.29% 0.5%
2028 1.27% 0.53%
2027 1.32% 0.55%
2026 1.28% 0.59%
2025 1.31% 0.6%
2024 1.37% 0.63%
2023 1.39% 0.67%
2022 1.41% 0.75%
2021 1.45% 0.87%
2020 1.51% 0.93%
2019 1.57% 0.97%
2018 1.62% 1.11%
2017 1.66% 1.25%
2016 1.7% 1.27%
2015 1.75% 1.25%
2014 1.82% 1.22%
2013 1.87% 1.19%
2012 1.92% 1.18%
2011 1.97% 1.16%
2010 2.05% 1.15%
2009 2.11% 1.51%
2008 2.08% 1.84%
2007 2.19% 1.78%
2006 1.98% 1.33%
2005 1.58% 0.93%
2004 1.55% 0.97%
2003 2.26% 1%
2002 3.15% 1.03%
2001 3.21% 1.06%
2000 3.19% 1.14%
1999 3.56% 1.31%
1998 4.1% 1.45%
1997 3.62% 1.46%
1996 2.41% 1.54%
1995 1.02% 1.69%
1994 2.03% 1.82%
1993 -1.88% 1.94%
1992 -0.81% 2.05%
1991 8.9% 2.12%
1990 10.7% 2.12%
1989 8.01% 2.08%
1988 6.63% 2.04%
1987 6.58% 2.05%
1986 5.87% 2.18%
1985 4.85% 2.35%
1984 3.92% 2.43%
1983 3.55% 2.41%
1982 4.03% 2.37%
1981 5.29% 2.38%
1980 7% 2.16%
1979 8.74% 2.25%
1978 9.98% 2.64%
1977 10.3% 2.66%
1976 9.92% 2.59%
1975 8.98% 2.35%
1974 7.94% 2.26%
1973 7.33% 2.26%
1972 7.17% 2.31%
1971 6.86% 2.35%
1970 6.69% 2.2%
1969 6.1% 2.13%
1968 5.43% 2.16%
1967 5.53% 2.29%
1966 5.66% 2.41%
1965 5.71% 2.56%
1964 5.44% 2.7%
1963 4.92% 2.8%
1962 4.36% 2.63%
1961 3.91% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Djibouti grew by 1.31%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Djibouti Vietnam
Current population
1207325
102486146
Population rank 158/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.23%
One net population change
34.3 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
1 hour
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +42 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +15,354 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 79/197 122/197
One migration net change every
15.1 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -581 -48,171
Net migration rank 89/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 125,996 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 123/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 60/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Djibouti
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Djibouti Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -581 - -48,171
2024 15,712 -11 684,393 -59,645
2023 15,349 500 727,955 -81,789
2022 15,337 500 775,914 -78,977
2021 14,555 1,300 799,593 -5,418
2020 14,970 1,300 924,004 -6,457
2019 15,368 1,322 895,262 -2,051
2018 15,524 1,435 882,977 96,650
2017 15,593 1,535 1,001,833 139,245
2016 15,621 1,623 1,045,094 167,652
2015 15,718 1,723 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 15,857 1,900 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 15,986 2,033 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 16,026 2,104 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 16,169 2,090 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 16,225 2,129 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 16,323 2,770 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 16,356 2,148 1,008,141 571,113
2007 16,647 1,253 981,689 523,784
2006 16,901 2,719 943,041 482,399
2005 17,361 -3,779 942,084 -208,337
2004 17,756 -5,249 985,438 -220,458
2003 18,341 -5,636 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 18,167 5,022 991,427 -193,766
2001 17,710 7,629 985,610 -177,586
2000 17,014 5,632 966,894 -144,298
1999 16,491 7,046 925,519 -15,010
1998 15,845 10,352 959,016 106,091
1997 15,255 13,625 1,028,116 52,382
1996 15,408 2,652 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 15,651 -3,163 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 15,989 -15,756 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 15,805 8,896 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 16,971 -65,203 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 16,553 21,510 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 15,074 49,970 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 13,851 33,465 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 13,107 17,242 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 12,357 17,545 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 11,671 14,543 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 11,106 9,997 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 10,713 5,452 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 10,391 2,441 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 10,058 2,450 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 9,654 5,502 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 9,187 10,121 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 8,573 14,726 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 7,886 17,788 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 7,195 17,961 1,259,315 49,655
1976 6,567 16,028 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 6,034 13,029 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 5,601 9,910 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 5,234 7,583 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 4,885 6,690 921,524 -1,920
1971 4,484 6,184 963,259 76,961
1970 4,249 5,004 905,902 1,997
1969 3,950 4,995 878,359 0
1968 3,712 3,001 815,116 1,489
1967 3,484 3,001 862,071 394
1966 3,268 3,014 876,283 1,769
1965 3,054 3,023 913,761 -1,438
1964 2,864 2,846 950,219 -6,328
1963 2,687 2,257 961,067 0
1962 2,538 1,695 960,046 0
1961 2,412 1,136 798,978 0
1960 2,299 886 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/djibouti/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 125,996 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Djibouti, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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