Djibouti Population (LIVE)

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Djibouti Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Djibouti is 1,175,952 as of Saturday, December 21, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Djibouti 2024 population is estimated at 1,168,722 people at mid year.
  • Djibouti population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Djibouti ranks number 160 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Djibouti is 50 per Km2 (131 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 23,180 Km2 (8,950 sq. miles).
  • 71.1 % of the population is urban (831,056 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Djibouti is 24.7 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Djibouti (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationDjibouti
Global Rank
2024 1,168,722 1.37 % 15,778 -11 24.7 2.62 50 71.1 % 831,056 0.01 % 8,161,972,572 160
2023 1,152,944 1.39 % 15,848 500 24.4 2.61 50 71.0 % 818,418 0.01 % 8,091,734,930 160
2022 1,137,096 1.41 % 15,848 500 24.1 2.65 49 70.9 % 805,774 0.01 % 8,021,407,192 160
2020 1,105,188 1.51 % 16,479 1,300 23.5 2.75 48 70.6 % 780,538 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 160
2015 1,020,313 1.87 % 18,012 1,723 22.0 3.04 44 70.4 % 717,972 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 160
2010 930,251 2.08 % 18,217 2,129 20.7 3.43 40 70.5 % 655,376 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 160
2005 839,167 2.35 % 18,370 -3,779 19.7 4.04 36 71.6 % 601,236 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 160
2000 747,318 3.37 % 22,8495,632 18.9 4.60 32 73.5 % 549,178 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 159
1995 633,074 1.78 % 10,707 -3,163 17.4 5.33 27 76.0 % 480,987 0.01 % 5,758,878,982 160
1990 579,538 7.55 % 35,370 49,970 16.8 5.93 25 77.4 % 448,449 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 162
1985 402,687 4.33 % 15,374 9,997 16.3 6.19 17 79.2 % 318,890 0.01 % 4,868,943,465 163
1980 325,815 9.19 % 23,181 10,121 16.1 6.46 14 79.4 % 258,795 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 169
1975 209,908 7.65 % 12,947 13,029 16.2 6.74 9 71.7 % 150,521 0.01 % 4,070,735,277 174
1970 145,175 5.88 % 7,217 5,004 16.7 6.88 6 67.9 % 98,633 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 177
1965 109,092 4.87 % 4,614 3,023 16.8 6.86 5 59.1 % 64,504 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 183
1960 86,024 3.34 % 2,604 886 16.6 6.85 4 48.9 % 42,090 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 183
1955 73,004 3.21 % 2,135 487 16.2 6.82 3 42.9 % 31,323 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 183
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Djibouti Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationDjibouti
Global Rank
2025 1,184,076 1.39 % 15,778 -581 24.9 2.58 51 71.3 % 843,657 0.01 % 8,231,613,070 160
2030 1,262,678 1.29 % 15,720 448 26.3 2.42 54 71.7 % 905,821 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 159
2035 1,335,498 1.13 % 14,564 -129 27.8 2.29 58 72.3 % 965,276 0.02 % 8,885,210,181 158
2040 1,406,635 1.04 % 14,227 1,901 29.0 2.19 61 72.5 % 1,019,380 0.02 % 9,177,190,203 158
2045 1,474,041 0.94 % 13,481 1,206 30.1 2.11 64 72.4 % 1,066,788 0.02 % 9,439,639,668 156
2050 1,530,540 0.76 % 11,300   31.2 2.05 66 72.4 % 1,107,450 0.02 % 9,664,378,587 153
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Djibouti Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Djibouti
Life Expectancy
66.20 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
35.5
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
49.1
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Djibouti

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Djibouti 626,512
2 Ali Sabih 50,006
3 Dikhil 32,801
4 Tadjoura 19,533
5 Arta 17,477
6 Obock 15,429

See also

Notes

The Djibouti Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Djibouti delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Djibouti (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Djibouti in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.