Djibouti Population (LIVE)

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Djibouti Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Djibouti is 1,147,728 as of Monday, March 18, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1.
  • Djibouti 2023 population is estimated at 1,136,455 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 49 per Km2 (127 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 23,180 Km2 (8,950 sq. miles)
  • 72.0 % of the population is urban (818,418 people in 2023)
  • The median age in Djibouti is 24.2 years.
1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 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 1,152,329 1.40 % 15,874 900 24.5 2.67 50 72.1 % 831,056 0.01 % 8,118,835,999 160
2023 1,136,455 1.39 % 15,606 900 24.2 2.72 49 72.0 % 818,418 0.01 % 8,045,311,447 160
2022 1,120,849 1.38 % 15,292 900 24.0 2.76 48 71.9 % 805,774 0.01 % 7,975,105,156 160
2020 1,090,156 1.50 % 16,162 744 23.5 2.85 47 71.6 % 780,538 0.01 % 7,840,952,880 160
2015 1,006,259 1.83 % 17,412 1,723 22.1 3.07 43 71.4 % 717,972 0.01 % 7,426,597,537 160
2010 919,199 2.04 % 17,668 2,129 20.8 3.39 40 71.3 % 655,376 0.01 % 6,985,603,105 160
2005 830,861 2.29 % 17,766 -3,779 19.8 3.99 36 72.4 % 601,236 0.01 % 6,558,176,119 162
2000 742,033 3.34 % 22,4835,627 19.0 4.58 32 74.0 % 549,178 0.01 % 6,148,898,975 160
1995 629,619 1.75 % 10,489 -3,163 17.4 5.34 27 76.4 % 480,987 0.01 % 5,743,219,454 161
1990 577,173 7.57 % 35,293 49,970 16.8 5.98 25 77.7 % 448,449 0.01 % 5,316,175,862 161
1985 400,709 4.33 % 15,318 9,997 16.4 6.26 17 79.6 % 318,890 0.01 % 4,861,730,613 163
1980 324,121 9.22 % 23,108 10,121 16.3 6.55 14 79.8 % 258,795 0.01 % 4,444,007,706 169
1975 208,582 7.64 % 12,841 13,029 16.4 6.77 9 72.2 % 150,521 0.01 % 4,069,437,231 174
1970 144,379 5.83 % 7,121 5,004 16.8 6.86 6 68.3 % 98,633 0.00 % 3,695,390,336 177
1965 108,772 4.82 % 4,566 3,023 16.9 6.85 5 59.3 % 64,504 0.00 % 3,337,111,983 183
1960 85,940 3.32 % 2,589 886 16.6 6.83 4 49.0 % 42,090 0.00 % 3,019,233,434 182
1955 72,997 3.21 % 2,133 487 16.2 6.85 3 42.9 % 31,323 0.00 % 2,746,072,141 183
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Djibouti Population Forecast

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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 1,168,257 1.39 % 15,620 900 24.8 2.63 50 72.2 % 843,657 0.01 % 8,191,988,453 160
2030 1,247,129 1.32 % 15,774 900 26.3 2.47 54 72.6 % 905,821 0.01 % 8,546,141,327 160
2035 1,322,377 1.18 % 15,050 900 27.8 2.34 57 73.0 % 965,276 0.01 % 8,879,397,401 158
2040 1,390,928 1.02 % 13,710 900 29.2 2.22 60 73.3 % 1,019,380 0.02 % 9,188,250,492 157
2045 1,450,909 0.85 % 11,996 900 30.4 2.12 63 73.5 % 1,066,788 0.02 % 9,467,543,575 157
2050 1,502,575 0.70 % 10,333   31.5 2.06 65 73.7 % 1,107,450 0.02 % 9,709,491,761 155
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Djibouti Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Djibouti
Life Expectancy
63.71 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
35.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
49.5
(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 623,891
2 'Ali Sabieh 40,074
2 Danan 40,074
3 Tadjourah 22,193
4 Obock 17,776

See also

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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 2022 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.