Djibouti Population (LIVE)

1,183,070

Djibouti Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Djibouti is 1,182,973 as of Saturday, June 7, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Djibouti 2025 population is estimated at 1,184,076 people at mid-year.
Djibouti population is equivalent to 0.014% of the total world population.
Djibouti ranks number 160 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Djibouti is 51 per Km² (132 people per mi²).
The total land area is 23,180 Km² (8,950 sq. miles).
71.25% of the population is urban (843,657 people in 2025)
The median age in Djibouti is 24.9 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Djibouti (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Djibouti Global Rank
2025	1,184,076	1.31%	15,354	−581	24.9	2.58	51	71.3%	843,657	0.014%	8,231,613,070	160
2024	1,168,722	1.37%	15,778	−11	24.7	2.62	50	71.1%	831,056	0.014%	8,161,972,572	160
2023	1,152,944	1.39%	15,848	500	24.4	2.61	50	71%	818,418	0.014%	8,091,734,930	160
2022	1,137,096	1.43%	15,954	500	24.1	2.65	49	70.9%	805,774	0.014%	8,021,407,192	160
2020	1,105,188	1.61%	16,975	1,300	23.5	2.75	48	70.6%	780,538	0.014%	7,887,001,292	160
2015	1,020,313	1.87%	18,012	1,723	22	3.04	44	70.4%	717,972	0.014%	7,470,491,872	160
2010	930,251	2.08%	18,217	2,129	20.7	3.43	40	70.5%	655,376	0.013%	7,021,732,148	160
2005	839,167	2.35%	18,370	−3,779	19.7	4.04	36	71.6%	601,236	0.013%	6,586,970,132	160
2000	747,318	3.37%	22,849	5,632	18.9	4.6	32	73.5%	549,178	0.012%	6,171,702,993	159
1995	633,074	1.78%	10,707	−3,163	17.4	5.33	27	76%	480,987	0.011%	5,758,878,982	160
1990	579,538	7.55%	35,370	49,970	16.8	5.93	25	77.4%	448,449	0.011%	5,327,803,110	162
1985	402,687	4.33%	15,374	9,997	16.3	6.19	17	79.2%	318,890	0.0083%	4,868,943,465	163
1980	325,815	9.19%	23,181	10,121	16.1	6.46	14	79.4%	258,795	0.0073%	4,447,606,236	169
1975	209,908	7.65%	12,947	13,029	16.2	6.74	9	71.7%	150,521	0.0052%	4,070,735,277	174
1970	145,175	5.88%	7,217	5,004	16.7	6.88	6	67.9%	98,633	0.0039%	3,694,683,794	177
1965	109,092	4.87%	4,614	3,023	16.8	6.86	5	59.1%	64,504	0.0033%	3,334,533,703	179
1960	86,024	3.34%	2,604	886	16.6	6.85	4	48.9%	42,090	0.0029%	3,015,470,894	183
1955	73,004	3.21%	2,135	487	16.2	6.82	3	42.9%	31,323	0.0027%	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).

Djibouti Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Djibouti Global Rank
2030	1,262,678	1.29%	15,720	448	26.3	2.42	54	71.7%	905,821	0.015%	8,569,124,911	159
2035	1,335,498	1.13%	14,564	−129	27.8	2.29	58	72.3%	965,276	0.015%	8,885,210,181	158
2040	1,406,635	1.04%	14,227	1,901	29	2.19	61	72.5%	1,019,380	0.015%	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	0.016%	9,439,639,668	156
2050	1,530,540	0.76%	11,300	551	31.2	2.05	66	72.4%	1,107,450	0.016%	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

66.4 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

34.7

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

48.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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.