Djibouti Population (LIVE)

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Djibouti Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Djibouti is 1,179,713 as of Friday, March 21, 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

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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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 - 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.