Djibouti vs Reunion: Population
Djibouti
1.15 million people
in 2023
Reunion
874,883 people
in 2023
Djibouti rank
160th
Reunion rank
162nd
Population over time
- Djibouti
- Reunion
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 1.15 million people against 874,883 people in Reunion, a difference of 278,067 people.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.3 times Reunion's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 160th and Reunion ranks 162nd of 238 regions.
Across the 35 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 13 and Reunion in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 21,600 people | 373 people | 21,227 people | Djibouti |
| 1600s | 22,950 people | 467 people | 22,483 people | Djibouti |
| 1700s | 24,300 people | 584 people | 23,716 people | Djibouti |
| 1710s | 24,790 people | 986 people | 23,804 people | Djibouti |
| 1720s | 25,030 people | 1,667 people | 23,363 people | Djibouti |
| 1730s | 25,283 people | 2,817 people | 22,466 people | Djibouti |
| 1740s | 25,550 people | 4,760 people | 20,790 people | Djibouti |
| 1750s | 25,833 people | 8,043 people | 17,790 people | Djibouti |
| 1760s | 26,133 people | 13,590 people | 12,543 people | Djibouti |
| 1770s | 26,453 people | 22,963 people | 3,490 people | Djibouti |
| 1780s | 26,796 people | 38,800 people | 12,004 people | Reunion |
| 1790s | 27,163 people | 49,800 people | 22,637 people | Reunion |
| 1800s | 22,848 people | 60,800 people | 37,952 people | Reunion |
| 1810s | 22,848 people | 71,200 people | 48,352 people | Reunion |
| 1820s | 23,113 people | 81,200 people | 58,087 people | Reunion |
| 1830s | 27,642 people | 89,000 people | 61,358 people | Reunion |
| 1840s | 33,429 people | 103,922 people | 70,493 people | Reunion |
| 1850s | 39,961 people | 109,100 people | 69,139 people | Reunion |
| 1860s | 40,383 people | 163,950 people | 123,567 people | Reunion |
| 1870s | 40,376 people | 182,700 people | 142,324 people | Reunion |
| 1880s | 40,726 people | 180,800 people | 140,074 people | Reunion |
| 1890s | 41,152 people | 167,070 people | 125,918 people | Reunion |
| 1900s | 42,320 people | 172,600 people | 130,280 people | Reunion |
| 1910s | 43,547 people | 173,740 people | 130,193 people | Reunion |
| 1920s | 44,643 people | 173,260 people | 128,617 people | Reunion |
| 1930s | 49,022 people | 195,430 people | 146,408 people | Reunion |
| 1940s | 53,375 people | 218,690 people | 165,315 people | Reunion |
| 1950s | 72,214 people | 296,081 people | 223,867 people | Reunion |
| 1960s | 108,026 people | 411,726 people | 303,700 people | Reunion |
| 1970s | 211,756 people | 507,233 people | 295,477 people | Reunion |
| 1980s | 407,073 people | 595,789 people | 188,715 people | Reunion |
| 1990s | 645,446 people | 704,376 people | 58,930 people | Reunion |
| 2000s | 832,761 people | 799,889 people | 32,872 people | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 1.01 million people | 854,352 people | 156,302 people | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 1.13 million people | 868,991 people | 260,132 people | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Djibouti or Reunion?
- Djibouti, at 1.15 million people against 874,883 people in Reunion as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Djibouti and Reunion?
- 278,067 people, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Reunion?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Reunion rank globally for population?
- Djibouti ranks 160th and Reunion ranks 162nd of 238 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.