Djibouti vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Djibouti
864,090 people
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
1.05 million people
in 2025
Djibouti rank
156th
Guinea-Bissau rank
153rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Djibouti
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.05 million people against 864,090 people in Djibouti, a difference of 185,330 people.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Djibouti ranks 156th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,832 people | 65,843 people | 33,012 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 61,234 people | 82,719 people | 21,485 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 145,986 people | 104,932 people | 41,054 people | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 305,231 people | 212,052 people | 93,179 people | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 485,726 people | 379,743 people | 105,982 people | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 596,496 people | 525,341 people | 71,155 people | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 718,212 people | 741,789 people | 23,578 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 831,313 people | 968,357 people | 137,044 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Djibouti or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.05 million people against 864,090 people in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau?
- 185,330 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Djibouti ranks 156th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.