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Population in Djibouti

Djibouti: Population was 1.15 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.15 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
160th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.15 million people
in 2023
All-time low
10,800 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Djibouti, 1000–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 1.15 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Djibouti peaked at 1.15 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,800 people, in 1000.

That places Djibouti 160th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 10,800 people 10,800 people 10,800 people 1
1100s 12,960 people 12,960 people 12,960 people 1
1200s 15,120 people 15,120 people 15,120 people 1
1300s 17,280 people 17,280 people 17,280 people 1
1400s 19,440 people 19,440 people 19,440 people 1
1500s 21,600 people 21,600 people 21,600 people 1
1600s 22,950 people 22,950 people 22,950 people 1
1700s 24,300 people 24,300 people 24,300 people 1
1710s 24,790 people 24,790 people 24,790 people 1
1720s 25,030 people 25,030 people 25,030 people 1
1730s 25,283 people 25,283 people 25,283 people 1
1740s 25,550 people 25,550 people 25,550 people 1
1750s 25,833 people 25,833 people 25,833 people 1
1760s 26,133 people 26,133 people 26,133 people 1
1770s 26,453 people 26,453 people 26,453 people 1
1780s 26,796 people 26,796 people 26,796 people 1
1790s 27,163 people 27,163 people 27,163 people 1
1800s 22,848 people 22,848 people 22,848 people 10
1810s 22,857 people 22,848 people 22,936 people 10
1820s 24,969 people 23,113 people 27,121 people 10
1830s 30,156 people 27,642 people 32,800 people 10
1840s 36,454 people 33,429 people 39,512 people 10
1850s 40,340 people 39,961 people 40,408 people 10
1860s 40,370 people 40,358 people 40,383 people 10
1870s 40,523 people 40,376 people 40,688 people 10
1880s 40,897 people 40,726 people 41,082 people 10
1890s 41,655 people 41,152 people 42,197 people 10
1900s 42,880 people 42,320 people 43,438 people 10
1910s 43,957 people 43,547 people 44,411 people 10
1920s 46,512 people 44,643 people 48,576 people 10
1930s 50,884 people 49,022 people 52,803 people 10
1940s 56,944 people 53,375 people 60,992 people 10
1950s 72,214 people 62,349 people 83,102 people 10
1960s 108,026 people 86,040 people 136,090 people 10
1970s 211,756 people 145,188 people 304,525 people 10
1980s 407,073 people 325,822 people 523,362 people 10
1990s 645,446 people 579,544 people 724,228 people 10
2000s 832,761 people 747,326 people 911,524 people 10
2010s 1.01 million people 930,252 people 1.09 million people 10
2020s 1.13 million people 1.11 million people 1.15 million people 4

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 157 Cyprus 1.34 million people compare
  2. 158 Mauritius 1.27 million people compare
  3. 159 Eswatini 1.23 million people compare
  4. 161 Fiji 924,150 people compare
  5. 162 Reunion 874,883 people compare
  6. 163 Comoros 850,390 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Djibouti?
Population in Djibouti was 1.15 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 10,800 people in 1000.
How does Djibouti rank for population?
Djibouti ranks 160th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.