Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 73.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
73.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
94th
of 238 countries
All-time high
76.1%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Djibouti, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Djibouti is 73.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Djibouti peaked at 76.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Djibouti 94th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.1% | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.4% | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 1.3% | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 4.0% | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 4.5% | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 4.9% | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 5.4% | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 5.9% | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 6.5% | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 7.1% | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 7.7% | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 8.5% | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 9.3% | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 10.2% | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 11.1% | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 12.2% | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 13.4% | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 14.6% | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 16.0% | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 17.6% | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 19.2% | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 21.1% | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 23.1% | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 25.3% | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 27.7% | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 30.3% | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 33.2% | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 36.3% | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 41.0% | +12.7% |
| 1951 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 42.8% | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 45.6% | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 46.6% | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 47.6% | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 48.7% | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 49.7% | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 50.8% | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 53.0% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 56.7% | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 58.0% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 59.3% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 60.6% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 61.8% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 63.1% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 65.6% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 66.8% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 67.9% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 69.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 70.0% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 73.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 73.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.5%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1730s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1740s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1750s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 1760s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 1770s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1780s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 1790s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 1810s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1820s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 1830s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1840s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
| 1850s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 1860s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 1870s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 1880s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 1890s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 1920s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 1930s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
| 1940s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 1 |
| 1950s | 45.2% | 41.0% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.2% | 50.8% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.2% | 63.1% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.9% | 73.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 73.8% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 70.6% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 70.6% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 72.0% | 73.0% | 6 |
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More population data for Djibouti
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0674 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.696 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0674 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 107,534 people (2100)
- Population density 79.45 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3198 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.26 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Djibouti?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Djibouti was 73.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Djibouti ranks 94th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.