The global population hockey stick in Djibouti

Djibouti: The global population hockey stick was 1.15 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.15 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
161st
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.15 million people
in 2023
All-time low
10,800 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

The global population hockey stick in Djibouti, 1000–2023

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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 the global population hockey stick 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, the global population hockey stick in Djibouti peaked at 1.15 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,800 people, in 1000.

Djibouti ranks 161st of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

The global population hockey stick in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for The global population hockey stick in Djibouti, 1000 to 2023.
Year people Change
1000 10,800 people
1100 12,960 people +20.0%
1200 15,120 people +16.7%
1300 17,280 people +14.3%
1400 19,440 people +12.5%
1500 21,600 people +11.1%
1600 22,950 people +6.2%
1700 24,300 people +5.9%
1710 24,790 people +2.0%
1720 25,030 people +1.0%
1730 25,283 people +1.0%
1740 25,550 people +1.1%
1750 25,833 people +1.1%
1760 26,133 people +1.2%
1770 26,453 people +1.2%
1780 26,796 people +1.3%
1790 27,163 people +1.4%
1800 22,848 people -15.9%
1801 22,848 people +0.0%
1802 22,848 people +0.0%
1803 22,848 people +0.0%
1804 22,848 people +0.0%
1805 22,848 people +0.0%
1806 22,848 people +0.0%
1807 22,848 people +0.0%
1808 22,848 people +0.0%
1809 22,848 people +0.0%
1810 22,848 people +0.0%
1811 22,848 people +0.0%
1812 22,848 people +0.0%
1813 22,848 people +0.0%
1814 22,848 people +0.0%
1815 22,848 people +0.0%
1816 22,848 people +0.0%
1817 22,848 people +0.0%
1818 22,848 people +0.0%
1819 22,936 people +0.4%
1820 23,113 people +0.8%
1821 23,381 people +1.2%
1822 23,742 people +1.5%
1823 24,198 people +1.9%
1824 24,662 people +1.9%
1825 25,135 people +1.9%
1826 25,618 people +1.9%
1827 26,110 people +1.9%
1828 26,611 people +1.9%
1829 27,121 people +1.9%
1830 27,642 people +1.9%
1831 28,172 people +1.9%
1832 28,713 people +1.9%
1833 29,264 people +1.9%
1834 29,826 people +1.9%
1835 30,398 people +1.9%
1836 30,982 people +1.9%
1837 31,576 people +1.9%
1838 32,182 people +1.9%
1839 32,800 people +1.9%
1840 33,429 people +1.9%
1841 34,071 people +1.9%
1842 34,725 people +1.9%
1843 35,391 people +1.9%
1844 36,071 people +1.9%
1845 36,763 people +1.9%
1846 37,469 people +1.9%
1847 38,188 people +1.9%
1848 38,921 people +1.9%
1849 39,512 people +1.5%
1850 39,961 people +1.1%
1851 40,259 people +0.7%
1852 40,408 people +0.4%
1853 40,405 people -0.0%
1854 40,402 people -0.0%
1855 40,399 people -0.0%
1856 40,396 people -0.0%
1857 40,392 people -0.0%
1858 40,389 people -0.0%
1859 40,386 people -0.0%
1860 40,383 people -0.0%
1861 40,380 people -0.0%
1862 40,377 people -0.0%
1863 40,374 people -0.0%
1864 40,371 people -0.0%
1865 40,367 people -0.0%
1866 40,364 people -0.0%
1867 40,361 people -0.0%
1868 40,358 people -0.0%
1869 40,363 people +0.0%
1870 40,376 people +0.0%
1871 40,397 people +0.1%
1872 40,426 people +0.1%
1873 40,464 people +0.1%
1874 40,501 people +0.1%
1875 40,538 people +0.1%
1876 40,576 people +0.1%
1877 40,613 people +0.1%
1878 40,651 people +0.1%
1879 40,688 people +0.1%
1880 40,726 people +0.1%
1881 40,763 people +0.1%
1882 40,801 people +0.1%
1883 40,839 people +0.1%
1884 40,876 people +0.1%
1885 40,914 people +0.1%
1886 40,952 people +0.1%
1887 40,989 people +0.1%
1888 41,027 people +0.1%
1889 41,082 people +0.1%
1890 41,152 people +0.2%
1891 41,240 people +0.2%
1892 41,344 people +0.3%
1893 41,465 people +0.3%
1894 41,586 people +0.3%
1895 41,707 people +0.3%
1896 41,829 people +0.3%
1897 41,952 people +0.3%
1898 42,074 people +0.3%
1899 42,197 people +0.3%
1900 42,320 people +0.3%
1901 42,444 people +0.3%
1902 42,568 people +0.3%
1903 42,692 people +0.3%
1904 42,817 people +0.3%
1905 42,942 people +0.3%
1906 43,068 people +0.3%
1907 43,194 people +0.3%
1908 43,320 people +0.3%
1909 43,438 people +0.3%
1910 43,547 people +0.3%
1911 43,648 people +0.2%
1912 43,741 people +0.2%
1913 43,825 people +0.2%
1914 43,909 people +0.2%
1915 43,994 people +0.2%
1916 44,078 people +0.2%
1917 44,163 people +0.2%
1918 44,251 people +0.2%
1919 44,411 people +0.4%
1920 44,643 people +0.5%
1921 44,947 people +0.7%
1922 45,326 people +0.8%
1923 45,779 people +1.0%
1924 46,237 people +1.0%
1925 46,699 people +1.0%
1926 47,166 people +1.0%
1927 47,638 people +1.0%
1928 48,114 people +1.0%
1929 48,576 people +1.0%
1930 49,022 people +0.9%
1931 49,453 people +0.9%
1932 49,868 people +0.8%
1933 50,267 people +0.8%
1934 50,669 people +0.8%
1935 51,074 people +0.8%
1936 51,483 people +0.8%
1937 51,895 people +0.8%
1938 52,310 people +0.8%
1939 52,803 people +0.9%
1940 53,375 people +1.1%
1941 54,029 people +1.2%
1942 54,766 people +1.4%
1943 55,587 people +1.5%
1944 56,421 people +1.5%
1945 57,267 people +1.5%
1946 58,126 people +1.5%
1947 58,998 people +1.5%
1948 59,883 people +1.5%
1949 60,992 people +1.9%
1950 62,349 people +2.2%
1951 64,326 people +3.2%
1952 66,371 people +3.2%
1953 68,501 people +3.2%
1954 70,723 people +3.2%
1955 73,023 people +3.3%
1956 75,403 people +3.3%
1957 77,884 people +3.3%
1958 80,457 people +3.3%
1959 83,102 people +3.3%
1960 86,040 people +3.5%
1961 89,407 people +3.9%
1962 93,305 people +4.4%
1963 97,887 people +4.9%
1964 103,214 people +5.4%
1965 109,108 people +5.7%
1966 115,284 people +5.7%
1967 121,659 people +5.5%
1968 128,264 people +5.4%
1969 136,090 people +6.1%
1970 145,188 people +6.7%
1971 155,152 people +6.9%
1972 166,268 people +7.2%
1973 178,460 people +7.3%
1974 192,622 people +7.9%
1975 209,922 people +9.0%
1976 230,747 people +9.9%
1977 254,629 people +10.3%
1978 280,042 people +10.0%
1979 304,525 people +8.7%
1980 325,822 people +7.0%
1981 343,056 people +5.3%
1982 356,887 people +4.0%
1983 369,558 people +3.6%
1984 384,072 people +3.9%
1985 402,691 people +4.8%
1986 426,345 people +5.9%
1987 454,409 people +6.6%
1988 484,531 people +6.6%
1989 523,362 people +8.0%
1990 579,544 people +10.7%
1991 631,096 people +8.9%
1992 626,016 people -0.8%
1993 614,247 people -1.9%
1994 626,717 people +2.0%
1995 633,075 people +1.0%
1996 648,354 people +2.4%
1997 671,826 people +3.6%
1998 699,355 people +4.1%
1999 724,228 people +3.6%
2000 747,326 people +3.2%
2001 771,311 people +3.2%
2002 795,576 people +3.1%
2003 813,528 people +2.3%
2004 826,133 people +1.5%
2005 839,174 people +1.6%
2006 855,767 people +2.0%
2007 874,530 people +2.2%
2008 892,739 people +2.1%
2009 911,524 people +2.1%
2010 930,252 people +2.1%
2011 948,565 people +2.0%
2012 966,754 people +1.9%
2013 984,833 people +1.9%
2014 1.00 million people +1.8%
2015 1.02 million people +1.8%
2016 1.04 million people +1.7%
2017 1.05 million people +1.7%
2018 1.07 million people +1.6%
2019 1.09 million people +1.6%
2020 1.11 million people +1.5%
2021 1.12 million people +1.5%
2022 1.14 million people +1.4%
2023 1.15 million people +1.4%

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. 158 Cyprus 1.34 million people compare
  2. 159 Mauritius 1.27 million people compare
  3. 160 Eswatini 1.23 million people compare
  4. 162 Fiji 924,150 people compare
  5. 163 Reunion 874,883 people compare
  6. 164 Comoros 850,390 people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is the global population hockey stick in Djibouti?
The global population hockey stick 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 the global population hockey stick recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 10,800 people in 1000.
How does Djibouti rank for the global population hockey stick?
Djibouti ranks 161st out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is the global population hockey stick 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
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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