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Djibouti. Population: 1,016,909.
Land area is 23,180 Km2 (8,950 sq. miles). Capital: Djibouti

- The current population of Djibouti is 1,015,974 as of Wednesday, June 15, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
- Djibouti 2020 population is estimated at 988,000 people at mid year according to UN data.
- Djibouti population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
- Djibouti ranks number 160 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
- The population density in Djibouti is 43 per Km2 (110 people per mi2).
- The total land area is 23,180 Km2 (8,950 sq. miles)
- 79.0 % of the population is urban (780,538 people in 2020)
- The median age in Djibouti is 26.6 years.
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Population of Djibouti
| Year | Population | Yearly% Change |
Yearly Change |
Migrants (net) | Median Age | Fertility Rate | Density (P/Km²) | Urban Pop% |
Urban Population | World Population | Global Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 988,000 | 1.48 % | 14,440 | 900 | 26.6 | 2.76 | 43 | 79.0 % | 780,538 | 7,794,798,739 | 160 |
| 2019 | 973,560 | 1.53 % | 14,637 | 900 | 25.3 | 3.03 | 42 | 78.9 % | 768,001 | 7,713,468,100 | 160 |
| 2018 | 958,923 | 1.57 % | 14,824 | 900 | 25.3 | 3.03 | 41 | 78.8 % | 755,533 | 7,631,091,040 | 160 |
| 2017 | 944,099 | 1.61 % | 14,987 | 900 | 25.3 | 3.03 | 41 | 78.7 % | 743,079 | 7,547,858,925 | 160 |
| 2016 | 929,112 | 1.65 % | 15,119 | 900 | 25.3 | 3.03 | 40 | 78.6 % | 730,569 | 7,464,022,049 | 160 |
| 2015 | 913,993 | 1.70 % | 14,759 | 1,200 | 25.0 | 3.10 | 39 | 78.6 % | 717,972 | 7,379,797,139 | 160 |
| 2010 | 840,198 | 1.41 % | 11,389 | -2,444 | 23.4 | 3.55 | 36 | 78.0 % | 655,376 | 6,956,823,603 | 161 |
| 2005 | 783,254 | 1.77 % | 13,134 | -1,799 | 20.1 | 4.21 | 34 | 76.8 % | 601,236 | 6,541,907,027 | 161 |
| 2000 | 717,584 | 2.62 % | 17,439 | 1,998 | 19.3 | 4.81 | 31 | 76.5 % | 549,178 | 6,143,493,823 | 160 |
| 1995 | 630,388 | 1.32 % | 7,998 | -9,000 | 18.1 | 5.85 | 27 | 76.3 % | 480,987 | 5,744,212,979 | 160 |
| 1990 | 590,398 | 6.76 % | 32,957 | 18,000 | 17.4 | 6.18 | 25 | 76.0 % | 448,449 | 5,327,231,061 | 161 |
| 1985 | 425,613 | 3.47 % | 13,331 | 2,000 | 17.2 | 6.45 | 18 | 74.9 % | 318,890 | 4,870,921,740 | 162 |
| 1980 | 358,960 | 9.87 % | 26,955 | 18,239 | 16.5 | 6.64 | 15 | 72.1 % | 258,795 | 4,458,003,514 | 165 |
| 1975 | 224,183 | 7.02 % | 12,905 | 6,999 | 16.6 | 6.85 | 10 | 67.1 % | 150,521 | 4,079,480,606 | 173 |
| 1970 | 159,659 | 6.79 % | 8,939 | 5,000 | 17.5 | 6.71 | 7 | 61.8 % | 98,633 | 3,700,437,046 | 176 |
| 1965 | 114,963 | 6.57 % | 6,265 | 3,600 | 18.0 | 6.55 | 5 | 56.1 % | 64,504 | 3,339,583,597 | 184 |
| 1960 | 83,636 | 3.75 % | 2,809 | 1,000 | 18.0 | 6.39 | 4 | 50.3 % | 42,090 | 3,034,949,748 | 183 |
| 1955 | 69,589 | 2.34 % | 1,518 | 200 | 17.5 | 6.31 | 3 | 45.0 % | 31,323 | 2,773,019,936 | 184 |
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Djibouti Population Forecast
| Year | Population | Yearly% Change |
Yearly Change |
Migrants (net) | Median Age | Fertility Rate | Density (P/Km²) | Urban Pop% |
Urban Population | World Population | Global Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 988,000 | 1.57 % | 14,801 | 900 | 26.6 | 2.76 | 43 | 79.0 % | 780,538 | 7,794,798,739 | 160 |
| 2025 | 1,056,061 | 1.34 % | 13,612 | 900 | 28.2 | 2.76 | 46 | 79.9 % | 843,657 | 8,184,437,460 | 160 |
| 2030 | 1,116,724 | 1.12 % | 12,133 | 900 | 29.8 | 2.76 | 48 | 81.1 % | 905,821 | 8,548,487,400 | 160 |
| 2035 | 1,169,978 | 0.94 % | 10,651 | 900 | 31.4 | 2.76 | 50 | 82.5 % | 965,276 | 8,887,524,213 | 160 |
| 2040 | 1,216,929 | 0.79 % | 9,390 | 900 | 32.9 | 2.76 | 52 | 83.8 % | 1,019,380 | 9,198,847,240 | 161 |
| 2045 | 1,258,679 | 0.68 % | 8,350 | 900 | 34.2 | 2.76 | 54 | 84.8 % | 1,066,788 | 9,481,803,274 | 159 |
| 2050 | 1,295,373 | 0.58 % | 7,339 | 35.7 | 2.76 | 56 | 85.5 % | 1,107,450 | 9,735,033,990 | 159 |
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Main Cities by Population in Djibouti
| # | CITY NAME | POPULATION | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 623,891 | ||
| 2 | ‘Ali Sabieh | 40,074 | ||
| 2 | Danan | 40,074 | ||
| 3 | Tadjourah | 22,193 | ||
| 4 | Obock | 17,776 |
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