Population estimates and projections in Djibouti

Djibouti had an estimated population of 1,152,944 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Djibouti, 2023 (latest estimate) 1,152,944 People
Change from 2022 +1.4% 2022: 1,137,096 people
Projection for 2030 1,262,678 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 1,530,540 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 1,841,534 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 160th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Djibouti over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Djibouti
2100 1,841,534 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 1,830,016 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 1,816,933 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 1,797,214 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 1,776,612 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 1,752,290 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 1,721,909 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 1,682,959 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 1,641,580 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 1,585,525 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 1,530,540 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 1,474,041 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 1,406,635 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 1,335,498 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 1,262,678 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 1,184,076 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 1,152,944 people
2022 1,137,096 people
2021 1,121,248 people
2020 1,105,188 people
2019 1,088,709 people
2018 1,071,882 people
2017 1,054,841 people
2016 1,037,653 people
2015 1,020,313 people
2014 1,002,718 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 1,137,096 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 984,824 people, the figure has changed by +17.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Djibouti has the 160th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Djibouti
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024