Djibouti Population

Population now

1,046,397

World: 156th
Africa: 48th

Male:	546,568	(52.29 %)
Female:	499,829	(47.71 %)

Births in 2024:	24,785
Deaths in 2024:	9,235

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	66.24 years
Female:	70.62 years
Total:	68.30 years
Median Age:	26.84 years

Birth Rate:	18.84
Death Rate:	7.02
Growth Rate:	1.68 %
Fertility Rate:	2.47

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Djibouti Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	84k	42k	42k	0.99	1.39%	43.60	18.24	6.46	44.04	42.73	45.38	17.00	50.33%	3.64
1961	89k	44k	45k	0.99	1.45%	43.87	17.91	6.49	44.47	43.17	45.80	16.91	51.45%	3.85
1962	94k	47k	47k	0.99	1.51%	44.13	17.60	6.53	44.89	43.59	46.22	16.91	52.62%	4.10
1963	101k	50k	51k	0.99	1.56%	44.35	17.33	6.56	45.31	44.01	46.63	16.94	53.79%	4.37
1964	108k	54k	54k	0.99	1.61%	44.55	17.08	6.60	45.73	44.43	47.05	16.97	54.95%	4.68
1965	115k	57k	58k	0.99	1.65%	44.71	16.84	6.63	46.17	44.87	47.49	16.96	56.11%	5.00
1966	123k	61k	62k	0.99	1.70%	44.86	16.59	6.67	46.65	45.35	47.98	16.86	57.26%	5.34
1967	131k	65k	66k	0.99	1.76%	44.98	16.30	6.70	47.20	45.89	48.54	16.77	58.40%	5.71
1968	140k	70k	71k	0.99	1.82%	45.07	15.96	6.74	47.81	46.48	49.17	16.67	59.54%	6.11
1969	150k	75k	75k	0.99	1.89%	45.12	15.59	6.77	48.48	47.11	49.86	16.57	60.66%	6.52
1970	160k	79k	80k	0.99	1.98%	45.11	15.16	6.80	49.16	47.76	50.58	16.45	61.78%	6.94
1971	169k	84k	85k	0.99	2.06%	44.99	14.70	6.82	49.83	48.39	51.28	16.25	62.88%	7.36
1972	179k	89k	90k	0.99	2.15%	44.76	14.23	6.83	50.44	48.98	51.93	16.08	63.97%	7.79
1973	191k	95k	96k	0.99	2.23%	44.41	13.75	6.82	50.98	49.49	52.49	15.94	65.04%	8.29
1974	205k	102k	103k	0.99	2.31%	43.97	13.30	6.80	51.44	49.93	52.97	15.79	66.10%	8.92
1975	224k	112k	112k	0.99	2.37%	43.46	12.90	6.77	51.83	50.31	53.37	15.61	67.14%	9.75
1976	249k	124k	124k	1	2.41%	42.93	12.58	6.73	52.18	50.65	53.73	15.33	68.17%	10.81
1977	277k	139k	138k	1.01	2.44%	42.42	12.33	6.69	52.51	50.98	54.07	15.18	69.18%	12.06
1978	308k	155k	153k	1.01	2.45%	41.96	12.16	6.64	52.87	51.34	54.42	15.15	70.17%	13.39
1979	336k	169k	167k	1.02	2.45%	41.57	12.05	6.60	53.24	51.71	54.80	15.27	71.14%	14.61
1980	359k	181k	178k	1.02	2.45%	41.27	11.97	6.55	53.64	52.11	55.20	15.54	72.10%	15.61
1981	375k	189k	186k	1.02	2.45%	41.04	11.90	6.51	54.05	52.52	55.61	15.59	73.03%	16.30
1982	385k	194k	191k	1.02	2.47%	40.86	11.79	6.47	54.45	52.93	56.01	15.76	73.94%	16.75
1983	394k	199k	195k	1.02	2.50%	40.69	11.63	6.43	54.83	53.31	56.39	15.99	74.50%	17.12
1984	406k	205k	201k	1.02	2.55%	40.54	11.41	6.38	55.17	53.66	56.73	16.18	74.72%	17.65
1985	426k	215k	211k	1.02	2.61%	40.40	11.18	6.33	55.49	53.98	57.04	16.24	74.93%	18.50
1986	454k	229k	225k	1.01	2.68%	40.28	10.95	6.28	55.77	54.27	57.32	16.34	75.13%	19.75
1987	490k	247k	243k	1.01	2.73%	40.18	10.78	6.23	56.03	54.52	57.59	16.31	75.34%	21.32
1988	529k	266k	263k	1.01	2.75%	40.09	10.69	6.19	56.27	54.75	57.83	16.22	75.55%	23.00
1989	564k	284k	280k	1.01	2.74%	39.98	10.68	6.14	56.49	54.96	58.07	16.21	75.75%	24.52
1990	590k	297k	293k	1.01	2.71%	39.78	10.72	6.07	56.68	55.13	58.27	16.38	75.96%	25.67
1991	607k	305k	302k	1.01	2.66%	39.42	10.78	5.99	56.83	55.26	58.45	16.34	76.11%	26.38
1992	615k	309k	306k	1.01	2.59%	38.87	10.83	5.87	56.94	55.35	58.59	16.47	76.16%	26.74
1993	619k	311k	307k	1.01	2.52%	38.13	10.83	5.72	57.02	55.41	58.68	16.69	76.21%	26.89
1994	622k	313k	309k	1.01	2.45%	37.21	10.77	5.55	57.06	55.43	58.74	16.91	76.25%	27.06
1995	630k	317k	313k	1.01	2.39%	36.16	10.67	5.35	57.07	55.43	58.76	17.08	76.30%	27.41
1996	644k	324k	320k	1.01	2.33%	35.07	10.54	5.15	57.05	55.42	58.74	17.34	76.35%	27.98
1997	661k	333k	328k	1.01	2.26%	34.01	10.42	4.96	57.02	55.40	58.70	17.55	76.39%	28.73
1998	680k	343k	338k	1.01	2.20%	33.05	10.33	4.78	57.00	55.40	58.66	17.75	76.44%	29.59
1999	700k	352k	348k	1.01	2.14%	32.21	10.27	4.62	56.99	55.42	58.62	17.98	76.49%	30.43
2000	718k	361k	357k	1.01	2.08%	31.48	10.23	4.48	57.02	55.48	58.61	18.25	76.53%	31.20
2001	733k	368k	365k	1.01	2.02%	30.84	10.20	4.36	57.10	55.60	58.65	18.38	76.58%	31.87
2002	747k	374k	373k	1	1.97%	30.22	10.16	4.24	57.24	55.76	58.75	18.52	76.62%	32.48
2003	760k	379k	380k	1	1.93%	29.58	10.09	4.12	57.43	55.98	58.91	18.68	76.67%	33.03
2004	772k	386k	386k	1	1.89%	28.92	10.00	3.99	57.68	56.25	59.15	18.87	76.72%	33.55
2005	783k	394k	390k	1.01	1.86%	28.23	9.88	3.87	57.99	56.57	59.45	19.14	76.76%	34.05
2006	795k	403k	391k	1.03	1.83%	27.55	9.74	3.74	58.34	56.92	59.80	19.79	76.81%	34.55
2007	805k	414k	391k	1.06	1.80%	26.90	9.60	3.62	58.72	57.29	60.19	20.45	76.85%	35.02
2008	816k	426k	391k	1.09	1.78%	26.30	9.46	3.50	59.12	57.69	60.61	21.11	76.90%	35.49
2009	828k	437k	391k	1.12	1.77%	25.76	9.31	3.40	59.56	58.13	61.07	21.76	76.94%	35.99
2010	840k	447k	393k	1.14	1.76%	25.26	9.16	3.30	60.06	58.61	61.61	22.38	77.00%	36.53
2011	854k	456k	398k	1.15	1.76%	24.79	8.97	3.21	60.67	59.19	62.27	22.72	77.06%	37.12
2012	868k	463k	405k	1.14	1.78%	24.33	8.74	3.13	61.40	59.88	63.07	23.04	77.14%	37.75
2013	883k	470k	413k	1.14	1.82%	23.87	8.46	3.05	62.24	60.66	63.99	23.35	77.22%	38.40
2014	899k	476k	422k	1.13	1.87%	23.40	8.16	2.98	63.17	61.52	65.02	23.67	77.31%	39.07
2015	914k	483k	431k	1.12	1.92%	22.92	7.84	2.91	64.14	62.40	66.09	24.01	77.42%	39.74
2016	929k	490k	439k	1.12	1.97%	22.43	7.55	2.85	65.06	63.25	67.11	24.27	77.53%	40.40
2017	944k	497k	447k	1.11	2.01%	21.94	7.29	2.79	65.89	64.00	68.02	24.58	77.65%	41.05
2018	959k	505k	454k	1.11	2.02%	21.47	7.10	2.73	66.58	64.63	68.78	24.91	77.78%	41.69
2019	974k	512k	462k	1.11	2.01%	21.00	6.98	2.68	67.11	65.12	69.36	25.24	77.92%	42.33
2020	988k	519k	469k	1.11	1.97%	20.54	6.92	2.63	67.49	65.47	69.77	25.57	78.06%	42.96
2021	1M	526k	476k	1.1	1.97%	20.54	6.92	2.63	67.49	65.47	69.77	25.91	78.22%	43.57
2022	1M	533k	484k	1.1	1.97%	20.54	6.92	2.63	67.49	65.47	69.77	26.19	78.38%	44.17
2023	1M	539k	491k	1.1	1.75%	19.26	7.00	2.51	68.10	66.05	70.41	26.47	78.55%	44.78
2024	1M	545k	498k	1.09	1.68%	18.84	7.02	2.47	68.30	66.24	70.62	26.84	78.73%	45.35

Djibouti Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	1M	552k	504k	1.1	1.61%	18.41	7.05	2.43	68.50	66.43	70.83	27.06	78.92%	45.91
2026	1M	558k	511k	1.09	1.55%	18.05	7.09	2.40	68.72	66.64	71.07	27.53	79.12%	46.48
2027	1M	564k	518k	1.09	1.48%	17.69	7.12	2.37	68.94	66.84	71.31	27.82	79.32%	47.00
2028	1M	569k	524k	1.09	1.42%	17.33	7.16	2.33	69.16	67.05	71.54	28.04	79.53%	47.52
2029	1M	575k	530k	1.08	1.36%	16.97	7.19	2.30	69.38	67.25	71.78	28.37	79.75%	48.04
2030	1M	580k	536k	1.08	1.30%	16.61	7.23	2.27	69.60	67.46	72.02	28.86	79.97%	48.57
2031	1M	586k	542k	1.08	1.24%	16.35	7.30	2.24	69.80	67.64	72.24	29.22	80.20%	49.04
2032	1M	591k	548k	1.08	1.19%	16.10	7.36	2.22	70.00	67.82	72.45	29.52	80.44%	49.52
2033	1M	596k	554k	1.08	1.13%	15.84	7.43	2.19	70.19	68.00	72.67	29.77	80.68%	50.00
2034	1M	600k	560k	1.07	1.08%	15.59	7.49	2.17	70.39	68.18	72.88	30.17	80.93%	50.43
2035	1M	605k	565k	1.07	1.03%	15.33	7.56	2.14	70.59	68.36	73.10	30.50	81.18%	50.87
2036	1M	609k	570k	1.07	0.98%	15.18	7.65	2.12	70.77	68.52	73.30	30.67	81.44%	51.30
2037	1M	614k	576k	1.07	0.94%	15.02	7.74	2.10	70.95	68.68	73.49	31.05	81.69%	51.70
2038	1M	618k	581k	1.06	0.90%	14.87	7.84	2.07	71.13	68.85	73.69	31.36	81.93%	52.13
2039	1M	622k	586k	1.06	0.85%	14.71	7.93	2.05	71.31	69.01	73.88	31.61	82.18%	52.52
2040	1M	626k	591k	1.06	0.82%	14.56	8.02	2.03	71.49	69.17	74.08	31.87	82.42%	52.91
2041	1M	630k	596k	1.06	0.78%	14.47	8.13	2.01	71.66	69.32	74.26	32.22	82.66%	53.30
2042	1M	634k	600k	1.06	0.75%	14.38	8.24	2.00	71.82	69.47	74.44	32.46	82.89%	53.65
2043	1M	637k	605k	1.05	0.71%	14.30	8.36	1.98	71.99	69.63	74.63	32.79	83.13%	54.04
2044	1M	641k	610k	1.05	0.68%	14.21	8.47	1.97	72.15	69.78	74.81	32.98	83.36%	54.39
2045	1M	644k	614k	1.05	0.65%	14.12	8.58	1.95	72.32	69.93	74.99	33.26	83.59%	54.74
2046	1M	648k	619k	1.05	0.61%	14.02	8.70	1.94	72.48	70.08	75.16	33.49	83.81%	55.04
2047	1M	651k	623k	1.04	0.58%	13.93	8.82	1.92	72.64	70.23	75.32	33.80	84.04%	55.39
2048	1M	654k	627k	1.04	0.55%	13.83	8.94	1.91	72.79	70.38	75.49	34.13	84.26%	55.70
2049	1M	657k	632k	1.04	0.52%	13.74	9.06	1.89	72.95	70.53	75.65	34.39	84.48%	56.04
2050	1M	660k	636k	1.04	0.49%	13.64	9.18	1.88	73.11	70.68	75.82	34.65	84.69%	56.30

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1	Djibouti	592,834	591,000

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