| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Djibouti is 1,033,417 as of September 27, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Djibouti is projected at 1,002,187 or 1.002 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Djibouti is projected at 988,000 or 988 thousands people for the year 2020. Djibouti ranks number 160th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Djibouti is ranked 50th among 58 countries in Africa.
Djibouti's population peak will be 2074 with 1.37 million people after Djibouti's population will be decreased year by year. The Djiboutin population is projected to reach 1.12 million in 2030 and increase further to 1.29 million in 2050 and 1.33 million by 2100. Djibouti accounts for 0.013 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.0132% in 2061 and is projected to decline at 0.0122% by 2100.
Djibouti was at 185th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 155th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 988,000 | 14,440 | 1.48 | 0.0127 |
| 2021 | 1,002,187 | 14,187 | 1.44 | 0.0127 |
| 2022 | 1,016,097 | 13,910 | 1.39 | 0.0128 |
| 2023 | 1,029,695 | 13,598 | 1.34 | 0.0128 |
| 2024 | 1,043,019 | 13,324 | 1.29 | 0.0129 |
| 2025 | 1,056,061 | 13,042 | 1.25 | 0.0129 |
| 2026 | 1,068,800 | 12,739 | 1.21 | 0.0129 |
| 2027 | 1,081,243 | 12,443 | 1.16 | 0.0130 |
| 2028 | 1,093,373 | 12,130 | 1.12 | 0.0130 |
| 2029 | 1,105,196 | 11,823 | 1.08 | 0.0130 |
| 2030 | 1,116,724 | 11,528 | 1.04 | 0.0131 |
| 2031 | 1,127,944 | 11,220 | 1.00 | 0.0131 |
| 2032 | 1,138,863 | 10,919 | 0.97 | 0.0131 |
| 2033 | 1,149,505 | 10,642 | 0.93 | 0.0131 |
| 2034 | 1,159,868 | 10,363 | 0.90 | 0.0131 |
| 2035 | 1,169,978 | 10,110 | 0.87 | 0.0132 |
| 2036 | 1,179,845 | 9,867 | 0.84 | 0.0132 |
| 2037 | 1,189,448 | 9,603 | 0.81 | 0.0132 |
| 2038 | 1,198,823 | 9,375 | 0.79 | 0.0132 |
| 2039 | 1,207,979 | 9,156 | 0.76 | 0.0132 |
| 2040 | 1,216,929 | 8,950 | 0.74 | 0.0132 |
| 2041 | 1,225,673 | 8,744 | 0.72 | 0.0132 |
| 2042 | 1,234,215 | 8,542 | 0.70 | 0.0132 |
| 2043 | 1,242,560 | 8,345 | 0.68 | 0.0133 |
| 2044 | 1,250,712 | 8,152 | 0.66 | 0.0133 |
| 2045 | 1,258,679 | 7,967 | 0.64 | 0.0133 |
| 2046 | 1,266,469 | 7,790 | 0.62 | 0.0133 |
| 2047 | 1,274,056 | 7,587 | 0.60 | 0.0133 |
| 2048 | 1,281,422 | 7,366 | 0.58 | 0.0133 |
| 2049 | 1,288,533 | 7,111 | 0.55 | 0.0133 |
| 2050 | 1,295,373 | 6,840 | 0.53 | 0.0133 |
| 2051 | 1,301,922 | 6,549 | 0.51 | 0.0133 |
| 2052 | 1,308,167 | 6,245 | 0.48 | 0.0133 |
| 2053 | 1,314,099 | 5,932 | 0.45 | 0.0133 |
| 2054 | 1,319,702 | 5,603 | 0.43 | 0.0133 |
| 2055 | 1,324,935 | 5,233 | 0.40 | 0.0133 |
| 2056 | 1,329,826 | 4,891 | 0.37 | 0.0133 |
| 2057 | 1,334,350 | 4,524 | 0.34 | 0.0133 |
| 2058 | 1,338,521 | 4,171 | 0.31 | 0.0133 |
| 2059 | 1,342,341 | 3,820 | 0.29 | 0.0133 |
| 2060 | 1,345,823 | 3,482 | 0.26 | 0.0133 |
| 2061 | 1,348,974 | 3,151 | 0.23 | 0.0132 |
| 2062 | 1,351,792 | 2,818 | 0.21 | 0.0132 |
| 2063 | 1,354,298 | 2,506 | 0.19 | 0.0132 |
| 2064 | 1,356,495 | 2,197 | 0.16 | 0.0132 |
| 2065 | 1,358,411 | 1,916 | 0.14 | 0.0132 |
| 2066 | 1,360,039 | 1,628 | 0.12 | 0.0131 |
| 2067 | 1,361,415 | 1,376 | 0.10 | 0.0131 |
| 2068 | 1,362,535 | 1,120 | 0.08 | 0.0131 |
| 2069 | 1,363,441 | 906 | 0.07 | 0.0131 |
| 2070 | 1,364,153 | 712 | 0.05 | 0.0130 |
| 2071 | 1,364,670 | 517 | 0.04 | 0.0130 |
| 2072 | 1,365,020 | 350 | 0.03 | 0.0130 |
| 2073 | 1,365,207 | 187 | 0.01 | 0.0130 |
| 2074 | 1,365,271 | 64 | 0.00 | 0.0129 |
| 2075 | 1,365,214 | -57 | 0.00 | 0.0129 |
| 2076 | 1,365,053 | -161 | -0.01 | 0.0129 |
| 2077 | 1,364,790 | -263 | -0.02 | 0.0129 |
| 2078 | 1,364,432 | -358 | -0.03 | 0.0128 |
| 2079 | 1,363,972 | -460 | -0.03 | 0.0128 |
| 2080 | 1,363,420 | -552 | -0.04 | 0.0128 |
| 2081 | 1,362,781 | -639 | -0.05 | 0.0127 |
| 2082 | 1,362,041 | -740 | -0.05 | 0.0127 |
| 2083 | 1,361,221 | -820 | -0.06 | 0.0127 |
| 2084 | 1,360,291 | -930 | -0.07 | 0.0127 |
| 2085 | 1,359,264 | -1,027 | -0.08 | 0.0126 |
| 2086 | 1,358,135 | -1,129 | -0.08 | 0.0126 |
| 2087 | 1,356,908 | -1,227 | -0.09 | 0.0126 |
| 2088 | 1,355,571 | -1,337 | -0.10 | 0.0126 |
| 2089 | 1,354,137 | -1,434 | -0.11 | 0.0125 |
| 2090 | 1,352,578 | -1,559 | -0.12 | 0.0125 |
| 2091 | 1,350,933 | -1,645 | -0.12 | 0.0125 |
| 2092 | 1,349,174 | -1,759 | -0.13 | 0.0125 |
| 2093 | 1,347,314 | -1,860 | -0.14 | 0.0124 |
| 2094 | 1,345,359 | -1,955 | -0.15 | 0.0124 |
| 2095 | 1,343,300 | -2,059 | -0.15 | 0.0124 |
| 2096 | 1,341,146 | -2,154 | -0.16 | 0.0124 |
| 2097 | 1,338,905 | -2,241 | -0.17 | 0.0123 |
| 2098 | 1,336,574 | -2,331 | -0.17 | 0.0123 |
| 2099 | 1,334,155 | -2,419 | -0.18 | 0.0123 |
| 2100 | 1,331,655 | -2,500 | -0.19 | 0.0122 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 62,001 | - | - | 0.0024 |
| 1951 | 63,306 | 1,305 | 2.10 | 0.0024 |
| 1952 | 64,750 | 1,444 | 2.28 | 0.0025 |
| 1953 | 66,269 | 1,519 | 2.35 | 0.0025 |
| 1954 | 67,872 | 1,603 | 2.42 | 0.0025 |
| 1955 | 69,589 | 1,717 | 2.53 | 0.0025 |
| 1956 | 71,497 | 1,908 | 2.74 | 0.0025 |
| 1957 | 73,702 | 2,205 | 3.08 | 0.0026 |
| 1958 | 76,353 | 2,651 | 3.60 | 0.0026 |
| 1959 | 79,612 | 3,259 | 4.27 | 0.0027 |
| 1960 | 83,636 | 4,024 | 5.05 | 0.0028 |
| 1961 | 88,498 | 4,862 | 5.81 | 0.0029 |
| 1962 | 94,204 | 5,706 | 6.45 | 0.0030 |
| 1963 | 100,628 | 6,424 | 6.82 | 0.0031 |
| 1964 | 107,583 | 6,955 | 6.91 | 0.0033 |
| 1965 | 114,963 | 7,380 | 6.86 | 0.0034 |
| 1966 | 122,866 | 7,903 | 6.87 | 0.0036 |
| 1967 | 131,397 | 8,531 | 6.94 | 0.0038 |
| 1968 | 140,462 | 9,065 | 6.90 | 0.0040 |
| 1969 | 149,887 | 9,425 | 6.71 | 0.0041 |
| 1970 | 159,659 | 9,772 | 6.52 | 0.0043 |
| 1971 | 169,372 | 9,713 | 6.08 | 0.0045 |
| 1972 | 179,224 | 9,852 | 5.82 | 0.0047 |
| 1973 | 190,568 | 11,344 | 6.33 | 0.0049 |
| 1974 | 205,181 | 14,613 | 7.67 | 0.0051 |
| 1975 | 224,183 | 19,002 | 9.26 | 0.0055 |
| 1976 | 248,556 | 24,373 | 10.87 | 0.0060 |
| 1977 | 277,479 | 28,923 | 11.64 | 0.0066 |
| 1978 | 308,008 | 30,529 | 11.00 | 0.0072 |
| 1979 | 336,085 | 28,077 | 9.12 | 0.0077 |
| 1980 | 358,960 | 22,875 | 6.81 | 0.0081 |
| 1981 | 374,937 | 15,977 | 4.45 | 0.0083 |
| 1982 | 385,271 | 10,334 | 2.76 | 0.0083 |
| 1983 | 393,802 | 8,531 | 2.21 | 0.0084 |
| 1984 | 406,017 | 12,215 | 3.10 | 0.0085 |
| 1985 | 425,613 | 19,596 | 4.83 | 0.0087 |
| 1986 | 454,361 | 28,748 | 6.75 | 0.0092 |
| 1987 | 490,330 | 35,969 | 7.92 | 0.0097 |
| 1988 | 528,999 | 38,669 | 7.89 | 0.0103 |
| 1989 | 563,864 | 34,865 | 6.59 | 0.0108 |
| 1990 | 590,398 | 26,534 | 4.71 | 0.0111 |
| 1991 | 606,844 | 16,446 | 2.79 | 0.0112 |
| 1992 | 615,054 | 8,210 | 1.35 | 0.0112 |
| 1993 | 618,495 | 3,441 | 0.56 | 0.0111 |
| 1994 | 622,366 | 3,871 | 0.63 | 0.0110 |
| 1995 | 630,388 | 8,022 | 1.29 | 0.0110 |
| 1996 | 643,654 | 13,266 | 2.10 | 0.0111 |
| 1997 | 660,863 | 17,209 | 2.67 | 0.0112 |
| 1998 | 680,463 | 19,600 | 2.97 | 0.0114 |
| 1999 | 699,975 | 19,512 | 2.87 | 0.0115 |
| 2000 | 717,584 | 17,609 | 2.52 | 0.0117 |
| 2001 | 733,015 | 15,431 | 2.15 | 0.0118 |
| 2002 | 746,942 | 13,927 | 1.90 | 0.0119 |
| 2003 | 759,641 | 12,699 | 1.70 | 0.0119 |
| 2004 | 771,603 | 11,962 | 1.57 | 0.0119 |
| 2005 | 783,254 | 11,651 | 1.51 | 0.0120 |
| 2006 | 794,563 | 11,309 | 1.44 | 0.0120 |
| 2007 | 805,451 | 10,888 | 1.37 | 0.0120 |
| 2008 | 816,358 | 10,907 | 1.35 | 0.0120 |
| 2009 | 827,823 | 11,465 | 1.40 | 0.0120 |
| 2010 | 840,198 | 12,375 | 1.49 | 0.0121 |
| 2011 | 853,674 | 13,476 | 1.60 | 0.0121 |
| 2012 | 868,137 | 14,463 | 1.69 | 0.0122 |
| 2013 | 883,293 | 15,156 | 1.75 | 0.0122 |
| 2014 | 898,695 | 15,402 | 1.74 | 0.0123 |
| 2015 | 913,993 | 15,298 | 1.70 | 0.0124 |
| 2016 | 929,112 | 15,119 | 1.65 | 0.0124 |
| 2017 | 944,099 | 14,987 | 1.61 | 0.0125 |
| 2018 | 958,923 | 14,824 | 1.57 | 0.0126 |
| 2019 | 973,560 | 14,637 | 1.53 | 0.0126 |