Djibouti — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Djibouti, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Djibouti was 1.31% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 10.20% in 1990. The lowest was -1.90% in 1993 (about -1.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.67% per year.
Djibouti ranks 81 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 37%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Djibouti sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 87% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 25%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 14 of 23 economies; Israel (1.20%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 206% in 1994. That is 14% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1975.
World ranking. Slipped: 12th of 216 in 1961 → 6th of 216 in 1970 → 3rd of 216 in 1980 → 1st of 216 in 1990 → 21st of 217 in 2000 → 65th of 217 in 2010 → 78th of 217 in 2020 → 81st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 1.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 1.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 2.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 2.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 1.96% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 1.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.54% | -0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 2.23% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.14% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 3.49% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 4.02% | +0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 3.56% | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 2.38% | +1.4 pp |
| 1995 | 1.01% | -1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 2.01% | +3.9 pp |
| 1993 | -1.9% | -1.1 pp |
| 1992 | -0.81% | -9.3 pp |
| 1991 | 8.52% | -1.7 pp |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +2.5 pp |
| 1989 | 7.71% | +1.3 pp |
| 1988 | 6.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 6.37% | +0.7 pp |
| 1986 | 5.71% | +1.0 pp |
| 1985 | 4.74% | +0.9 pp |
| 1984 | 3.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 3.49% | -0.5 pp |
| 1982 | 3.95% | -1.2 pp |
| 1981 | 5.15% | -1.6 pp |
| 1980 | 6.76% | -1.6 pp |
| 1979 | 8.38% | -1.1 pp |
| 1978 | 9.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 9.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 9.46% | +0.9 pp |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +1.0 pp |
| 1974 | 7.64% | +0.6 pp |
| 1973 | 7.08% | +0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 6.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 1971 | 6.64% | +0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 6.47% | +0.5 pp |
| 1969 | 5.92% | +0.6 pp |
| 1968 | 5.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 5.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 5.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 5.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 1964 | 5.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 1963 | 4.8% | +0.5 pp |
| 1962 | 4.26% | +0.4 pp |
| 1961 | 3.84% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Djibouti’s Population growth in 1962?
4.26% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Djibouti’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -66.0% in total — about 1.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.31%; 2024: 1.36%; 2023: 1.38%; 2022: 1.4%; 2021: 1.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.