Djibouti — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Djibouti, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Djibouti was 72.98% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 76.10% in 1991. The lowest was 50.80% in 1960 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.56% per year.
Djibouti ranks 78 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 36%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 79.48%, so Djibouti sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 15 of 23 economies; Syrian Arab Republic (72.08%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 124 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 58th of 217 in 1960 → 48th of 217 in 1970 → 42nd of 217 in 1980 → 43rd of 217 in 1990 → 59th of 217 in 2000 → 73rd of 217 in 2010 → 80th of 217 in 2020 → 78th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 72.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 72.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 72.61% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 72.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 72% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 71.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 71.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 71.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 71.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 71.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 70.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 70.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 70.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 70.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 70.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 70.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 70.81% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 71.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 71.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 71.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 72.03% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 72.45% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 72.89% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 73.35% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 73.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 74.25% | -0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 74.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 75.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 75.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 75.69% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 75.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 76.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 76.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 76.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 75.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 75.82% | +0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 75.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 75.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 75.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 74.85% | +0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 74.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 74.23% | +0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 73.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 1980 | 73.24% | +0.7 pp |
| 1979 | 72.58% | +0.8 pp |
| 1978 | 71.82% | +0.9 pp |
| 1977 | 70.96% | +0.9 pp |
| 1976 | 70.02% | +1.0 pp |
| 1975 | 69.01% | +1.1 pp |
| 1974 | 67.93% | +1.1 pp |
| 1973 | 66.79% | +1.2 pp |
| 1972 | 65.61% | +1.2 pp |
| 1971 | 64.38% | +1.3 pp |
| 1970 | 63.12% | +1.3 pp |
| 1969 | 61.84% | +1.3 pp |
| 1968 | 60.55% | +1.3 pp |
| 1967 | 59.26% | +1.3 pp |
| 1966 | 57.97% | +1.3 pp |
| 1965 | 56.69% | +1.3 pp |
| 1964 | 55.43% | +1.2 pp |
| 1963 | 54.2% | +1.2 pp |
| 1962 | 53.02% | +1.1 pp |
| 1961 | 51.88% | +1.1 pp |
| 1960 | 50.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Djibouti’s Urban population in 1961?
51.88% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Djibouti’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +43.7% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 72.98%; 2024: 72.91%; 2023: 72.84%; 2022: 72.61%; 2021: 72.29%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.