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Djibouti — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Djibouti, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
72.98%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +43.7% since 1960
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
72.98%
First (1960)
50.80%
Change
+43.7%
Highest
76.10%
in 1991
Lowest
50.80%
in 1960
Average
69.82%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.56%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.98% |
| 2024 | 72.91% |
| 2023 | 72.84% |
| 2022 | 72.61% |
| 2021 | 72.29% |
| 2020 | 72% |
| 2019 | 71.74% |
| 2018 | 71.52% |
| 2017 | 71.32% |
| 2016 | 71.15% |
| 2015 | 71.01% |
| 2014 | 70.89% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.