The population of Djibouti is expected to grow by 15,000 in 2019 and reach 1,000,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 900 people yearly. On average there are 21,700 births and 8,249 deaths in Djibouti per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.36 percent per year. The population density of Djibouti has changed from 15.5 in 1980 to 41.3 in 2017.
| Current population | 987,841 people at present (Sunday 17th of February 2019) | |
| Median Age | 27.7 years |
| Life expectancy | 63.0 years | |
| Population density | 42.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 986,000 | 15,000 (1.5%) | 900 | 27.7 | 2.68 | 43 | 766,000 (77.7%) |
| 2018 | 971,000 | 14,000 (1.4%) | 900 | 27.5 | 2.74 | 42 | 754,000 (77.6%) |
| 2017 | 957,000 | 14,667 (1.5%) | 900 | 27.2 | 2.80 | 41 | 742,000 (77.5%) |
| 2016 | 942,333 | 14,919 (1.6%) | 900 | 26.9 | 2.85 | 41 | 729,648 (77.4%) |
| 2015 | 927,414 | 15,250 (1.6%) | 900 | 26.7 | 2.91 | 40 | 717,290 (77.3%) |
| 2010 | 851,146 | 14,306 (1.7%) | 1,200 | 25.4 | 3.30 | 37 | 655,348 (77.0%) |
| 2005 | 783,254 | 12,502 (1.6%) | -300 | 24.2 | 3.87 | 34 | 601,234 (76.8%) |
| 2000 | 717,584 | 17,485 (2.4%) | -1,799 | 23.3 | 4.48 | 31 | 549,181 (76.5%) |
| 1995 | 630,388 | 8,022 (1.3%) | 1,998 | 22.4 | 5.35 | 27 | 480,986 (76.3%) |
| 1990 | 590,398 | 26,534 (4.5%) | -9,000 | 21.7 | 6.07 | 25 | 448,449 (76.0%) |
| 1985 | 425,613 | 19,596 (4.6%) | 18,000 | 21.6 | 6.33 | 18 | 318,891 (74.9%) |
| 1980 | 358,960 | 22,875 (6.4%) | 2,000 | 21.1 | 6.55 | 15 | 258,796 (72.1%) |
| 1975 | 224,183 | 19,002 (8.5%) | 18,239 | 21.4 | 6.77 | 10 | 150,521 (67.1%) |
| 1970 | 159,659 | 9,772 (6.1%) | 6,999 | 21.7 | 6.80 | 7 | 98,633 (61.8%) |
| 1965 | 114,963 | 7,380 (6.4%) | 5,000 | 21.9 | 6.63 | 5 | 64,505 (56.1%) |
| 1960 | 83,636 | 4,862 (5.5%) | 3,600 | 22.1 | 6.46 | 4 | 42,090 (50.3%) |
In 2018 the population of Djibouti was 971,000 and the average age increased from 22.1 in 1960 to 27.5. Urban population has increased from 549,181 (76.5%) in 2000 to 766,000 (77.7%) in the current year. The population density of Djibouti has changed from 15.5 in 1980 to 41.3 in 2017.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,000,000 | 14,000 (1.4%) | 900 | 28.0 | 2.62 | 43 | 778,000 (77.8%) |
| 2025 | 1,069,000 | 13,000 (1.2%) | 900 | 29.3 | 2.41 | 46 | 839,000 (78.5%) |
| 2030 | 1,133,000 | 12,000 (1.1%) | 900 | 30.6 | 2.25 | 49 | 897,000 (79.2%) |
| 2035 | 1,189,000 | 11,000 (0.9%) | 900 | 31.9 | 2.13 | 51 | 952,000 (80.1%) |
| 2040 | 1,237,000 | 9,000 (0.7%) | 900 | 33.2 | 2.03 | 53 | 1,001,000 (81.0%) |
| 2045 | 1,276,000 | 7,000 (0.6%) | 900 | 34.6 | 1.94 | 55 | 1,044,000 (81.8%) |
| 2050 | 1,308,000 | 6,000 (0.5%) | 900 | 35.8 | 1.88 | 56 | 1,081,000 (82.7%) |
Total Djibouti population should reach 1,000,000 by 2020 and should increase to 1,308,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 68.0 (65.7 years for male and 70.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 56.4 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.54% (14,000 residents, including 8,006 deaths). The demographics of Djibouti constitutes of 491,000 women and 494,000 men, which means there are 1,006 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 40.3% of population (396,964) is 19 or younger, 55.7% of population (549,005) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.3% of population (42,497) is over 65.