Djibouti Population Pyramid 2000
Djibouti in 2000
As of 2000, Djibouti counted 747,319 inhabitants. That is 29.0% more than in 1990, when the population stood at 579,539.
Half of the population was younger than 19.9 years; 39.6% were children under 15 and 3.2% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Djibouti had on average 2.61 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 66.0 years on average (68.5 years for girls, 63.5 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
118,775 immigrants live in Djibouti, 10.2% of the population.
| Somalia | 99,940 |
| Ethiopia | 13,235 |
| Yemen | 5,600 |
3,576 people born in Djibouti live in other countries.
| Libya | 1,606 |
| Ethiopia | 1,364 |
| Egypt | 223 |
| Australia | 204 |
| Norway | 68 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 747,319 | 19.9 | |
| Réunion | 763,141 | 28.2 | |
| Comoros | 536,080 | 16.3 | |
| Mauritius | 1,216,629 | 29.0 | |
| Mayotte | 156,492 | 18.0 |





