Djibouti Population Pyramid 2002
Djibouti in 2002
In 2002, Djibouti had a total population of 795,574 people. That is 27.1% more than in 1992, when the population stood at 626,010.
With a median age of 20.4 years, Djibouti had a youth dependency ratio of 66.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.5 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 795,574 | 20.4 | |
| Réunion | 781,303 | 28.6 | |
| Comoros | 558,924 | 16.5 | |
| Mauritius | 1,234,086 | 29.7 | |
| Mayotte | 168,080 | 18.0 |





