Djibouti Population Pyramid 2011
Djibouti in 2011
As of 2011, Djibouti counted 948,557 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2001, the population was 771,313; it has grown by 23.0% since.
With a median age of 22.0 years, Djibouti had a youth dependency ratio of 59.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.2 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 | 948,558 | 22.0 | |
| Réunion | 846,782 | 31.7 | |
| Comoros | 668,056 | 18.9 | |
| Mauritius | 1,286,267 | 33.4 | |
| Mayotte | 212,979 | 17.6 |





