Djibouti Population Pyramid 2042
Djibouti in 2042
By 2042, the population of Djibouti is expected to reach 1,436,438. Ten years before, in 2032, the projected population is 1,293,447 — 11.1% lower.
The median age is projected at 30.5 years, with 37.3 children under 15 and 12.5 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 1,436,438 | 30.5 | |
| Mauritius | 1,179,996 | 46.8 | |
| Comoros | 1,168,512 | 24.7 | |
| Réunion | 933,672 | 41.3 | |
| Mayotte | 534,259 | 21.9 |





