Djibouti vs Eritrea
Djibouti vs Eritrea: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.4 per 1,000 people in Djibouti and -4.4 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Djibouti, by 4.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Djibouti has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Eritrea.
- In 2023, Djibouti ranked 88 and Eritrea ranked 197 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Djibouti at -0 per 1,000 people and Eritrea at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Djibouti | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.4 | -4.4 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | -5 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -4.5 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | -4.5 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | -9.2 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | -6.7 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -12.3 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | -17.7 |
| 2015 | 1.7 | -17.1 |
| 2014 | 1.9 | -24.5 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -11.1 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -14.3 |
| 2011 | 2.2 | -11 |
| 2010 | 2.3 | -4.5 |
| 2009 | 3 | -8.4 |
| 2008 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | -6.6 |
| 2006 | 3.2 | -18.5 |
| 2005 | -4.5 | -4.8 |
| 2004 | -6.4 | -2.5 |
| 2003 | -6.9 | 30.8 |
| 2002 | 6.3 | -2.7 |
| 2001 | 9.9 | 18.1 |
| 2000 | 7.5 | -14.7 |
| 1999 | 9.7 | -1.7 |
| 1998 | 14.8 | -14.7 |
| 1997 | 20.3 | -14.3 |
| 1996 | 4.1 | -24.6 |
| 1995 | -5 | 67.2 |
| 1994 | -25.1 | -13.5 |
| 1993 | 14.5 | 18.2 |
| 1992 | -104.2 | -12.4 |
| 1991 | 34.1 | -171.2 |
| 1990 | 86.2 | -6.1 |
| 1989 | 63.9 | -3.7 |
| 1988 | 35.6 | -1.9 |
| 1987 | 38.6 | -1.9 |
| 1986 | 34.1 | -0.6 |
| 1985 | 24.8 | -0.6 |
| 1984 | 14.2 | 0.4 |
| 1983 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| 1982 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| 1981 | 16 | 1.2 |
| 1980 | 31.1 | 1.2 |
| 1979 | 48.4 | 1.3 |
| 1978 | 63.5 | 1.3 |
| 1977 | 70.5 | 1.3 |
| 1976 | 69.5 | 1.4 |
| 1975 | 62.1 | 1.4 |
| 1974 | 51.5 | 1.4 |
| 1973 | 42.5 | 1.5 |
| 1972 | 40.2 | 1.5 |
| 1971 | 39.9 | 1.4 |
| 1970 | 34.5 | 1.2 |
| 1969 | 36.7 | 1 |
| 1968 | 23.4 | 0.9 |
| 1967 | 24.7 | 0.9 |
| 1966 | 26.2 | 0.9 |
| 1965 | 27.7 | 1.1 |
| 1964 | 27.6 | 1.2 |
| 1963 | 23.1 | 1.3 |
| 1962 | 18.2 | 1.3 |
| 1961 | 12.7 | 1.2 |
| 1960 | 10.3 | 1.1 |
| 1959 | 6 | 0.9 |
| 1958 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| 1957 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| 1956 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| 1955 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| 1954 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| 1953 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| 1952 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| 1951 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
| 1950 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Djibouti | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0-47.7–38.5 | -3.6-53.6–41.3 |
| 2025 | -0.5-60.3–51.7 | -1.9-48.3–42.3 |
| 2026 | 0.3-57.7–56.4 | -2-54.8–40.7 |
| 2027 | -0-62.3–58.8 | -1.6-53.6–43.6 |
| 2028 | 0.4-53.7–55.7 | -1.7-49.3–43.1 |
| 2029 | 0.9-55.2–61.1 | -2-51.7–43.2 |
| 2030 | 0.4-53.5–57.9 | -1.3-50.5–43.7 |
| 2031 | 0.5-50.4–56.1 | -2.3-49.8–39.4 |
| 2032 | -0.3-51.3–59.1 | -2.1-52.8–42.4 |
| 2033 | -0.5-50.6–56.1 | -1.8-50.1–42.4 |
| 2034 | -0.9-52.9–57.5 | -1.2-48.3–41.4 |
| 2035 | -0.1-52.4–58.4 | -1.4-51–43.2 |
| 2036 | -0.6-53.8–61.2 | 0-49.3–44.2 |
| 2037 | 0.6-57.4–60.1 | 0.1-51.7–43.4 |
| 2038 | -0-54.9–59.5 | -0.7-50.7–44.2 |
| 2039 | 0.7-58.1–61.9 | -0.8-49.3–43.4 |
| 2040 | 1.4-54.1–62.9 | -0.5-48.7–43.7 |
| 2041 | 1.6-59.4–63 | -1.5-51.4–41.8 |
| 2042 | 1-56.9–60.7 | -0.7-48.3–44.4 |
| 2043 | -0.1-58–63.9 | -1.2-51.7–47.3 |
| 2044 | 0-61–64.1 | -1-49.8–43.3 |
| 2045 | 0.8-60.1–64.1 | -0.5-48.6–43.5 |
| 2046 | 0.5-63.2–61.7 | -1.4-50.2–42.2 |
| 2047 | 0.1-64.7–62.7 | -1.3-49.5–41.1 |
| 2048 | -0-62.6–63.9 | -1-51–45 |
| 2049 | 0.6-60.1–62.7 | -1.6-52.4–41.6 |
| 2050 | 0.4-62.5–62.3 | -1.3-47.8–41.8 |
| 2051 | 0.1-66.2–63.1 | -1.1-49.6–41.7 |
| 2052 | 1.2-65.4–68.4 | -0.3-52.7–45.9 |
| 2053 | 2.6-59.9–69.8 | -0.8-47.6–45.3 |
| 2054 | 1.4-63.7–66 | -2.1-52.8–43.2 |
| 2055 | 0.3-64.3–64.5 | -1.1-50.1–42.7 |
| 2056 | 2.4-61.6–65.5 | -2.5-51–40.3 |
| 2057 | 3-58–69.5 | -1.3-50.1–40.8 |
| 2058 | 1.8-64.4–66.3 | -1-47.8–43.2 |
| 2059 | 1.5-65.2–67.4 | -1-48.6–43.9 |
| 2060 | 0.9-66.5–68.1 | -0.8-48–38.7 |
| 2061 | 1-65.5–70.1 | -0.9-47.1–42.6 |
| 2062 | 1.1-71.3–68 | -1.5-51.7–42.5 |
| 2063 | -0.3-76.8–68.6 | -0.2-51.5–43.3 |
| 2064 | -0.3-76.6–67.9 | -1.9-52.1–43.4 |
| 2065 | 1.1-72.3–68.3 | -1.9-55.7–41.1 |
| 2066 | 1.7-70.1–73.3 | -0.9-50.6–42.3 |
| 2067 | 0.9-70.4–68.6 | -1.4-55–43.1 |
| 2068 | 0.7-71–73.2 | -1-50.8–44.5 |
| 2069 | -0.1-76.5–73.6 | -1.4-50.2–42.4 |
| 2070 | 0.3-75.3–73.1 | -1.3-54.6–42.8 |
| 2071 | 0.4-81.2–75.7 | -1.5-54.8–41.7 |
| 2072 | -0.4-75.3–77.8 | -1.3-49.6–41.8 |
| 2073 | 0.2-81.7–72.7 | -0.9-52.6–40.9 |
| 2074 | 1.4-83.9–76.6 | -1.9-54.1–38.5 |
| 2075 | 0.9-77.6–74.7 | -0.6-53.2–39.8 |
| 2076 | 0.9-85.6–75.9 | -1.3-52.2–43.1 |
| 2077 | 0.4-84.6–79.3 | -1-52.6–43.2 |
| 2078 | 0.1-84.1–73.1 | -1-48.8–42 |
| 2079 | 0.7-80.3–83.1 | -1.3-49.4–41.1 |
| 2080 | -0.4-87.1–74.7 | -0.3-53.3–42.7 |
| 2081 | 0.2-86.2–76.9 | -2.2-50.8–42 |
| 2082 | 1-95–82.9 | -1.3-55.4–38.5 |
| 2083 | 0.5-88–82.9 | -1.3-51.7–44.5 |
| 2084 | 1.1-87–87.3 | -0.6-55.3–42 |
| 2085 | 1.5-87.4–87.9 | -0.5-54.3–40.4 |
| 2086 | 0.7-99.6–91.6 | -0.8-47.4–41.1 |
| 2087 | 1.1-92.8–91.1 | -1.4-53.8–38.7 |
| 2088 | 1.4-90.1–93.2 | -1.1-52.5–43 |
| 2089 | 0.8-89.4–92.7 | -1.3-53.2–38.7 |
| 2090 | 0.4-93.9–96.3 | -1-55.3–40.1 |
| 2091 | 0.1-92.7–98 | -1.4-54.7–39.9 |
| 2092 | 0.3-95.3–102.8 | -0.6-52.1–40.6 |
| 2093 | 1.9-93.3–102 | -1.6-54–40.4 |
| 2094 | 0.1-101.5–107.2 | -1.4-57.6–42.4 |
| 2095 | 0.5-113.1–102.8 | -1.2-53.8–38.3 |
| 2096 | 0.2-108.8–102.5 | -1.5-58.3–42.2 |
| 2097 | 1.6-101–107.6 | -1.3-54.5–40 |
| 2098 | 1-106.5–108.5 | -1.1-54.4–38.8 |
| 2099 | 0.5-109.3–107.7 | -0.7-55.5–40.5 |
| 2100 | -0-113.3–111.7 | -0.8-53.4–41.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Djibouti vs Eritrea
Health
- Life expectancyDjibouti: 66 years in 2023Eritrea: 68.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDjibouti: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Eritrea: 3.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDjibouti: 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Eritrea: 27.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDjibouti: 3.61% in 2017Eritrea: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateDjibouti: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Eritrea: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDjibouti: 1.15 million people in 2023Eritrea: 3.47 million people in 2023
- Population growthDjibouti: 1.38% a year in 2023Eritrea: 1.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDjibouti: 2.61 births per woman in 2023Eritrea: 3.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDjibouti: 73% in 2025Eritrea: 34.5% in 2025
- Median ageDjibouti: 24.4 years in 2023Eritrea: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDjibouti: 4.7% in 2023Eritrea: 4.2% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDjibouti: 2.63% of GDP in 2008Eritrea: 20.87% of GDP in 2003
- Military spending per personDjibouti: $41 in 2008Eritrea: $75 in 2003
- Military share of state spendingDjibouti: 9.1% of government spending in 2008Eritrea: 46.4% of government spending in 2003
- Armed forces personnelDjibouti: 13,000 people in 2020Eritrea: 202,000 people in 2020
- National powerDjibouti: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Eritrea: 0.31% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDjibouti: 5.4% of the labour force in 2020Eritrea: 13.29% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDjibouti: 0 TIV in 2023Eritrea: 4 million TIV in 2007