Djibouti
Urban population in Djibouti
Urban population in Djibouti: 41% in 1950 and 73% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 73%
- Since 1950
- +32 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 85 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 74%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 74% in 2050.
- The highest was 76.1% in 1991, the lowest 41% in 1950.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Djibouti |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 |
| 2024 | 72.9 |
| 2023 | 72.8 |
| 2022 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 72.3 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2019 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 71.5 |
| 2017 | 71.3 |
| 2016 | 71.2 |
| 2015 | 71 |
| 2014 | 70.9 |
| 2013 | 70.8 |
| 2012 | 70.7 |
| 2011 | 70.7 |
| 2010 | 70.7 |
| 2009 | 70.6 |
| 2008 | 70.7 |
| 2007 | 70.8 |
| 2006 | 71 |
| 2005 | 71.3 |
| 2004 | 71.7 |
| 2003 | 72 |
| 2002 | 72.5 |
| 2001 | 72.9 |
| 2000 | 73.4 |
| 1999 | 73.8 |
| 1998 | 74.3 |
| 1997 | 74.7 |
| 1996 | 75.1 |
| 1995 | 75.4 |
| 1994 | 75.7 |
| 1993 | 75.9 |
| 1992 | 76.1 |
| 1991 | 76.1 |
| 1990 | 76.1 |
| 1989 | 76 |
| 1988 | 75.8 |
| 1987 | 75.6 |
| 1986 | 75.4 |
| 1985 | 75.1 |
| 1984 | 74.9 |
| 1983 | 74.6 |
| 1982 | 74.2 |
| 1981 | 73.8 |
| 1980 | 73.2 |
| 1979 | 72.6 |
| 1978 | 71.8 |
| 1977 | 71 |
| 1976 | 70 |
| 1975 | 69 |
| 1974 | 67.9 |
| 1973 | 66.8 |
| 1972 | 65.6 |
| 1971 | 64.4 |
| 1970 | 63.1 |
| 1969 | 61.8 |
| 1968 | 60.6 |
| 1967 | 59.3 |
| 1966 | 58 |
| 1965 | 56.7 |
| 1964 | 55.4 |
| 1963 | 54.2 |
| 1962 | 53 |
| 1961 | 51.9 |
| 1960 | 50.8 |
| 1959 | 49.7 |
| 1958 | 48.7 |
| 1957 | 47.6 |
| 1956 | 46.6 |
| 1955 | 45.6 |
| 1954 | 44.7 |
| 1953 | 43.7 |
| 1952 | 42.8 |
| 1951 | 41.9 |
| 1950 | 41 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Djibouti |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 73.1 |
| 2027 | 73.1 |
| 2028 | 73.2 |
| 2029 | 73.2 |
| 2030 | 73.3 |
| 2031 | 73.4 |
| 2032 | 73.4 |
| 2033 | 73.5 |
| 2034 | 73.5 |
| 2035 | 73.6 |
| 2036 | 73.6 |
| 2037 | 73.7 |
| 2038 | 73.7 |
| 2039 | 73.8 |
| 2040 | 73.8 |
| 2041 | 73.9 |
| 2042 | 73.9 |
| 2043 | 73.9 |
| 2044 | 73.9 |
| 2045 | 74 |
| 2046 | 74 |
| 2047 | 74 |
| 2048 | 74 |
| 2049 | 74 |
| 2050 | 74 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending2.63% of GDP in 2008
- Military spending in US dollars$51.7M in 2008
- Military spending per person$41 in 2008
- Military share of state spending9.1% of government spending in 2008
- Armed forces personnel13,000 people in 2020
- National power0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers5.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports0 TIV in 2023