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Djibouti – Population Density

Name: Djibouti Population Density
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Captures how concentrated the population is across the country. · World Bank

49.7 +0.7 from 2022 Global rank: 63rd · all-time high: 49.7 (2023)

Djibouti's population density was 49.7 in 2023, an increase of +0.7 from 49.1 in 2022. This ranked 63rd globally.

APA

Djibouti Population Density. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/djibouti/population-density

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_djibouti_population-density,
  title = {Djibouti Population Density},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/djibouti/population-density},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Djibouti Population Density – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	51.8	–	–
2025* trend	51.1	–	–
2023	49.7	+0.7	63rd
2022	49.1	+0.7	63rd
2021	48.4	+0.7	63rd
2020	47.7	+0.7	63rd
2019	47.0	+0.7	63rd
2018	46.2	+0.7	61st
2017	45.5	+0.7	61st
2016	44.8	+0.7	60th
2015	44.0	+0.8	61st
2014	43.3	+0.8	61st
2013	42.5	+0.8	61st
2012	41.7	+0.8	61st
2011	40.9	+0.8	59th
2010	40.1	+0.8	58th
2009	39.3	+0.8	57th
2008	38.5	+0.8	57th
2007	37.7	+0.8	58th
2006	36.9	+0.7	59th
2005	36.2	+0.6	60th
2004	35.6	+0.5	59th
2003	35.1	+0.8	60th
2002	34.3	+1.0	60th
2001	33.3	+1.0	59th
2000	32.2	+1.0	57th
1999	31.2	+1.1	57th
1998	30.2	+1.2	57th
1997	29.0	+1.0	54th
1996	28.0	+0.7	54th
1995	27.3	+0.3	54th
1994	27.0	+0.5	55th
1993	26.5	−0.5	55th
1992	27.0	−0.2	54th
1991	27.2	+2.2	51st
1990	25.0	+2.4	50th
1989	22.6	+1.7	48th
1988	20.9	+1.3	48th
1987	19.6	+1.2	47th
1986	18.4	+1.0	46th
1985	17.4	+0.8	45th
1984	16.6	+0.6	44th
1983	15.9	+0.5	43rd
1982	15.4	+0.6	42nd
1981	14.8	+0.7	41st
1980	14.1	+0.9	39th
1979	13.1	+1.1	39th
1978	12.1	+1.1	39th
1977	11.0	+1.0	37th
1976	10.0	+0.9	35th
1975	9.1	+0.7	34th
1974	8.3	+0.6	34th
1973	7.7	+0.5	33rd
1972	7.2	+0.5	33rd
1971	6.7	+0.4	32nd
1970	6.3	+0.4	31st
1969	5.9	+0.3	29th
1968	5.5	+0.3	27th
1967	5.2	+0.3	25th
1966	5.0	+0.3	24th
1965	4.7	+0.3	23rd
1964	4.5	+0.2	22nd
1963	4.2	+0.2	21st
1962	4.0	+0.2	22nd
1961	3.9	–	22nd

Show all years (1961–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +10.5% GDP growth 5.5% C/A balance 18.3%

This pattern occurred 682 times in history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Djibouti matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2019. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw population density improve within 24 months. View full analysis →