Djibouti - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Djibouti was 771,254 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 771,254 in 2020 and a minimum value of 42,089 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 42,089
1961 45,533
1962 49,569
1963 54,119
1964 59,118
1965 64,512
1966 70,359
1967 76,746
1968 83,631
1969 90,929
1970 98,634
1971 106,498
1972 114,654
1973 123,946
1974 135,622
1975 150,517
1976 169,441
1977 191,950
1978 216,126
1979 239,091
1980 258,796
1981 273,807
1982 284,875
1983 293,397
1984 303,356
1985 318,887
1986 341,378
1987 369,425
1988 399,644
1989 427,137
1990 448,445
1991 461,892
1992 468,428
1993 471,343
1994 474,577
1995 480,984
1996 491,407
1997 504,849
1998 520,141
1999 535,374
2000 549,176
2001 561,331
2002 572,341
2003 582,415
2004 591,940
2005 601,229
2006 610,273
2007 619,017
2008 627,773
2009 636,958
2010 646,941
2011 657,873
2012 669,663
2013 682,099
2014 694,826
2015 707,590
2016 720,326
2017 733,075
2018 745,822
2019 758,547
2020 771,254

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Djibouti was 78.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 78.06 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.33 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.33
1961 51.45
1962 52.62
1963 53.79
1964 54.95
1965 56.11
1966 57.26
1967 58.40
1968 59.54
1969 60.66
1970 61.78
1971 62.88
1972 63.97
1973 65.04
1974 66.10
1975 67.14
1976 68.17
1977 69.18
1978 70.17
1979 71.14
1980 72.10
1981 73.03
1982 73.94
1983 74.50
1984 74.72
1985 74.93
1986 75.13
1987 75.34
1988 75.55
1989 75.75
1990 75.96
1991 76.11
1992 76.16
1993 76.21
1994 76.25
1995 76.30
1996 76.35
1997 76.39
1998 76.44
1999 76.49
2000 76.53
2001 76.58
2002 76.62
2003 76.67
2004 76.72
2005 76.76
2006 76.81
2007 76.85
2008 76.90
2009 76.94
2010 77.00
2011 77.06
2012 77.14
2013 77.22
2014 77.31
2015 77.42
2016 77.53
2017 77.65
2018 77.78
2019 77.92
2020 78.06

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization