Djibouti — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Djibouti had an estimated population of 767,393 in 2005, with 5 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Djibouti today — population now 1,199,459, against 767,393 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 767,393 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 839,167 | 1,199,459 | +43% |
The two sources differ by 9% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jībūtī | Jībūtī | 623,891 | — |
| 2 | ʿAli Sabīh̨ | ʿAli Sabīh̨ | 40,074 | 50,006 now |
| 3 | Tajūrah | Tajūrah | 22,193 | — |
| 4 | Awbuk | Awbūk | 17,776 | — |
| 5 | Diẖil | Diẖil | 12,043 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jībūtī | 629,916 |
| 2 | ʿAli Sabīh̨ | 59,827 |
| 3 | Tajūrah | 33,133 |
| 4 | Awbūk | 26,537 |
| 5 | Diẖil | 17,980 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.