Djibouti: cities by population
Djibouti has a population of 1,199,459 (UN estimate, 2026), with Djibouti as its capital. The 32 largest of its 32 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+61%
since 2000 (747,318)
+28%
projected by 2050 (1,530,540)
52
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Djibouti
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | Djibouti | 626,512 |
| 2 | Balbala | Djibouti | 554,350 |
| 3 | Ali Sabih | Ali Sabieh | 50,006 |
| 4 | Dikhil | Dikhil | 32,801 |
| 5 | Tadjoura | Tadjourah | 19,533 |
| 6 | Arta | Arta | 17,477 |
| 7 | Obock | Obock | 15,429 |
| 8 | ‘As ‘Êla | Dikhil | 5,173 |
| 9 | Damêrdjôg | Djibouti | 5,115 |
| 10 | Médého | Obock | 4,000 |
| 11 | Ouê‘a | Djibouti | 3,879 |
| 12 | ‘Ali ‘Addé | Ali Sabieh | 3,700 |
| 13 | Holhol | Ali Sabieh | 3,519 |
| 14 | Khôr Angar | Obock | 3,500 |
| 15 | Waddi | Obock | 3,500 |
| 16 | Yoboki | Dikhil | 3,147 |
| 17 | Randa | Tadjourah | 2,055 |
| 18 | Goubétto | Ali Sabieh | 2,003 |
| 19 | Dorra | Tadjourah | 1,873 |
| 20 | Gâlâfi | Dikhil | 1,849 |
| 21 | Dasbiyo | Ali Sabieh | 1,750 |
| 22 | Loyada | Djibouti | 1,646 |
| 23 | Egahlou | Obock | 1,512 |
| 24 | Alaïli Ḏaḏḏa‘ | Obock | 1,456 |
| 25 | Koûta Boûyya | Dikhil | 1,161 |
| 26 | Airolaf | Tadjourah | 1,023 |
| 27 | Gorabous | Dikhil | 930 |
| 28 | Guelile | 885 | |
| 29 | Adailou | Tadjourah | 867 |
| 30 | Chabelley | Ali Sabieh | 720 |
| 31 | Assa Hougoud | Ali Sabieh | 672 |
| 32 | Ali Oune | Ali Sabieh | 501 |
Twenty years earlier: Djibouti in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 767,393.
Common questions
What is the population of Djibouti?
Djibouti has a population of 1,199,459, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 1,530,540 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Djibouti?
Djibouti.