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Capital city · Djibouti · Africa

Djibouti

Djibouti · Djibouti
City population
626,512
#1
in Djibouti
#1
in Djibouti
#892
worldwide
Djibouti
11.589, 43.145
City population
626,512
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Djibouti
#1
of 7 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#892
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Djibouti
52.9%
of the national population

About Djibouti

Balbala lies 5 km away with a population of 554,350, while the next-nearest cities are Arta, Tadjoura, and Saylac, all between 33 and 44 km distant. The capital holds 626,512 residents, comprising 52.9% of the national population. At 6 m elevation, the city sits at sea level.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Djibouti
#1of 7
LargestSmallest
Position in Djibouti
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Djibouti
Region
Djibouti
Rank in region
#1of 2
Capital
National capital
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Djibouti
Coordinates
11.589, 43.145
Record updated
2023-11-29
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 7 in Djibouti

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

5KMBalbala554K people33KMArta17K people36KMTadjoura20K people44KMSaylac19K people · Somalia45KMObock15K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Djibouti627K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Djibouti compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Djibouti627K

Djibouti Population FAQ

What is the population of Djibouti?

Djibouti has a city population of 626,512. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Djibouti?

Djibouti is in Djibouti, Djibouti. Its coordinates are 11.589, 43.145.

How big is Djibouti compared with other cities in Djibouti?

It is the 1st largest of the 7 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Djibouti, holding 52.9% of the national population.

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