MigrantoMigration trends in Djibouti
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Djibouti takes in more people than it loses: 118.8K immigrants against 3.6K emigrants. Net balance +115.2K — 10% of the country's population
1.2M
Population
118.8K
Immigrants
3.6K
Emigrants
+115.2K
Inflow
1 in 10 residents of Djibouti was born abroad — and 1 in 328 people born in Djibouti lives abroad
#129 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Djibouti
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
114.9K immigrants · 2K emigrants
1995
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 919%
2005
- The exodus eased — the diaspora shrank by 35%
2015
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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