MigrantoMigration trends in Djibouti
Africa
118.8K people from around the world have made Djibouti their home. That's 10.2% of the country population, arriving from 3 different countries
1.2M
Population
118.8K
Immigrants
3.6K
Emigrants
+115.2K
Inflow
Every 10th person in Djibouti was born abroad
The #129 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Djibouti
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
114.9K immigrants · 2K emigrants
1995
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 919%
2005
- The exodus eased — the diaspora abroad 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 citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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