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Djibouti
1,174,195
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Eritrea
3,659,314
Population nowAs of 2026, Djibouti has a population of about 1,174,195 while Eritrea has about 3,659,314 — a difference of 2,485,119 people. Djibouti is growing faster (2.5% per year).
| Djibouti | Metric | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | Growth rate / yr | 2.12% |
| 32.5 | Birth rate / 1,000 | 28.1 |
| 7.5 | Death rate / 1,000 | 6.9 |
| 50.6 | Density / km² | 31.1 |
| 49.8% | Male % | 49.4% |
| 70.0% | Literacy % | 76.6% |
| 9.0% | Smoking % | 7.5% |
| 50.8 | Life expectancy | 55.8 |