Djibouti vs IDA total: Population in the largest city
Djibouti
71.3%
in 2025
IDA total
25.6%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
8th
IDA total rank
8th
Population in the largest city over time
- Djibouti
- IDA total
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 71.3% against 25.6% in IDA total, a difference of 45.7%.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 2.8 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 8th and IDA total ranks 8th of 153 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.1% | 27.5% | 54.6% | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 61.0% | 28.6% | 32.4% | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 62.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 28.0% | 46.8% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 26.6% | 47.0% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 25.3% | 48.1% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 25.4% | 46.2% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Djibouti or IDA total?
- Djibouti, at 71.3% against 25.6% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Djibouti and IDA total?
- 45.7%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and IDA total rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Djibouti ranks 8th and IDA total ranks 8th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.