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Djibouti
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#8out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

91.481.872.162.452.7196019932025Djibouti · 2025: 71Djibouti

Analytical takeaways

  • Djibouti records 71 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #8 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) declined from 91 in 1960 to 71 in 2025, a decrease of 20.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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