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🌆 Largest Cities in Djibouti

Cities of Djibouti with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people7 entries🇩🇯 See all of this country’s rankings →
  1. Djibouti626,512
  2. Balbala554,350
  3. Ali Sabih50,006
  4. Dikhil32,801
  5. Tadjoura19,533
  6. Arta17,477
  7. Obock15,429
Stems start at zero, so the length of each stem is the entry’s value.
1
DjiboutiDjibouti
626,512
2
BalbalaDjibouti
554,350
3
Ali SabihAli Sabieh
50,006
4
DikhilDikhil
32,801
5
TadjouraTadjourah
19,533
6
ArtaArta
17,477
7
ObockObock
15,429

Highlights

Within Djibouti, Djibouti ranks first in 2026 with 626,512, followed by Balbala (554,350) and Ali Sabih (50,006).

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.