Years colonized in Djibouti

Djibouti: Years colonized was 94 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 159 countries
All-time high
94
in 1977
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Djibouti, 1462–2022

020406080100146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Djibouti is 94, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Djibouti peaked at 94 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Djibouti ranks 57th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Djibouti, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 1 —
1885 2 +100.0%
1886 3 +50.0%
1887 4 +33.3%
1888 5 +25.0%
1889 6 +20.0%
1890 7 +16.7%
1891 8 +14.3%
1892 9 +12.5%
1893 10 +11.1%
1894 11 +10.0%
1895 12 +9.1%
1896 13 +8.3%
1897 14 +7.7%
1898 15 +7.1%
1899 16 +6.7%
1900 17 +6.2%
1901 18 +5.9%
1902 19 +5.6%
1903 20 +5.3%
1904 21 +5.0%
1905 22 +4.8%
1906 23 +4.5%
1907 24 +4.3%
1908 25 +4.2%
1909 26 +4.0%
1910 27 +3.8%
1911 28 +3.7%
1912 29 +3.6%
1913 30 +3.4%
1914 31 +3.3%
1915 32 +3.2%
1916 33 +3.1%
1917 34 +3.0%
1918 35 +2.9%
1919 36 +2.9%
1920 37 +2.8%
1921 38 +2.7%
1922 39 +2.6%
1923 40 +2.6%
1924 41 +2.5%
1925 42 +2.4%
1926 43 +2.4%
1927 44 +2.3%
1928 45 +2.3%
1929 46 +2.2%
1930 47 +2.2%
1931 48 +2.1%
1932 49 +2.1%
1933 50 +2.0%
1934 51 +2.0%
1935 52 +2.0%
1936 53 +1.9%
1937 54 +1.9%
1938 55 +1.9%
1939 56 +1.8%
1940 57 +1.8%
1941 58 +1.8%
1942 59 +1.7%
1943 60 +1.7%
1944 61 +1.7%
1945 62 +1.6%
1946 63 +1.6%
1947 64 +1.6%
1948 65 +1.6%
1949 66 +1.5%
1950 67 +1.5%
1951 68 +1.5%
1952 69 +1.5%
1953 70 +1.4%
1954 71 +1.4%
1955 72 +1.4%
1956 73 +1.4%
1957 74 +1.4%
1958 75 +1.4%
1959 76 +1.3%
1960 77 +1.3%
1961 78 +1.3%
1962 79 +1.3%
1963 80 +1.3%
1964 81 +1.2%
1965 82 +1.2%
1966 83 +1.2%
1967 84 +1.2%
1968 85 +1.2%
1969 86 +1.2%
1970 87 +1.2%
1971 88 +1.1%
1972 89 +1.1%
1973 90 +1.1%
1974 91 +1.1%
1975 92 +1.1%
1976 93 +1.1%
1977 94 +1.1%
1978 94 +0.0%
1979 94 +0.0%
1980 94 +0.0%
1981 94 +0.0%
1982 94 +0.0%
1983 94 +0.0%
1984 94 +0.0%
1985 94 +0.0%
1986 94 +0.0%
1987 94 +0.0%
1988 94 +0.0%
1989 94 +0.0%
1990 94 +0.0%
1991 94 +0.0%
1992 94 +0.0%
1993 94 +0.0%
1994 94 +0.0%
1995 94 +0.0%
1996 94 +0.0%
1997 94 +0.0%
1998 94 +0.0%
1999 94 +0.0%
2000 94 +0.0%
2001 94 +0.0%
2002 94 +0.0%
2003 94 +0.0%
2004 94 +0.0%
2005 94 +0.0%
2006 94 +0.0%
2007 94 +0.0%
2008 94 +0.0%
2009 94 +0.0%
2010 94 +0.0%
2011 94 +0.0%
2012 94 +0.0%
2013 94 +0.0%
2014 94 +0.0%
2015 94 +0.0%
2016 94 +0.0%
2017 94 +0.0%
2018 94 +0.0%
2019 94 +0.0%
2020 94 +0.0%
2021 94 +0.0%
2022 94 +0.0%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 94 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1885 +100.0% 1 2
1886 +50.0% 2 3
1887 +33.3% 3 4
1888 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 2.1 0 6 10
1890s 11.5 7 16 10
1900s 21.5 17 26 10
1910s 31.5 27 36 10
1920s 41.5 37 46 10
1930s 51.5 47 56 10
1940s 61.5 57 66 10
1950s 71.5 67 76 10
1960s 81.5 77 86 10
1970s 91.2 87 94 10
1980s 94 94 94 10
1990s 94 94 94 10
2000s 94 94 94 10
2010s 94 94 94 10
2020s 94 94 94 3

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 54 Brunei 97 compare
  2. 54 Fiji 97 compare
  3. 56 Guinea-Bissau 96 compare
  4. 57 Solomon Islands 94 compare
  5. 57 Vanuatu 94 compare
  6. 60 Morocco 92 compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

More reference data data for Djibouti

All data for Djibouti →

Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Djibouti?
Years colonized in Djibouti was 94 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 94 in 1977.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Djibouti rank for years colonized?
Djibouti ranks 57th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 561 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Years colonized in Djibouti. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/years-colonized/djibouti/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/years-colonized/djibouti/">Years colonized in Djibouti</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed