Donald Trump’s inauguration numbers fail to match the 1.8m Americans at Barack Obama’s ceremony in 2009

Donald Trump's inauguration numbers failed to measure up to Barack Obama's numbers in 2009.

Parts of the National Mall were left empty as the incoming President's ceremony appeared to be a far cry from Barack Obama's crowd bursting inauguration eight years ago.

The mile-long stretch resembled a rehearsal as aerial shots showed huge patches of white tarpaulin visible on the ground.

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Trump supporters took to Twitter to call out the comparisons a conspiracy.

But air shot snaps still show a miserable turnout for the President.

A whopping 1.8 million people turned up to see the nation elect its first black president back in 2009.

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Initial estimates before the ceremony took place put the number of people at 700,000 to 900,000. The spacious birds eye view snaps could mean the actual numbers could be much lower.

Figures from the Presidential election back in November show Trump only managing to win a measly 4.1 per cent of the capital's vote.

In comparison Obama won 90.9 per cent of the vote in Washington DC in 2012 compared to Mitt Romney's 7.3 per cent.

Applications for parking permits for the 2017 inauguration were also dwarfed by Obama's 2009 ceremony.

A scant 200 buses pale in comparison to the 3,000 applications eight years earlier.

The number of people using public transport was also said to be far lower with less than half the amount of journeys taken.

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On Thursday night Donald Trump hosted his inaugural concert on the opposite side of the Mall, outside the Lincoln Memorial.

Some 50,000 people turned up to watch a string of singers perform and to hear the billionaire mogul speak ahead of the ceremony.

He was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC at midday (5pm GMT).

The real estate tycoon vowed to US citizens he would put "America First" and eradicate ISIS during his four year term.

He also alarmed world leaders by casting doubt over the US commitment to Nato which he recently dubbed as "obsolete".