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Population in Azerbaijan compared to Ethiopia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,246,996 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,333,222 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 13.6 times bigger than Azerbaijan's.
  • Azerbaijan is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.48M people to 10.3M (21.8% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Azerbaijan vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Azerbaijan Ethiopia
2100 9,920,946 371,078,260
2099 9,953,980 369,338,252
2098 9,986,528 367,513,542
2097 10,018,196 365,567,496
2096 10,048,979 363,536,294
2095 10,079,993 361,596,042
2094 10,110,334 359,531,317
2093 10,140,286 357,460,480
2092 10,169,831 355,389,829
2091 10,199,202 353,218,632
2090 10,229,061 350,960,021
2089 10,258,649 348,751,618
2088 10,288,213 346,517,326
2087 10,318,437 344,162,324
2086 10,348,491 341,671,994
2085 10,379,308 339,167,930
2084 10,410,178 336,649,520
2083 10,440,836 334,083,247
2082 10,472,391 331,401,460
2081 10,504,274 328,715,487
2080 10,536,239 326,013,981
2079 10,567,757 323,282,865
2078 10,598,026 320,422,535
2077 10,628,473 317,492,915
2076 10,657,886 314,518,328
2075 10,687,607 311,487,723
2074 10,715,607 308,416,133
2073 10,743,685 305,383,505
2072 10,770,511 302,258,564
2071 10,796,544 299,119,280
2070 10,821,791 295,963,235
2069 10,844,859 292,756,723
2068 10,867,226 289,522,748
2067 10,888,841 286,191,689
2066 10,908,762 282,905,709
2065 10,928,463 279,576,283
2064 10,946,567 276,197,958
2063 10,963,818 272,782,685
2062 10,980,154 269,340,926
2061 10,997,125 265,803,351
2060 11,013,313 262,269,354
2059 11,028,121 258,692,767
2058 11,041,267 255,205,644
2057 11,054,559 251,656,356
2056 11,066,039 248,002,497
2055 11,075,654 244,426,069
2054 11,082,837 240,794,405
2053 11,088,828 237,155,110
2052 11,092,223 233,479,314
2051 11,093,913 229,733,593
2050 11,093,138 226,055,085
2049 11,091,184 222,351,471
2048 11,085,078 218,627,197
2047 11,075,952 214,883,954
2046 11,065,177 211,161,780
2045 11,050,476 207,461,987
2044 11,034,185 203,749,820
2043 11,014,313 200,035,613
2042 10,991,727 196,351,202
2041 10,966,032 192,689,672
2040 10,937,206 189,023,384
2039 10,904,660 185,365,776
2038 10,870,141 181,733,067
2037 10,832,279 178,124,993
2036 10,792,280 174,515,366
2035 10,749,895 170,904,339
2034 10,705,992 167,316,305
2033 10,660,561 163,763,376
2032 10,613,315 160,167,364
2031 10,565,108 156,590,018
2030 10,515,958 153,023,174
2029 10,465,039 149,461,578
2028 10,412,863 145,944,350
2027 10,359,942 142,419,893
2026 10,305,002 138,930,724
2025 10,246,996 135,472,051
2024 10,202,830 132,059,767
2023 10,153,958 128,691,692
2022 10,141,756 125,384,287
2021 10,137,750 122,138,588
2020 10,093,121 118,917,671
2019 10,024,283 115,737,383
2018 9,939,771 112,664,152
2017 9,854,033 109,666,481
2016 9,757,812 106,718,162
2015 9,649,341 103,867,135
2014 9,535,079 101,115,610
2013 9,416,801 98,438,751
2012 9,295,784 95,798,767
2011 9,173,082 93,149,970
2010 9,054,332 90,538,514
2009 8,947,243 88,007,636
2008 8,763,400 85,543,668
2007 8,581,300 83,103,217
2006 8,484,550 80,703,490
2005 8,391,850 78,367,470
2004 8,306,500 76,077,206
2003 8,234,100 73,832,663
2002 8,171,950 71,635,517
2001 8,111,200 69,487,762
2000 8,048,600 67,411,494
1999 7,982,750 65,374,561
1998 7,913,000 63,363,524
1997 7,838,250 61,404,539
1996 7,763,000 59,467,635
1995 7,684,850 57,537,335
1994 7,596,550 55,611,508
1993 7,494,800 53,708,891
1992 7,382,050 51,853,747
1991 7,271,300 49,717,198
1990 7,175,200 47,609,755
1989 7,076,550 45,879,690
1988 6,974,600 44,150,825
1987 6,875,350 42,460,039
1986 6,770,300 41,037,656
1985 6,670,150 39,842,136
1984 6,567,850 38,735,722
1983 6,459,800 37,740,817
1982 6,357,550 36,701,290
1981 6,257,750 35,304,012
1980 6,160,500 34,428,514
1979 6,071,300 34,238,652
1978 5,976,150 33,734,592
1977 5,876,150 33,167,272
1976 5,781,000 32,534,418
1975 5,689,050 31,723,252
1974 5,594,100 30,957,273
1973 5,493,900 30,166,785
1972 5,391,450 29,374,608
1971 5,282,950 28,600,106
1970 5,172,050 27,829,128
1969 5,063,300 27,072,571
1968 4,948,500 26,337,930
1967 4,832,000 25,620,276
1966 4,708,150 24,952,689
1965 4,574,650 24,310,612
1964 4,439,250 23,666,548
1963 4,293,550 23,051,637
1962 4,168,150 22,465,126
1961 4,045,750 21,906,102
1960 3,894,500 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/azerbaijan/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,273,262 people (a 15% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Azerbaijan gained 575,410 people (a 5.9% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Azerbaijan's population will grow by 7.35% to 11,093,138 people with a rank change from 96th to 94th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Azerbaijan Ethiopia
2100 -0.33% 0.47%
2099 -0.33% 0.5%
2098 -0.32% 0.53%
2097 -0.31% 0.56%
2096 -0.31% 0.54%
2095 -0.3% 0.57%
2094 -0.3% 0.58%
2093 -0.29% 0.58%
2092 -0.29% 0.61%
2091 -0.29% 0.64%
2090 -0.29% 0.63%
2089 -0.29% 0.64%
2088 -0.29% 0.68%
2087 -0.29% 0.73%
2086 -0.3% 0.74%
2085 -0.3% 0.75%
2084 -0.29% 0.77%
2083 -0.3% 0.81%
2082 -0.3% 0.82%
2081 -0.3% 0.83%
2080 -0.3% 0.84%
2079 -0.29% 0.89%
2078 -0.29% 0.92%
2077 -0.28% 0.95%
2076 -0.28% 0.97%
2075 -0.26% 1%
2074 -0.26% 0.99%
2073 -0.25% 1.03%
2072 -0.24% 1.05%
2071 -0.23% 1.07%
2070 -0.21% 1.1%
2069 -0.21% 1.12%
2068 -0.2% 1.16%
2067 -0.18% 1.16%
2066 -0.18% 1.19%
2065 -0.17% 1.22%
2064 -0.16% 1.25%
2063 -0.15% 1.28%
2062 -0.15% 1.33%
2061 -0.15% 1.35%
2060 -0.13% 1.38%
2059 -0.12% 1.37%
2058 -0.12% 1.41%
2057 -0.1% 1.47%
2056 -0.09% 1.46%
2055 -0.06% 1.51%
2054 -0.05% 1.53%
2053 -0.03% 1.57%
2052 -0.02% 1.63%
2051 0.007% 1.63%
2050 0.02% 1.67%
2049 0.06% 1.7%
2048 0.08% 1.74%
2047 0.1% 1.76%
2046 0.13% 1.78%
2045 0.15% 1.82%
2044 0.18% 1.86%
2043 0.21% 1.88%
2042 0.23% 1.9%
2041 0.26% 1.94%
2040 0.3% 1.97%
2039 0.32% 2%
2038 0.35% 2.03%
2037 0.37% 2.07%
2036 0.39% 2.11%
2035 0.41% 2.14%
2034 0.43% 2.17%
2033 0.45% 2.25%
2032 0.46% 2.28%
2031 0.47% 2.33%
2030 0.49% 2.38%
2029 0.5% 2.41%
2028 0.51% 2.47%
2027 0.53% 2.51%
2026 0.57% 2.55%
2025 0.43% 2.58%
2024 0.48% 2.62%
2023 0.12% 2.64%
2022 0.04% 2.66%
2021 0.44% 2.71%
2020 0.69% 2.75%
2019 0.85% 2.73%
2018 0.87% 2.73%
2017 0.99% 2.76%
2016 1.12% 2.74%
2015 1.2% 2.72%
2014 1.26% 2.72%
2013 1.3% 2.76%
2012 1.34% 2.84%
2011 1.31% 2.88%
2010 1.2% 2.88%
2009 2.1% 2.88%
2008 2.12% 2.94%
2007 1.14% 2.97%
2006 1.1% 2.98%
2005 1.03% 3.01%
2004 0.88% 3.04%
2003 0.76% 3.07%
2002 0.75% 3.09%
2001 0.78% 3.08%
2000 0.82% 3.12%
1999 0.88% 3.17%
1998 0.95% 3.19%
1997 0.97% 3.26%
1996 1.02% 3.35%
1995 1.16% 3.46%
1994 1.36% 3.54%
1993 1.53% 3.58%
1992 1.52% 4.3%
1991 1.34% 4.43%
1990 1.39% 3.77%
1989 1.46% 3.92%
1988 1.44% 3.98%
1987 1.55% 3.47%
1986 1.5% 3%
1985 1.56% 2.86%
1984 1.67% 2.64%
1983 1.61% 2.83%
1982 1.59% 3.96%
1981 1.58% 2.54%
1980 1.47% 0.55%
1979 1.59% 1.49%
1978 1.7% 1.71%
1977 1.65% 1.95%
1976 1.62% 2.56%
1975 1.7% 2.47%
1974 1.82% 2.62%
1973 1.9% 2.7%
1972 2.05% 2.71%
1971 2.14% 2.77%
1970 2.15% 2.79%
1969 2.32% 2.79%
1968 2.41% 2.8%
1967 2.63% 2.68%
1966 2.92% 2.64%
1965 3.05% 2.72%
1964 3.39% 2.67%
1963 3.01% 2.61%
1962 3.03% 2.55%
1961 3.88% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Azerbaijan grew by 0.43%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Azerbaijan Ethiopia
Current population
10333222
140722974
Population rank 96/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.69%
One net population change
11.9 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
5.15 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
8.88 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +121 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +44,166 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 24/197
One migration net change every
1.01 hours
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change +8,731 +24,054
Net migration rank 45/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 218,460 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 109/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 132/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Azerbaijan
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Azerbaijan Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 8,731 - 24,054
2024 42,852 10,864 3,379,409 30,069
2023 52,800 -84,122 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 61,865 9,086 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 35,483 1,073 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 50,466 1,073 3,199,718 38,866
2019 85,207 384 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 81,506 -37,559 3,015,231 9,302
2017 86,715 -11,324 2,899,143 71,766
2016 102,457 4,671 2,809,889 115,823
2015 110,967 1,073 2,713,529 62,785
2014 115,374 1,073 2,623,647 103,122
2013 117,710 2,291 2,546,020 80,955
2012 119,915 1,986 2,533,398 119,517
2011 122,002 1,686 2,527,811 116,793
2010 112,274 1,373 2,498,048 80,213
2009 99,315 883 2,467,118 16,315
2008 99,903 15,047 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 97,827 17,112 2,436,753 -381
2006 96,724 16,909 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 89,793 16,431 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 81,403 13,486 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 64,226 13,153 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 63,741 15,068 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 64,890 16,252 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 70,023 15,938 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 71,047 5,300 2,010,987 29,142
1998 77,548 13,101 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 84,653 24,475 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 80,735 42,667 1,896,364 41,456
1995 93,755 32,139 1,831,068 91,727
1994 107,112 21,376 1,788,133 140,715
1993 123,664 -12,224 1,734,851 141,545
1992 133,615 -23,984 1,673,839 160,106
1991 147,607 -49,814 1,579,416 859,737
1990 142,069 -63,324 1,479,663 296,014
1989 141,531 -101,986 1,441,769 242,614
1988 136,702 -25,290 1,393,356 379,966
1987 138,195 -69,061 1,356,853 251,387
1986 141,499 -60,841 1,050,277 186,227
1985 132,068 -57,247 997,050 157,476
1984 130,043 -50,685 920,670 137,632
1983 125,966 -28,573 863,472 68,022
1982 117,615 -28,467 1,080,853 66,702
1981 121,400 -28,276 1,018,838 628,135
1980 110,279 -27,778 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 104,864 -24,019 987,203 -711,455
1978 102,831 14,836 943,388 -210,991
1977 102,304 39,074 929,381 -527,133
1976 103,370 40,241 899,577 -36,125
1975 103,472 -3,847 801,425 -42,540
1974 103,872 -3,847 777,306 -4,232
1973 103,208 -3,847 807,535 347
1972 105,009 -3,847 779,808 -3,375
1971 106,948 -3,847 787,047 -14,510
1970 108,976 -3,847 760,821 8,589
1969 111,387 -3,847 736,428 7,258
1968 115,379 -3,847 715,602 9,992
1967 118,988 -3,847 695,283 14,437
1966 126,678 -3,848 616,281 9,160
1965 131,114 -3,848 642,359 16,348
1964 134,971 -1,629 618,667 10,749
1963 136,762 -192 590,998 9,418
1962 135,928 -183 563,650 8,960
1961 133,870 -171 538,518 6,938
1960 127,982 -148 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 87.1% of the population change in Azerbaijan is from natural causes (a gain of 710,318 people) and 12.9% is from migration (a loss of 104,781 people). In Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 218,460 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Azerbaijan, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Azerbaijan
City Population
Baku 2.3M
Sumqayit 341K
Ganja 331K
Sirvan 86.5K
Shaki 68.4K
Yevlakh 59K
Lankaran 51.3K
Khachmaz 39.9K
Barda 38.5K
Oguz 7.4K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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