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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 104.5 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Estonia vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Ethiopia
2100 836,010 371,078,260
2099 841,611 369,338,252
2098 847,091 367,513,542
2097 852,580 365,567,496
2096 858,210 363,536,294
2095 863,813 361,596,042
2094 869,346 359,531,317
2093 874,966 357,460,480
2092 880,538 355,389,829
2091 886,175 353,218,632
2090 891,952 350,960,021
2089 897,814 348,751,618
2088 903,726 346,517,326
2087 909,938 344,162,324
2086 916,313 341,671,994
2085 922,817 339,167,930
2084 929,590 336,649,520
2083 936,429 334,083,247
2082 943,318 331,401,460
2081 950,224 328,715,487
2080 957,303 326,013,981
2079 964,518 323,282,865
2078 971,861 320,422,535
2077 979,290 317,492,915
2076 986,730 314,518,328
2075 994,224 311,487,723
2074 1,001,883 308,416,133
2073 1,009,652 305,383,505
2072 1,017,490 302,258,564
2071 1,025,441 299,119,280
2070 1,033,527 295,963,235
2069 1,041,579 292,756,723
2068 1,049,614 289,522,748
2067 1,057,732 286,191,689
2066 1,065,824 282,905,709
2065 1,073,994 279,576,283
2064 1,082,173 276,197,958
2063 1,090,322 272,782,685
2062 1,098,483 269,340,926
2061 1,106,624 265,803,351
2060 1,114,804 262,269,354
2059 1,122,732 258,692,767
2058 1,130,617 255,205,644
2057 1,138,317 251,656,356
2056 1,145,937 248,002,497
2055 1,153,485 244,426,069
2054 1,160,725 240,794,405
2053 1,167,900 237,155,110
2052 1,174,867 233,479,314
2051 1,181,816 229,733,593
2050 1,188,591 226,055,085
2049 1,195,231 222,351,471
2048 1,201,594 218,627,197
2047 1,207,963 214,883,954
2046 1,214,281 211,161,780
2045 1,220,553 207,461,987
2044 1,226,815 203,749,820
2043 1,232,969 200,035,613
2042 1,239,123 196,351,202
2041 1,245,261 192,689,672
2040 1,251,349 189,023,384
2039 1,257,523 185,365,776
2038 1,263,757 181,733,067
2037 1,270,161 178,124,993
2036 1,276,749 174,515,366
2035 1,283,416 170,904,339
2034 1,290,282 167,316,305
2033 1,297,198 163,763,376
2032 1,304,236 160,167,364
2031 1,311,342 156,590,018
2030 1,318,468 153,023,174
2029 1,325,543 149,461,578
2028 1,332,712 145,944,350
2027 1,339,889 142,419,893
2026 1,347,027 138,930,724
2025 1,366,475 135,472,051
2024 1,372,341 132,059,767
2023 1,370,286 128,691,692
2022 1,348,840 125,384,287
2021 1,330,932 122,138,588
2020 1,329,522 118,917,671
2019 1,326,898 115,737,383
2018 1,321,977 112,664,152
2017 1,317,384 109,666,481
2016 1,315,790 106,718,162
2015 1,315,407 103,867,135
2014 1,314,545 101,115,610
2013 1,317,997 98,438,751
2012 1,322,696 95,798,767
2011 1,327,439 93,149,970
2010 1,331,475 90,538,514
2009 1,334,515 88,007,636
2008 1,337,090 85,543,668
2007 1,340,680 83,103,217
2006 1,346,810 80,703,490
2005 1,354,775 78,367,470
2004 1,362,550 76,077,206
2003 1,370,720 73,832,663
2002 1,379,350 71,635,517
2001 1,388,115 69,487,762
2000 1,396,985 67,411,494
1999 1,390,244 65,374,561
1998 1,386,156 63,363,524
1997 1,399,535 61,404,539
1996 1,415,594 59,467,635
1995 1,436,634 57,537,335
1994 1,462,514 55,611,508
1993 1,494,128 53,708,891
1992 1,533,091 51,853,747
1991 1,561,314 49,717,198
1990 1,569,174 47,609,755
1989 1,568,131 45,879,690
1988 1,561,900 44,150,825
1987 1,552,221 42,460,039
1986 1,540,190 41,037,656
1985 1,528,781 39,842,136
1984 1,518,617 38,735,722
1983 1,508,745 37,740,817
1982 1,498,414 36,701,290
1981 1,487,666 35,304,012
1980 1,477,219 34,428,514
1979 1,468,333 34,238,652
1978 1,460,188 33,734,592
1977 1,450,211 33,167,272
1976 1,439,576 32,534,418
1975 1,429,352 31,723,252
1974 1,418,169 30,957,273
1973 1,405,951 30,166,785
1972 1,392,518 29,374,608
1971 1,376,955 28,600,106
1970 1,360,076 27,829,128
1969 1,345,249 27,072,571
1968 1,331,214 26,337,930
1967 1,318,946 25,620,276
1966 1,308,597 24,952,689
1965 1,294,566 24,310,612
1964 1,277,086 23,666,548
1963 1,258,857 23,051,637
1962 1,241,623 22,465,126
1961 1,225,077 21,906,102
1960 1,211,537 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/estonia/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Ethiopia
2100 -0.67% 0.47%
2099 -0.65% 0.5%
2098 -0.64% 0.53%
2097 -0.66% 0.56%
2096 -0.65% 0.54%
2095 -0.64% 0.57%
2094 -0.64% 0.58%
2093 -0.63% 0.58%
2092 -0.64% 0.61%
2091 -0.65% 0.64%
2090 -0.65% 0.63%
2089 -0.65% 0.64%
2088 -0.68% 0.68%
2087 -0.7% 0.73%
2086 -0.7% 0.74%
2085 -0.73% 0.75%
2084 -0.73% 0.77%
2083 -0.73% 0.81%
2082 -0.73% 0.82%
2081 -0.74% 0.83%
2080 -0.75% 0.84%
2079 -0.76% 0.89%
2078 -0.76% 0.92%
2077 -0.75% 0.95%
2076 -0.75% 0.97%
2075 -0.76% 1%
2074 -0.77% 0.99%
2073 -0.77% 1.03%
2072 -0.78% 1.05%
2071 -0.78% 1.07%
2070 -0.77% 1.1%
2069 -0.77% 1.12%
2068 -0.77% 1.16%
2067 -0.76% 1.16%
2066 -0.76% 1.19%
2065 -0.76% 1.22%
2064 -0.75% 1.25%
2063 -0.74% 1.28%
2062 -0.74% 1.33%
2061 -0.73% 1.35%
2060 -0.71% 1.38%
2059 -0.7% 1.37%
2058 -0.68% 1.41%
2057 -0.66% 1.47%
2056 -0.65% 1.46%
2055 -0.62% 1.51%
2054 -0.61% 1.53%
2053 -0.59% 1.57%
2052 -0.59% 1.63%
2051 -0.57% 1.63%
2050 -0.56% 1.67%
2049 -0.53% 1.7%
2048 -0.53% 1.74%
2047 -0.52% 1.76%
2046 -0.51% 1.78%
2045 -0.51% 1.82%
2044 -0.5% 1.86%
2043 -0.5% 1.88%
2042 -0.49% 1.9%
2041 -0.49% 1.94%
2040 -0.49% 1.97%
2039 -0.49% 2%
2038 -0.5% 2.03%
2037 -0.52% 2.07%
2036 -0.52% 2.11%
2035 -0.53% 2.14%
2034 -0.53% 2.17%
2033 -0.54% 2.25%
2032 -0.54% 2.28%
2031 -0.54% 2.33%
2030 -0.53% 2.38%
2029 -0.54% 2.41%
2028 -0.54% 2.47%
2027 -0.53% 2.51%
2026 -1.42% 2.55%
2025 -0.43% 2.58%
2024 0.15% 2.62%
2023 1.59% 2.64%
2022 1.35% 2.66%
2021 0.11% 2.71%
2020 0.2% 2.75%
2019 0.37% 2.73%
2018 0.35% 2.73%
2017 0.12% 2.76%
2016 0.03% 2.74%
2015 0.07% 2.72%
2014 -0.26% 2.72%
2013 -0.36% 2.76%
2012 -0.36% 2.84%
2011 -0.3% 2.88%
2010 -0.23% 2.88%
2009 -0.19% 2.88%
2008 -0.27% 2.94%
2007 -0.46% 2.97%
2006 -0.59% 2.98%
2005 -0.57% 3.01%
2004 -0.6% 3.04%
2003 -0.63% 3.07%
2002 -0.63% 3.09%
2001 -0.63% 3.08%
2000 0.48% 3.12%
1999 0.29% 3.17%
1998 -0.96% 3.19%
1997 -1.13% 3.26%
1996 -1.46% 3.35%
1995 -1.77% 3.46%
1994 -2.12% 3.54%
1993 -2.54% 3.58%
1992 -1.81% 4.3%
1991 -0.5% 4.43%
1990 0.07% 3.77%
1989 0.4% 3.92%
1988 0.62% 3.98%
1987 0.78% 3.47%
1986 0.75% 3%
1985 0.67% 2.86%
1984 0.65% 2.64%
1983 0.69% 2.83%
1982 0.72% 3.96%
1981 0.71% 2.54%
1980 0.61% 0.55%
1979 0.56% 1.49%
1978 0.69% 1.71%
1977 0.74% 1.95%
1976 0.72% 2.56%
1975 0.79% 2.47%
1974 0.87% 2.62%
1973 0.96% 2.7%
1972 1.13% 2.71%
1971 1.24% 2.77%
1970 1.1% 2.79%
1969 1.05% 2.79%
1968 0.93% 2.8%
1967 0.79% 2.68%
1966 1.08% 2.64%
1965 1.37% 2.72%
1964 1.45% 2.67%
1963 1.39% 2.61%
1962 1.35% 2.55%
1961 1.12% 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 Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Estonia Ethiopia
Current population
1347027
140722974
Population rank 155/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.69%
One net population change
1.5 hours
9.27 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -16 +9,349
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 24/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +24,054
Net migration rank 141/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 24,054
2024 -6,038 -7,742 3,379,409 30,069
2023 -5,070 5,717 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 -5,665 39,754 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 -5,324 7,043 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 -2,659 3,694 3,199,718 38,866
2019 -1,327 5,386 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 -1,322 7,089 3,015,231 9,302
2017 -1,713 5,202 2,899,143 71,766
2016 -1,316 1,081 2,809,889 115,823
2015 -1,315 4,261 2,713,529 62,785
2014 -1,972 -674 2,623,647 103,122
2013 -1,713 -2,688 2,546,020 80,955
2012 -1,455 -3,674 2,533,398 119,517
2011 -531 -3,941 2,527,811 116,793
2010 0 -3,781 2,498,048 80,213
2009 -400 -2,089 2,467,118 16,315
2008 -668 -2,034 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 -1,608 -2,941 2,436,753 -381
2006 -2,559 -5,351 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 -2,981 -5,208 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 -3,679 -3,681 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 -5,072 -3,705 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 -5,380 -2,889 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 -5,830 -3,280 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 -5,309 -3,083 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 -6,117 1,419 2,010,987 29,142
1998 -7,208 -3,296 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 -6,018 -4,066 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 -5,662 -10,540 1,896,364 41,456
1995 -7,327 -12,655 1,831,068 91,727
1994 -8,044 -17,984 1,788,133 140,715
1993 -5,976 -25,501 1,734,851 141,545
1992 -1,993 -38,391 1,673,839 160,106
1991 -312 -9,712 1,579,416 859,737
1990 2,825 -2,660 1,479,663 296,014
1989 5,803 -368 1,441,769 242,614
1988 6,404 5,256 1,393,356 379,966
1987 6,829 5,389 1,356,853 251,387
1986 6,160 5,260 1,050,277 186,227
1985 4,281 5,097 997,050 157,476
1984 5,163 5,006 920,670 137,632
1983 5,884 4,986 863,472 68,022
1982 5,244 4,832 1,080,853 66,702
1981 4,612 4,789 1,018,838 628,135
1980 3,989 4,619 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 3,818 4,521 987,203 -711,455
1978 4,088 7,234 943,388 -210,991
1977 4,931 7,189 929,381 -527,133
1976 4,319 6,942 899,577 -36,125
1975 4,717 6,737 801,425 -42,540
1974 5,956 6,594 777,306 -4,232
1973 5,623 6,488 807,535 347
1972 6,267 6,432 779,808 -3,375
1971 7,160 6,392 787,047 -14,510
1970 6,257 6,158 760,821 8,589
1969 5,515 8,650 736,428 7,258
1968 5,592 9,403 715,602 9,992
1967 5,012 9,115 695,283 14,437
1966 4,842 8,998 616,281 9,160
1965 5,437 8,851 642,359 16,348
1964 6,897 8,734 618,667 10,749
1963 6,043 8,410 590,998 9,418
1962 6,457 8,248 563,650 8,960
1961 7,228 7,991 538,518 6,938
1960 7,511 7,762 511,694 1,696

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

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Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 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, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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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