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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 104.4 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 1.7% 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 +0.37% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Estonia vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Ethiopia
2100 831,394 371,192,732
2099 836,965 369,452,188
2098 842,414 367,626,914
2097 847,873 365,680,268
2096 853,472 363,648,440
2095 859,044 361,707,589
2094 864,547 359,642,227
2093 870,136 357,570,752
2092 875,676 355,499,462
2091 881,282 353,327,595
2090 887,028 351,068,287
2089 892,857 348,859,203
2088 898,736 346,624,222
2087 904,914 344,268,493
2086 911,254 341,777,395
2085 917,722 339,272,558
2084 924,458 336,753,372
2083 931,259 334,186,307
2082 938,110 331,503,693
2081 944,978 328,816,892
2080 952,018 326,114,551
2079 959,194 323,382,593
2078 966,496 320,521,381
2077 973,883 317,590,857
2076 981,283 314,615,353
2075 988,735 311,583,813
2074 996,352 308,511,275
2073 1,004,078 305,477,711
2072 1,011,873 302,351,806
2071 1,019,779 299,211,554
2070 1,027,821 296,054,535
2069 1,035,828 292,847,034
2068 1,043,819 289,612,061
2067 1,051,892 286,279,975
2066 1,059,940 282,992,981
2065 1,068,064 279,662,528
2064 1,076,199 276,283,161
2063 1,084,303 272,866,834
2062 1,092,418 269,424,014
2061 1,100,514 265,885,347
2060 1,108,650 262,350,260
2059 1,116,534 258,772,570
2058 1,124,375 255,284,371
2057 1,132,033 251,733,988
2056 1,139,610 248,079,002
2055 1,147,117 244,501,471
2054 1,154,317 240,868,686
2053 1,161,452 237,228,269
2052 1,168,381 233,551,340
2051 1,175,291 229,804,463
2050 1,182,029 226,124,819
2049 1,188,633 222,420,063
2048 1,194,960 218,694,640
2047 1,201,294 214,950,242
2046 1,207,577 211,226,920
2045 1,213,815 207,525,986
2044 1,220,042 203,812,674
2043 1,226,162 200,097,321
2042 1,232,282 196,411,774
2041 1,238,386 192,749,114
2040 1,244,441 189,081,695
2039 1,250,581 185,422,958
2038 1,256,780 181,789,129
2037 1,263,149 178,179,942
2036 1,269,700 174,569,201
2035 1,276,331 170,957,061
2034 1,283,159 167,367,920
2033 1,290,037 163,813,895
2032 1,297,036 160,216,774
2031 1,304,102 156,638,324
2030 1,311,189 153,070,380
2029 1,318,225 149,507,684
2028 1,325,354 145,989,372
2027 1,332,492 142,463,827
2026 1,339,590 138,973,582
2025 1,358,931 135,513,842
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% 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 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 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 831K 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 -0.98% 2.62%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Estonia Ethiopia
Current population
1339590
139917664
Population rank 155/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.69%
One net population change
4.26 hours
9.36 seconds
One birth every
47.9 minutes
7.68 seconds
One death every
32.8 minutes
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 25/197
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 - -7,742 - 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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people). In Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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