Ethiopia Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Ethiopia is 139,917,664 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 132,059,767 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of 3.67% per year.
Ethiopia is ranked 10/197 by population and was ranked 16th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth in 20 years).
Ethiopia accounts for 1.69% of the world's population.
Ethiopia is projected to reach 371M people in 2100.

Ethiopia population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	371,192,732	0.47%
2099	369,452,188	0.5%
2098	367,626,914	0.53%
2097	365,680,268	0.56%
2096	363,648,440	0.54%
2095	361,707,589	0.57%
2094	359,642,227	0.58%
2093	357,570,752	0.58%
2092	355,499,462	0.61%
2091	353,327,595	0.64%
2090	351,068,287	0.63%
2089	348,859,203	0.64%
2088	346,624,222	0.68%
2087	344,268,493	0.73%
2086	341,777,395	0.74%
2085	339,272,558	0.75%
2084	336,753,372	0.77%
2083	334,186,307	0.81%
2082	331,503,693	0.82%
2081	328,816,892	0.83%
2080	326,114,551	0.84%
2079	323,382,593	0.89%
2078	320,521,381	0.92%
2077	317,590,857	0.95%
2076	314,615,353	0.97%
2075	311,583,813	1%
2074	308,511,275	0.99%
2073	305,477,711	1.03%
2072	302,351,806	1.05%
2071	299,211,554	1.07%
2070	296,054,535	1.1%
2069	292,847,034	1.12%
2068	289,612,061	1.16%
2067	286,279,975	1.16%
2066	282,992,981	1.19%
2065	279,662,528	1.22%
2064	276,283,161	1.25%
2063	272,866,834	1.28%
2062	269,424,014	1.33%
2061	265,885,347	1.35%
2060	262,350,260	1.38%
2059	258,772,570	1.37%
2058	255,284,371	1.41%
2057	251,733,988	1.47%
2056	248,079,002	1.46%
2055	244,501,471	1.51%
2054	240,868,686	1.53%
2053	237,228,269	1.57%
2052	233,551,340	1.63%
2051	229,804,463	1.63%
2050	226,124,819	1.67%
2049	222,420,063	1.7%
2048	218,694,640	1.74%
2047	214,950,242	1.76%
2046	211,226,920	1.78%
2045	207,525,986	1.82%
2044	203,812,674	1.86%
2043	200,097,321	1.88%
2042	196,411,774	1.9%
2041	192,749,114	1.94%
2040	189,081,695	1.97%
2039	185,422,958	2%
2038	181,789,129	2.03%
2037	178,179,942	2.07%
2036	174,569,201	2.11%
2035	170,957,061	2.14%
2034	167,367,920	2.17%
2033	163,813,895	2.25%
2032	160,216,774	2.28%
2031	156,638,324	2.33%
2030	153,070,380	2.38%
2029	149,507,684	2.41%
2028	145,989,372	2.47%
2027	142,463,827	2.51%
2026	138,973,582	2.55%
2025	135,513,842	2.62%
2024	132,059,767	2.62%
2023	128,691,692	2.64%
2022	125,384,287	2.66%
2021	122,138,588	2.71%
2020	118,917,671	2.75%
2019	115,737,383	2.73%
2018	112,664,152	2.73%
2017	109,666,481	2.76%
2016	106,718,162	2.74%
2015	103,867,135	2.72%
2014	101,115,610	2.72%
2013	98,438,751	2.76%
2012	95,798,767	2.84%
2011	93,149,970	2.88%
2010	90,538,514	2.88%
2009	88,007,636	2.88%
2008	85,543,668	2.94%
2007	83,103,217	2.97%
2006	80,703,490	2.98%
2005	78,367,470	3.01%
2004	76,077,206	3.04%
2003	73,832,663	3.07%
2002	71,635,517	3.09%
2001	69,487,762	3.08%
2000	67,411,494	3.12%
1999	65,374,561	3.17%
1998	63,363,524	3.19%
1997	61,404,539	3.26%
1996	59,467,635	3.35%
1995	57,537,335	3.46%
1994	55,611,508	3.54%
1993	53,708,891	3.58%
1992	51,853,747	4.3%
1991	49,717,198	4.43%
1990	47,609,755	3.77%
1989	45,879,690	3.92%
1988	44,150,825	3.98%
1987	42,460,039	3.47%
1986	41,037,656	3%
1985	39,842,136	2.86%
1984	38,735,722	2.64%
1983	37,740,817	2.83%
1982	36,701,290	3.96%
1981	35,304,012	2.54%
1980	34,428,514	0.55%
1979	34,238,652	1.49%
1978	33,734,592	1.71%
1977	33,167,272	1.95%
1976	32,534,418	2.56%
1975	31,723,252	2.47%
1974	30,957,273	2.62%
1973	30,166,785	2.7%
1972	29,374,608	2.71%
1971	28,600,106	2.77%
1970	27,829,128	2.79%
1969	27,072,571	2.79%
1968	26,337,930	2.8%
1967	25,620,276	2.68%
1966	24,952,689	2.64%
1965	24,310,612	2.72%
1964	23,666,548	2.67%
1963	23,051,637	2.61%
1962	22,465,126	2.55%
1961	21,906,102	2.48%
1960	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).

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Ethiopia has a population of 140M as of 2026, compared to 107M in 2016, 80.7M in 2006, and 59.5M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.11% per year. Ethiopia is ranked 24th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Ethiopia will have 211,226,920 people (51% growth) with a rank change from 10th to 8th.

By the year 2100, Ethiopia's population is projected to grow by 165.3% from its current level to 371M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	24,054
2024	-	-	30,069
2023	3,326,653	3,338,649	-11,996
2022	3,288,118	3,300,114	-11,996
2021	3,203,296	3,204,673	-1,377
2020	3,238,584	3,199,718	38,866
2019	3,121,973	3,132,780	-10,807
2018	3,024,533	3,015,231	9,302
2017	2,970,909	2,899,143	71,766
2016	2,925,712	2,809,889	115,823
2015	2,776,314	2,713,529	62,785
2014	2,726,769	2,623,647	103,122
2013	2,626,975	2,546,020	80,955
2012	2,652,915	2,533,398	119,517
2011	2,644,604	2,527,811	116,793
2010	2,578,261	2,498,048	80,213
2009	2,483,433	2,467,118	16,315
2008	2,444,503	2,465,283	-20,780
2007	2,436,372	2,436,753	-381
2006	2,363,073	2,393,585	-30,512
2005	2,308,954	2,353,375	-44,421
2004	2,271,569	2,296,999	-25,430
2003	2,217,479	2,231,223	-13,744
2002	2,176,758	2,189,683	-12,925
2001	2,118,728	2,137,791	-19,063
2000	2,033,731	2,083,622	-49,891
1999	2,040,129	2,010,987	29,142
1998	1,981,978	1,984,989	-3,011
1997	1,935,993	1,945,112	-9,119
1996	1,937,820	1,896,364	41,456
1995	1,922,795	1,831,068	91,727
1994	1,928,848	1,788,133	140,715
1993	1,876,396	1,734,851	141,545
1992	1,833,945	1,673,839	160,106
1991	2,439,153	1,579,416	859,737
1990	1,775,677	1,479,663	296,014
1989	1,684,383	1,441,769	242,614
1988	1,773,322	1,393,356	379,966
1987	1,608,240	1,356,853	251,387
1986	1,236,504	1,050,277	186,227
1985	1,154,526	997,050	157,476
1984	1,058,302	920,670	137,632
1983	931,494	863,472	68,022
1982	1,147,555	1,080,853	66,702
1981	1,646,973	1,018,838	628,135
1980	103,987	1,007,516	-903,529
1979	275,748	987,203	-711,455
1978	732,397	943,388	-210,991
1977	402,248	929,381	-527,133
1976	863,452	899,577	-36,125
1975	758,885	801,425	-42,540
1974	773,074	777,306	-4,232
1973	807,882	807,535	347
1972	776,433	779,808	-3,375
1971	772,537	787,047	-14,510
1970	769,410	760,821	8,589
1969	743,686	736,428	7,258
1968	725,594	715,602	9,992
1967	709,720	695,283	14,437
1966	625,441	616,281	9,160
1965	658,707	642,359	16,348
1964	629,416	618,667	10,749
1963	600,416	590,998	9,418
1962	572,610	563,650	8,960
1961	545,456	538,518	6,938
1960	513,390	511,694	1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.8% of the population change in Ethiopia 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, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 227,078 and 0.3% in 2010.

Ethiopia population clock

	Ethiopia	Rank
Current population	139917664	10/197
Percent of world population	1.69%	10/197
One net population change	9.36 seconds	5/197
One birth every	7.68 seconds	7/196
One death every	41.1 seconds	14/196
Daily growth/decline	+9,228	5/197
Annual growth/decline	+3,368,075	5/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.62%	25/197
One migration net change every	21.9 minutes	31/196
Annual migration change	+24,054	31/196
Foreign-born residents	1,168,455	53/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.9%	157/195

Largest cities by population

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

Ethiopia population statistics

	Ethiopia	World
Life expectancy	68.1 years	73.8 years
Average age	23.8 years	33.8 years
Median age	19.9 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.1:49.9	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	3.99 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	319 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Ethiopia.

Population map with other countries

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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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