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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 2.03 times bigger than France's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.52% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Ethiopia vs France: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia France
2100 371,192,732 70,613,012
2099 369,452,188 70,629,584
2098 367,626,914 70,639,488
2097 365,680,268 70,644,570
2096 363,648,440 70,651,179
2095 361,707,589 70,644,818
2094 359,642,227 70,628,949
2093 357,570,752 70,603,242
2092 355,499,462 70,580,656
2091 353,327,595 70,553,277
2090 351,068,287 70,520,528
2089 348,859,203 70,486,909
2088 346,624,222 70,447,851
2087 344,268,493 70,408,245
2086 341,777,395 70,365,710
2085 339,272,558 70,328,248
2084 336,753,372 70,285,895
2083 334,186,307 70,234,175
2082 331,503,693 70,193,367
2081 328,816,892 70,148,354
2080 326,114,551 70,107,021
2079 323,382,593 70,065,621
2078 320,521,381 70,025,358
2077 317,590,857 69,983,383
2076 314,615,353 69,940,036
2075 311,583,813 69,897,457
2074 308,511,275 69,862,353
2073 305,477,711 69,830,973
2072 302,351,806 69,804,981
2071 299,211,554 69,777,127
2070 296,054,535 69,764,791
2069 292,847,034 69,754,867
2068 289,612,061 69,756,896
2067 286,279,975 69,764,705
2066 282,992,981 69,773,902
2065 279,662,528 69,794,612
2064 276,283,161 69,818,938
2063 272,866,834 69,848,255
2062 269,424,014 69,886,879
2061 265,885,347 69,926,483
2060 262,350,260 69,968,809
2059 258,772,570 70,014,435
2058 255,284,371 70,057,256
2057 251,733,988 70,102,722
2056 248,079,002 70,146,920
2055 244,501,471 70,196,482
2054 240,868,686 70,236,369
2053 237,228,269 70,270,537
2052 233,551,340 70,295,830
2051 229,804,463 70,321,018
2050 226,124,819 70,335,872
2049 222,420,063 70,345,142
2048 218,694,640 70,343,943
2047 214,950,242 70,332,332
2046 211,226,920 70,314,243
2045 207,525,986 70,283,430
2044 203,812,674 70,244,405
2043 200,097,321 70,198,284
2042 196,411,774 70,137,343
2041 192,749,114 70,071,925
2040 189,081,695 70,006,064
2039 185,422,958 69,936,874
2038 181,789,129 69,858,693
2037 178,179,942 69,770,244
2036 174,569,201 69,681,800
2035 170,957,061 69,590,103
2034 167,367,920 69,496,656
2033 163,813,895 69,406,955
2032 160,216,774 69,316,572
2031 156,638,324 69,227,320
2030 153,070,380 69,136,856
2029 149,507,684 69,043,072
2028 145,989,372 68,951,924
2027 142,463,827 68,856,735
2026 138,973,582 68,762,523
2025 135,513,842 68,659,633
2024 132,059,767 68,551,653
2023 128,691,692 68,372,286
2022 125,384,287 68,184,457
2021 122,138,588 67,842,811
2020 118,917,671 67,601,110
2019 115,737,383 67,382,061
2018 112,664,152 67,158,348
2017 109,666,481 66,918,020
2016 106,718,162 66,724,104
2015 103,867,135 66,548,272
2014 101,115,610 66,312,067
2013 98,438,751 65,997,932
2012 95,798,767 65,657,659
2011 93,149,970 65,340,830
2010 90,538,514 65,026,211
2009 88,007,636 64,706,436
2008 85,543,668 64,375,116
2007 83,103,217 64,016,890
2006 80,703,490 63,622,342
2005 78,367,470 63,180,854
2004 76,077,206 62,707,588
2003 73,832,663 62,249,855
2002 71,635,517 61,812,142
2001 69,487,762 61,364,377
2000 67,411,494 60,918,661
1999 65,374,561 60,501,986
1998 63,363,524 60,190,684
1997 61,404,539 59,968,066
1996 59,467,635 59,754,504
1995 57,537,335 59,541,294
1994 55,611,508 59,324,863
1993 53,708,891 59,103,094
1992 51,853,747 58,846,584
1991 49,717,198 58,554,242
1990 47,609,755 58,261,012
1989 45,879,690 57,943,062
1988 44,150,825 57,598,186
1987 42,460,039 57,266,167
1986 41,037,656 56,956,002
1985 39,842,136 56,665,619
1984 38,735,722 56,383,085
1983 37,740,817 56,108,330
1982 36,701,290 55,806,789
1981 35,304,012 55,603,353
1980 34,428,514 55,274,184
1979 34,238,652 54,979,851
1978 33,734,592 54,734,030
1977 33,167,272 54,486,467
1976 32,534,418 54,232,383
1975 31,723,252 54,002,853
1974 30,957,273 53,746,571
1973 30,166,785 53,392,161
1972 29,374,608 52,962,356
1971 28,600,106 52,499,553
1970 27,829,128 52,007,169
1969 27,072,571 51,536,014
1968 26,337,930 51,112,980
1967 25,620,276 50,722,791
1966 24,952,689 50,311,637
1965 24,310,612 49,877,725
1964 23,666,548 49,401,492
1963 23,051,637 48,877,567
1962 22,465,126 48,389,516
1961 21,906,102 47,905,982
1960 21,376,693 47,412,964

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/ethiopia/france | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ethiopia's population will grow by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 70.7M people in 2096 for France.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia France
2100 0.47% -0.02%
2099 0.5% -0.01%
2098 0.53% -0.007%
2097 0.56% -0.009%
2096 0.54% 0.009%
2095 0.57% 0.02%
2094 0.58% 0.04%
2093 0.58% 0.03%
2092 0.61% 0.04%
2091 0.64% 0.05%
2090 0.63% 0.05%
2089 0.64% 0.06%
2088 0.68% 0.06%
2087 0.73% 0.06%
2086 0.74% 0.05%
2085 0.75% 0.06%
2084 0.77% 0.07%
2083 0.81% 0.06%
2082 0.82% 0.06%
2081 0.83% 0.06%
2080 0.84% 0.06%
2079 0.89% 0.06%
2078 0.92% 0.06%
2077 0.95% 0.06%
2076 0.97% 0.06%
2075 1% 0.05%
2074 0.99% 0.04%
2073 1.03% 0.04%
2072 1.05% 0.04%
2071 1.07% 0.02%
2070 1.1% 0.01%
2069 1.12% -0.003%
2068 1.16% -0.01%
2067 1.16% -0.01%
2066 1.19% -0.03%
2065 1.22% -0.03%
2064 1.25% -0.04%
2063 1.28% -0.06%
2062 1.33% -0.06%
2061 1.35% -0.06%
2060 1.38% -0.07%
2059 1.37% -0.06%
2058 1.41% -0.06%
2057 1.47% -0.06%
2056 1.46% -0.07%
2055 1.51% -0.06%
2054 1.53% -0.05%
2053 1.57% -0.04%
2052 1.63% -0.04%
2051 1.63% -0.02%
2050 1.67% -0.01%
2049 1.7% 0.002%
2048 1.74% 0.02%
2047 1.76% 0.03%
2046 1.78% 0.04%
2045 1.82% 0.06%
2044 1.86% 0.07%
2043 1.88% 0.09%
2042 1.9% 0.09%
2041 1.94% 0.09%
2040 1.97% 0.1%
2039 2% 0.11%
2038 2.03% 0.13%
2037 2.07% 0.13%
2036 2.11% 0.13%
2035 2.14% 0.13%
2034 2.17% 0.13%
2033 2.25% 0.13%
2032 2.28% 0.13%
2031 2.33% 0.13%
2030 2.38% 0.14%
2029 2.41% 0.13%
2028 2.47% 0.14%
2027 2.51% 0.14%
2026 2.55% 0.15%
2025 2.62% 0.16%
2024 2.62% 0.26%
2023 2.64% 0.28%
2022 2.66% 0.5%
2021 2.71% 0.36%
2020 2.75% 0.33%
2019 2.73% 0.33%
2018 2.73% 0.36%
2017 2.76% 0.29%
2016 2.74% 0.26%
2015 2.72% 0.36%
2014 2.72% 0.48%
2013 2.76% 0.52%
2012 2.84% 0.48%
2011 2.88% 0.48%
2010 2.88% 0.49%
2009 2.88% 0.51%
2008 2.94% 0.56%
2007 2.97% 0.62%
2006 2.98% 0.7%
2005 3.01% 0.75%
2004 3.04% 0.74%
2003 3.07% 0.71%
2002 3.09% 0.73%
2001 3.08% 0.73%
2000 3.12% 0.69%
1999 3.17% 0.52%
1998 3.19% 0.37%
1997 3.26% 0.36%
1996 3.35% 0.36%
1995 3.46% 0.36%
1994 3.54% 0.38%
1993 3.58% 0.44%
1992 4.3% 0.5%
1991 4.43% 0.5%
1990 3.77% 0.55%
1989 3.92% 0.6%
1988 3.98% 0.58%
1987 3.47% 0.54%
1986 3% 0.51%
1985 2.86% 0.5%
1984 2.64% 0.49%
1983 2.83% 0.54%
1982 3.96% 0.37%
1981 2.54% 0.6%
1980 0.55% 0.54%
1979 1.49% 0.45%
1978 1.71% 0.45%
1977 1.95% 0.47%
1976 2.56% 0.43%
1975 2.47% 0.48%
1974 2.62% 0.66%
1973 2.7% 0.81%
1972 2.71% 0.88%
1971 2.77% 0.95%
1970 2.79% 0.91%
1969 2.79% 0.83%
1968 2.8% 0.77%
1967 2.68% 0.82%
1966 2.64% 0.87%
1965 2.72% 0.96%
1964 2.67% 1.07%
1963 2.61% 1.01%
1962 2.55% 1.01%
1961 2.48% 1.04%

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/ethiopia/france | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia France
Current population
139917664
68788006
Population rank 10/197 23/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.83%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
2.93 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
46.6 seconds
One death every
41.1 seconds
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +491
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 152/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +91,737
Net migration rank 31/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 91,737
2024 - 30,069 - 90,527
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 47,860 91,862
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 54,547 179,377
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 74,627 131,465
2020 3,199,718 38,866 67,602 145,593
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 141,503 71,972
2018 3,015,231 9,302 147,749 132,925
2017 2,899,143 71,766 160,604 102,984
2016 2,809,889 115,823 193,500 15,548
2015 2,713,529 62,785 206,300 -345
2014 2,623,647 103,122 265,248 52,342
2013 2,546,020 80,955 244,192 116,297
2012 2,533,398 119,517 256,065 103,287
2011 2,527,811 116,793 280,966 70,178
2010 2,498,048 80,213 286,116 52,644
2009 2,467,118 16,315 278,238 58,032
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 283,250 79,528
2007 2,436,753 -381 288,076 91,973
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 305,387 132,512
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 271,677 191,417
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 282,185 200,629
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 230,325 195,616
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 253,430 191,373
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 263,867 179,476
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 268,042 171,637
1999 2,010,987 29,142 229,907 169,448
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 222,705 20,216
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 215,885 -15,255
1996 1,896,364 41,456 221,092 -21,463
1995 1,831,068 91,727 220,303 -17,128
1994 1,788,133 140,715 201,704 -4,232
1993 1,734,851 141,545 224,592 16,892
1992 1,673,839 160,106 229,502 61,964
1991 1,579,416 859,737 234,216 35,201
1990 1,479,663 296,014 238,870 43,323
1989 1,441,769 242,614 243,361 82,052
1988 1,393,356 379,966 247,672 69,935
1987 1,356,853 251,387 251,971 59,890
1986 1,050,277 186,227 250,606 51,642
1985 997,050 157,476 249,328 66,149
1984 920,670 137,632 248,086 76,175
1983 863,472 68,022 235,655 88,166
1982 1,080,853 66,702 234,389 81,084
1981 1,018,838 628,135 222,414 69,365
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 210,042 54,718
1979 987,203 -711,455 208,923 34,295
1978 943,388 -210,991 213,462 18,692
1977 929,381 -527,133 217,946 44,918
1976 899,577 -36,125 227,776 59,515
1975 801,425 -42,540 248,413 16,139
1974 777,306 -4,232 268,733 26,203
1973 807,535 347 282,979 103,910
1972 779,808 -3,375 296,589 101,223
1971 787,047 -14,510 309,747 144,321
1970 760,821 8,589 322,444 182,941
1969 736,428 7,258 329,831 160,403
1968 715,602 9,992 337,346 113,115
1967 695,283 14,437 339,843 63,018
1966 616,281 9,160 352,181 96,097
1965 642,359 16,348 354,132 82,879
1964 618,667 10,749 360,631 163,039
1963 590,998 9,418 361,694 190,925
1962 563,650 8,960 358,082 141,634
1961 538,518 6,938 354,504 128,618
1960 511,694 1,696 346,115 143,032

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

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

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). In France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

Biggest 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
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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