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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 68,720,337 people in France in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 68,871,753 in France.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 2.04 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 +2.69% per year vs +0.32% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.9M (8.25% growth).

Ethiopia vs France: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia France
2100 371,078,260 70,675,442
2099 369,338,252 70,692,029
2098 367,513,542 70,701,942
2097 365,567,496 70,707,028
2096 363,536,294 70,713,643
2095 361,596,042 70,707,277
2094 359,531,317 70,691,394
2093 357,460,480 70,665,663
2092 355,389,829 70,643,058
2091 353,218,632 70,615,655
2090 350,960,021 70,582,877
2089 348,751,618 70,549,228
2088 346,517,326 70,510,136
2087 344,162,324 70,470,494
2086 341,671,994 70,427,922
2085 339,167,930 70,390,427
2084 336,649,520 70,348,036
2083 334,083,247 70,296,271
2082 331,401,460 70,255,426
2081 328,715,487 70,210,373
2080 326,013,981 70,169,003
2079 323,282,865 70,127,568
2078 320,422,535 70,087,269
2077 317,492,915 70,045,257
2076 314,518,328 70,001,871
2075 311,487,723 69,959,255
2074 308,416,133 69,924,120
2073 305,383,505 69,892,712
2072 302,258,564 69,866,697
2071 299,119,280 69,838,818
2070 295,963,235 69,826,471
2069 292,756,723 69,816,539
2068 289,522,748 69,818,570
2067 286,191,689 69,826,386
2066 282,905,709 69,835,591
2065 279,576,283 69,856,319
2064 276,197,958 69,880,666
2063 272,782,685 69,910,009
2062 269,340,926 69,948,667
2061 265,803,351 69,988,307
2060 262,269,354 70,030,670
2059 258,692,767 70,076,337
2058 255,205,644 70,119,195
2057 251,656,356 70,164,701
2056 248,002,497 70,208,938
2055 244,426,069 70,258,544
2054 240,794,405 70,298,466
2053 237,155,110 70,332,664
2052 233,479,314 70,357,980
2051 229,733,593 70,383,190
2050 226,055,085 70,398,057
2049 222,351,471 70,407,335
2048 218,627,197 70,406,135
2047 214,883,954 70,394,515
2046 211,161,780 70,376,409
2045 207,461,987 70,345,569
2044 203,749,820 70,306,509
2043 200,035,613 70,260,348
2042 196,351,202 70,199,353
2041 192,689,672 70,133,877
2040 189,023,384 70,067,958
2039 185,365,776 69,998,706
2038 181,733,067 69,920,456
2037 178,124,993 69,831,930
2036 174,515,366 69,743,406
2035 170,904,339 69,651,629
2034 167,316,305 69,558,099
2033 163,763,376 69,468,319
2032 160,167,364 69,377,856
2031 156,590,018 69,288,525
2030 153,023,174 69,197,981
2029 149,461,578 69,104,114
2028 145,944,350 69,012,886
2027 142,419,893 68,917,613
2026 138,930,724 68,823,318
2025 135,472,051 68,720,337
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while France's population increased by 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% 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 60.6% to 226,055,085 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of France will increase by 2.22% to 70,398,057 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 2.58% 0.25%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while France's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia France
Current population
140722974
68871753
Population rank 10/197 23/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.83%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
3.12 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
47.4 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
48.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +462
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +168,684
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 149/197
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 3,379,409 30,069 20,566 90,527
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 34,186 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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 99.1% of the population change in Ethiopia is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people). In France 53.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,101,184 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 961,908 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 2.1M
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 (1960–2025, 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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