The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 68,516,699 people in France in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 138,227,398 people compared to 68,701,054 in France.
Population statistics:
- Ethiopia's population is 2.01 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 2.5% of the world: 1.67% 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 +0.34% in France.
- Since 2005, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 78.4M people to 138M (76.4% growth), while France has grown from 63.2M to 68.7M (8.74% growth).
- Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 367M people compared to the peak of 70.6M people in 2095 for France.
Ethiopia vs France: live population counter
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| Current population |
138227398
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68701054
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| Population rank | 10/197 | 23/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.67% | 0.83% |
| One net population change |
9.36 seconds
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2.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.68 seconds
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46.6 seconds
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| One death every |
41.1 seconds
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50.2 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
17.5 minutes
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5.81 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +30,069 | +90,527 |
| Daily growth/decline | +9,228 | +628 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,368,075 | +229,212 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.62% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 26/197 | 147/197 |
Ethiopia and France: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 21,376,693 | 47,412,964 | - | - |
| 1961 | 21,906,102 | 47,905,982 | 2.48% | 1.04% |
| 1962 | 22,465,126 | 48,389,516 | 2.55% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 23,051,637 | 48,877,567 | 2.61% | 1.01% |
| 1964 | 23,666,548 | 49,401,492 | 2.67% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 24,310,612 | 49,877,725 | 2.72% | 0.96% |
| 1966 | 24,952,689 | 50,311,637 | 2.64% | 0.87% |
| 1967 | 25,620,276 | 50,722,791 | 2.68% | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 26,337,930 | 51,112,980 | 2.8% | 0.77% |
| 1969 | 27,072,571 | 51,536,014 | 2.79% | 0.83% |
| 1970 | 27,829,128 | 52,007,169 | 2.79% | 0.91% |
| 1971 | 28,600,106 | 52,499,553 | 2.77% | 0.95% |
| 1972 | 29,374,608 | 52,962,356 | 2.71% | 0.88% |
| 1973 | 30,166,785 | 53,392,161 | 2.7% | 0.81% |
| 1974 | 30,957,273 | 53,746,571 | 2.62% | 0.66% |
| 1975 | 31,723,252 | 54,002,853 | 2.47% | 0.48% |
| 1976 | 32,534,418 | 54,232,383 | 2.56% | 0.43% |
| 1977 | 33,167,272 | 54,486,467 | 1.95% | 0.47% |
| 1978 | 33,734,592 | 54,734,030 | 1.71% | 0.45% |
| 1979 | 34,238,652 | 54,979,851 | 1.49% | 0.45% |
| 1980 | 34,428,514 | 55,274,184 | 0.55% | 0.54% |
| 1981 | 35,304,012 | 55,603,353 | 2.54% | 0.6% |
| 1982 | 36,701,290 | 55,806,789 | 3.96% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 37,740,817 | 56,108,330 | 2.83% | 0.54% |
| 1984 | 38,735,722 | 56,383,085 | 2.64% | 0.49% |
| 1985 | 39,842,136 | 56,665,619 | 2.86% | 0.5% |
| 1986 | 41,037,656 | 56,956,002 | 3% | 0.51% |
| 1987 | 42,460,039 | 57,266,167 | 3.47% | 0.54% |
| 1988 | 44,150,825 | 57,598,186 | 3.98% | 0.58% |
| 1989 | 45,879,690 | 57,943,062 | 3.92% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 47,609,755 | 58,261,012 | 3.77% | 0.55% |
| 1991 | 49,717,198 | 58,554,242 | 4.43% | 0.5% |
| 1992 | 51,853,747 | 58,846,584 | 4.3% | 0.5% |
| 1993 | 53,708,891 | 59,103,094 | 3.58% | 0.44% |
| 1994 | 55,611,508 | 59,324,863 | 3.54% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 57,537,335 | 59,541,294 | 3.46% | 0.36% |
| 1996 | 59,467,635 | 59,754,504 | 3.35% | 0.36% |
| 1997 | 61,404,539 | 59,968,066 | 3.26% | 0.36% |
| 1998 | 63,363,524 | 60,190,684 | 3.19% | 0.37% |
| 1999 | 65,374,561 | 60,501,986 | 3.17% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 67,411,494 | 60,918,661 | 3.12% | 0.69% |
| 2001 | 69,487,762 | 61,364,377 | 3.08% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 71,635,517 | 61,812,142 | 3.09% | 0.73% |
| 2003 | 73,832,663 | 62,249,855 | 3.07% | 0.71% |
| 2004 | 76,077,206 | 62,707,588 | 3.04% | 0.74% |
| 2005 | 78,367,470 | 63,180,854 | 3.01% | 0.75% |
| 2006 | 80,703,490 | 63,622,342 | 2.98% | 0.7% |
| 2007 | 83,103,217 | 64,016,890 | 2.97% | 0.62% |
| 2008 | 85,543,668 | 64,375,116 | 2.94% | 0.56% |
| 2009 | 88,007,636 | 64,706,436 | 2.88% | 0.51% |
| 2010 | 90,538,514 | 65,026,211 | 2.88% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 93,149,970 | 65,340,830 | 2.88% | 0.48% |
| 2012 | 95,798,767 | 65,657,659 | 2.84% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 98,438,751 | 65,997,932 | 2.76% | 0.52% |
| 2014 | 101,115,610 | 66,312,067 | 2.72% | 0.48% |
| 2015 | 103,867,135 | 66,548,272 | 2.72% | 0.36% |
| 2016 | 106,718,162 | 66,724,104 | 2.74% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 109,666,481 | 66,918,020 | 2.76% | 0.29% |
| 2018 | 112,664,152 | 67,158,348 | 2.73% | 0.36% |
| 2019 | 115,737,383 | 67,382,061 | 2.73% | 0.33% |
| 2020 | 118,917,671 | 67,601,110 | 2.75% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 122,138,588 | 67,842,811 | 2.71% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 125,384,287 | 68,065,015 | 2.66% | 0.33% |
| 2023 | 128,691,692 | 68,287,487 | 2.64% | 0.33% |
| 2024 | 132,059,767 | 68,516,699 | 2.62% | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 135,472,043 | 68,621,995 | 2.58% | 0.15% |
| 2026 | 138,902,180 | 68,720,416 | 2.53% | 0.14% |
| 2027 | 142,364,798 | 68,814,997 | 2.49% | 0.14% |
| 2028 | 145,841,255 | 68,908,044 | 2.44% | 0.14% |
| 2029 | 149,336,056 | 69,000,393 | 2.4% | 0.13% |
| 2030 | 152,855,352 | 69,092,395 | 2.36% | 0.13% |
| 2031 | 156,382,425 | 69,182,139 | 2.31% | 0.13% |
| 2032 | 159,923,895 | 69,271,844 | 2.26% | 0.13% |
| 2033 | 163,453,311 | 69,361,763 | 2.21% | 0.13% |
| 2034 | 166,978,790 | 69,453,221 | 2.16% | 0.13% |
| 2035 | 170,532,952 | 69,545,666 | 2.13% | 0.13% |
| 2036 | 174,097,772 | 69,635,631 | 2.09% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 177,661,132 | 69,723,960 | 2.05% | 0.13% |
| 2038 | 181,235,892 | 69,807,163 | 2.01% | 0.12% |
| 2039 | 184,835,102 | 69,880,758 | 1.99% | 0.11% |
| 2040 | 188,450,900 | 69,948,192 | 1.96% | 0.1% |
| 2041 | 192,068,629 | 70,013,748 | 1.92% | 0.09% |
| 2042 | 195,695,295 | 70,076,842 | 1.89% | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 199,347,978 | 70,130,305 | 1.87% | 0.08% |
| 2044 | 203,014,368 | 70,172,822 | 1.84% | 0.06% |
| 2045 | 206,673,625 | 70,207,698 | 1.8% | 0.05% |
| 2046 | 210,337,847 | 70,232,113 | 1.77% | 0.03% |
| 2047 | 214,023,504 | 70,246,945 | 1.75% | 0.02% |
| 2048 | 217,710,204 | 70,253,351 | 1.72% | 0.009% |
| 2049 | 221,377,329 | 70,249,312 | 1.68% | -0.006% |
| 2050 | 225,021,865 | 70,237,272 | 1.65% | -0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ethiopia increased by 25,499,665 people (a 32.5% growth), while France gained 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ethiopia gained 34,360,263 (a 33.1% growth), while France's population increased by 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth).
Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2005 and is 10th in 2025. France was ranked 20th in 2005 and ranked 23rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Ethiopia's population will grow by 62.8% to 225,021,865 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of France will increase by 2.24% to 70,237,272 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| Paris | 2.15M |
| Marseille | 877K |
| Lyon | 521K |
| Toulouse | 512K |
| Nice | 354K |
| Nantes | 325K |
| Strasbourg | 292K |
| Toulon | 181K |
| Saint-Etienne | 173K |
| Saint-Denis | 156K |
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Population differences between Ethiopia and France
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| Life expectancy | 67.9 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 23.8 years | 42.6 years |
| Median age | 19.9 years | 43 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.99 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 329 ppl/mi² |
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