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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 2,663,339 in Gabon.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 52.5 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 141st.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.03% for Gabon.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Gabon has grown from 1.51M to 2.66M (76.6% growth).

Ethiopia vs Gabon: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Gabon
2100 371,192,732 6,955,864
2099 369,452,188 6,912,052
2098 367,626,914 6,867,857
2097 365,680,268 6,822,087
2096 363,648,440 6,775,495
2095 361,707,589 6,727,815
2094 359,642,227 6,680,075
2093 357,570,752 6,631,425
2092 355,499,462 6,582,261
2091 353,327,595 6,532,342
2090 351,068,287 6,481,491
2089 348,859,203 6,429,956
2088 346,624,222 6,376,859
2087 344,268,493 6,323,194
2086 341,777,395 6,269,178
2085 339,272,558 6,215,121
2084 336,753,372 6,160,019
2083 334,186,307 6,103,820
2082 331,503,693 6,046,995
2081 328,816,892 5,989,415
2080 326,114,551 5,931,520
2079 323,382,593 5,873,052
2078 320,521,381 5,814,259
2077 317,590,857 5,754,857
2076 314,615,353 5,695,764
2075 311,583,813 5,636,043
2074 308,511,275 5,576,620
2073 305,477,711 5,516,502
2072 302,351,806 5,456,238
2071 299,211,554 5,395,666
2070 296,054,535 5,335,269
2069 292,847,034 5,274,817
2068 289,612,061 5,214,405
2067 286,279,975 5,153,427
2066 282,992,981 5,092,586
2065 279,662,528 5,031,764
2064 276,283,161 4,970,757
2063 272,866,834 4,909,630
2062 269,424,014 4,848,693
2061 265,885,347 4,787,706
2060 262,350,260 4,726,341
2059 258,772,570 4,664,287
2058 255,284,371 4,602,087
2057 251,733,988 4,540,068
2056 248,079,002 4,477,242
2055 244,501,471 4,414,477
2054 240,868,686 4,350,938
2053 237,228,269 4,287,630
2052 233,551,340 4,224,256
2051 229,804,463 4,160,459
2050 226,124,819 4,096,708
2049 222,420,063 4,032,976
2048 218,694,640 3,968,977
2047 214,950,242 3,904,724
2046 211,226,920 3,840,333
2045 207,525,986 3,775,786
2044 203,812,674 3,711,691
2043 200,097,321 3,647,956
2042 196,411,774 3,584,695
2041 192,749,114 3,521,560
2040 189,081,695 3,458,896
2039 185,422,958 3,397,011
2038 181,789,129 3,335,835
2037 178,179,942 3,275,298
2036 174,569,201 3,215,119
2035 170,957,061 3,155,791
2034 167,367,920 3,097,371
2033 163,813,895 3,039,514
2032 160,216,774 2,982,347
2031 156,638,324 2,925,690
2030 153,070,380 2,869,476
2029 149,507,684 2,813,855
2028 145,989,372 2,758,554
2027 142,463,827 2,703,425
2026 138,973,582 2,648,476
2025 135,513,842 2,593,715
2024 132,059,767 2,538,952
2023 128,691,692 2,484,789
2022 125,384,287 2,430,747
2021 122,138,588 2,376,722
2020 118,917,671 2,322,539
2019 115,737,383 2,267,706
2018 112,664,152 2,212,318
2017 109,666,481 2,156,900
2016 106,718,162 2,100,306
2015 103,867,135 2,040,989
2014 101,115,610 1,978,399
2013 98,438,751 1,913,059
2012 95,798,767 1,846,889
2011 93,149,970 1,781,985
2010 90,538,514 1,719,879
2009 88,007,636 1,661,556
2008 85,543,668 1,607,175
2007 83,103,217 1,556,237
2006 80,703,490 1,508,337
2005 78,367,470 1,463,495
2004 76,077,206 1,421,609
2003 73,832,663 1,382,350
2002 71,635,517 1,345,135
2001 69,487,762 1,309,589
2000 67,411,494 1,275,572
1999 65,374,561 1,243,016
1998 63,363,524 1,211,736
1997 61,404,539 1,181,439
1996 59,467,635 1,152,015
1995 57,537,335 1,123,213
1994 55,611,508 1,094,720
1993 53,708,891 1,066,405
1992 51,853,747 1,038,380
1991 49,717,198 1,010,818
1990 47,609,755 983,734
1989 45,879,690 957,138
1988 44,150,825 931,020
1987 42,460,039 905,479
1986 41,037,656 880,705
1985 39,842,136 856,726
1984 38,735,722 833,501
1983 37,740,817 811,005
1982 36,701,290 789,286
1981 35,304,012 768,385
1980 34,428,514 748,389
1979 34,238,652 729,375
1978 33,734,592 711,245
1977 33,167,272 693,984
1976 32,534,418 677,628
1975 31,723,252 662,197
1974 30,957,273 647,691
1973 30,166,785 633,995
1972 29,374,608 620,960
1971 28,600,106 608,348
1970 27,829,128 595,846
1969 27,072,571 583,276
1968 26,337,930 572,257
1967 25,620,276 563,108
1966 24,952,689 554,463
1965 24,310,612 546,308
1964 23,666,548 538,657
1963 23,051,637 531,452
1962 22,465,126 524,649
1961 21,906,102 518,266
1960 21,376,693 512,316

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/gabon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Gabon gained 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2006 and ranked 141st 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 Gabon will increase by 53.8% to 4,096,708 people and rank change from 141st to 133rd.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 6.96M people in 2100 for Gabon.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Gabon
2100 0.47% 0.63%
2099 0.5% 0.64%
2098 0.53% 0.67%
2097 0.56% 0.69%
2096 0.54% 0.71%
2095 0.57% 0.71%
2094 0.58% 0.73%
2093 0.58% 0.75%
2092 0.61% 0.76%
2091 0.64% 0.78%
2090 0.63% 0.8%
2089 0.64% 0.83%
2088 0.68% 0.85%
2087 0.73% 0.86%
2086 0.74% 0.87%
2085 0.75% 0.89%
2084 0.77% 0.92%
2083 0.81% 0.94%
2082 0.82% 0.96%
2081 0.83% 0.98%
2080 0.84% 1%
2079 0.89% 1.01%
2078 0.92% 1.03%
2077 0.95% 1.04%
2076 0.97% 1.06%
2075 1% 1.07%
2074 0.99% 1.09%
2073 1.03% 1.1%
2072 1.05% 1.12%
2071 1.07% 1.13%
2070 1.1% 1.15%
2069 1.12% 1.16%
2068 1.16% 1.18%
2067 1.16% 1.19%
2066 1.19% 1.21%
2065 1.22% 1.23%
2064 1.25% 1.25%
2063 1.28% 1.26%
2062 1.33% 1.27%
2061 1.35% 1.3%
2060 1.38% 1.33%
2059 1.37% 1.35%
2058 1.41% 1.37%
2057 1.47% 1.4%
2056 1.46% 1.42%
2055 1.51% 1.46%
2054 1.53% 1.48%
2053 1.57% 1.5%
2052 1.63% 1.53%
2051 1.63% 1.56%
2050 1.67% 1.58%
2049 1.7% 1.61%
2048 1.74% 1.65%
2047 1.76% 1.68%
2046 1.78% 1.71%
2045 1.82% 1.73%
2044 1.86% 1.75%
2043 1.88% 1.76%
2042 1.9% 1.79%
2041 1.94% 1.81%
2040 1.97% 1.82%
2039 2% 1.83%
2038 2.03% 1.85%
2037 2.07% 1.87%
2036 2.11% 1.88%
2035 2.14% 1.89%
2034 2.17% 1.9%
2033 2.25% 1.92%
2032 2.28% 1.94%
2031 2.33% 1.96%
2030 2.38% 1.98%
2029 2.41% 2%
2028 2.47% 2.04%
2027 2.51% 2.07%
2026 2.55% 2.11%
2025 2.62% 2.16%
2024 2.62% 2.18%
2023 2.64% 2.22%
2022 2.66% 2.27%
2021 2.71% 2.33%
2020 2.75% 2.42%
2019 2.73% 2.5%
2018 2.73% 2.57%
2017 2.76% 2.69%
2016 2.74% 2.91%
2015 2.72% 3.16%
2014 2.72% 3.42%
2013 2.76% 3.58%
2012 2.84% 3.64%
2011 2.88% 3.61%
2010 2.88% 3.51%
2009 2.88% 3.38%
2008 2.94% 3.27%
2007 2.97% 3.18%
2006 2.98% 3.06%
2005 3.01% 2.95%
2004 3.04% 2.84%
2003 3.07% 2.77%
2002 3.09% 2.71%
2001 3.08% 2.67%
2000 3.12% 2.62%
1999 3.17% 2.58%
1998 3.19% 2.56%
1997 3.26% 2.55%
1996 3.35% 2.56%
1995 3.46% 2.6%
1994 3.54% 2.66%
1993 3.58% 2.7%
1992 4.3% 2.73%
1991 4.43% 2.75%
1990 3.77% 2.78%
1989 3.92% 2.81%
1988 3.98% 2.82%
1987 3.47% 2.81%
1986 3% 2.8%
1985 2.86% 2.79%
1984 2.64% 2.77%
1983 2.83% 2.75%
1982 3.96% 2.72%
1981 2.54% 2.67%
1980 0.55% 2.61%
1979 1.49% 2.55%
1978 1.71% 2.49%
1977 1.95% 2.41%
1976 2.56% 2.33%
1975 2.47% 2.24%
1974 2.62% 2.16%
1973 2.7% 2.1%
1972 2.71% 2.07%
1971 2.77% 2.1%
1970 2.79% 2.16%
1969 2.79% 1.93%
1968 2.8% 1.62%
1967 2.68% 1.56%
1966 2.64% 1.49%
1965 2.72% 1.42%
1964 2.67% 1.36%
1963 2.61% 1.3%
1962 2.55% 1.23%
1961 2.48% 1.16%

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/gabon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Gabon's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Gabon
Current population
139917664
2663339
Population rank 10/197 141/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.03%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
9.7 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
7.65 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
33.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +148
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +54,163
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 44/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
7.87 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 +1,116
Net migration rank 31/196 62/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 449,746
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 84/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 17.7%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 34/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Gabon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Gabon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 1,116
2024 - 30,069 - 1,105
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 53,167 987
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 52,944 987
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 52,611 1,503
2020 3,199,718 38,866 52,745 1,506
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 53,185 2,233
2018 3,015,231 9,302 52,476 2,886
2017 2,899,143 71,766 51,455 4,013
2016 2,809,889 115,823 50,321 7,398
2015 2,713,529 62,785 48,876 12,041
2014 2,623,647 103,122 47,704 16,565
2013 2,546,020 80,955 46,829 19,587
2012 2,533,398 119,517 45,941 19,973
2011 2,527,811 116,793 44,922 18,967
2010 2,498,048 80,213 43,061 17,274
2009 2,467,118 16,315 41,037 15,277
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 39,002 13,441
2007 2,436,753 -381 37,394 12,045
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 35,984 10,382
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 34,766 8,555
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 33,615 6,830
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 32,633 5,434
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 31,777 4,582
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 30,941 3,801
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 30,210 3,086
1999 2,010,987 29,142 29,330 2,480
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 28,697 2,055
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 28,053 1,786
1996 1,896,364 41,456 27,450 1,555
1995 1,831,068 91,727 27,290 1,314
1994 1,788,133 140,715 27,271 1,110
1993 1,734,851 141,545 27,235 1,009
1992 1,673,839 160,106 26,810 990
1991 1,579,416 859,737 26,334 990
1990 1,479,663 296,014 25,858 990
1989 1,441,769 242,614 25,359 990
1988 1,393,356 379,966 24,888 990
1987 1,356,853 251,387 24,212 990
1986 1,050,277 186,227 23,362 990
1985 997,050 157,476 22,617 990
1984 920,670 137,632 21,851 990
1983 863,472 68,022 21,162 990
1982 1,080,853 66,702 20,292 990
1981 1,018,838 628,135 19,528 990
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 18,503 990
1979 987,203 -711,455 17,553 990
1978 943,388 -210,991 16,714 990
1977 929,381 -527,133 15,842 972
1976 899,577 -36,125 14,998 899
1975 801,425 -42,540 14,162 792
1974 777,306 -4,232 13,381 680
1973 807,535 347 12,731 608
1972 779,808 -3,375 12,095 639
1971 787,047 -14,510 11,357 1,130
1970 760,821 8,589 10,635 1,882
1969 736,428 7,258 9,969 2,650
1968 715,602 9,992 9,417 0
1967 695,283 14,437 8,883 0
1966 616,281 9,160 8,410 0
1965 642,359 16,348 7,902 0
1964 618,667 10,749 7,402 0
1963 590,998 9,418 7,001 0
1962 563,650 8,960 6,609 0
1961 538,518 6,938 6,161 0
1960 511,694 1,696 5,732 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/gabon | 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 Gabon 91.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 515,484 people) and 8.86% is from migration (a gain of 50,119 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 449,746 people or 17.7% in Gabon.

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
Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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