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Population in Ethiopia compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 2,759,988 people in the Gambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 2,902,554 in the Gambia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 48.2 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while the Gambia is the 138th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.04% for the Gambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +2.5% in the Gambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while the Gambia has grown from 1.72M to 2.9M (69.2% growth).

Ethiopia vs Gambia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Gambia
2100 371,192,732 5,767,668
2099 369,452,188 5,765,660
2098 367,626,914 5,762,971
2097 365,680,268 5,759,632
2096 363,648,440 5,755,430
2095 361,707,589 5,750,385
2094 359,642,227 5,744,540
2093 357,570,752 5,737,026
2092 355,499,462 5,728,594
2091 353,327,595 5,719,408
2090 351,068,287 5,708,875
2089 348,859,203 5,697,140
2088 346,624,222 5,684,094
2087 344,268,493 5,669,958
2086 341,777,395 5,655,091
2085 339,272,558 5,638,646
2084 336,753,372 5,621,067
2083 334,186,307 5,602,456
2082 331,503,693 5,582,581
2081 328,816,892 5,561,294
2080 326,114,551 5,538,819
2079 323,382,593 5,515,086
2078 320,521,381 5,489,750
2077 317,590,857 5,463,305
2076 314,615,353 5,435,859
2075 311,583,813 5,406,946
2074 308,511,275 5,376,718
2073 305,477,711 5,345,328
2072 302,351,806 5,313,201
2071 299,211,554 5,279,975
2070 296,054,535 5,245,200
2069 292,847,034 5,209,379
2068 289,612,061 5,172,146
2067 286,279,975 5,134,037
2066 282,992,981 5,094,458
2065 279,662,528 5,053,246
2064 276,283,161 5,011,122
2063 272,866,834 4,968,038
2062 269,424,014 4,923,683
2061 265,885,347 4,877,966
2060 262,350,260 4,831,631
2059 258,772,570 4,784,535
2058 255,284,371 4,736,846
2057 251,733,988 4,688,039
2056 248,079,002 4,638,482
2055 244,501,471 4,588,184
2054 240,868,686 4,536,562
2053 237,228,269 4,484,692
2052 233,551,340 4,431,827
2051 229,804,463 4,378,133
2050 226,124,819 4,323,657
2049 222,420,063 4,268,536
2048 218,694,640 4,212,677
2047 214,950,242 4,155,975
2046 211,226,920 4,098,930
2045 207,525,986 4,041,218
2044 203,812,674 3,982,976
2043 200,097,321 3,924,126
2042 196,411,774 3,864,662
2041 192,749,114 3,805,317
2040 189,081,695 3,745,312
2039 185,422,958 3,685,048
2038 181,789,129 3,624,271
2037 178,179,942 3,563,745
2036 174,569,201 3,502,991
2035 170,957,061 3,442,074
2034 167,367,920 3,381,008
2033 163,813,895 3,319,646
2032 160,216,774 3,258,080
2031 156,638,324 3,196,605
2030 153,070,380 3,134,968
2029 149,507,684 3,072,981
2028 145,989,372 3,010,624
2027 142,463,827 2,948,246
2026 138,973,582 2,885,613
2025 135,513,842 2,822,861
2024 132,059,767 2,759,988
2023 128,691,692 2,697,845
2022 125,384,287 2,636,470
2021 122,138,588 2,576,010
2020 118,917,671 2,515,733
2019 115,737,383 2,456,844
2018 112,664,152 2,399,632
2017 109,666,481 2,342,189
2016 106,718,162 2,283,769
2015 103,867,135 2,224,529
2014 101,115,610 2,164,528
2013 98,438,751 2,103,820
2012 95,798,767 2,043,094
2011 93,149,970 1,983,784
2010 90,538,514 1,926,630
2009 88,007,636 1,871,422
2008 85,543,668 1,817,852
2007 83,103,217 1,765,774
2006 80,703,490 1,715,275
2005 78,367,470 1,667,037
2004 76,077,206 1,621,312
2003 73,832,663 1,577,611
2002 71,635,517 1,535,691
2001 69,487,762 1,495,011
2000 67,411,494 1,455,084
1999 65,374,561 1,415,779
1998 63,363,524 1,376,987
1997 61,404,539 1,338,889
1996 59,467,635 1,301,410
1995 57,537,335 1,264,313
1994 55,611,508 1,227,226
1993 53,708,891 1,188,365
1992 51,853,747 1,145,582
1991 49,717,198 1,099,959
1990 47,609,755 1,054,696
1989 45,879,690 1,011,357
1988 44,150,825 970,160
1987 42,460,039 931,091
1986 41,037,656 894,019
1985 39,842,136 858,874
1984 38,735,722 825,631
1983 37,740,817 794,525
1982 36,701,290 765,753
1981 35,304,012 739,125
1980 34,428,514 713,913
1979 34,238,652 689,781
1978 33,734,592 667,103
1977 33,167,272 645,770
1976 32,534,418 625,667
1975 31,723,252 606,821
1974 30,957,273 589,085
1973 30,166,785 571,991
1972 29,374,608 555,370
1971 28,600,106 539,388
1970 27,829,128 524,105
1969 27,072,571 509,440
1968 26,337,930 495,269
1967 25,620,276 481,588
1966 24,952,689 468,516
1965 24,310,612 455,952
1964 23,666,548 443,687
1963 23,051,637 431,757
1962 22,465,126 420,163
1961 21,906,102 408,930
1960 21,376,693 398,060

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/gambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while the Gambia gained 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2006 and ranked 138th 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 the Gambia will increase by 49% to 4,323,657 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 5.77M people in 2100 for the Gambia.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Gambia
2100 0.47% 0.03%
2099 0.5% 0.05%
2098 0.53% 0.06%
2097 0.56% 0.07%
2096 0.54% 0.09%
2095 0.57% 0.1%
2094 0.58% 0.13%
2093 0.58% 0.15%
2092 0.61% 0.16%
2091 0.64% 0.18%
2090 0.63% 0.21%
2089 0.64% 0.23%
2088 0.68% 0.25%
2087 0.73% 0.26%
2086 0.74% 0.29%
2085 0.75% 0.31%
2084 0.77% 0.33%
2083 0.81% 0.36%
2082 0.82% 0.38%
2081 0.83% 0.41%
2080 0.84% 0.43%
2079 0.89% 0.46%
2078 0.92% 0.48%
2077 0.95% 0.5%
2076 0.97% 0.53%
2075 1% 0.56%
2074 0.99% 0.59%
2073 1.03% 0.6%
2072 1.05% 0.63%
2071 1.07% 0.66%
2070 1.1% 0.69%
2069 1.12% 0.72%
2068 1.16% 0.74%
2067 1.16% 0.78%
2066 1.19% 0.82%
2065 1.22% 0.84%
2064 1.25% 0.87%
2063 1.28% 0.9%
2062 1.33% 0.94%
2061 1.35% 0.96%
2060 1.38% 0.98%
2059 1.37% 1.01%
2058 1.41% 1.04%
2057 1.47% 1.07%
2056 1.46% 1.1%
2055 1.51% 1.14%
2054 1.53% 1.16%
2053 1.57% 1.19%
2052 1.63% 1.23%
2051 1.63% 1.26%
2050 1.67% 1.29%
2049 1.7% 1.33%
2048 1.74% 1.36%
2047 1.76% 1.39%
2046 1.78% 1.43%
2045 1.82% 1.46%
2044 1.86% 1.5%
2043 1.88% 1.54%
2042 1.9% 1.56%
2041 1.94% 1.6%
2040 1.97% 1.64%
2039 2% 1.68%
2038 2.03% 1.7%
2037 2.07% 1.73%
2036 2.11% 1.77%
2035 2.14% 1.81%
2034 2.17% 1.85%
2033 2.25% 1.89%
2032 2.28% 1.92%
2031 2.33% 1.97%
2030 2.38% 2.02%
2029 2.41% 2.07%
2028 2.47% 2.12%
2027 2.51% 2.17%
2026 2.55% 2.22%
2025 2.62% 2.28%
2024 2.62% 2.3%
2023 2.64% 2.33%
2022 2.66% 2.35%
2021 2.71% 2.4%
2020 2.75% 2.4%
2019 2.73% 2.38%
2018 2.73% 2.45%
2017 2.76% 2.56%
2016 2.74% 2.66%
2015 2.72% 2.77%
2014 2.72% 2.89%
2013 2.76% 2.97%
2012 2.84% 2.99%
2011 2.88% 2.97%
2010 2.88% 2.95%
2009 2.88% 2.95%
2008 2.94% 2.95%
2007 2.97% 2.94%
2006 2.98% 2.89%
2005 3.01% 2.82%
2004 3.04% 2.77%
2003 3.07% 2.73%
2002 3.09% 2.72%
2001 3.08% 2.74%
2000 3.12% 2.78%
1999 3.17% 2.82%
1998 3.19% 2.85%
1997 3.26% 2.88%
1996 3.35% 2.93%
1995 3.46% 3.02%
1994 3.54% 3.27%
1993 3.58% 3.73%
1992 4.3% 4.15%
1991 4.43% 4.29%
1990 3.77% 4.29%
1989 3.92% 4.25%
1988 3.98% 4.2%
1987 3.47% 4.15%
1986 3% 4.09%
1985 2.86% 4.03%
1984 2.64% 3.92%
1983 2.83% 3.76%
1982 3.96% 3.6%
1981 2.54% 3.53%
1980 0.55% 3.5%
1979 1.49% 3.4%
1978 1.71% 3.3%
1977 1.95% 3.21%
1976 2.56% 3.11%
1975 2.47% 3.01%
1974 2.62% 2.99%
1973 2.7% 2.99%
1972 2.71% 2.96%
1971 2.77% 2.92%
1970 2.79% 2.88%
1969 2.79% 2.86%
1968 2.8% 2.84%
1967 2.68% 2.79%
1966 2.64% 2.76%
1965 2.72% 2.76%
1964 2.67% 2.76%
1963 2.61% 2.76%
1962 2.55% 2.75%
1961 2.48% 2.73%

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/gambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while the Gambia's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Gambia
Current population
139917664
2902554
Population rank 10/197 138/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.04%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
8.46 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
6.4 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
31 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +170
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +62,143
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 37/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
2.94 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -2,984
Net migration rank 31/196 107/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 236,137
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 107/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 8.6%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 72/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Gambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Gambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -2,984
2024 - 30,069 - -2,989
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 65,118 -3,000
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 63,634 -3,000
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 62,239 -1,949
2020 3,199,718 38,866 62,209 -1,949
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 61,701 -4,186
2018 3,015,231 9,302 60,854 -3,944
2017 2,899,143 71,766 61,665 -3,696
2016 2,809,889 115,823 62,358 -3,486
2015 2,713,529 62,785 62,832 -3,224
2014 2,623,647 103,122 63,185 -2,793
2013 2,546,020 80,955 63,510 -2,476
2012 2,533,398 119,517 62,745 -2,332
2011 2,527,811 116,793 60,571 -2,360
2010 2,498,048 80,213 58,554 -2,456
2009 2,467,118 16,315 56,575 -2,259
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 55,032 -2,204
2007 2,436,753 -381 53,653 -2,320
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 52,335 -2,666
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 50,010 -3,209
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 48,276 -3,636
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 46,473 -3,713
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 45,156 -4,067
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 44,154 -3,882
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 43,249 -3,670
1999 2,010,987 29,142 42,533 -3,493
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 41,842 -3,291
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 40,742 -3,098
1996 1,896,364 41,456 40,253 -2,948
1995 1,831,068 91,727 39,681 -2,797
1994 1,788,133 140,715 38,880 -1,586
1993 1,734,851 141,545 37,302 3,131
1992 1,673,839 160,106 35,951 9,182
1991 1,579,416 859,737 34,584 11,530
1990 1,479,663 296,014 33,163 11,242
1989 1,441,769 242,614 31,504 10,765
1988 1,393,356 379,966 29,938 10,187
1987 1,356,853 251,387 28,452 9,563
1986 1,050,277 186,227 27,195 8,934
1985 997,050 157,476 25,795 8,373
1984 920,670 137,632 24,586 7,733
1983 863,472 68,022 23,175 6,713
1982 1,080,853 66,702 21,894 5,757
1981 1,018,838 628,135 20,156 5,438
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 19,566 5,268
1979 987,203 -711,455 18,543 4,898
1978 943,388 -210,991 17,424 4,493
1977 929,381 -527,133 16,773 3,969
1976 899,577 -36,125 16,032 3,436
1975 801,425 -42,540 15,256 2,979
1974 777,306 -4,232 14,628 2,610
1973 807,535 347 14,046 2,907
1972 779,808 -3,375 13,432 2,861
1971 787,047 -14,510 12,842 2,817
1970 760,821 8,589 12,128 2,777
1969 736,428 7,258 11,670 2,757
1968 715,602 9,992 11,215 2,705
1967 695,283 14,437 10,823 2,617
1966 616,281 9,160 10,422 2,272
1965 642,359 16,348 10,162 2,272
1964 618,667 10,749 9,825 2,272
1963 590,998 9,418 9,493 2,272
1962 563,650 8,960 9,150 2,272
1961 538,518 6,938 8,778 2,272
1960 511,694 1,696 8,420 2,272

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/gambia | 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 the Gambia 95.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 625,795 people) and 4.75% is from migration (a loss of 31,227 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 236,137 people or 8.6% in the Gambia.

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
Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K

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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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