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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 1.7 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 2.69% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Ethiopia vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Germany
2100 371,078,260 70,146,161
2099 369,338,252 70,173,117
2098 367,513,542 70,190,154
2097 365,567,496 70,232,280
2096 363,536,294 70,263,255
2095 361,596,042 70,283,735
2094 359,531,317 70,302,573
2093 357,460,480 70,323,445
2092 355,389,829 70,348,937
2091 353,218,632 70,395,388
2090 350,960,021 70,457,276
2089 348,751,618 70,511,311
2088 346,517,326 70,569,930
2087 344,162,324 70,652,555
2086 341,671,994 70,750,166
2085 339,167,930 70,845,939
2084 336,649,520 70,941,592
2083 334,083,247 71,048,352
2082 331,401,460 71,151,552
2081 328,715,487 71,265,511
2080 326,013,981 71,391,537
2079 323,282,865 71,525,977
2078 320,422,535 71,666,350
2077 317,492,915 71,822,464
2076 314,518,328 71,979,354
2075 311,487,723 72,113,812
2074 308,416,133 72,269,519
2073 305,383,505 72,429,361
2072 302,258,564 72,580,006
2071 299,119,280 72,741,929
2070 295,963,235 72,889,095
2069 292,756,723 73,053,471
2068 289,522,748 73,219,511
2067 286,191,689 73,404,631
2066 282,905,709 73,597,022
2065 279,576,283 73,789,056
2064 276,197,958 73,990,123
2063 272,782,685 74,200,211
2062 269,340,926 74,428,152
2061 265,803,351 74,656,161
2060 262,269,354 74,909,139
2059 258,692,767 75,164,141
2058 255,205,644 75,438,769
2057 251,656,356 75,716,088
2056 248,002,497 75,990,472
2055 244,426,069 76,276,550
2054 240,794,405 76,561,146
2053 237,155,110 76,832,587
2052 233,479,314 77,077,503
2051 229,733,593 77,322,326
2050 226,055,085 77,564,502
2049 222,351,471 77,809,519
2048 218,627,197 78,059,456
2047 214,883,954 78,290,624
2046 211,161,780 78,514,805
2045 207,461,987 78,740,357
2044 203,749,820 78,965,486
2043 200,035,613 79,180,563
2042 196,351,202 79,374,934
2041 192,689,672 79,569,383
2040 189,023,384 79,782,613
2039 185,365,776 80,001,183
2038 181,733,067 80,225,718
2037 178,124,993 80,442,136
2036 174,515,366 80,673,787
2035 170,904,339 80,890,243
2034 167,316,305 81,094,641
2033 163,763,376 81,319,735
2032 160,167,364 81,537,613
2031 156,590,018 81,772,282
2030 153,023,174 81,989,677
2029 149,461,578 82,216,381
2028 145,944,350 82,432,092
2027 142,419,893 82,638,983
2026 138,930,724 82,830,814
2025 135,472,051 83,491,249
2024 132,059,767 83,516,593
2023 128,691,692 83,287,273
2022 125,384,287 83,177,813
2021 122,138,588 83,196,078
2020 118,917,671 83,160,871
2019 115,737,383 83,092,962
2018 112,664,152 82,905,782
2017 109,666,481 82,657,002
2016 106,718,162 82,348,669
2015 103,867,135 81,686,611
2014 101,115,610 80,982,500
2013 98,438,751 80,645,605
2012 95,798,767 80,425,823
2011 93,149,970 80,274,983
2010 90,538,514 81,776,930
2009 88,007,636 81,902,307
2008 85,543,668 82,110,097
2007 83,103,217 82,266,372
2006 80,703,490 82,376,451
2005 78,367,470 82,469,422
2004 76,077,206 82,516,260
2003 73,832,663 82,534,176
2002 71,635,517 82,488,495
2001 69,487,762 82,349,925
2000 67,411,494 82,211,508
1999 65,374,561 82,100,243
1998 63,363,524 82,047,195
1997 61,404,539 82,034,771
1996 59,467,635 81,914,831
1995 57,537,335 81,678,051
1994 55,611,508 81,438,348
1993 53,708,891 81,156,363
1992 51,853,747 80,624,598
1991 49,717,198 80,013,896
1990 47,609,755 79,433,029
1989 45,879,690 78,751,283
1988 44,150,825 78,144,619
1987 42,460,039 77,839,920
1986 41,037,656 77,720,436
1985 39,842,136 77,684,873
1984 38,735,722 77,858,685
1983 37,740,817 78,128,282
1982 36,701,290 78,333,366
1981 35,304,012 78,407,907
1980 34,428,514 78,288,576
1979 34,238,652 78,126,350
1978 33,734,592 78,091,820
1977 33,167,272 78,159,814
1976 32,534,418 78,336,950
1975 31,723,252 78,673,554
1974 30,957,273 78,967,433
1973 30,166,785 78,936,666
1972 29,374,608 78,688,452
1971 28,600,106 78,312,842
1970 27,829,128 78,169,289
1969 27,072,571 77,909,682
1968 26,337,930 77,294,314
1967 25,620,276 76,951,336
1966 24,952,689 76,600,311
1965 24,310,612 75,963,695
1964 23,666,548 75,318,337
1963 23,051,637 74,714,353
1962 22,465,126 74,025,784
1961 21,906,102 73,377,632
1960 21,376,693 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Germany
2100 0.47% -0.04%
2099 0.5% -0.02%
2098 0.53% -0.06%
2097 0.56% -0.04%
2096 0.54% -0.03%
2095 0.57% -0.03%
2094 0.58% -0.03%
2093 0.58% -0.04%
2092 0.61% -0.07%
2091 0.64% -0.09%
2090 0.63% -0.08%
2089 0.64% -0.08%
2088 0.68% -0.12%
2087 0.73% -0.14%
2086 0.74% -0.14%
2085 0.75% -0.13%
2084 0.77% -0.15%
2083 0.81% -0.15%
2082 0.82% -0.16%
2081 0.83% -0.18%
2080 0.84% -0.19%
2079 0.89% -0.2%
2078 0.92% -0.22%
2077 0.95% -0.22%
2076 0.97% -0.19%
2075 1% -0.22%
2074 0.99% -0.22%
2073 1.03% -0.21%
2072 1.05% -0.22%
2071 1.07% -0.2%
2070 1.1% -0.23%
2069 1.12% -0.23%
2068 1.16% -0.25%
2067 1.16% -0.26%
2066 1.19% -0.26%
2065 1.22% -0.27%
2064 1.25% -0.28%
2063 1.28% -0.31%
2062 1.33% -0.31%
2061 1.35% -0.34%
2060 1.38% -0.34%
2059 1.37% -0.36%
2058 1.41% -0.37%
2057 1.47% -0.36%
2056 1.46% -0.38%
2055 1.51% -0.37%
2054 1.53% -0.35%
2053 1.57% -0.32%
2052 1.63% -0.32%
2051 1.63% -0.31%
2050 1.67% -0.31%
2049 1.7% -0.32%
2048 1.74% -0.3%
2047 1.76% -0.29%
2046 1.78% -0.29%
2045 1.82% -0.29%
2044 1.86% -0.27%
2043 1.88% -0.24%
2042 1.9% -0.24%
2041 1.94% -0.27%
2040 1.97% -0.27%
2039 2% -0.28%
2038 2.03% -0.27%
2037 2.07% -0.29%
2036 2.11% -0.27%
2035 2.14% -0.25%
2034 2.17% -0.28%
2033 2.25% -0.27%
2032 2.28% -0.29%
2031 2.33% -0.27%
2030 2.38% -0.28%
2029 2.41% -0.26%
2028 2.47% -0.25%
2027 2.51% -0.23%
2026 2.55% -0.79%
2025 2.58% -0.03%
2024 2.62% 0.28%
2023 2.64% 0.13%
2022 2.66% -0.02%
2021 2.71% 0.04%
2020 2.75% 0.08%
2019 2.73% 0.23%
2018 2.73% 0.3%
2017 2.76% 0.37%
2016 2.74% 0.81%
2015 2.72% 0.87%
2014 2.72% 0.42%
2013 2.76% 0.27%
2012 2.84% 0.19%
2011 2.88% -1.84%
2010 2.88% -0.15%
2009 2.88% -0.25%
2008 2.94% -0.19%
2007 2.97% -0.13%
2006 2.98% -0.11%
2005 3.01% -0.06%
2004 3.04% -0.02%
2003 3.07% 0.06%
2002 3.09% 0.17%
2001 3.08% 0.17%
2000 3.12% 0.14%
1999 3.17% 0.06%
1998 3.19% 0.02%
1997 3.26% 0.15%
1996 3.35% 0.29%
1995 3.46% 0.29%
1994 3.54% 0.35%
1993 3.58% 0.66%
1992 4.3% 0.76%
1991 4.43% 0.73%
1990 3.77% 0.87%
1989 3.92% 0.78%
1988 3.98% 0.39%
1987 3.47% 0.15%
1986 3% 0.05%
1985 2.86% -0.22%
1984 2.64% -0.35%
1983 2.83% -0.26%
1982 3.96% -0.1%
1981 2.54% 0.15%
1980 0.55% 0.21%
1979 1.49% 0.04%
1978 1.71% -0.09%
1977 1.95% -0.23%
1976 2.56% -0.43%
1975 2.47% -0.37%
1974 2.62% 0.04%
1973 2.7% 0.32%
1972 2.71% 0.48%
1971 2.77% 0.18%
1970 2.79% 0.33%
1969 2.79% 0.8%
1968 2.8% 0.45%
1967 2.68% 0.46%
1966 2.64% 0.84%
1965 2.72% 0.86%
1964 2.67% 0.81%
1963 2.61% 0.93%
1962 2.55% 0.88%
1961 2.48% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Germany
Current population
140722974
82830814
Population rank 10/197 19/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 1%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
20.8 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
46.6 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,349 -69
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 159/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -334,072
Net migration rank 31/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -334,072
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -334,066 36,954
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -333,149 609,553
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -324,394 981,552
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -224,629 310,264
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -216,218 203,468
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -157,877 319,082
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -165,812 403,908
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -148,783 452,988
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -123,523 517,480
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 2,623,647 103,122 -153,866 592,338
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -209,679 462,384
2012 2,533,398 119,517 -193,022 199,143
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -184,632 295,282
2010 2,498,048 80,213 -179,909 130,116
2009 2,467,118 16,315 -188,375 46,533
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 -164,220 -23,341
2007 2,436,753 -381 -148,080 -24,772
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 -148,278 -489,056
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -148,445 81,351
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 -107,271 81,735
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -140,309 142,009
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -123,733 218,795
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -98,820 272,875
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -73,990 174,594
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -73,890 219,280
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -65,637 -754,469
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 -49,221 93,281
1996 1,896,364 41,456 -90,107 281,280
1995 1,831,068 91,727 -114,349 398,077
1994 1,788,133 140,715 -114,013 315,585
1993 1,734,851 141,545 -105,503 462,096
1992 1,673,839 160,106 -80,625 811,606
1991 1,579,416 859,737 -80,014 602,638
1990 1,479,663 296,014 -15,887 679,702
1989 1,441,769 242,614 -23,625 761,002
1988 1,393,356 379,966 -7,815 515,962
1987 1,356,853 251,387 -31,136 174,272
1986 1,050,277 186,227 -77,721 212,822
1985 997,050 157,476 -116,527 103,556
1984 920,670 137,632 -109,002 -150,771
1983 863,472 68,022 -109,380 -81,349
1982 1,080,853 66,702 -78,333 -58,121
1981 1,018,838 628,135 -94,090 130,713
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 -86,117 324,203
1979 987,203 -711,455 -125,002 237,705
1978 943,388 -210,991 -140,566 117,167
1977 929,381 -527,133 -125,055 33,881
1976 899,577 -36,125 -164,508 -79,761
1975 801,425 -42,540 -212,418 -207,740
1974 777,306 -4,232 -150,038 -15,126
1973 807,535 347 -149,980 386,881
1972 779,808 -3,375 -62,950 336,015
1971 787,047 -14,510 46,988 450,328
1970 760,821 8,589 70,352 -273,498
1969 736,428 7,258 155,820 584,017
1968 715,602 9,992 239,612 293,307
1967 695,283 14,437 353,977 -174,155
1966 616,281 9,160 405,982 134,107
1965 642,359 16,348 410,204 338,258
1964 618,667 10,749 482,038 69,825
1963 590,998 9,418 455,757 205,976
1962 563,650 8,960 436,752 276,505
1961 538,518 6,938 462,279 27,534
1960 511,694 1,696 385,919 212,666

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/germany | 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 Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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