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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 10,413,962 people in Greece in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 10,371,575 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 13.6 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 94th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs -0.41% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.4M (5.89% decline).

Ethiopia vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Greece
2100 371,078,260 6,583,798
2099 369,338,252 6,626,788
2098 367,513,542 6,669,448
2097 365,567,496 6,712,148
2096 363,536,294 6,754,327
2095 361,596,042 6,795,603
2094 359,531,317 6,836,072
2093 357,460,480 6,875,572
2092 355,389,829 6,914,370
2091 353,218,632 6,952,243
2090 350,960,021 6,990,331
2089 348,751,618 7,028,964
2088 346,517,326 7,066,683
2087 344,162,324 7,103,695
2086 341,671,994 7,141,616
2085 339,167,930 7,180,403
2084 336,649,520 7,219,180
2083 334,083,247 7,257,814
2082 331,401,460 7,298,443
2081 328,715,487 7,340,066
2080 326,013,981 7,383,894
2079 323,282,865 7,429,047
2078 320,422,535 7,475,929
2077 317,492,915 7,525,653
2076 314,518,328 7,576,476
2075 311,487,723 7,629,016
2074 308,416,133 7,684,147
2073 305,383,505 7,742,105
2072 302,258,564 7,802,307
2071 299,119,280 7,863,855
2070 295,963,235 7,927,670
2069 292,756,723 7,993,717
2068 289,522,748 8,061,488
2067 286,191,689 8,129,716
2066 282,905,709 8,198,001
2065 279,576,283 8,265,902
2064 276,197,958 8,334,739
2063 272,782,685 8,404,367
2062 269,340,926 8,473,829
2061 265,803,351 8,543,564
2060 262,269,354 8,612,080
2059 258,692,767 8,681,422
2058 255,205,644 8,749,623
2057 251,656,356 8,817,088
2056 248,002,497 8,882,878
2055 244,426,069 8,947,611
2054 240,794,405 9,010,135
2053 237,155,110 9,070,133
2052 233,479,314 9,129,136
2051 229,733,593 9,186,935
2050 226,055,085 9,242,128
2049 222,351,471 9,297,265
2048 218,627,197 9,349,392
2047 214,883,954 9,400,970
2046 211,161,780 9,448,620
2045 207,461,987 9,495,447
2044 203,749,820 9,542,082
2043 200,035,613 9,587,391
2042 196,351,202 9,631,428
2041 192,689,672 9,676,515
2040 189,023,384 9,721,977
2039 185,365,776 9,767,381
2038 181,733,067 9,813,639
2037 178,124,993 9,860,147
2036 174,515,366 9,906,540
2035 170,904,339 9,953,900
2034 167,316,305 10,000,716
2033 163,763,376 10,047,814
2032 160,167,364 10,096,329
2031 156,590,018 10,142,892
2030 153,023,174 10,189,114
2029 149,461,578 10,235,303
2028 145,944,350 10,281,352
2027 142,419,893 10,326,692
2026 138,930,724 10,371,575
2025 135,472,051 10,413,962
2024 132,059,767 10,405,134
2023 128,691,692 10,407,351
2022 125,384,287 10,437,805
2021 122,138,588 10,570,130
2020 118,917,671 10,698,599
2019 115,737,383 10,721,582
2018 112,664,152 10,732,882
2017 109,666,481 10,754,679
2016 106,718,162 10,775,971
2015 103,867,135 10,820,883
2014 101,115,610 10,892,413
2013 98,438,751 10,965,211
2012 95,798,767 11,045,011
2011 93,149,970 11,104,899
2010 90,538,514 11,121,341
2009 88,007,636 11,107,017
2008 85,543,668 11,077,841
2007 83,103,217 11,048,473
2006 80,703,490 11,020,362
2005 78,367,470 10,987,314
2004 76,077,206 10,955,141
2003 73,832,663 10,928,070
2002 71,635,517 10,902,022
2001 69,487,762 10,862,132
2000 67,411,494 10,805,808
1999 65,374,561 10,761,698
1998 63,363,524 10,720,509
1997 61,404,539 10,661,259
1996 59,467,635 10,608,800
1995 57,537,335 10,562,153
1994 55,611,508 10,512,922
1993 53,708,891 10,460,415
1992 51,853,747 10,399,061
1991 49,717,198 10,319,927
1990 47,609,755 10,196,792
1989 45,879,690 10,089,498
1988 44,150,825 10,036,983
1987 42,460,039 10,000,595
1986 41,037,656 9,967,213
1985 39,842,136 9,934,300
1984 38,735,722 9,895,801
1983 37,740,817 9,846,627
1982 36,701,290 9,789,513
1981 35,304,012 9,729,350
1980 34,428,514 9,642,505
1979 34,238,652 9,548,258
1978 33,734,592 9,429,959
1977 33,167,272 9,308,479
1976 32,534,418 9,188,150
1975 31,723,252 9,046,541
1974 30,957,273 8,962,022
1973 30,166,785 8,929,086
1972 29,374,608 8,888,628
1971 28,600,106 8,831,036
1970 27,829,128 8,792,806
1969 27,072,571 8,772,764
1968 26,337,930 8,740,765
1967 25,620,276 8,684,088
1966 24,952,689 8,613,651
1965 24,310,612 8,550,333
1964 23,666,548 8,510,429
1963 23,051,637 8,479,625
1962 22,465,126 8,448,233
1961 21,906,102 8,398,050
1960 21,376,693 8,331,725

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/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 94th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,242,128 people and rank change from 94th to 106th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.58M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Greece
2100 0.47% -0.65%
2099 0.5% -0.64%
2098 0.53% -0.64%
2097 0.56% -0.62%
2096 0.54% -0.61%
2095 0.57% -0.59%
2094 0.58% -0.57%
2093 0.58% -0.56%
2092 0.61% -0.54%
2091 0.64% -0.54%
2090 0.63% -0.55%
2089 0.64% -0.53%
2088 0.68% -0.52%
2087 0.73% -0.53%
2086 0.74% -0.54%
2085 0.75% -0.54%
2084 0.77% -0.53%
2083 0.81% -0.56%
2082 0.82% -0.57%
2081 0.83% -0.59%
2080 0.84% -0.61%
2079 0.89% -0.63%
2078 0.92% -0.66%
2077 0.95% -0.67%
2076 0.97% -0.69%
2075 1% -0.72%
2074 0.99% -0.75%
2073 1.03% -0.77%
2072 1.05% -0.78%
2071 1.07% -0.8%
2070 1.1% -0.83%
2069 1.12% -0.84%
2068 1.16% -0.84%
2067 1.16% -0.83%
2066 1.19% -0.82%
2065 1.22% -0.83%
2064 1.25% -0.83%
2063 1.28% -0.82%
2062 1.33% -0.82%
2061 1.35% -0.8%
2060 1.38% -0.8%
2059 1.37% -0.78%
2058 1.41% -0.77%
2057 1.47% -0.74%
2056 1.46% -0.72%
2055 1.51% -0.69%
2054 1.53% -0.66%
2053 1.57% -0.65%
2052 1.63% -0.63%
2051 1.63% -0.6%
2050 1.67% -0.59%
2049 1.7% -0.56%
2048 1.74% -0.55%
2047 1.76% -0.5%
2046 1.78% -0.49%
2045 1.82% -0.49%
2044 1.86% -0.47%
2043 1.88% -0.46%
2042 1.9% -0.47%
2041 1.94% -0.47%
2040 1.97% -0.46%
2039 2% -0.47%
2038 2.03% -0.47%
2037 2.07% -0.47%
2036 2.11% -0.48%
2035 2.14% -0.47%
2034 2.17% -0.47%
2033 2.25% -0.48%
2032 2.28% -0.46%
2031 2.33% -0.45%
2030 2.38% -0.45%
2029 2.41% -0.45%
2028 2.47% -0.44%
2027 2.51% -0.43%
2026 2.55% -0.41%
2025 2.58% 0.08%
2024 2.62% -0.02%
2023 2.64% -0.29%
2022 2.66% -1.25%
2021 2.71% -1.2%
2020 2.75% -0.21%
2019 2.73% -0.11%
2018 2.73% -0.2%
2017 2.76% -0.2%
2016 2.74% -0.42%
2015 2.72% -0.66%
2014 2.72% -0.66%
2013 2.76% -0.72%
2012 2.84% -0.54%
2011 2.88% -0.15%
2010 2.88% 0.13%
2009 2.88% 0.26%
2008 2.94% 0.27%
2007 2.97% 0.26%
2006 2.98% 0.3%
2005 3.01% 0.29%
2004 3.04% 0.25%
2003 3.07% 0.24%
2002 3.09% 0.37%
2001 3.08% 0.52%
2000 3.12% 0.41%
1999 3.17% 0.38%
1998 3.19% 0.56%
1997 3.26% 0.49%
1996 3.35% 0.44%
1995 3.46% 0.47%
1994 3.54% 0.5%
1993 3.58% 0.59%
1992 4.3% 0.77%
1991 4.43% 1.21%
1990 3.77% 1.06%
1989 3.92% 0.52%
1988 3.98% 0.36%
1987 3.47% 0.33%
1986 3% 0.33%
1985 2.86% 0.39%
1984 2.64% 0.5%
1983 2.83% 0.58%
1982 3.96% 0.62%
1981 2.54% 0.9%
1980 0.55% 0.99%
1979 1.49% 1.25%
1978 1.71% 1.31%
1977 1.95% 1.31%
1976 2.56% 1.57%
1975 2.47% 0.94%
1974 2.62% 0.37%
1973 2.7% 0.46%
1972 2.71% 0.65%
1971 2.77% 0.43%
1970 2.79% 0.23%
1969 2.79% 0.37%
1968 2.8% 0.65%
1967 2.68% 0.82%
1966 2.64% 0.74%
1965 2.72% 0.47%
1964 2.67% 0.36%
1963 2.61% 0.37%
1962 2.55% 0.6%
1961 2.48% 0.8%

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/greece | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Greece's population grew by 0.08%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Greece
Current population
140722974
10371575
Population rank 10/197 94/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.12%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
59.7 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
7.65 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
4.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +24
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +8,828
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +0.08%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 154/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +16,636
Net migration rank 31/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 16,636
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -57,229 -122,772
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -56,200 -159,430
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -63,671 -53,997
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -58,135 -160,277
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -46,004 6,353
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -41,814 36,762
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -33,272 17,938
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -36,566 10,483
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -25,862 10,484
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -29,216 -43,462
2014 2,623,647 103,122 -20,696 -46,678
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -17,545 -59,323
2012 2,533,398 119,517 -16,568 -65,364
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -4,441 -31,786
2010 2,498,048 80,213 5,560 2,001
2009 2,467,118 16,315 8,886 18,182
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 11,077 27,081
2007 2,436,753 -381 2,210 25,400
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 6,612 27,621
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 2,197 33,297
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 0 29,039
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -1,093 25,323
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 0 25,692
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 0 60,387
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -1,081 54,661
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -2,153 49,930
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -2,144 47,856
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 2,133 45,671
1996 1,896,364 41,456 0 43,444
1995 1,831,068 91,727 1,056 42,674
1994 1,788,133 140,715 6,307 42,897
1993 1,734,851 141,545 4,185 39,829
1992 1,673,839 160,106 6,239 41,000
1991 1,579,416 859,737 6,192 37,917
1990 1,479,663 296,014 8,157 26,294
1989 1,441,769 242,614 9,080 18,862
1988 1,393,356 379,966 15,055 20,557
1987 1,356,853 251,387 10,001 19,005
1986 1,050,277 186,227 20,931 19,064
1985 997,050 157,476 22,849 16,093
1984 920,670 137,632 37,604 19,767
1983 863,472 68,022 42,341 18,655
1982 1,080,853 66,702 50,906 19,675
1981 1,018,838 628,135 54,484 25,061
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 60,748 47,460
1979 987,203 -711,455 65,882 72,184
1978 943,388 -210,991 64,124 60,775
1977 929,381 -527,133 59,574 19,193
1976 899,577 -36,125 65,236 89,601
1975 801,425 -42,540 61,516 61,265
1974 777,306 -4,232 68,111 -22,590
1973 807,535 347 59,824 -42,387
1972 779,808 -3,375 64,887 -3,589
1971 787,047 -14,510 67,116 -12,747
1970 760,821 8,589 71,222 -54,166
1969 736,428 7,258 82,464 -118,544
1968 715,602 9,992 87,408 -429
1967 695,283 14,437 91,183 -55,853
1966 616,281 9,160 86,998 21,206
1965 642,359 16,348 83,793 -81,576
1964 618,667 10,749 83,402 -76,678
1963 590,998 9,418 81,404 -77,345
1962 563,650 8,960 85,327 -74,972
1961 538,518 6,938 86,500 -61,102
1960 511,694 1,696 96,648 -15,996

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

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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 Greece 49.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 447,969 people) and 50.5% is from migration (a loss of 457,918 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K

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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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