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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 19,115,361 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 7.36 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 1.92% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Ethiopia vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Guatemala
2100 371,078,260 26,153,266
2099 369,338,252 26,241,436
2098 367,513,542 26,327,401
2097 365,567,496 26,411,858
2096 363,536,294 26,493,721
2095 361,596,042 26,573,173
2094 359,531,317 26,650,279
2093 357,460,480 26,724,630
2092 355,389,829 26,796,433
2091 353,218,632 26,864,799
2090 350,960,021 26,929,431
2089 348,751,618 26,990,069
2088 346,517,326 27,047,391
2087 344,162,324 27,101,383
2086 341,671,994 27,151,393
2085 339,167,930 27,195,895
2084 336,649,520 27,235,718
2083 334,083,247 27,270,266
2082 331,401,460 27,300,227
2081 328,715,487 27,323,897
2080 326,013,981 27,341,942
2079 323,282,865 27,354,464
2078 320,422,535 27,360,327
2077 317,492,915 27,359,161
2076 314,518,328 27,351,838
2075 311,487,723 27,338,895
2074 308,416,133 27,319,989
2073 305,383,505 27,293,820
2072 302,258,564 27,260,434
2071 299,119,280 27,219,778
2070 295,963,235 27,172,642
2069 292,756,723 27,117,335
2068 289,522,748 27,053,945
2067 286,191,689 26,983,495
2066 282,905,709 26,905,666
2065 279,576,283 26,821,312
2064 276,197,958 26,729,190
2063 272,782,685 26,630,176
2062 269,340,926 26,525,287
2061 265,803,351 26,414,086
2060 262,269,354 26,295,830
2059 258,692,767 26,171,105
2058 255,205,644 26,039,738
2057 251,656,356 25,901,372
2056 248,002,497 25,757,288
2055 244,426,069 25,607,244
2054 240,794,405 25,451,264
2053 237,155,110 25,288,335
2052 233,479,314 25,120,056
2051 229,733,593 24,946,634
2050 226,055,085 24,768,464
2049 222,351,471 24,584,225
2048 218,627,197 24,394,931
2047 214,883,954 24,201,532
2046 211,161,780 24,001,405
2045 207,461,987 23,795,751
2044 203,749,820 23,584,131
2043 200,035,613 23,366,974
2042 196,351,202 23,144,034
2041 192,689,672 22,915,420
2040 189,023,384 22,680,768
2039 185,365,776 22,440,281
2038 181,733,067 22,193,352
2037 178,124,993 21,942,046
2036 174,515,366 21,686,309
2035 170,904,339 21,425,958
2034 167,316,305 21,162,245
2033 163,763,376 20,895,809
2032 160,167,364 20,626,813
2031 156,590,018 20,355,744
2030 153,023,174 20,082,472
2029 149,461,578 19,807,478
2028 145,944,350 19,530,983
2027 142,419,893 19,252,313
2026 138,930,724 18,970,716
2025 135,472,051 18,687,881
2024 132,059,767 18,406,359
2023 128,691,692 18,124,838
2022 125,384,287 17,847,877
2021 122,138,588 17,598,650
2020 118,917,671 17,357,325
2019 115,737,383 17,103,803
2018 112,664,152 16,845,685
2017 109,666,481 16,567,357
2016 106,718,162 16,268,760
2015 103,867,135 15,971,743
2014 101,115,610 15,681,725
2013 98,438,751 15,387,337
2012 95,798,767 15,089,647
2011 93,149,970 14,792,126
2010 90,538,514 14,500,112
2009 88,007,636 14,215,611
2008 85,543,668 13,935,174
2007 83,103,217 13,652,040
2006 80,703,490 13,367,459
2005 78,367,470 13,087,629
2004 76,077,206 12,807,402
2003 73,832,663 12,525,842
2002 71,635,517 12,246,915
2001 69,487,762 11,969,422
2000 67,411,494 11,697,592
1999 65,374,561 11,422,965
1998 63,363,524 11,139,145
1997 61,404,539 10,857,754
1996 59,467,635 10,583,526
1995 57,537,335 10,312,996
1994 55,611,508 10,043,718
1993 53,708,891 9,779,761
1992 51,853,747 9,522,266
1991 49,717,198 9,272,584
1990 47,609,755 9,024,773
1989 45,879,690 8,775,546
1988 44,150,825 8,532,099
1987 42,460,039 8,296,485
1986 41,037,656 8,070,818
1985 39,842,136 7,849,693
1984 38,735,722 7,630,682
1983 37,740,817 7,419,642
1982 36,701,290 7,240,241
1981 35,304,012 7,075,648
1980 34,428,514 6,900,212
1979 34,238,652 6,727,797
1978 33,734,592 6,561,534
1977 33,167,272 6,401,515
1976 32,534,418 6,262,404
1975 31,723,252 6,128,731
1974 30,957,273 5,981,197
1973 30,166,785 5,831,631
1972 29,374,608 5,682,833
1971 28,600,106 5,538,355
1970 27,829,128 5,396,966
1969 27,072,571 5,257,081
1968 26,337,930 5,118,111
1967 25,620,276 4,978,862
1966 24,952,689 4,840,958
1965 24,310,612 4,704,965
1964 23,666,548 4,571,109
1963 23,051,637 4,440,264
1962 22,465,126 4,312,044
1961 21,906,102 4,186,201
1960 21,376,693 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Guatemala
2100 0.47% -0.34%
2099 0.5% -0.33%
2098 0.53% -0.32%
2097 0.56% -0.31%
2096 0.54% -0.3%
2095 0.57% -0.29%
2094 0.58% -0.28%
2093 0.58% -0.27%
2092 0.61% -0.25%
2091 0.64% -0.24%
2090 0.63% -0.22%
2089 0.64% -0.21%
2088 0.68% -0.2%
2087 0.73% -0.18%
2086 0.74% -0.16%
2085 0.75% -0.15%
2084 0.77% -0.13%
2083 0.81% -0.11%
2082 0.82% -0.09%
2081 0.83% -0.07%
2080 0.84% -0.05%
2079 0.89% -0.02%
2078 0.92% 0.004%
2077 0.95% 0.03%
2076 0.97% 0.05%
2075 1% 0.07%
2074 0.99% 0.1%
2073 1.03% 0.12%
2072 1.05% 0.15%
2071 1.07% 0.17%
2070 1.1% 0.2%
2069 1.12% 0.23%
2068 1.16% 0.26%
2067 1.16% 0.29%
2066 1.19% 0.31%
2065 1.22% 0.34%
2064 1.25% 0.37%
2063 1.28% 0.4%
2062 1.33% 0.42%
2061 1.35% 0.45%
2060 1.38% 0.48%
2059 1.37% 0.5%
2058 1.41% 0.53%
2057 1.47% 0.56%
2056 1.46% 0.59%
2055 1.51% 0.61%
2054 1.53% 0.64%
2053 1.57% 0.67%
2052 1.63% 0.7%
2051 1.63% 0.72%
2050 1.67% 0.75%
2049 1.7% 0.78%
2048 1.74% 0.8%
2047 1.76% 0.83%
2046 1.78% 0.86%
2045 1.82% 0.9%
2044 1.86% 0.93%
2043 1.88% 0.96%
2042 1.9% 1%
2041 1.94% 1.03%
2040 1.97% 1.07%
2039 2% 1.11%
2038 2.03% 1.15%
2037 2.07% 1.18%
2036 2.11% 1.22%
2035 2.14% 1.25%
2034 2.17% 1.28%
2033 2.25% 1.3%
2032 2.28% 1.33%
2031 2.33% 1.36%
2030 2.38% 1.39%
2029 2.41% 1.42%
2028 2.47% 1.45%
2027 2.51% 1.48%
2026 2.55% 1.51%
2025 2.58% 1.53%
2024 2.62% 1.55%
2023 2.64% 1.55%
2022 2.66% 1.42%
2021 2.71% 1.39%
2020 2.75% 1.48%
2019 2.73% 1.53%
2018 2.73% 1.68%
2017 2.76% 1.84%
2016 2.74% 1.86%
2015 2.72% 1.85%
2014 2.72% 1.91%
2013 2.76% 1.97%
2012 2.84% 2.01%
2011 2.88% 2.01%
2010 2.88% 2%
2009 2.88% 2.01%
2008 2.94% 2.07%
2007 2.97% 2.13%
2006 2.98% 2.14%
2005 3.01% 2.19%
2004 3.04% 2.25%
2003 3.07% 2.28%
2002 3.09% 2.32%
2001 3.08% 2.32%
2000 3.12% 2.4%
1999 3.17% 2.55%
1998 3.19% 2.59%
1997 3.26% 2.59%
1996 3.35% 2.62%
1995 3.46% 2.68%
1994 3.54% 2.7%
1993 3.58% 2.7%
1992 4.3% 2.69%
1991 4.43% 2.75%
1990 3.77% 2.84%
1989 3.92% 2.85%
1988 3.98% 2.84%
1987 3.47% 2.8%
1986 3% 2.82%
1985 2.86% 2.87%
1984 2.64% 2.84%
1983 2.83% 2.48%
1982 3.96% 2.33%
1981 2.54% 2.54%
1980 0.55% 2.56%
1979 1.49% 2.53%
1978 1.71% 2.5%
1977 1.95% 2.22%
1976 2.56% 2.18%
1975 2.47% 2.47%
1974 2.62% 2.56%
1973 2.7% 2.62%
1972 2.71% 2.61%
1971 2.77% 2.62%
1970 2.79% 2.66%
1969 2.79% 2.72%
1968 2.8% 2.8%
1967 2.68% 2.85%
1966 2.64% 2.89%
1965 2.72% 2.93%
1964 2.67% 2.95%
1963 2.61% 2.97%
1962 2.55% 3.01%
1961 2.48% 3.02%

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/guatemala | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Guatemala
Current population
140722974
19115361
Population rank 10/197 69/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.23%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
1.38 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +771
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 69/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -7,959
Net migration rank 31/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -7,959
2024 3,379,409 30,069 290,066 -7,725
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 289,635 -8,940
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 281,675 -8,463
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 255,145 -29,908
2020 3,199,718 38,866 281,328 -23,927
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 307,389 -57,746
2018 3,015,231 9,302 323,100 -56,487
2017 2,899,143 71,766 332,838 -42,779
2016 2,809,889 115,823 338,114 -30,980
2015 2,713,529 62,785 335,072 -48,179
2014 2,623,647 103,122 333,551 -40,409
2013 2,546,020 80,955 331,321 -35,698
2012 2,533,398 119,517 332,365 -32,624
2011 2,527,811 116,793 328,548 -33,238
2010 2,498,048 80,213 324,802 -36,076
2009 2,467,118 16,315 323,320 -43,046
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 323,226 -42,624
2007 2,436,753 -381 326,298 -40,632
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 325,604 -42,118
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 325,816 -49,636
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 331,699 -47,409
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 333,539 -54,701
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 334,255 -55,247
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 335,503 -59,536
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 332,891 -65,197
1999 2,010,987 29,142 328,890 -47,325
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 325,174 -39,104
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 320,087 -43,377
1996 1,896,364 41,456 315,252 -43,501
1995 1,831,068 91,727 309,236 -39,917
1994 1,788,133 140,715 302,708 -33,462
1993 1,734,851 141,545 295,515 -36,848
1992 1,673,839 160,106 288,411 -32,093
1991 1,579,416 859,737 283,917 -40,868
1990 1,479,663 296,014 280,318 -27,735
1989 1,441,769 242,614 276,736 -30,860
1988 1,393,356 379,966 271,466 -30,450
1987 1,356,853 251,387 261,746 -31,539
1986 1,050,277 186,227 252,754 -31,631
1985 997,050 157,476 246,119 -24,991
1984 920,670 137,632 241,892 -25,010
1983 863,472 68,022 238,059 -32,877
1982 1,080,853 66,702 199,809 -46,174
1981 1,018,838 628,135 221,044 -45,490
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 218,460 -43,144
1979 987,203 -711,455 216,810 -47,278
1978 943,388 -210,991 211,301 -48,309
1977 929,381 -527,133 203,299 -46,249
1976 899,577 -36,125 171,903 -50,745
1975 801,425 -42,540 188,501 -42,329
1974 777,306 -4,232 184,992 -36,089
1973 807,535 347 179,871 -29,641
1972 779,808 -3,375 173,162 -25,807
1971 787,047 -14,510 165,104 -23,513
1970 760,821 8,589 155,946 -14,755
1969 736,428 7,258 149,516 -10,937
1968 715,602 9,992 146,946 -7,589
1967 695,283 14,437 143,859 -4,715
1966 616,281 9,160 140,494 -3,824
1965 642,359 16,348 135,997 -681
1964 618,667 10,749 132,832 -440
1963 590,998 9,418 129,065 240
1962 563,650 8,960 126,429 713
1961 538,518 6,938 123,753 797
1960 511,694 1,696 120,728 -186

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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