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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 7.34 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 +2.71% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Ethiopia vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Guatemala
2100 371,192,732 26,157,456
2099 369,452,188 26,245,641
2098 367,626,914 26,331,619
2097 365,680,268 26,416,090
2096 363,648,440 26,497,966
2095 361,707,589 26,577,430
2094 359,642,227 26,654,549
2093 357,570,752 26,728,912
2092 355,499,462 26,800,726
2091 353,327,595 26,869,103
2090 351,068,287 26,933,745
2089 348,859,203 26,994,393
2088 346,624,222 27,051,725
2087 344,268,493 27,105,725
2086 341,777,395 27,155,743
2085 339,272,558 27,200,252
2084 336,753,372 27,240,081
2083 334,186,307 27,274,635
2082 331,503,693 27,304,601
2081 328,816,892 27,328,275
2080 326,114,551 27,346,322
2079 323,382,593 27,358,846
2078 320,521,381 27,364,710
2077 317,590,857 27,363,544
2076 314,615,353 27,356,220
2075 311,583,813 27,343,275
2074 308,511,275 27,324,366
2073 305,477,711 27,298,193
2072 302,351,806 27,264,801
2071 299,211,554 27,224,139
2070 296,054,535 27,176,996
2069 292,847,034 27,121,679
2068 289,612,061 27,058,279
2067 286,279,975 26,987,818
2066 282,992,981 26,909,977
2065 279,662,528 26,825,610
2064 276,283,161 26,733,472
2063 272,866,834 26,634,443
2062 269,424,014 26,529,537
2061 265,885,347 26,418,318
2060 262,350,260 26,300,043
2059 258,772,570 26,175,298
2058 255,284,371 26,043,910
2057 251,733,988 25,905,522
2056 248,079,002 25,761,415
2055 244,501,471 25,611,347
2054 240,868,686 25,455,341
2053 237,228,269 25,292,387
2052 233,551,340 25,124,081
2051 229,804,463 24,950,631
2050 226,124,819 24,772,432
2049 222,420,063 24,588,164
2048 218,694,640 24,398,840
2047 214,950,242 24,205,409
2046 211,226,920 24,005,250
2045 207,525,986 23,799,564
2044 203,812,674 23,587,909
2043 200,097,321 23,370,717
2042 196,411,774 23,147,742
2041 192,749,114 22,919,092
2040 189,081,695 22,684,402
2039 185,422,958 22,443,876
2038 181,789,129 22,196,908
2037 178,179,942 21,945,561
2036 174,569,201 21,689,784
2035 170,957,061 21,429,391
2034 167,367,920 21,165,636
2033 163,813,895 20,899,157
2032 160,216,774 20,630,118
2031 156,638,324 20,359,005
2030 153,070,380 20,085,689
2029 149,507,684 19,810,652
2028 145,989,372 19,534,112
2027 142,463,827 19,255,397
2026 138,973,582 18,973,755
2025 135,513,842 18,690,875
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% 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 61.6% to 226,124,819 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 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 2.62% 1.55%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/guatemala | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Guatemala
Current population
139917664
19049936
Population rank 10/197 69/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.23%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +771
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 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 - 30,069 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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