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Population in Ethiopia compared to Guinea-Bissau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 60.5 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau
2100 371,192,732 4,713,717
2099 369,452,188 4,706,710
2098 367,626,914 4,700,179
2097 365,680,268 4,692,465
2096 363,648,440 4,683,547
2095 361,707,589 4,675,216
2094 359,642,227 4,663,709
2093 357,570,752 4,652,393
2092 355,499,462 4,640,186
2091 353,327,595 4,629,025
2090 351,068,287 4,617,372
2089 348,859,203 4,605,435
2088 346,624,222 4,592,696
2087 344,268,493 4,579,003
2086 341,777,395 4,563,387
2085 339,272,558 4,547,611
2084 336,753,372 4,530,795
2083 334,186,307 4,515,144
2082 331,503,693 4,498,757
2081 328,816,892 4,482,173
2080 326,114,551 4,462,572
2079 323,382,593 4,441,414
2078 320,521,381 4,419,851
2077 317,590,857 4,396,170
2076 314,615,353 4,371,588
2075 311,583,813 4,344,499
2074 308,511,275 4,319,080
2073 305,477,711 4,291,330
2072 302,351,806 4,263,400
2071 299,211,554 4,235,126
2070 296,054,535 4,206,800
2069 292,847,034 4,177,044
2068 289,612,061 4,145,996
2067 286,279,975 4,114,778
2066 282,992,981 4,083,481
2065 279,662,528 4,049,028
2064 276,283,161 4,014,305
2063 272,866,834 3,978,845
2062 269,424,014 3,942,144
2061 265,885,347 3,904,704
2060 262,350,260 3,868,649
2059 258,772,570 3,829,775
2058 255,284,371 3,790,102
2057 251,733,988 3,750,628
2056 248,079,002 3,711,479
2055 244,501,471 3,670,706
2054 240,868,686 3,627,775
2053 237,228,269 3,586,800
2052 233,551,340 3,544,101
2051 229,804,463 3,499,300
2050 226,124,819 3,453,604
2049 222,420,063 3,406,207
2048 218,694,640 3,359,168
2047 214,950,242 3,310,573
2046 211,226,920 3,263,932
2045 207,525,986 3,215,095
2044 203,812,674 3,167,811
2043 200,097,321 3,120,502
2042 196,411,774 3,073,261
2041 192,749,114 3,026,226
2040 189,081,695 2,978,546
2039 185,422,958 2,929,745
2038 181,789,129 2,881,381
2037 178,179,942 2,833,162
2036 174,569,201 2,783,763
2035 170,957,061 2,736,596
2034 167,367,920 2,688,639
2033 163,813,895 2,638,770
2032 160,216,774 2,589,298
2031 156,638,324 2,540,343
2030 153,070,380 2,492,311
2029 149,507,684 2,444,595
2028 145,989,372 2,396,565
2027 142,463,827 2,347,456
2026 138,973,582 2,298,738
2025 135,513,842 2,249,807
2024 132,059,767 2,201,352
2023 128,691,692 2,153,339
2022 125,384,287 2,105,529
2021 122,138,588 2,058,841
2020 118,917,671 2,013,255
2019 115,737,383 1,967,696
2018 112,664,152 1,922,168
2017 109,666,481 1,877,072
2016 106,718,162 1,831,893
2015 103,867,135 1,786,457
2014 101,115,610 1,741,122
2013 98,438,751 1,695,973
2012 95,798,767 1,651,417
2011 93,149,970 1,608,076
2010 90,538,514 1,566,347
2009 88,007,636 1,526,377
2008 85,543,668 1,488,054
2007 83,103,217 1,450,986
2006 80,703,490 1,415,303
2005 78,367,470 1,381,585
2004 76,077,206 1,349,563
2003 73,832,663 1,318,806
2002 71,635,517 1,289,307
2001 69,487,762 1,261,273
2000 67,411,494 1,234,741
1999 65,374,561 1,210,206
1998 63,363,524 1,187,473
1997 61,404,539 1,165,545
1996 59,467,635 1,143,535
1995 57,537,335 1,119,949
1994 55,611,508 1,092,031
1993 53,708,891 1,058,745
1992 51,853,747 1,024,356
1991 49,717,198 994,639
1990 47,609,755 973,669
1989 45,879,690 957,789
1988 44,150,825 942,061
1987 42,460,039 926,862
1986 41,037,656 912,126
1985 39,842,136 897,697
1984 38,735,722 883,519
1983 37,740,817 869,592
1982 36,701,290 855,891
1981 35,304,012 842,432
1980 34,428,514 829,303
1979 34,238,652 819,867
1978 33,734,592 791,694
1977 33,167,272 741,789
1976 32,534,418 694,191
1975 31,723,252 650,966
1974 30,957,273 613,338
1973 30,166,785 592,808
1972 29,374,608 586,620
1971 28,600,106 586,221
1970 27,829,128 584,403
1969 27,072,571 581,610
1968 26,337,930 578,170
1967 25,620,276 569,011
1966 24,952,689 566,908
1965 24,310,612 575,005
1964 23,666,548 588,543
1963 23,051,637 594,418
1962 22,465,126 589,474
1961 21,906,102 582,532
1960 21,376,693 577,633

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th 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 Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau
2100 0.47% 0.15%
2099 0.5% 0.14%
2098 0.53% 0.16%
2097 0.56% 0.19%
2096 0.54% 0.18%
2095 0.57% 0.25%
2094 0.58% 0.24%
2093 0.58% 0.26%
2092 0.61% 0.24%
2091 0.64% 0.25%
2090 0.63% 0.26%
2089 0.64% 0.28%
2088 0.68% 0.3%
2087 0.73% 0.34%
2086 0.74% 0.35%
2085 0.75% 0.37%
2084 0.77% 0.35%
2083 0.81% 0.36%
2082 0.82% 0.37%
2081 0.83% 0.44%
2080 0.84% 0.48%
2079 0.89% 0.49%
2078 0.92% 0.54%
2077 0.95% 0.56%
2076 0.97% 0.62%
2075 1% 0.59%
2074 0.99% 0.65%
2073 1.03% 0.66%
2072 1.05% 0.67%
2071 1.07% 0.67%
2070 1.1% 0.71%
2069 1.12% 0.75%
2068 1.16% 0.76%
2067 1.16% 0.77%
2066 1.19% 0.85%
2065 1.22% 0.86%
2064 1.25% 0.89%
2063 1.28% 0.93%
2062 1.33% 0.96%
2061 1.35% 0.93%
2060 1.38% 1.02%
2059 1.37% 1.05%
2058 1.41% 1.05%
2057 1.47% 1.05%
2056 1.46% 1.11%
2055 1.51% 1.18%
2054 1.53% 1.14%
2053 1.57% 1.2%
2052 1.63% 1.28%
2051 1.63% 1.32%
2050 1.67% 1.39%
2049 1.7% 1.4%
2048 1.74% 1.47%
2047 1.76% 1.43%
2046 1.78% 1.52%
2045 1.82% 1.49%
2044 1.86% 1.52%
2043 1.88% 1.54%
2042 1.9% 1.55%
2041 1.94% 1.6%
2040 1.97% 1.67%
2039 2% 1.68%
2038 2.03% 1.7%
2037 2.07% 1.77%
2036 2.11% 1.72%
2035 2.14% 1.78%
2034 2.17% 1.89%
2033 2.25% 1.91%
2032 2.28% 1.93%
2031 2.33% 1.93%
2030 2.38% 1.95%
2029 2.41% 2%
2028 2.47% 2.09%
2027 2.51% 2.12%
2026 2.55% 2.17%
2025 2.62% 2.2%
2024 2.62% 2.23%
2023 2.64% 2.27%
2022 2.66% 2.27%
2021 2.71% 2.26%
2020 2.75% 2.32%
2019 2.73% 2.37%
2018 2.73% 2.4%
2017 2.76% 2.47%
2016 2.74% 2.54%
2015 2.72% 2.6%
2014 2.72% 2.66%
2013 2.76% 2.7%
2012 2.84% 2.7%
2011 2.88% 2.66%
2010 2.88% 2.62%
2009 2.88% 2.58%
2008 2.94% 2.55%
2007 2.97% 2.52%
2006 2.98% 2.44%
2005 3.01% 2.37%
2004 3.04% 2.33%
2003 3.07% 2.29%
2002 3.09% 2.22%
2001 3.08% 2.15%
2000 3.12% 2.03%
1999 3.17% 1.91%
1998 3.19% 1.88%
1997 3.26% 1.92%
1996 3.35% 2.11%
1995 3.46% 2.56%
1994 3.54% 3.14%
1993 3.58% 3.36%
1992 4.3% 2.99%
1991 4.43% 2.15%
1990 3.77% 1.66%
1989 3.92% 1.67%
1988 3.98% 1.64%
1987 3.47% 1.62%
1986 3% 1.61%
1985 2.86% 1.6%
1984 2.64% 1.6%
1983 2.83% 1.6%
1982 3.96% 1.6%
1981 2.54% 1.58%
1980 0.55% 1.15%
1979 1.49% 3.56%
1978 1.71% 6.73%
1977 1.95% 6.86%
1976 2.56% 6.64%
1975 2.47% 6.13%
1974 2.62% 3.46%
1973 2.7% 1.05%
1972 2.71% 0.07%
1971 2.77% 0.31%
1970 2.79% 0.48%
1969 2.79% 0.59%
1968 2.8% 1.61%
1967 2.68% 0.37%
1966 2.64% -1.41%
1965 2.72% -2.3%
1964 2.67% -0.99%
1963 2.61% 0.84%
1962 2.55% 1.19%
1961 2.48% 0.85%

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau
Current population
139917664
2311915
Population rank 10/197 146/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.03%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
8.13 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +132
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 42/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -1,373
Net migration rank 31/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -1,373
2024 - 30,069 - -1,712
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 49,498 -1,400
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 48,920 -1,400
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 47,242 -1,395
2020 3,199,718 38,866 46,718 -1,394
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 47,196 -1,395
2018 3,015,231 9,302 46,659 -1,396
2017 2,899,143 71,766 46,318 -1,398
2016 2,809,889 115,823 46,814 -1,392
2015 2,713,529 62,785 46,846 -1,393
2014 2,623,647 103,122 46,615 -1,393
2013 2,546,020 80,955 46,472 -1,395
2012 2,533,398 119,517 45,480 -1,442
2011 2,527,811 116,793 44,405 -1,760
2010 2,498,048 80,213 43,067 -2,257
2009 2,467,118 16,315 41,950 -2,821
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 40,841 -3,313
2007 2,436,753 -381 40,288 -3,676
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 38,886 -4,142
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 37,347 -4,662
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 36,495 -5,144
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 35,649 -5,487
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 34,561 -5,712
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 33,461 -6,239
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 32,816 -6,971
1999 2,010,987 29,142 30,916 -7,686
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 30,390 -8,163
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 29,792 -8,176
1996 1,896,364 41,456 29,778 -7,369
1995 1,831,068 91,727 29,142 -4,376
1994 1,788,133 140,715 27,895 3,174
1993 1,734,851 141,545 26,943 8,562
1992 1,673,839 160,106 25,747 7,531
1991 1,579,416 859,737 24,527 1,621
1990 1,479,663 296,014 23,936 -8,151
1989 1,441,769 242,614 24,286 -8,296
1988 1,393,356 379,966 23,940 -8,473
1987 1,356,853 251,387 23,549 -8,622
1986 1,050,277 186,227 23,301 -8,748
1985 997,050 157,476 23,116 -8,812
1984 920,670 137,632 22,861 -8,812
1983 863,472 68,022 22,542 -8,729
1982 1,080,853 66,702 22,131 -8,539
1981 1,018,838 628,135 21,611 -8,291
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 21,024 -8,086
1979 987,203 -711,455 19,736 -13,801
1978 943,388 -210,991 17,468 32,936
1977 929,381 -527,133 15,484 33,922
1976 899,577 -36,125 13,688 32,113
1975 801,425 -42,540 11,998 28,645
1974 777,306 -4,232 10,321 24,290
1973 807,535 347 8,430 -1,985
1972 779,808 -3,375 7,911 -1,985
1971 787,047 -14,510 8,183 -13,302
1970 760,821 8,589 7,632 1,123
1969 736,428 7,258 7,857 -11,033
1968 715,602 9,992 7,289 2,769
1967 695,283 14,437 6,742 1,516
1966 616,281 9,160 6,955 -11,006
1965 642,359 16,348 7,789 -19,928
1964 618,667 10,749 8,989 -23,936
1963 590,998 9,418 9,190 -5,993
1962 563,650 8,960 10,662 -3,960
1961 538,518 6,938 10,756 -3,575
1960 511,694 1,696 10,618 -8,007

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/guinea-bissau | 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 Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

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
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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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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