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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 10,825,703 people in Honduras in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 11,237,619 in Honduras.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 12.5 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Honduras is the 87th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.14% for Honduras.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.81% in Honduras.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Honduras has grown from 7.66M to 11.2M (46.8% growth).

Ethiopia vs Honduras: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Honduras
2100 371,192,732 17,182,880
2099 369,452,188 17,200,743
2098 367,626,914 17,216,673
2097 365,680,268 17,230,617
2096 363,648,440 17,243,183
2095 361,707,589 17,254,277
2094 359,642,227 17,263,401
2093 357,570,752 17,270,885
2092 355,499,462 17,276,077
2091 353,327,595 17,279,262
2090 351,068,287 17,280,244
2089 348,859,203 17,278,863
2088 346,624,222 17,275,243
2087 344,268,493 17,269,390
2086 341,777,395 17,261,244
2085 339,272,558 17,250,657
2084 336,753,372 17,237,497
2083 334,186,307 17,221,748
2082 331,503,693 17,203,519
2081 328,816,892 17,182,479
2080 326,114,551 17,158,940
2079 323,382,593 17,132,405
2078 320,521,381 17,102,986
2077 317,590,857 17,070,304
2076 314,615,353 17,034,815
2075 311,583,813 16,995,967
2074 308,511,275 16,953,990
2073 305,477,711 16,908,709
2072 302,351,806 16,860,005
2071 299,211,554 16,807,876
2070 296,054,535 16,752,434
2069 292,847,034 16,693,639
2068 289,612,061 16,631,495
2067 286,279,975 16,565,869
2066 282,992,981 16,496,654
2065 279,662,528 16,424,002
2064 276,283,161 16,347,532
2063 272,866,834 16,267,544
2062 269,424,014 16,184,126
2061 265,885,347 16,096,836
2060 262,350,260 16,005,900
2059 258,772,570 15,911,560
2058 255,284,371 15,813,659
2057 251,733,988 15,712,525
2056 248,079,002 15,607,710
2055 244,501,471 15,499,284
2054 240,868,686 15,387,571
2053 237,228,269 15,272,588
2052 233,551,340 15,154,647
2051 229,804,463 15,033,669
2050 226,124,819 14,909,683
2049 222,420,063 14,782,980
2048 218,694,640 14,653,660
2047 214,950,242 14,521,415
2046 211,226,920 14,386,305
2045 207,525,986 14,248,465
2044 203,812,674 14,108,133
2043 200,097,321 13,965,397
2042 196,411,774 13,820,314
2041 192,749,114 13,672,863
2040 189,081,695 13,523,320
2039 185,422,958 13,371,558
2038 181,789,129 13,217,312
2037 178,179,942 13,060,893
2036 174,569,201 12,901,848
2035 170,957,061 12,740,293
2034 167,367,920 12,576,635
2033 163,813,895 12,410,569
2032 160,216,774 12,242,213
2031 156,638,324 12,071,682
2030 153,070,380 11,898,926
2029 149,507,684 11,723,895
2028 145,989,372 11,546,959
2027 142,463,827 11,368,676
2026 138,973,582 11,189,025
2025 135,513,842 11,007,845
2024 132,059,767 10,825,703
2023 128,691,692 10,644,851
2022 125,384,287 10,463,872
2021 122,138,588 10,289,877
2020 118,917,671 10,119,640
2019 115,737,383 9,943,633
2018 112,664,152 9,765,210
2017 109,666,481 9,588,137
2016 106,718,162 9,412,380
2015 103,867,135 9,237,305
2014 101,115,610 9,063,122
2013 98,438,751 8,889,278
2012 95,798,767 8,715,076
2011 93,149,970 8,540,583
2010 90,538,514 8,365,878
2009 88,007,636 8,189,899
2008 85,543,668 8,012,587
2007 83,103,217 7,834,798
2006 80,703,490 7,656,832
2005 78,367,470 7,478,355
2004 76,077,206 7,298,994
2003 73,832,663 7,119,213
2002 71,635,517 6,938,859
2001 69,487,762 6,757,993
2000 67,411,494 6,577,773
1999 65,374,561 6,400,463
1998 63,363,524 6,234,431
1997 61,404,539 6,071,454
1996 59,467,635 5,903,954
1995 57,537,335 5,739,637
1994 55,611,508 5,579,242
1993 53,708,891 5,423,249
1992 51,853,747 5,271,431
1991 49,717,198 5,123,792
1990 47,609,755 4,980,488
1989 45,879,690 4,841,838
1988 44,150,825 4,707,677
1987 42,460,039 4,576,910
1986 41,037,656 4,448,899
1985 39,842,136 4,323,342
1984 38,735,722 4,199,850
1983 37,740,817 4,078,174
1982 36,701,290 3,958,728
1981 35,304,012 3,841,778
1980 34,428,514 3,727,173
1979 34,238,652 3,614,981
1978 33,734,592 3,505,463
1977 33,167,272 3,398,655
1976 32,534,418 3,294,457
1975 31,723,252 3,193,234
1974 30,957,273 3,099,836
1973 30,166,785 3,011,459
1972 29,374,608 2,922,064
1971 28,600,106 2,834,616
1970 27,829,128 2,750,715
1969 27,072,571 2,670,289
1968 26,337,930 2,593,057
1967 25,620,276 2,518,648
1966 24,952,689 2,446,751
1965 24,310,612 2,377,157
1964 23,666,548 2,309,855
1963 23,051,637 2,244,878
1962 22,465,126 2,182,064
1961 21,906,102 2,121,242
1960 21,376,693 2,062,060

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/honduras | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Honduras gained 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Honduras' population increased by 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Honduras was ranked 94th in 2006 and ranked 87th 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 Honduras will increase by 32.7% to 14,909,683 people and rank change from 87th to 86th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 17.3M people in 2090 for Honduras.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Honduras
2100 0.47% -0.1%
2099 0.5% -0.09%
2098 0.53% -0.08%
2097 0.56% -0.07%
2096 0.54% -0.06%
2095 0.57% -0.05%
2094 0.58% -0.04%
2093 0.58% -0.03%
2092 0.61% -0.02%
2091 0.64% -0.006%
2090 0.63% 0.008%
2089 0.64% 0.02%
2088 0.68% 0.03%
2087 0.73% 0.05%
2086 0.74% 0.06%
2085 0.75% 0.08%
2084 0.77% 0.09%
2083 0.81% 0.11%
2082 0.82% 0.12%
2081 0.83% 0.14%
2080 0.84% 0.15%
2079 0.89% 0.17%
2078 0.92% 0.19%
2077 0.95% 0.21%
2076 0.97% 0.23%
2075 1% 0.25%
2074 0.99% 0.27%
2073 1.03% 0.29%
2072 1.05% 0.31%
2071 1.07% 0.33%
2070 1.1% 0.35%
2069 1.12% 0.37%
2068 1.16% 0.4%
2067 1.16% 0.42%
2066 1.19% 0.44%
2065 1.22% 0.47%
2064 1.25% 0.49%
2063 1.28% 0.52%
2062 1.33% 0.54%
2061 1.35% 0.57%
2060 1.38% 0.59%
2059 1.37% 0.62%
2058 1.41% 0.64%
2057 1.47% 0.67%
2056 1.46% 0.7%
2055 1.51% 0.73%
2054 1.53% 0.75%
2053 1.57% 0.78%
2052 1.63% 0.8%
2051 1.63% 0.83%
2050 1.67% 0.86%
2049 1.7% 0.88%
2048 1.74% 0.91%
2047 1.76% 0.94%
2046 1.78% 0.97%
2045 1.82% 0.99%
2044 1.86% 1.02%
2043 1.88% 1.05%
2042 1.9% 1.08%
2041 1.94% 1.11%
2040 1.97% 1.13%
2039 2% 1.17%
2038 2.03% 1.2%
2037 2.07% 1.23%
2036 2.11% 1.27%
2035 2.14% 1.3%
2034 2.17% 1.34%
2033 2.25% 1.38%
2032 2.28% 1.41%
2031 2.33% 1.45%
2030 2.38% 1.49%
2029 2.41% 1.53%
2028 2.47% 1.57%
2027 2.51% 1.61%
2026 2.55% 1.65%
2025 2.62% 1.68%
2024 2.62% 1.7%
2023 2.64% 1.73%
2022 2.66% 1.69%
2021 2.71% 1.68%
2020 2.75% 1.77%
2019 2.73% 1.83%
2018 2.73% 1.85%
2017 2.76% 1.87%
2016 2.74% 1.9%
2015 2.72% 1.92%
2014 2.72% 1.96%
2013 2.76% 2%
2012 2.84% 2.04%
2011 2.88% 2.09%
2010 2.88% 2.15%
2009 2.88% 2.21%
2008 2.94% 2.27%
2007 2.97% 2.32%
2006 2.98% 2.39%
2005 3.01% 2.46%
2004 3.04% 2.53%
2003 3.07% 2.6%
2002 3.09% 2.68%
2001 3.08% 2.74%
2000 3.12% 2.77%
1999 3.17% 2.66%
1998 3.19% 2.68%
1997 3.26% 2.84%
1996 3.35% 2.86%
1995 3.46% 2.87%
1994 3.54% 2.88%
1993 3.58% 2.88%
1992 4.3% 2.88%
1991 4.43% 2.88%
1990 3.77% 2.86%
1989 3.92% 2.85%
1988 3.98% 2.86%
1987 3.47% 2.88%
1986 3% 2.9%
1985 2.86% 2.94%
1984 2.64% 2.98%
1983 2.83% 3.02%
1982 3.96% 3.04%
1981 2.54% 3.07%
1980 0.55% 3.1%
1979 1.49% 3.12%
1978 1.71% 3.14%
1977 1.95% 3.16%
1976 2.56% 3.17%
1975 2.47% 3.01%
1974 2.62% 2.93%
1973 2.7% 3.06%
1972 2.71% 3.09%
1971 2.77% 3.05%
1970 2.79% 3.01%
1969 2.79% 2.98%
1968 2.8% 2.95%
1967 2.68% 2.94%
1966 2.64% 2.93%
1965 2.72% 2.91%
1964 2.67% 2.89%
1963 2.61% 2.88%
1962 2.55% 2.87%
1961 2.48% 2.87%

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/honduras | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Honduras' population grew by 1.7%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Honduras
Current population
139917664
11237619
Population rank 10/197 87/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.14%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
2.91 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
2.25 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +495
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +180,852
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.7%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 64/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.84 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -4,778
Net migration rank 31/196 114/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 39,901
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 157/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 179/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Honduras
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Honduras
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -4,778
2024 - 30,069 - -4,821
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 186,125 -5,044
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 186,257 -5,374
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 172,890 -5,777
2020 3,199,718 38,866 179,553 -6,199
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 185,200 -6,546
2018 3,015,231 9,302 184,953 -6,764
2017 2,899,143 71,766 182,731 -6,778
2016 2,809,889 115,823 182,243 -6,681
2015 2,713,529 62,785 181,098 -6,509
2014 2,623,647 103,122 180,075 -6,293
2013 2,546,020 80,955 179,999 -6,091
2012 2,533,398 119,517 180,384 -5,891
2011 2,527,811 116,793 180,164 -5,664
2010 2,498,048 80,213 180,318 -5,419
2009 2,467,118 16,315 182,250 -5,196
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 182,607 -5,039
2007 2,436,753 -381 183,052 -5,039
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 183,381 -5,450
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 185,216 -6,190
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 186,774 -7,083
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 187,854 -7,982
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 189,653 -8,816
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 190,636 -9,744
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 190,308 -10,757
1999 2,010,987 29,142 186,816 -11,753
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 169,632 -12,638
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 182,308 -13,344
1996 1,896,364 41,456 180,083 -14,049
1995 1,831,068 91,727 177,309 -14,707
1994 1,788,133 140,715 173,437 -15,246
1993 1,734,851 141,545 169,358 -15,559
1992 1,673,839 160,106 165,434 -15,583
1991 1,579,416 859,737 160,933 -15,509
1990 1,479,663 296,014 156,537 -15,351
1989 1,441,769 242,614 152,266 -16,146
1988 1,393,356 379,966 149,130 -16,919
1987 1,356,853 251,387 146,750 -17,423
1986 1,050,277 186,227 144,500 -17,812
1985 997,050 157,476 142,190 -17,778
1984 920,670 137,632 139,851 -17,277
1983 863,472 68,022 137,597 -16,810
1982 1,080,853 66,702 134,629 -16,530
1981 1,018,838 628,135 131,789 -15,986
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 128,856 -15,445
1979 987,203 -711,455 125,957 -14,979
1978 943,388 -210,991 122,593 -14,537
1977 929,381 -527,133 119,333 -13,777
1976 899,577 -36,125 115,754 -12,916
1975 801,425 -42,540 111,469 -11,855
1974 777,306 -4,232 98,141 -10,947
1973 807,535 347 99,553 -10,001
1972 779,808 -3,375 98,634 -9,403
1971 787,047 -14,510 94,597 -8,918
1970 760,821 8,589 90,875 -8,751
1969 736,428 7,258 87,273 -8,544
1968 715,602 9,992 84,070 -8,335
1967 695,283 14,437 81,131 -8,056
1966 616,281 9,160 78,369 -7,649
1965 642,359 16,348 75,622 -7,161
1964 618,667 10,749 72,756 -6,620
1963 590,998 9,418 69,883 -6,063
1962 563,650 8,960 67,332 -5,519
1961 538,518 6,938 64,672 -4,838
1960 511,694 1,696 62,602 -4,085

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/honduras | 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 Honduras 96.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,821,125 people) and 3.29% is from migration (a loss of 61,965 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 39,901 people or 0.4% in Honduras.

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
Honduras
City Population
Tegucigalpa 1.06M
San Pedro Sula 719K
Choloma 232K
La Ceiba 197K
El Progreso 188K
Villanueva 150K
Comayagua 145K
Puerto Cortes 122K
Yoro 86.7K
La Lima 71.9K

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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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