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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 11,005,850 people in Honduras in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 11,279,259 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 1.83% 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 +2.69% per year vs +1.78% in Honduras.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Honduras has grown from 7.66M to 11.3M (47.3% growth).

Ethiopia vs Honduras: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Honduras
2100 371,078,260 17,179,765
2099 369,338,252 17,197,625
2098 367,513,542 17,213,552
2097 365,567,496 17,227,494
2096 363,536,294 17,240,057
2095 361,596,042 17,251,150
2094 359,531,317 17,260,271
2093 357,460,480 17,267,754
2092 355,389,829 17,272,946
2091 353,218,632 17,276,130
2090 350,960,021 17,277,112
2089 348,751,618 17,275,730
2088 346,517,326 17,272,112
2087 344,162,324 17,266,259
2086 341,671,994 17,258,114
2085 339,167,930 17,247,530
2084 336,649,520 17,234,373
2083 334,083,247 17,218,626
2082 331,401,460 17,200,400
2081 328,715,487 17,179,365
2080 326,013,981 17,155,830
2079 323,282,865 17,129,299
2078 320,422,535 17,099,886
2077 317,492,915 17,067,209
2076 314,518,328 17,031,727
2075 311,487,723 16,992,886
2074 308,416,133 16,950,917
2073 305,383,505 16,905,643
2072 302,258,564 16,856,949
2071 299,119,280 16,804,830
2070 295,963,235 16,749,397
2069 292,756,723 16,690,613
2068 289,522,748 16,628,480
2067 286,191,689 16,562,866
2066 282,905,709 16,493,664
2065 279,576,283 16,421,025
2064 276,197,958 16,344,569
2063 272,782,685 16,264,595
2062 269,340,926 16,181,192
2061 265,803,351 16,093,918
2060 262,269,354 16,002,999
2059 258,692,767 15,908,676
2058 255,205,644 15,810,793
2057 251,656,356 15,709,676
2056 248,002,497 15,604,881
2055 244,426,069 15,496,474
2054 240,794,405 15,384,781
2053 237,155,110 15,269,819
2052 233,479,314 15,151,900
2051 229,733,593 15,030,943
2050 226,055,085 14,906,980
2049 222,351,471 14,780,300
2048 218,627,197 14,651,004
2047 214,883,954 14,518,783
2046 211,161,780 14,383,697
2045 207,461,987 14,245,882
2044 203,749,820 14,105,576
2043 200,035,613 13,962,865
2042 196,351,202 13,817,809
2041 192,689,672 13,670,385
2040 189,023,384 13,520,868
2039 185,365,776 13,369,134
2038 181,733,067 13,214,916
2037 178,124,993 13,058,525
2036 174,515,366 12,899,509
2035 170,904,339 12,737,983
2034 167,316,305 12,574,355
2033 163,763,376 12,408,319
2032 160,167,364 12,239,994
2031 156,590,018 12,069,493
2030 153,023,174 11,896,769
2029 149,461,578 11,721,770
2028 145,944,350 11,544,866
2027 142,419,893 11,366,615
2026 138,930,724 11,186,997
2025 135,472,051 11,005,850
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Honduras' population increased by 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% 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 60.6% to 226,055,085 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of Honduras will increase by 32.2% to 14,906,980 people and rank change from 87th to 85th.

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 2.58% 1.66%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Honduras' population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Honduras
Current population
140722974
11279259
Population rank 10/197 87/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.14%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
2.93 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
2.24 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
10.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +494
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +180,147
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 62/197
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 3,379,409 30,069 185,444 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/honduras | 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 Honduras 96.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,826,494 people) and 3.21% is from migration (a loss of 60,493 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 (1960–2025, 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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