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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 9,514,251 people in Hungary in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 9,454,659 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 14.9 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 1.81% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs -0.3% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.45M (6.12% decline).

Ethiopia vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Hungary
2100 371,078,260 7,354,125
2099 369,338,252 7,369,935
2098 367,513,542 7,385,110
2097 365,567,496 7,399,578
2096 363,536,294 7,414,169
2095 361,596,042 7,428,875
2094 359,531,317 7,443,681
2093 357,460,480 7,458,651
2092 355,389,829 7,473,041
2091 353,218,632 7,487,818
2090 350,960,021 7,502,719
2089 348,751,618 7,518,368
2088 346,517,326 7,533,773
2087 344,162,324 7,549,845
2086 341,671,994 7,566,819
2085 339,167,930 7,584,011
2084 336,649,520 7,600,723
2083 334,083,247 7,618,082
2082 331,401,460 7,636,419
2081 328,715,487 7,655,375
2080 326,013,981 7,675,218
2079 323,282,865 7,695,945
2078 320,422,535 7,717,087
2077 317,492,915 7,739,401
2076 314,518,328 7,763,134
2075 311,487,723 7,788,149
2074 308,416,133 7,814,821
2073 305,383,505 7,842,708
2072 302,258,564 7,872,075
2071 299,119,280 7,902,830
2070 295,963,235 7,934,859
2069 292,756,723 7,967,725
2068 289,522,748 8,001,662
2067 286,191,689 8,036,057
2066 282,905,709 8,071,042
2065 279,576,283 8,107,187
2064 276,197,958 8,144,020
2063 272,782,685 8,179,967
2062 269,340,926 8,215,823
2061 265,803,351 8,251,186
2060 262,269,354 8,286,212
2059 258,692,767 8,320,988
2058 255,205,644 8,354,080
2057 251,656,356 8,386,894
2056 248,002,497 8,419,815
2055 244,426,069 8,451,799
2054 240,794,405 8,483,442
2053 237,155,110 8,514,311
2052 233,479,314 8,545,085
2051 229,733,593 8,575,999
2050 226,055,085 8,606,870
2049 222,351,471 8,638,405
2048 218,627,197 8,670,073
2047 214,883,954 8,702,640
2046 211,161,780 8,735,821
2045 207,461,987 8,769,752
2044 203,749,820 8,803,827
2043 200,035,613 8,838,318
2042 196,351,202 8,873,924
2041 192,689,672 8,910,032
2040 189,023,384 8,946,870
2039 185,365,776 8,984,555
2038 181,733,067 9,022,078
2037 178,124,993 9,060,601
2036 174,515,366 9,098,588
2035 170,904,339 9,136,984
2034 167,316,305 9,175,038
2033 163,763,376 9,212,552
2032 160,167,364 9,249,719
2031 156,590,018 9,286,177
2030 153,023,174 9,322,011
2029 149,461,578 9,357,056
2028 145,944,350 9,390,506
2027 142,419,893 9,422,739
2026 138,930,724 9,454,659
2025 135,472,051 9,514,251
2024 132,059,767 9,562,065
2023 128,691,692 9,592,186
2022 125,384,287 9,605,074
2021 122,138,588 9,630,932
2020 118,917,671 9,670,419
2019 115,737,383 9,694,824
2018 112,664,152 9,706,964
2017 109,666,481 9,726,756
2016 106,718,162 9,759,755
2015 103,867,135 9,797,755
2014 101,115,610 9,833,038
2013 98,438,751 9,872,734
2012 95,798,767 9,920,362
2011 93,149,970 9,971,727
2010 90,538,514 10,000,023
2009 88,007,636 10,022,650
2008 85,543,668 10,038,188
2007 83,103,217 10,055,780
2006 80,703,490 10,071,370
2005 78,367,470 10,087,065
2004 76,077,206 10,107,146
2003 73,832,663 10,129,552
2002 71,635,517 10,158,608
2001 69,487,762 10,187,576
2000 67,411,494 10,210,971
1999 65,374,561 10,237,530
1998 63,363,524 10,266,570
1997 61,404,539 10,290,486
1996 59,467,635 10,311,238
1995 57,537,335 10,328,965
1994 55,611,508 10,343,355
1993 53,708,891 10,357,523
1992 51,853,747 10,369,341
1991 49,717,198 10,373,400
1990 47,609,755 10,373,988
1989 45,879,690 10,481,719
1988 44,150,825 10,596,487
1987 42,460,039 10,612,741
1986 41,037,656 10,630,564
1985 39,842,136 10,648,713
1984 38,735,722 10,668,095
1983 37,740,817 10,689,463
1982 36,701,290 10,705,535
1981 35,304,012 10,711,848
1980 34,428,514 10,711,122
1979 34,238,652 10,704,152
1978 33,734,592 10,684,822
1977 33,167,272 10,648,031
1976 32,534,418 10,598,677
1975 31,723,252 10,540,525
1974 30,957,273 10,478,720
1973 30,166,785 10,432,055
1972 29,374,608 10,398,489
1971 28,600,106 10,367,537
1970 27,829,128 10,337,910
1969 27,072,571 10,298,723
1968 26,337,930 10,255,815
1967 25,620,276 10,216,604
1966 24,952,689 10,178,653
1965 24,310,612 10,147,935
1964 23,666,548 10,119,835
1963 23,051,637 10,087,947
1962 22,465,126 10,060,825
1961 21,906,102 10,027,958
1960 21,376,693 9,983,512

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 305,096 people (a 3.13% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,606,870 people and rank change from 97th to 111th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.35M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Hungary
2100 0.47% -0.21%
2099 0.5% -0.21%
2098 0.53% -0.2%
2097 0.56% -0.2%
2096 0.54% -0.2%
2095 0.57% -0.2%
2094 0.58% -0.2%
2093 0.58% -0.19%
2092 0.61% -0.2%
2091 0.64% -0.2%
2090 0.63% -0.21%
2089 0.64% -0.2%
2088 0.68% -0.21%
2087 0.73% -0.22%
2086 0.74% -0.23%
2085 0.75% -0.22%
2084 0.77% -0.23%
2083 0.81% -0.24%
2082 0.82% -0.25%
2081 0.83% -0.26%
2080 0.84% -0.27%
2079 0.89% -0.27%
2078 0.92% -0.29%
2077 0.95% -0.31%
2076 0.97% -0.32%
2075 1% -0.34%
2074 0.99% -0.36%
2073 1.03% -0.37%
2072 1.05% -0.39%
2071 1.07% -0.4%
2070 1.1% -0.41%
2069 1.12% -0.42%
2068 1.16% -0.43%
2067 1.16% -0.43%
2066 1.19% -0.45%
2065 1.22% -0.45%
2064 1.25% -0.44%
2063 1.28% -0.44%
2062 1.33% -0.43%
2061 1.35% -0.42%
2060 1.38% -0.42%
2059 1.37% -0.4%
2058 1.41% -0.39%
2057 1.47% -0.39%
2056 1.46% -0.38%
2055 1.51% -0.37%
2054 1.53% -0.36%
2053 1.57% -0.36%
2052 1.63% -0.36%
2051 1.63% -0.36%
2050 1.67% -0.37%
2049 1.7% -0.37%
2048 1.74% -0.37%
2047 1.76% -0.38%
2046 1.78% -0.39%
2045 1.82% -0.39%
2044 1.86% -0.39%
2043 1.88% -0.4%
2042 1.9% -0.41%
2041 1.94% -0.41%
2040 1.97% -0.42%
2039 2% -0.42%
2038 2.03% -0.43%
2037 2.07% -0.42%
2036 2.11% -0.42%
2035 2.14% -0.41%
2034 2.17% -0.41%
2033 2.25% -0.4%
2032 2.28% -0.39%
2031 2.33% -0.38%
2030 2.38% -0.37%
2029 2.41% -0.36%
2028 2.47% -0.34%
2027 2.51% -0.34%
2026 2.55% -0.63%
2025 2.58% -0.5%
2024 2.62% -0.31%
2023 2.64% -0.13%
2022 2.66% -0.27%
2021 2.71% -0.41%
2020 2.75% -0.25%
2019 2.73% -0.13%
2018 2.73% -0.2%
2017 2.76% -0.34%
2016 2.74% -0.39%
2015 2.72% -0.36%
2014 2.72% -0.4%
2013 2.76% -0.48%
2012 2.84% -0.52%
2011 2.88% -0.28%
2010 2.88% -0.23%
2009 2.88% -0.15%
2008 2.94% -0.17%
2007 2.97% -0.15%
2006 2.98% -0.16%
2005 3.01% -0.2%
2004 3.04% -0.22%
2003 3.07% -0.29%
2002 3.09% -0.28%
2001 3.08% -0.23%
2000 3.12% -0.26%
1999 3.17% -0.28%
1998 3.19% -0.23%
1997 3.26% -0.2%
1996 3.35% -0.17%
1995 3.46% -0.14%
1994 3.54% -0.14%
1993 3.58% -0.11%
1992 4.3% -0.04%
1991 4.43% -0.006%
1990 3.77% -1.03%
1989 3.92% -1.08%
1988 3.98% -0.15%
1987 3.47% -0.17%
1986 3% -0.17%
1985 2.86% -0.18%
1984 2.64% -0.2%
1983 2.83% -0.15%
1982 3.96% -0.06%
1981 2.54% 0.007%
1980 0.55% 0.07%
1979 1.49% 0.18%
1978 1.71% 0.35%
1977 1.95% 0.47%
1976 2.56% 0.55%
1975 2.47% 0.59%
1974 2.62% 0.45%
1973 2.7% 0.32%
1972 2.71% 0.3%
1971 2.77% 0.29%
1970 2.79% 0.38%
1969 2.79% 0.42%
1968 2.8% 0.38%
1967 2.68% 0.37%
1966 2.64% 0.3%
1965 2.72% 0.28%
1964 2.67% 0.32%
1963 2.61% 0.27%
1962 2.55% 0.33%
1961 2.48% 0.45%

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 Hungary's population declined by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Hungary
Current population
140722974
9454659
Population rank 10/197 97/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.11%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
11 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
6.7 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
4.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 -131
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 -47,814
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% -0.5%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 184/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -16,331
Net migration rank 31/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -16,331
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -49,723 16,223
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -41,247 49,213
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -47,065 41,871
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -61,638 20,372
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -47,385 9,147
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -36,840 34,339
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -37,858 34,190
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -37,934 20,200
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -31,231 68
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -39,191 13,856
2014 2,623,647 103,122 -32,449 11,581
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -36,529 5,635
2012 2,533,398 119,517 -38,689 15,286
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -40,884 1,859
2010 2,498,048 80,213 -40,000 10,592
2009 2,467,118 16,315 -34,077 17,281
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 -31,118 16,166
2007 2,436,753 -381 -35,195 13,697
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 -32,228 19,890
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -38,331 16,925
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 -37,396 16,637
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -41,531 13,879
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -36,571 2,822
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -35,657 10,386
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -37,780 13,414
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -49,140 12,819
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -43,120 13,568
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 -38,075 14,186
1996 1,896,364 41,456 -38,152 14,605
1995 1,831,068 91,727 -34,086 14,927
1994 1,788,133 140,715 -31,030 15,159
1993 1,734,851 141,545 -33,144 15,540
1992 1,673,839 160,106 -26,960 16,238
1991 1,579,416 859,737 -17,635 16,873
1990 1,479,663 296,014 -19,710 16,991
1989 1,441,769 242,614 -20,963 -16,991
1988 1,393,356 379,966 -15,895 -16,052
1987 1,356,853 251,387 -15,919 -16,175
1986 1,050,277 186,227 -18,072 -16,339
1985 997,050 157,476 -18,103 -15,890
1984 920,670 137,632 -21,336 -16,216
1983 863,472 68,022 -21,379 -16,047
1982 1,080,853 66,702 -10,705 -16,531
1981 1,018,838 628,135 -2,142 -16,869
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 3,213 -17,795
1979 987,203 -711,455 23,549 3,629
1978 943,388 -210,991 27,780 290
1977 929,381 -527,133 45,787 -54
1976 899,577 -36,125 52,993 -472
1975 801,425 -42,540 63,243 -335
1974 777,306 -4,232 60,777 132
1973 807,535 347 33,382 -1,512
1972 779,808 -3,375 34,315 -8
1971 787,047 -14,510 26,956 -15
1970 760,821 8,589 32,048 -96
1969 736,428 7,258 38,105 -333
1968 715,602 9,992 39,997 -324
1967 695,283 14,437 39,845 -414
1966 616,281 9,160 36,643 -726
1965 642,359 16,348 24,355 -537
1964 618,667 10,749 31,371 -739
1963 590,998 9,418 32,282 -822
1962 563,650 8,960 21,128 -1,738
1961 538,518 6,938 44,123 -1,177
1960 511,694 1,696 44,926 -1,108

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

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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 Hungary 64.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 430,112 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 239,479 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

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
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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