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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 47,020,774 people in Iraq in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 48,531,417 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 2.9 times bigger than Iraq's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.28% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +2.32% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.5M (69.6% growth).

Ethiopia vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Iraq
2100 371,078,260 101,633,126
2099 369,338,252 101,421,797
2098 367,513,542 101,213,066
2097 365,567,496 100,981,364
2096 363,536,294 100,724,968
2095 361,596,042 100,465,117
2094 359,531,317 100,194,566
2093 357,460,480 99,876,697
2092 355,389,829 99,532,563
2091 353,218,632 99,204,350
2090 350,960,021 98,887,474
2089 348,751,618 98,513,541
2088 346,517,326 98,144,553
2087 344,162,324 97,768,049
2086 341,671,994 97,325,536
2085 339,167,930 96,873,514
2084 336,649,520 96,449,107
2083 334,083,247 95,991,669
2082 331,401,460 95,510,163
2081 328,715,487 95,009,824
2080 326,013,981 94,507,711
2079 323,282,865 93,960,720
2078 320,422,535 93,417,874
2077 317,492,915 92,904,470
2076 314,518,328 92,360,076
2075 311,487,723 91,825,735
2074 308,416,133 91,229,744
2073 305,383,505 90,571,495
2072 302,258,564 89,918,845
2071 299,119,280 89,266,016
2070 295,963,235 88,596,956
2069 292,756,723 87,909,934
2068 289,522,748 87,220,950
2067 286,191,689 86,514,449
2066 282,905,709 85,734,979
2065 279,576,283 84,972,344
2064 276,197,958 84,191,791
2063 272,782,685 83,388,388
2062 269,340,926 82,605,010
2061 265,803,351 81,801,066
2060 262,269,354 80,951,432
2059 258,692,767 80,142,288
2058 255,205,644 79,319,959
2057 251,656,356 78,477,750
2056 248,002,497 77,609,609
2055 244,426,069 76,740,326
2054 240,794,405 75,857,522
2053 237,155,110 74,953,340
2052 233,479,314 74,072,968
2051 229,733,593 73,150,617
2050 226,055,085 72,236,317
2049 222,351,471 71,272,496
2048 218,627,197 70,317,228
2047 214,883,954 69,348,186
2046 211,161,780 68,401,022
2045 207,461,987 67,436,306
2044 203,749,820 66,447,658
2043 200,035,613 65,453,908
2042 196,351,202 64,434,168
2041 192,689,672 63,409,041
2040 189,023,384 62,360,444
2039 185,365,776 61,289,676
2038 181,733,067 60,253,388
2037 178,124,993 59,221,968
2036 174,515,366 58,156,294
2035 170,904,339 57,128,298
2034 167,316,305 56,087,988
2033 163,763,376 55,051,428
2032 160,167,364 54,002,572
2031 156,590,018 52,991,720
2030 153,023,174 51,987,045
2029 149,461,578 50,982,830
2028 145,944,350 50,001,395
2027 142,419,893 49,015,079
2026 138,930,724 48,020,585
2025 135,472,051 47,020,774
2024 132,059,767 46,042,015
2023 128,691,692 45,074,049
2022 125,384,287 44,070,551
2021 122,138,588 43,071,211
2020 118,917,671 42,116,605
2019 115,737,383 41,192,171
2018 112,664,152 40,265,624
2017 109,666,481 39,337,353
2016 106,718,162 38,469,627
2015 103,867,135 37,560,535
2014 101,115,610 36,550,059
2013 98,438,751 35,281,989
2012 95,798,767 33,654,842
2011 93,149,970 32,161,424
2010 90,538,514 31,045,366
2009 88,007,636 30,058,206
2008 85,543,668 28,971,036
2007 83,103,217 28,391,607
2006 80,703,490 28,616,515
2005 78,367,470 28,407,448
2004 76,077,206 27,577,878
2003 73,832,663 26,802,659
2002 71,635,517 26,006,559
2001 69,487,762 25,197,840
2000 67,411,494 24,424,056
1999 65,374,561 23,636,527
1998 63,363,524 22,884,399
1997 61,404,539 22,176,593
1996 59,467,635 21,501,321
1995 57,537,335 20,825,860
1994 55,611,508 20,139,807
1993 53,708,891 19,201,195
1992 51,853,747 18,300,845
1991 49,717,198 17,767,253
1990 47,609,755 17,581,206
1989 45,879,690 17,364,542
1988 44,150,825 16,908,819
1987 42,460,039 16,521,049
1986 41,037,656 16,074,145
1985 39,842,136 15,683,430
1984 38,735,722 15,310,733
1983 37,740,817 14,840,555
1982 36,701,290 14,406,083
1981 35,304,012 14,006,381
1980 34,428,514 13,591,992
1979 34,238,652 13,170,365
1978 33,734,592 12,753,355
1977 33,167,272 12,331,046
1976 32,534,418 11,927,651
1975 31,723,252 11,543,639
1974 30,957,273 11,167,761
1973 30,166,785 10,795,869
1972 29,374,608 10,430,164
1971 28,600,106 10,077,809
1970 27,829,128 9,735,611
1969 27,072,571 9,403,356
1968 26,337,930 9,085,016
1967 25,620,276 8,778,869
1966 24,952,689 8,485,104
1965 24,310,612 8,202,140
1964 23,666,548 7,929,566
1963 23,051,637 7,667,928
1962 22,465,126 7,413,875
1961 21,906,102 7,194,553
1960 21,376,693 7,022,052

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/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 48.8% to 72,236,317 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Iraq
2100 0.47% 0.21%
2099 0.5% 0.21%
2098 0.53% 0.23%
2097 0.56% 0.25%
2096 0.54% 0.26%
2095 0.57% 0.27%
2094 0.58% 0.32%
2093 0.58% 0.35%
2092 0.61% 0.33%
2091 0.64% 0.32%
2090 0.63% 0.38%
2089 0.64% 0.38%
2088 0.68% 0.39%
2087 0.73% 0.45%
2086 0.74% 0.47%
2085 0.75% 0.44%
2084 0.77% 0.48%
2083 0.81% 0.5%
2082 0.82% 0.53%
2081 0.83% 0.53%
2080 0.84% 0.58%
2079 0.89% 0.58%
2078 0.92% 0.55%
2077 0.95% 0.59%
2076 0.97% 0.58%
2075 1% 0.65%
2074 0.99% 0.73%
2073 1.03% 0.73%
2072 1.05% 0.73%
2071 1.07% 0.76%
2070 1.1% 0.78%
2069 1.12% 0.79%
2068 1.16% 0.82%
2067 1.16% 0.91%
2066 1.19% 0.9%
2065 1.22% 0.93%
2064 1.25% 0.96%
2063 1.28% 0.95%
2062 1.33% 0.98%
2061 1.35% 1.05%
2060 1.38% 1.01%
2059 1.37% 1.04%
2058 1.41% 1.07%
2057 1.47% 1.12%
2056 1.46% 1.13%
2055 1.51% 1.16%
2054 1.53% 1.21%
2053 1.57% 1.19%
2052 1.63% 1.26%
2051 1.63% 1.27%
2050 1.67% 1.35%
2049 1.7% 1.36%
2048 1.74% 1.4%
2047 1.76% 1.38%
2046 1.78% 1.43%
2045 1.82% 1.49%
2044 1.86% 1.52%
2043 1.88% 1.58%
2042 1.9% 1.62%
2041 1.94% 1.68%
2040 1.97% 1.75%
2039 2% 1.72%
2038 2.03% 1.74%
2037 2.07% 1.83%
2036 2.11% 1.8%
2035 2.14% 1.85%
2034 2.17% 1.88%
2033 2.25% 1.94%
2032 2.28% 1.91%
2031 2.33% 1.93%
2030 2.38% 1.97%
2029 2.41% 1.96%
2028 2.47% 2.01%
2027 2.51% 2.07%
2026 2.55% 2.13%
2025 2.58% 2.13%
2024 2.62% 2.15%
2023 2.64% 2.28%
2022 2.66% 2.32%
2021 2.71% 2.27%
2020 2.75% 2.24%
2019 2.73% 2.3%
2018 2.73% 2.36%
2017 2.76% 2.26%
2016 2.74% 2.42%
2015 2.72% 2.76%
2014 2.72% 3.59%
2013 2.76% 4.83%
2012 2.84% 4.64%
2011 2.88% 3.59%
2010 2.88% 3.28%
2009 2.88% 3.75%
2008 2.94% 2.04%
2007 2.97% -0.79%
2006 2.98% 0.74%
2005 3.01% 3.01%
2004 3.04% 2.89%
2003 3.07% 3.06%
2002 3.09% 3.21%
2001 3.08% 3.17%
2000 3.12% 3.33%
1999 3.17% 3.29%
1998 3.19% 3.19%
1997 3.26% 3.14%
1996 3.35% 3.24%
1995 3.46% 3.41%
1994 3.54% 4.89%
1993 3.58% 4.92%
1992 4.3% 3%
1991 4.43% 1.06%
1990 3.77% 1.25%
1989 3.92% 2.7%
1988 3.98% 2.35%
1987 3.47% 2.78%
1986 3% 2.49%
1985 2.86% 2.43%
1984 2.64% 3.17%
1983 2.83% 3.02%
1982 3.96% 2.85%
1981 2.54% 3.05%
1980 0.55% 3.2%
1979 1.49% 3.27%
1978 1.71% 3.42%
1977 1.95% 3.38%
1976 2.56% 3.33%
1975 2.47% 3.37%
1974 2.62% 3.44%
1973 2.7% 3.51%
1972 2.71% 3.5%
1971 2.77% 3.51%
1970 2.79% 3.53%
1969 2.79% 3.5%
1968 2.8% 3.49%
1967 2.68% 3.46%
1966 2.64% 3.45%
1965 2.72% 3.44%
1964 2.67% 3.41%
1963 2.61% 3.43%
1962 2.55% 3.05%
1961 2.48% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.13%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Iraq
Current population
140722974
48531417
Population rank 10/197 33/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.58%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
32.3 seconds
One birth every
7.59 seconds
26.8 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +2,682
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +978,759
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +2.13%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 43/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -1,064
Net migration rank 31/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -1,064
2024 3,379,409 30,069 985,943 -17,735
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 973,420 -5,710
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 962,501 76,821
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 941,924 17,474
2020 3,199,718 38,866 919,953 29,858
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 942,972 -43,919
2018 3,015,231 9,302 938,310 15,775
2017 2,899,143 71,766 924,507 -21,998
2016 2,809,889 115,823 946,968 -113,980
2015 2,713,529 62,785 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 2,623,647 103,122 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 2,546,020 80,955 1,026,036 474,379
2012 2,533,398 119,517 999,987 753,907
2011 2,527,811 116,793 971,082 261,880
2010 2,498,048 80,213 906,369 92,779
2009 2,467,118 16,315 855,096 120,092
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 802,382 396,792
2007 2,436,753 -381 784,119 -824,428
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 776,603 51,019
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 761,563 69,948
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 746,159 -27,236
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 739,419 133,839
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 729,704 14,451
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 715,771 87,624
1999 2,010,987 29,142 702,170 69,491
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 684,152 48,446
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 667,582 15,429
1996 1,896,364 41,456 652,866 14,652
1995 1,831,068 91,727 642,977 40,424
1994 1,788,133 140,715 634,344 54,355
1993 1,734,851 141,545 606,700 581,818
1992 1,673,839 160,106 591,886 20,292
1991 1,579,416 859,737 550,146 -95,155
1990 1,479,663 296,014 518,575 -601,469
1989 1,441,769 242,614 496,852 19,392
1988 1,393,356 379,966 476,778 -81,562
1987 1,356,853 251,387 488,742 -108,426
1986 1,050,277 186,227 474,348 39,136
1985 997,050 157,476 467,445 -199,505
1984 920,670 137,632 455,740 21,709
1983 863,472 68,022 439,800 23,115
1982 1,080,853 66,702 428,336 -22,302
1981 1,018,838 628,135 416,998 -23,640
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 419,653 15,757
1979 987,203 -711,455 428,458 -20,617
1978 943,388 -210,991 418,756 7,434
1977 929,381 -527,133 410,229 8,204
1976 899,577 -36,125 402,260 -13,915
1975 801,425 -42,540 385,916 -6,237
1974 777,306 -4,232 376,197 -4,090
1973 807,535 347 373,191 -1,507
1972 779,808 -3,375 362,334 -2,600
1971 787,047 -14,510 351,464 -6,479
1970 760,821 8,589 338,030 1,377
1969 736,428 7,258 324,792 312
1968 715,602 9,992 310,644 928
1967 695,283 14,437 298,192 2,531
1966 616,281 9,160 285,507 1,298
1965 642,359 16,348 274,551 4,555
1964 618,667 10,749 262,825 3,224
1963 590,998 9,418 254,046 3,197
1962 563,650 8,960 247,520 3,343
1961 538,518 6,938 184,792 2,981
1960 511,694 1,696 155,651 1,573

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/iraq | 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 Iraq 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,544,059 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a loss of 85,752 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

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
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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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