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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 5,518,360 in Ireland.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 25.4 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.07% for Ireland.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.52M (29.1% growth).

Ethiopia vs Ireland: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Ireland
2100 371,192,732 5,468,791
2099 369,452,188 5,493,162
2098 367,626,914 5,516,999
2097 365,680,268 5,540,157
2096 363,648,440 5,562,811
2095 361,707,589 5,583,505
2094 359,642,227 5,603,538
2093 357,570,752 5,623,266
2092 355,499,462 5,642,437
2091 353,327,595 5,661,268
2090 351,068,287 5,680,076
2089 348,859,203 5,697,512
2088 346,624,222 5,714,108
2087 344,268,493 5,729,431
2086 341,777,395 5,743,405
2085 339,272,558 5,757,666
2084 336,753,372 5,771,610
2083 334,186,307 5,785,324
2082 331,503,693 5,798,037
2081 328,816,892 5,809,262
2080 326,114,551 5,821,598
2079 323,382,593 5,836,731
2078 320,521,381 5,851,937
2077 317,590,857 5,867,627
2076 314,615,353 5,883,876
2075 311,583,813 5,900,200
2074 308,511,275 5,917,659
2073 305,477,711 5,934,975
2072 302,351,806 5,952,211
2071 299,211,554 5,969,279
2070 296,054,535 5,986,770
2069 292,847,034 6,003,570
2068 289,612,061 6,019,937
2067 286,279,975 6,035,810
2066 282,992,981 6,051,604
2065 279,662,528 6,066,791
2064 276,283,161 6,081,606
2063 272,866,834 6,094,455
2062 269,424,014 6,106,325
2061 265,885,347 6,118,587
2060 262,350,260 6,131,482
2059 258,772,570 6,143,979
2058 255,284,371 6,153,447
2057 251,733,988 6,161,059
2056 248,079,002 6,164,047
2055 244,501,471 6,168,611
2054 240,868,686 6,169,455
2053 237,228,269 6,169,673
2052 233,551,340 6,167,591
2051 229,804,463 6,164,894
2050 226,124,819 6,159,756
2049 222,420,063 6,151,623
2048 218,694,640 6,140,272
2047 214,950,242 6,128,245
2046 211,226,920 6,115,454
2045 207,525,986 6,099,562
2044 203,812,674 6,081,384
2043 200,097,321 6,062,477
2042 196,411,774 6,041,683
2041 192,749,114 6,017,573
2040 189,081,695 5,992,311
2039 185,422,958 5,967,604
2038 181,789,129 5,940,474
2037 178,179,942 5,912,327
2036 174,569,201 5,884,159
2035 170,957,061 5,855,902
2034 167,367,920 5,825,178
2033 163,813,895 5,792,751
2032 160,216,774 5,757,842
2031 156,638,324 5,721,671
2030 153,070,380 5,684,420
2029 149,507,684 5,644,008
2028 145,989,372 5,600,083
2027 142,463,827 5,553,725
2026 138,973,582 5,505,248
2025 135,513,842 5,452,752
2024 132,059,767 5,395,790
2023 128,691,692 5,311,538
2022 125,384,287 5,212,836
2021 122,138,588 5,110,585
2020 118,917,671 5,039,747
2019 115,737,383 4,976,456
2018 112,664,152 4,898,022
2017 109,666,481 4,827,445
2016 106,718,162 4,762,722
2015 103,867,135 4,701,957
2014 101,115,610 4,657,740
2013 98,438,751 4,623,816
2012 95,798,767 4,599,533
2011 93,149,970 4,580,084
2010 90,538,514 4,560,155
2009 88,007,636 4,535,375
2008 85,543,668 4,489,544
2007 83,103,217 4,398,942
2006 80,703,490 4,273,591
2005 78,367,470 4,159,914
2004 76,077,206 4,070,262
2003 73,832,663 3,996,521
2002 71,635,517 3,931,947
2001 69,487,762 3,866,243
2000 67,411,494 3,805,174
1999 65,374,561 3,754,786
1998 63,363,524 3,712,696
1997 61,404,539 3,674,171
1996 59,467,635 3,637,510
1995 57,537,335 3,608,841
1994 55,611,508 3,590,386
1993 53,708,891 3,576,261
1992 51,853,747 3,558,430
1991 49,717,198 3,534,235
1990 47,609,755 3,513,974
1989 45,879,690 3,511,009
1988 44,150,825 3,524,949
1987 42,460,039 3,540,057
1986 41,037,656 3,539,690
1985 39,842,136 3,538,082
1984 38,735,722 3,532,423
1983 37,740,817 3,510,600
1982 36,701,290 3,485,800
1981 35,304,012 3,453,000
1980 34,428,514 3,412,800
1979 34,238,652 3,373,750
1978 33,734,592 3,329,100
1977 33,167,272 3,282,200
1976 32,534,418 3,238,050
1975 31,723,252 3,189,550
1974 30,957,273 3,137,500
1973 30,166,785 3,085,950
1972 29,374,608 3,036,850
1971 28,600,106 2,992,050
1970 27,829,128 2,957,250
1969 27,072,571 2,932,650
1968 26,337,930 2,915,550
1967 25,620,276 2,902,450
1966 24,952,689 2,888,800
1965 24,310,612 2,877,300
1964 23,666,548 2,866,550
1963 23,051,637 2,852,650
1962 22,465,126 2,836,050
1961 21,906,102 2,824,400
1960 21,376,693 2,828,600

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/ireland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st 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 Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 6.17M people in 2053 for Ireland.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Ireland
2100 0.47% -0.44%
2099 0.5% -0.43%
2098 0.53% -0.42%
2097 0.56% -0.41%
2096 0.54% -0.37%
2095 0.57% -0.36%
2094 0.58% -0.35%
2093 0.58% -0.34%
2092 0.61% -0.33%
2091 0.64% -0.33%
2090 0.63% -0.31%
2089 0.64% -0.29%
2088 0.68% -0.27%
2087 0.73% -0.24%
2086 0.74% -0.25%
2085 0.75% -0.24%
2084 0.77% -0.24%
2083 0.81% -0.22%
2082 0.82% -0.19%
2081 0.83% -0.21%
2080 0.84% -0.26%
2079 0.89% -0.26%
2078 0.92% -0.27%
2077 0.95% -0.28%
2076 0.97% -0.28%
2075 1% -0.3%
2074 0.99% -0.29%
2073 1.03% -0.29%
2072 1.05% -0.29%
2071 1.07% -0.29%
2070 1.1% -0.28%
2069 1.12% -0.27%
2068 1.16% -0.26%
2067 1.16% -0.26%
2066 1.19% -0.25%
2065 1.22% -0.24%
2064 1.25% -0.21%
2063 1.28% -0.19%
2062 1.33% -0.2%
2061 1.35% -0.21%
2060 1.38% -0.2%
2059 1.37% -0.15%
2058 1.41% -0.12%
2057 1.47% -0.05%
2056 1.46% -0.07%
2055 1.51% -0.01%
2054 1.53% -0.004%
2053 1.57% 0.03%
2052 1.63% 0.04%
2051 1.63% 0.08%
2050 1.67% 0.13%
2049 1.7% 0.18%
2048 1.74% 0.2%
2047 1.76% 0.21%
2046 1.78% 0.26%
2045 1.82% 0.3%
2044 1.86% 0.31%
2043 1.88% 0.34%
2042 1.9% 0.4%
2041 1.94% 0.42%
2040 1.97% 0.41%
2039 2% 0.46%
2038 2.03% 0.48%
2037 2.07% 0.48%
2036 2.11% 0.48%
2035 2.14% 0.53%
2034 2.17% 0.56%
2033 2.25% 0.61%
2032 2.28% 0.63%
2031 2.33% 0.66%
2030 2.38% 0.72%
2029 2.41% 0.78%
2028 2.47% 0.83%
2027 2.51% 0.88%
2026 2.55% 0.96%
2025 2.62% 1.06%
2024 2.62% 1.59%
2023 2.64% 1.89%
2022 2.66% 2%
2021 2.71% 1.41%
2020 2.75% 1.27%
2019 2.73% 1.6%
2018 2.73% 1.46%
2017 2.76% 1.36%
2016 2.74% 1.29%
2015 2.72% 0.95%
2014 2.72% 0.73%
2013 2.76% 0.53%
2012 2.84% 0.42%
2011 2.88% 0.44%
2010 2.88% 0.55%
2009 2.88% 1.02%
2008 2.94% 2.06%
2007 2.97% 2.93%
2006 2.98% 2.73%
2005 3.01% 2.2%
2004 3.04% 1.85%
2003 3.07% 1.64%
2002 3.09% 1.7%
2001 3.08% 1.6%
2000 3.12% 1.34%
1999 3.17% 1.13%
1998 3.19% 1.05%
1997 3.26% 1.01%
1996 3.35% 0.79%
1995 3.46% 0.51%
1994 3.54% 0.39%
1993 3.58% 0.5%
1992 4.3% 0.68%
1991 4.43% 0.58%
1990 3.77% 0.08%
1989 3.92% -0.4%
1988 3.98% -0.43%
1987 3.47% 0.01%
1986 3% 0.05%
1985 2.86% 0.16%
1984 2.64% 0.62%
1983 2.83% 0.71%
1982 3.96% 0.95%
1981 2.54% 1.18%
1980 0.55% 1.16%
1979 1.49% 1.34%
1978 1.71% 1.43%
1977 1.95% 1.36%
1976 2.56% 1.52%
1975 2.47% 1.66%
1974 2.62% 1.67%
1973 2.7% 1.62%
1972 2.71% 1.5%
1971 2.77% 1.18%
1970 2.79% 0.84%
1969 2.79% 0.59%
1968 2.8% 0.45%
1967 2.68% 0.47%
1966 2.64% 0.4%
1965 2.72% 0.38%
1964 2.67% 0.49%
1963 2.61% 0.59%
1962 2.55% 0.41%
1961 2.48% -0.15%

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/ireland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Ireland's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Ireland
Current population
139917664
5518360
Population rank 10/197 121/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.07%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
6.24 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
9.61 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +231
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +84,252
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 68/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +35,417
Net migration rank 31/196 27/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 1,216,237
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 23.1%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Ireland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Ireland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 35,417
2024 - 30,069 - 39,059
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 19,652 43,873
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 19,287 93,535
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 26,064 27,419
2020 3,199,718 38,866 23,687 15,746
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 28,365 29,663
2018 3,015,231 9,302 29,878 33,387
2017 2,899,143 71,766 31,379 28,883
2016 2,809,889 115,823 33,339 18,967
2015 2,713,529 62,785 35,265 13,376
2014 2,623,647 103,122 37,728 448
2013 2,546,020 80,955 39,302 -12,309
2012 2,533,398 119,517 42,775 -22,411
2011 2,527,811 116,793 45,801 -26,529
2010 2,498,048 80,213 47,426 -26,974
2009 2,467,118 16,315 47,168 -18,524
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 46,691 18,979
2007 2,436,753 -381 43,109 76,465
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 36,752 94,513
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 33,279 63,983
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 33,376 49,102
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 32,372 32,220
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 31,062 34,286
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 27,837 39,220
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 23,592 31,298
1999 2,010,987 29,142 21,402 23,592
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 22,277 16,615
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 21,311 17,425
1996 1,896,364 41,456 18,915 9,959
1995 1,831,068 91,727 16,601 10,019
1994 1,788,133 140,715 17,234 -3,118
1993 1,734,851 141,545 17,166 -3,762
1992 1,673,839 160,106 20,283 1,335
1991 1,579,416 859,737 21,206 4,944
1990 1,479,663 296,014 21,787 -8,203
1989 1,441,769 242,614 20,012 -28,752
1988 1,393,356 379,966 22,912 -44,020
1987 1,356,853 251,387 26,904 -38,426
1986 1,050,277 186,227 27,963 -21,139
1985 997,050 157,476 29,013 -16,178
1984 920,670 137,632 31,791 -15,549
1983 863,472 68,022 34,053 -15,043
1982 1,080,853 66,702 38,344 -14,464
1981 1,018,838 628,135 39,364 -10,834
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 40,612 -2,876
1979 987,203 -711,455 38,798 1,486
1978 943,388 -210,991 36,288 15,543
1977 929,381 -527,133 35,448 14,505
1976 899,577 -36,125 33,676 14,200
1975 801,425 -42,540 34,128 13,828
1974 777,306 -4,232 34,199 13,482
1973 807,535 347 34,562 13,164
1972 779,808 -3,375 34,316 12,858
1971 787,047 -14,510 35,606 5,851
1970 760,821 8,589 30,756 -8,892
1969 736,428 7,258 29,326 -10,250
1968 715,602 9,992 27,697 -11,132
1967 695,283 14,437 29,895 -11,708
1966 616,281 9,160 26,866 -11,858
1965 642,359 16,348 30,500 -14,016
1964 618,667 10,749 31,532 -15,640
1963 590,998 9,418 29,667 -16,615
1962 563,650 8,960 28,077 -17,438
1961 538,518 6,938 25,137 -22,237
1960 511,694 1,696 28,286 -38,492

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/ireland | 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 Ireland 48.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 1,216,237 people or 23.1% in Ireland.

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
Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K

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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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