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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 13.6 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 1.81% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Ethiopia vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Israel
2100 371,192,732 21,079,031
2099 369,452,188 20,971,907
2098 367,626,914 20,869,188
2097 365,680,268 20,764,637
2096 363,648,440 20,651,056
2095 361,707,589 20,537,392
2094 359,642,227 20,420,251
2093 357,570,752 20,294,077
2092 355,499,462 20,167,075
2091 353,327,595 20,038,540
2090 351,068,287 19,910,123
2089 348,859,203 19,788,579
2088 346,624,222 19,660,357
2087 344,268,493 19,527,597
2086 341,777,395 19,388,628
2085 339,272,558 19,246,899
2084 336,753,372 19,099,510
2083 334,186,307 18,955,502
2082 331,503,693 18,813,463
2081 328,816,892 18,667,367
2080 326,114,551 18,512,469
2079 323,382,593 18,362,060
2078 320,521,381 18,208,724
2077 317,590,857 18,053,774
2076 314,615,353 17,908,513
2075 311,583,813 17,761,880
2074 308,511,275 17,618,257
2073 305,477,711 17,477,875
2072 302,351,806 17,343,227
2071 299,211,554 17,195,556
2070 296,054,535 17,043,216
2069 292,847,034 16,890,521
2068 289,612,061 16,742,334
2067 286,279,975 16,593,617
2066 282,992,981 16,448,006
2065 279,662,528 16,297,575
2064 276,283,161 16,152,550
2063 272,866,834 15,997,249
2062 269,424,014 15,847,545
2061 265,885,347 15,695,962
2060 262,350,260 15,537,020
2059 258,772,570 15,383,512
2058 255,284,371 15,227,838
2057 251,733,988 15,069,709
2056 248,079,002 14,910,638
2055 244,501,471 14,746,579
2054 240,868,686 14,578,352
2053 237,228,269 14,414,886
2052 233,551,340 14,252,277
2051 229,804,463 14,090,930
2050 226,124,819 13,927,651
2049 222,420,063 13,765,178
2048 218,694,640 13,606,737
2047 214,950,242 13,448,310
2046 211,226,920 13,286,110
2045 207,525,986 13,126,049
2044 203,812,674 12,960,184
2043 200,097,321 12,796,533
2042 196,411,774 12,632,183
2041 192,749,114 12,471,494
2040 189,081,695 12,312,998
2039 185,422,958 12,152,920
2038 181,789,129 11,995,851
2037 178,179,942 11,841,052
2036 174,569,201 11,693,469
2035 170,957,061 11,543,041
2034 167,367,920 11,396,608
2033 163,813,895 11,252,344
2032 160,216,774 11,108,763
2031 156,638,324 10,961,050
2030 153,070,380 10,815,614
2029 149,507,684 10,675,258
2028 145,989,372 10,533,711
2027 142,463,827 10,393,227
2026 138,973,582 10,252,942
2025 135,513,842 10,113,937
2024 132,059,767 9,974,400
2023 128,691,692 9,849,000
2022 125,384,287 9,557,500
2021 122,138,588 9,371,400
2020 118,917,671 9,215,100
2019 115,737,383 9,054,000
2018 112,664,152 8,882,800
2017 109,666,481 8,713,300
2016 106,718,162 8,546,000
2015 103,867,135 8,380,100
2014 101,115,610 8,215,700
2013 98,438,751 8,059,500
2012 95,798,767 7,910,500
2011 93,149,970 7,765,800
2010 90,538,514 7,623,600
2009 88,007,636 7,485,600
2008 85,543,668 7,308,800
2007 83,103,217 7,180,100
2006 80,703,490 7,053,700
2005 78,367,470 6,930,100
2004 76,077,206 6,809,000
2003 73,832,663 6,689,700
2002 71,635,517 6,570,000
2001 69,487,762 6,439,000
2000 67,411,494 6,289,000
1999 65,374,561 6,125,000
1998 63,363,524 5,971,000
1997 61,404,539 5,836,000
1996 59,467,635 5,692,000
1995 57,537,335 5,545,000
1994 55,611,508 5,399,000
1993 53,708,891 5,261,000
1992 51,853,747 5,123,000
1991 49,717,198 4,949,000
1990 47,609,755 4,660,000
1989 45,879,690 4,518,000
1988 44,150,825 4,442,000
1987 42,460,039 4,369,000
1986 41,037,656 4,299,000
1985 39,842,136 4,233,000
1984 38,735,722 4,159,000
1983 37,740,817 4,105,000
1982 36,701,290 4,031,000
1981 35,304,012 3,956,000
1980 34,428,514 3,878,000
1979 34,238,652 3,786,000
1978 33,734,592 3,690,000
1977 33,167,272 3,613,000
1976 32,534,418 3,533,000
1975 31,723,252 3,455,000
1974 30,957,273 3,377,000
1973 30,166,785 3,278,000
1972 29,374,608 3,148,000
1971 28,600,106 3,069,000
1970 27,829,128 2,974,000
1969 27,072,571 2,877,000
1968 26,337,930 2,803,000
1967 25,620,276 2,745,000
1966 24,952,689 2,629,000
1965 24,310,612 2,563,000
1964 23,666,548 2,475,000
1963 23,051,637 2,379,000
1962 22,465,126 2,293,000
1961 21,906,102 2,185,000
1960 21,376,693 2,114,020

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/israel | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Israel
2100 0.47% 0.51%
2099 0.5% 0.49%
2098 0.53% 0.5%
2097 0.56% 0.55%
2096 0.54% 0.55%
2095 0.57% 0.57%
2094 0.58% 0.62%
2093 0.58% 0.63%
2092 0.61% 0.64%
2091 0.64% 0.64%
2090 0.63% 0.61%
2089 0.64% 0.65%
2088 0.68% 0.68%
2087 0.73% 0.72%
2086 0.74% 0.74%
2085 0.75% 0.77%
2084 0.77% 0.76%
2083 0.81% 0.75%
2082 0.82% 0.78%
2081 0.83% 0.84%
2080 0.84% 0.82%
2079 0.89% 0.84%
2078 0.92% 0.86%
2077 0.95% 0.81%
2076 0.97% 0.83%
2075 1% 0.82%
2074 0.99% 0.8%
2073 1.03% 0.78%
2072 1.05% 0.86%
2071 1.07% 0.89%
2070 1.1% 0.9%
2069 1.12% 0.89%
2068 1.16% 0.9%
2067 1.16% 0.89%
2066 1.19% 0.92%
2065 1.22% 0.9%
2064 1.25% 0.97%
2063 1.28% 0.94%
2062 1.33% 0.97%
2061 1.35% 1.02%
2060 1.38% 1%
2059 1.37% 1.02%
2058 1.41% 1.05%
2057 1.47% 1.07%
2056 1.46% 1.11%
2055 1.51% 1.15%
2054 1.53% 1.13%
2053 1.57% 1.14%
2052 1.63% 1.15%
2051 1.63% 1.17%
2050 1.67% 1.18%
2049 1.7% 1.16%
2048 1.74% 1.18%
2047 1.76% 1.22%
2046 1.78% 1.22%
2045 1.82% 1.28%
2044 1.86% 1.28%
2043 1.88% 1.3%
2042 1.9% 1.29%
2041 1.94% 1.29%
2040 1.97% 1.32%
2039 2% 1.31%
2038 2.03% 1.31%
2037 2.07% 1.26%
2036 2.11% 1.3%
2035 2.14% 1.28%
2034 2.17% 1.28%
2033 2.25% 1.29%
2032 2.28% 1.35%
2031 2.33% 1.34%
2030 2.38% 1.31%
2029 2.41% 1.34%
2028 2.47% 1.35%
2027 2.51% 1.37%
2026 2.55% 1.37%
2025 2.62% 1.4%
2024 2.62% 1.27%
2023 2.64% 3.05%
2022 2.66% 1.99%
2021 2.71% 1.7%
2020 2.75% 1.78%
2019 2.73% 1.93%
2018 2.73% 1.95%
2017 2.76% 1.96%
2016 2.74% 1.98%
2015 2.72% 2%
2014 2.72% 1.94%
2013 2.76% 1.88%
2012 2.84% 1.86%
2011 2.88% 1.87%
2010 2.88% 1.84%
2009 2.88% 2.42%
2008 2.94% 1.79%
2007 2.97% 1.79%
2006 2.98% 1.78%
2005 3.01% 1.78%
2004 3.04% 1.78%
2003 3.07% 1.82%
2002 3.09% 2.03%
2001 3.08% 2.39%
2000 3.12% 2.68%
1999 3.17% 2.58%
1998 3.19% 2.31%
1997 3.26% 2.53%
1996 3.35% 2.65%
1995 3.46% 2.7%
1994 3.54% 2.62%
1993 3.58% 2.69%
1992 4.3% 3.52%
1991 4.43% 6.2%
1990 3.77% 3.14%
1989 3.92% 1.71%
1988 3.98% 1.67%
1987 3.47% 1.63%
1986 3% 1.56%
1985 2.86% 1.78%
1984 2.64% 1.32%
1983 2.83% 1.84%
1982 3.96% 1.9%
1981 2.54% 2.01%
1980 0.55% 2.43%
1979 1.49% 2.6%
1978 1.71% 2.13%
1977 1.95% 2.26%
1976 2.56% 2.26%
1975 2.47% 2.31%
1974 2.62% 3.02%
1973 2.7% 4.13%
1972 2.71% 2.57%
1971 2.77% 3.19%
1970 2.79% 3.37%
1969 2.79% 2.64%
1968 2.8% 2.11%
1967 2.68% 4.41%
1966 2.64% 2.58%
1965 2.72% 3.56%
1964 2.67% 4.04%
1963 2.61% 3.75%
1962 2.55% 4.94%
1961 2.48% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Israel
Current population
139917664
10290887
Population rank 10/197 95/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.12%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
4.19 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
2.87 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +344
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 84/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
46 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +11,466
Net migration rank 31/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 11,466
2024 - 30,069 - 10,612
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 131,977 9,999
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 129,982 50,004
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 134,011 16,859
2020 3,199,718 38,866 128,089 16,573
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 135,810 16,134
2018 3,015,231 9,302 140,348 15,615
2017 2,899,143 71,766 138,541 14,518
2016 2,809,889 115,823 136,736 24,308
2015 2,713,529 62,785 134,082 29,735
2014 2,623,647 103,122 133,916 25,303
2013 2,546,020 80,955 129,758 17,075
2012 2,533,398 119,517 128,941 16,549
2011 2,527,811 116,793 125,030 10,470
2010 2,498,048 80,213 126,552 12,906
2009 2,467,118 16,315 122,015 7,269
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 117,672 7,974
2007 2,436,753 -381 111,292 9,654
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 109,332 11,446
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 105,338 10,975
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 106,901 8,494
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 106,366 6,684
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 101,178 17,420
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 99,160 38,643
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 98,737 63,409
1999 2,010,987 29,142 94,325 78,422
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 93,744 52,713
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 88,707 60,297
1996 1,896,364 41,456 86,518 66,811
1995 1,831,068 91,727 82,066 61,800
1994 1,788,133 140,715 79,365 57,273
1993 1,734,851 141,545 77,337 49,345
1992 1,673,839 160,106 77,357 57,522
1991 1,579,416 859,737 73,740 153,141
1990 1,479,663 296,014 71,764 178,732
1989 1,441,769 242,614 68,674 14,192
1988 1,393,356 379,966 71,072 1,675
1987 1,356,853 251,387 69,904 7,511
1986 1,050,277 186,227 70,073 -3,598
1985 997,050 157,476 71,538 -3,686
1984 920,670 137,632 70,703 10,933
1983 863,472 68,022 70,196 689
1982 1,080,853 66,702 68,931 16,563
1981 1,018,838 628,135 67,647 16,021
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 68,253 16,284
1979 987,203 -711,455 68,148 15,591
1978 943,388 -210,991 67,158 15,556
1977 929,381 -527,133 70,092 12,747
1976 899,577 -36,125 74,899 10,459
1975 801,425 -42,540 70,828 11,726
1974 777,306 -4,232 68,891 11,929
1973 807,535 347 65,560 14,310
1972 779,808 -3,375 62,960 27,415
1971 787,047 -14,510 64,449 52,632
1970 760,821 8,589 56,506 56,173
1969 736,428 7,258 53,800 59,928
1968 715,602 9,992 51,014 60,804
1967 695,283 14,437 47,488 59,483
1966 616,281 9,160 50,477 57,347
1965 642,359 16,348 49,979 54,694
1964 618,667 10,749 48,015 54,050
1963 590,998 9,418 44,964 53,877
1962 563,650 8,960 43,337 52,313
1961 538,518 6,938 42,170 34,482
1960 511,694 1,696 44,818 10,990

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

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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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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