The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 138,227,398 people compared to 10,224,104 in Israel.
Population statistics:
- Ethiopia's population is 13.5 times bigger than Israel's.
- Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 96th.
- The countries together account for 1.8% of the world: 1.67% 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 2005, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 78.4M people to 138M (76.4% growth), while Israel has grown from 6.93M to 10.2M (47.5% growth).
- Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 367M people compared to the peak of 21M people in 2100 for Israel.
Ethiopia vs Israel: live population counter
Ethiopia
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Israel
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
138227398
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10224104
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| Population rank | 10/197 | 96/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.67% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
9.36 seconds
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4.19 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.68 seconds
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2.87 minutes
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| One death every |
41.1 seconds
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10.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.5 minutes
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49.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +30,069 | +10,612 |
| 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 | 26/197 | 86/197 |
Ethiopia and Israel: population history and growth rate by year chart
Ethiopia
Population
Growth rate
Israel
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ethiopia
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Israel
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Ethiopia
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Israel
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| 1960 | 21,376,693 | 2,114,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 21,906,102 | 2,185,000 | 2.48% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 22,465,126 | 2,293,000 | 2.55% | 4.94% |
| 1963 | 23,051,637 | 2,379,000 | 2.61% | 3.75% |
| 1964 | 23,666,548 | 2,475,000 | 2.67% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 24,310,612 | 2,563,000 | 2.72% | 3.56% |
| 1966 | 24,952,689 | 2,629,000 | 2.64% | 2.58% |
| 1967 | 25,620,276 | 2,745,000 | 2.68% | 4.41% |
| 1968 | 26,337,930 | 2,803,000 | 2.8% | 2.11% |
| 1969 | 27,072,571 | 2,877,000 | 2.79% | 2.64% |
| 1970 | 27,829,128 | 2,974,000 | 2.79% | 3.37% |
| 1971 | 28,600,106 | 3,069,000 | 2.77% | 3.19% |
| 1972 | 29,374,608 | 3,148,000 | 2.71% | 2.57% |
| 1973 | 30,166,785 | 3,278,000 | 2.7% | 4.13% |
| 1974 | 30,957,273 | 3,377,000 | 2.62% | 3.02% |
| 1975 | 31,723,252 | 3,455,000 | 2.47% | 2.31% |
| 1976 | 32,534,418 | 3,533,000 | 2.56% | 2.26% |
| 1977 | 33,167,272 | 3,613,000 | 1.95% | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 33,734,592 | 3,690,000 | 1.71% | 2.13% |
| 1979 | 34,238,652 | 3,786,000 | 1.49% | 2.6% |
| 1980 | 34,428,514 | 3,878,000 | 0.55% | 2.43% |
| 1981 | 35,304,012 | 3,956,000 | 2.54% | 2.01% |
| 1982 | 36,701,290 | 4,031,000 | 3.96% | 1.9% |
| 1983 | 37,740,817 | 4,105,000 | 2.83% | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 38,735,722 | 4,159,000 | 2.64% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 39,842,136 | 4,233,000 | 2.86% | 1.78% |
| 1986 | 41,037,656 | 4,299,000 | 3% | 1.56% |
| 1987 | 42,460,039 | 4,369,000 | 3.47% | 1.63% |
| 1988 | 44,150,825 | 4,442,000 | 3.98% | 1.67% |
| 1989 | 45,879,690 | 4,518,000 | 3.92% | 1.71% |
| 1990 | 47,609,755 | 4,660,000 | 3.77% | 3.14% |
| 1991 | 49,717,198 | 4,949,000 | 4.43% | 6.2% |
| 1992 | 51,853,747 | 5,123,000 | 4.3% | 3.52% |
| 1993 | 53,708,891 | 5,261,000 | 3.58% | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 55,611,508 | 5,399,000 | 3.54% | 2.62% |
| 1995 | 57,537,335 | 5,545,000 | 3.46% | 2.7% |
| 1996 | 59,467,635 | 5,692,000 | 3.35% | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 61,404,539 | 5,836,000 | 3.26% | 2.53% |
| 1998 | 63,363,524 | 5,971,000 | 3.19% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 65,374,561 | 6,125,000 | 3.17% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 67,411,494 | 6,289,000 | 3.12% | 2.68% |
| 2001 | 69,487,762 | 6,439,000 | 3.08% | 2.39% |
| 2002 | 71,635,517 | 6,570,000 | 3.09% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 73,832,663 | 6,689,700 | 3.07% | 1.82% |
| 2004 | 76,077,206 | 6,809,000 | 3.04% | 1.78% |
| 2005 | 78,367,470 | 6,930,100 | 3.01% | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 80,703,490 | 7,053,700 | 2.98% | 1.78% |
| 2007 | 83,103,217 | 7,180,100 | 2.97% | 1.79% |
| 2008 | 85,543,668 | 7,308,800 | 2.94% | 1.79% |
| 2009 | 88,007,636 | 7,485,600 | 2.88% | 2.42% |
| 2010 | 90,538,514 | 7,623,600 | 2.88% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 93,149,970 | 7,765,800 | 2.88% | 1.87% |
| 2012 | 95,798,767 | 7,910,500 | 2.84% | 1.86% |
| 2013 | 98,438,751 | 8,059,500 | 2.76% | 1.88% |
| 2014 | 101,115,610 | 8,215,700 | 2.72% | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 103,867,135 | 8,380,100 | 2.72% | 2% |
| 2016 | 106,718,162 | 8,546,000 | 2.74% | 1.98% |
| 2017 | 109,666,481 | 8,713,300 | 2.76% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 112,664,152 | 8,882,800 | 2.73% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 115,737,383 | 9,054,000 | 2.73% | 1.93% |
| 2020 | 118,917,671 | 9,215,100 | 2.75% | 1.78% |
| 2021 | 122,138,588 | 9,371,400 | 2.71% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 125,384,287 | 9,557,500 | 2.66% | 1.99% |
| 2023 | 128,691,692 | 9,849,000 | 2.64% | 3.05% |
| 2024 | 132,059,767 | 9,974,400 | 2.62% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 135,472,043 | 10,112,712 | 2.58% | 1.39% |
| 2026 | 138,902,180 | 10,251,384 | 2.53% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 142,364,798 | 10,390,790 | 2.49% | 1.36% |
| 2028 | 145,841,255 | 10,530,831 | 2.44% | 1.35% |
| 2029 | 149,336,056 | 10,670,808 | 2.4% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 152,855,352 | 10,812,707 | 2.36% | 1.33% |
| 2031 | 156,382,425 | 10,958,256 | 2.31% | 1.35% |
| 2032 | 159,923,895 | 11,102,895 | 2.26% | 1.32% |
| 2033 | 163,453,311 | 11,245,826 | 2.21% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 166,978,790 | 11,390,158 | 2.16% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 170,532,952 | 11,537,556 | 2.13% | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 174,097,772 | 11,685,531 | 2.09% | 1.28% |
| 2037 | 177,661,132 | 11,835,669 | 2.05% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 181,235,892 | 11,990,527 | 2.01% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 184,835,102 | 12,147,999 | 1.99% | 1.31% |
| 2040 | 188,450,900 | 12,306,173 | 1.96% | 1.3% |
| 2041 | 192,068,629 | 12,464,653 | 1.92% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 195,695,295 | 12,626,052 | 1.89% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 199,347,978 | 12,788,911 | 1.87% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 203,014,368 | 12,952,526 | 1.84% | 1.28% |
| 2045 | 206,673,625 | 13,114,360 | 1.8% | 1.25% |
| 2046 | 210,337,847 | 13,274,365 | 1.77% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 214,023,504 | 13,433,565 | 1.75% | 1.2% |
| 2048 | 217,710,204 | 13,590,900 | 1.72% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 221,377,329 | 13,750,245 | 1.68% | 1.17% |
| 2050 | 225,021,865 | 13,911,988 | 1.65% | 1.18% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ethiopia increased by 25,499,665 people (a 32.5% growth), while Israel gained 1,450,000 people (a 20.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ethiopia gained 34,360,263 (a 33.1% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,844,004 (a 22% growth).
Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2005 and is 10th in 2025. Israel was ranked 98th in 2005 and ranked 96th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Ethiopia's population will grow by 62.8% to 225,021,865 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of Israel will increase by 36.1% to 13,911,988 people and rank change from 96th to 88th.
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Population differences between Ethiopia and Israel
|
Ethiopia
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.9 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 23.8 years | 33.6 years |
| Median age | 19.9 years | 30.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 3.99 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 1,194 ppl/mi² |
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