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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 2.39 times bigger than Italy's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 2.39% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Ethiopia vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Italy
2100 371,192,732 35,208,261
2099 369,452,188 35,444,989
2098 367,626,914 35,676,340
2097 365,680,268 35,914,345
2096 363,648,440 36,150,501
2095 361,707,589 36,386,787
2094 359,642,227 36,619,396
2093 357,570,752 36,850,181
2092 355,499,462 37,089,746
2091 353,327,595 37,323,400
2090 351,068,287 37,560,976
2089 348,859,203 37,802,157
2088 346,624,222 38,040,056
2087 344,268,493 38,280,439
2086 341,777,395 38,517,279
2085 339,272,558 38,761,126
2084 336,753,372 39,008,873
2083 334,186,307 39,255,273
2082 331,503,693 39,509,964
2081 328,816,892 39,767,732
2080 326,114,551 40,030,977
2079 323,382,593 40,302,924
2078 320,521,381 40,579,648
2077 317,590,857 40,860,952
2076 314,615,353 41,151,772
2075 311,583,813 41,455,646
2074 308,511,275 41,779,503
2073 305,477,711 42,111,664
2072 302,351,806 42,459,257
2071 299,211,554 42,814,908
2070 296,054,535 43,187,953
2069 292,847,034 43,571,469
2068 289,612,061 43,964,515
2067 286,279,975 44,361,273
2066 282,992,981 44,771,926
2065 279,662,528 45,197,177
2064 276,283,161 45,628,630
2063 272,866,834 46,066,216
2062 269,424,014 46,517,561
2061 265,885,347 46,971,598
2060 262,350,260 47,424,830
2059 258,772,570 47,879,711
2058 255,284,371 48,332,818
2057 251,733,988 48,778,066
2056 248,079,002 49,222,515
2055 244,501,471 49,653,326
2054 240,868,686 50,073,600
2053 237,228,269 50,488,203
2052 233,551,340 50,886,354
2051 229,804,463 51,276,616
2050 226,124,819 51,663,176
2049 222,420,063 52,034,983
2048 218,694,640 52,392,012
2047 214,950,242 52,745,310
2046 211,226,920 53,080,828
2045 207,525,986 53,408,660
2044 203,812,674 53,723,325
2043 200,097,321 54,042,322
2042 196,411,774 54,342,628
2041 192,749,114 54,629,496
2040 189,081,695 54,916,374
2039 185,422,958 55,205,078
2038 181,789,129 55,481,637
2037 178,179,942 55,757,394
2036 174,569,201 56,025,224
2035 170,957,061 56,295,613
2034 167,367,920 56,562,648
2033 163,813,895 56,822,364
2032 160,216,774 57,078,534
2031 156,638,324 57,345,322
2030 153,070,380 57,606,120
2029 149,507,684 57,851,091
2028 145,989,372 58,091,760
2027 142,463,827 58,333,039
2026 138,973,582 58,562,681
2025 135,513,842 58,769,653
2024 132,059,767 58,952,704
2023 128,691,692 58,984,216
2022 125,384,287 59,013,667
2021 122,138,588 59,133,173
2020 118,917,671 59,438,851
2019 115,737,383 59,729,081
2018 112,664,152 60,148,658
2017 109,666,481 60,002,252
2016 106,718,162 60,115,223
2015 103,867,135 60,229,605
2014 101,115,610 60,320,707
2013 98,438,751 60,311,613
2012 95,798,767 60,191,247
2011 93,149,970 60,026,841
2010 90,538,514 59,819,407
2009 88,007,636 59,555,454
2008 85,543,668 59,211,181
2007 83,103,217 58,756,247
2006 80,703,490 58,399,861
2005 78,367,470 58,166,682
2004 76,077,206 57,828,179
2003 73,832,663 57,399,184
2002 71,635,517 57,089,824
2001 69,487,762 56,976,981
2000 67,411,494 56,942,108
1999 65,374,561 56,916,317
1998 63,363,524 56,906,744
1997 61,404,539 56,890,372
1996 59,467,635 56,860,281
1995 57,537,335 56,844,303
1994 55,611,508 56,843,400
1993 53,708,891 56,831,821
1992 51,853,747 56,797,087
1991 49,717,198 56,758,521
1990 47,609,755 56,719,240
1989 45,879,690 56,671,781
1988 44,150,825 56,629,288
1987 42,460,039 56,601,931
1986 41,037,656 56,596,155
1985 39,842,136 56,593,071
1984 38,735,722 56,576,718
1983 37,740,817 56,564,074
1982 36,701,290 56,543,548
1981 35,304,012 56,501,675
1980 34,428,514 56,433,883
1979 34,238,652 56,317,749
1978 33,734,592 56,155,143
1977 33,167,272 55,955,411
1976 32,534,418 55,718,260
1975 31,723,252 55,441,001
1974 30,957,273 55,110,868
1973 30,166,785 54,751,406
1972 29,374,608 54,381,345
1971 28,600,106 54,073,490
1970 27,829,128 53,821,850
1969 27,072,571 53,537,950
1968 26,337,930 53,235,750
1967 25,620,276 52,900,500
1966 24,952,689 52,519,000
1965 24,310,612 52,112,350
1964 23,666,548 51,675,350
1963 23,051,637 51,252,000
1962 22,465,126 50,879,450
1961 21,906,102 50,536,350
1960 21,376,693 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Italy
2100 0.47% -0.67%
2099 0.5% -0.65%
2098 0.53% -0.66%
2097 0.56% -0.65%
2096 0.54% -0.65%
2095 0.57% -0.64%
2094 0.58% -0.63%
2093 0.58% -0.65%
2092 0.61% -0.63%
2091 0.64% -0.63%
2090 0.63% -0.64%
2089 0.64% -0.63%
2088 0.68% -0.63%
2087 0.73% -0.61%
2086 0.74% -0.63%
2085 0.75% -0.64%
2084 0.77% -0.63%
2083 0.81% -0.64%
2082 0.82% -0.65%
2081 0.83% -0.66%
2080 0.84% -0.67%
2079 0.89% -0.68%
2078 0.92% -0.69%
2077 0.95% -0.71%
2076 0.97% -0.73%
2075 1% -0.78%
2074 0.99% -0.79%
2073 1.03% -0.82%
2072 1.05% -0.83%
2071 1.07% -0.86%
2070 1.1% -0.88%
2069 1.12% -0.89%
2068 1.16% -0.89%
2067 1.16% -0.92%
2066 1.19% -0.94%
2065 1.22% -0.95%
2064 1.25% -0.95%
2063 1.28% -0.97%
2062 1.33% -0.97%
2061 1.35% -0.96%
2060 1.38% -0.95%
2059 1.37% -0.94%
2058 1.41% -0.91%
2057 1.47% -0.9%
2056 1.46% -0.87%
2055 1.51% -0.84%
2054 1.53% -0.82%
2053 1.57% -0.78%
2052 1.63% -0.76%
2051 1.63% -0.75%
2050 1.67% -0.71%
2049 1.7% -0.68%
2048 1.74% -0.67%
2047 1.76% -0.63%
2046 1.78% -0.61%
2045 1.82% -0.59%
2044 1.86% -0.59%
2043 1.88% -0.55%
2042 1.9% -0.53%
2041 1.94% -0.52%
2040 1.97% -0.52%
2039 2% -0.5%
2038 2.03% -0.49%
2037 2.07% -0.48%
2036 2.11% -0.48%
2035 2.14% -0.47%
2034 2.17% -0.46%
2033 2.25% -0.45%
2032 2.28% -0.47%
2031 2.33% -0.45%
2030 2.38% -0.42%
2029 2.41% -0.41%
2028 2.47% -0.41%
2027 2.51% -0.39%
2026 2.55% -0.35%
2025 2.62% -0.31%
2024 2.62% -0.05%
2023 2.64% -0.05%
2022 2.66% -0.2%
2021 2.71% -0.51%
2020 2.75% -0.49%
2019 2.73% -0.7%
2018 2.73% 0.24%
2017 2.76% -0.19%
2016 2.74% -0.19%
2015 2.72% -0.15%
2014 2.72% 0.02%
2013 2.76% 0.2%
2012 2.84% 0.27%
2011 2.88% 0.35%
2010 2.88% 0.44%
2009 2.88% 0.58%
2008 2.94% 0.77%
2007 2.97% 0.61%
2006 2.98% 0.4%
2005 3.01% 0.59%
2004 3.04% 0.75%
2003 3.07% 0.54%
2002 3.09% 0.2%
2001 3.08% 0.06%
2000 3.12% 0.05%
1999 3.17% 0.02%
1998 3.19% 0.03%
1997 3.26% 0.05%
1996 3.35% 0.03%
1995 3.46% 0.002%
1994 3.54% 0.02%
1993 3.58% 0.06%
1992 4.3% 0.07%
1991 4.43% 0.07%
1990 3.77% 0.08%
1989 3.92% 0.08%
1988 3.98% 0.05%
1987 3.47% 0.01%
1986 3% 0.005%
1985 2.86% 0.03%
1984 2.64% 0.02%
1983 2.83% 0.04%
1982 3.96% 0.07%
1981 2.54% 0.12%
1980 0.55% 0.21%
1979 1.49% 0.29%
1978 1.71% 0.36%
1977 1.95% 0.43%
1976 2.56% 0.5%
1975 2.47% 0.6%
1974 2.62% 0.66%
1973 2.7% 0.68%
1972 2.71% 0.57%
1971 2.77% 0.47%
1970 2.79% 0.53%
1969 2.79% 0.57%
1968 2.8% 0.63%
1967 2.68% 0.73%
1966 2.64% 0.78%
1965 2.72% 0.85%
1964 2.67% 0.83%
1963 2.61% 0.73%
1962 2.55% 0.68%
1961 2.48% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Italy
Current population
139917664
58562681
Population rank 10/197 26/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.71%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,228 -86
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 170/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +75,448
Net migration rank 31/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 75,448
2024 - 30,069 - 95,246
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -283,125 150,189
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -318,674 231,228
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -301,579 157,327
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -338,801 85,281
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -215,025 46,634
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -192,475 83,686
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -192,007 95,147
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -138,265 84,568
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -162,620 39,389
2014 2,623,647 103,122 -96,513 52,679
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -90,468 158,090
2012 2,533,398 119,517 -78,248 252,524
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -48,021 198,544
2010 2,498,048 80,213 -23,928 274,387
2009 2,467,118 16,315 -17,866 283,676
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 -11,842 422,534
2007 2,436,753 -381 -5,876 495,092
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 0 215,995
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -17,450 258,702
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 11,566 417,970
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -40,179 478,578
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -22,836 223,861
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -11,396 48,903
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -17,082 56,065
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -22,766 54,405
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -39,835 67,985
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 -22,756 50,539
1996 1,896,364 41,456 -22,744 53,450
1995 1,831,068 91,727 -34,107 -460,287
1994 1,788,133 140,715 -17,053 502,750
1993 1,734,851 141,545 0 24,321
1992 1,673,839 160,106 22,718 51,747
1991 1,579,416 859,737 11,352 19,721
1990 1,479,663 296,014 22,688 35,317
1989 1,441,769 242,614 28,336 19,540
1988 1,393,356 379,966 33,977 18,553
1987 1,356,853 251,387 16,980 7,825
1986 1,050,277 186,227 11,319 -6,206
1985 997,050 157,476 28,297 6,911
1984 920,670 137,632 50,919 203
1983 863,472 68,022 33,939 -3,733
1982 1,080,853 66,702 79,161 -24,223
1981 1,018,838 628,135 73,452 7,182
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 84,650 295,642
1979 987,203 -711,455 129,531 42,637
1978 943,388 -210,991 168,465 43,932
1977 929,381 -527,133 190,248 42,246
1976 899,577 -36,125 228,445 40,885
1975 801,425 -42,540 271,660 43,051
1974 777,306 -4,232 336,176 42,487
1973 807,535 347 328,508 41,631
1972 779,808 -3,375 364,355 43,182
1971 787,047 -14,510 383,922 -58,627
1970 760,821 8,589 376,753 -62,216
1969 736,428 7,258 390,827 -45,346
1968 715,602 9,992 399,268 -50,149
1967 695,283 14,437 439,074 -37,992
1966 616,281 9,160 488,427 -35,352
1965 642,359 16,348 474,222 -36,267
1964 618,667 10,749 527,089 -27,368
1963 590,998 9,418 440,767 -28,198
1962 563,650 8,960 427,387 -25,840
1961 538,518 6,938 459,880 -129,761
1960 511,694 1,696 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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