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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 49.7 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Ethiopia vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Jamaica
2100 371,078,260 1,075,631
2099 369,338,252 1,095,039
2098 367,513,542 1,114,926
2097 365,567,496 1,135,331
2096 363,536,294 1,156,197
2095 361,596,042 1,177,632
2094 359,531,317 1,199,705
2093 357,460,480 1,222,447
2092 355,389,829 1,245,845
2091 353,218,632 1,269,943
2090 350,960,021 1,294,621
2089 348,751,618 1,319,987
2088 346,517,326 1,345,908
2087 344,162,324 1,372,420
2086 341,671,994 1,399,559
2085 339,167,930 1,427,403
2084 336,649,520 1,455,598
2083 334,083,247 1,483,973
2082 331,401,460 1,513,113
2081 328,715,487 1,542,698
2080 326,013,981 1,572,954
2079 323,282,865 1,603,471
2078 320,422,535 1,634,036
2077 317,492,915 1,665,130
2076 314,518,328 1,696,282
2075 311,487,723 1,727,653
2074 308,416,133 1,759,538
2073 305,383,505 1,791,310
2072 302,258,564 1,823,277
2071 299,119,280 1,855,059
2070 295,963,235 1,886,784
2069 292,756,723 1,918,215
2068 289,522,748 1,949,604
2067 286,191,689 1,980,685
2066 282,905,709 2,011,465
2065 279,576,283 2,042,697
2064 276,197,958 2,073,400
2063 272,782,685 2,103,669
2062 269,340,926 2,133,903
2061 265,803,351 2,163,699
2060 262,269,354 2,193,436
2059 258,692,767 2,222,680
2058 255,205,644 2,251,648
2057 251,656,356 2,279,932
2056 248,002,497 2,308,282
2055 244,426,069 2,336,168
2054 240,794,405 2,363,575
2053 237,155,110 2,390,213
2052 233,479,314 2,416,056
2051 229,733,593 2,441,297
2050 226,055,085 2,466,072
2049 222,351,471 2,490,883
2048 218,627,197 2,514,954
2047 214,883,954 2,538,499
2046 211,161,780 2,561,597
2045 207,461,987 2,583,931
2044 203,749,820 2,605,750
2043 200,035,613 2,626,741
2042 196,351,202 2,646,740
2041 192,689,672 2,665,673
2040 189,023,384 2,683,790
2039 185,365,776 2,701,261
2038 181,733,067 2,717,604
2037 178,124,993 2,733,406
2036 174,515,366 2,747,946
2035 170,904,339 2,761,103
2034 167,316,305 2,773,511
2033 163,763,376 2,784,591
2032 160,167,364 2,794,827
2031 156,590,018 2,803,535
2030 153,023,174 2,811,500
2029 149,461,578 2,818,414
2028 145,944,350 2,824,434
2027 142,419,893 2,829,732
2026 138,930,724 2,834,177
2025 135,472,051 2,837,077
2024 132,059,767 2,839,175
2023 128,691,692 2,839,786
2022 125,384,287 2,839,144
2021 122,138,588 2,837,682
2020 118,917,671 2,830,739
2019 115,737,383 2,823,271
2018 112,664,152 2,820,097
2017 109,666,481 2,815,764
2016 106,718,162 2,809,915
2015 103,867,135 2,802,534
2014 101,115,610 2,793,749
2013 98,438,751 2,783,687
2012 95,798,767 2,772,430
2011 93,149,970 2,760,494
2010 90,538,514 2,748,568
2009 88,007,636 2,736,995
2008 85,543,668 2,725,635
2007 83,103,217 2,713,800
2006 80,703,490 2,700,968
2005 78,367,470 2,687,066
2004 76,077,206 2,672,225
2003 73,832,663 2,656,623
2002 71,635,517 2,640,572
2001 69,487,762 2,624,403
2000 67,411,494 2,607,826
1999 65,374,561 2,589,795
1998 63,363,524 2,569,736
1997 61,404,539 2,547,848
1996 59,467,635 2,524,463
1995 57,537,335 2,500,151
1994 55,611,508 2,475,220
1993 53,708,891 2,449,916
1992 51,853,747 2,424,701
1991 49,717,198 2,400,869
1990 47,609,755 2,379,877
1989 45,879,690 2,361,916
1988 44,150,825 2,345,777
1987 42,460,039 2,329,813
1986 41,037,656 2,312,125
1985 39,842,136 2,290,656
1984 38,735,722 2,264,562
1983 37,740,817 2,234,832
1982 36,701,290 2,203,889
1981 35,304,012 2,173,818
1980 34,428,514 2,145,658
1979 34,238,652 2,119,486
1978 33,734,592 2,094,836
1977 33,167,272 2,070,657
1976 32,534,418 2,045,578
1975 31,723,252 2,018,981
1974 30,957,273 1,990,906
1973 30,166,785 1,961,219
1972 29,374,608 1,931,542
1971 28,600,106 1,903,728
1970 27,829,128 1,878,196
1969 27,072,571 1,855,127
1968 26,337,930 1,833,765
1967 25,620,276 1,812,865
1966 24,952,689 1,791,475
1965 24,310,612 1,769,192
1964 23,666,548 1,745,568
1963 23,051,637 1,721,099
1962 22,465,126 1,696,932
1961 21,906,102 1,673,261
1960 21,376,693 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th to 143rd.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Jamaica
2100 0.47% -1.77%
2099 0.5% -1.78%
2098 0.53% -1.8%
2097 0.56% -1.8%
2096 0.54% -1.82%
2095 0.57% -1.84%
2094 0.58% -1.86%
2093 0.58% -1.88%
2092 0.61% -1.9%
2091 0.64% -1.91%
2090 0.63% -1.92%
2089 0.64% -1.93%
2088 0.68% -1.93%
2087 0.73% -1.94%
2086 0.74% -1.95%
2085 0.75% -1.94%
2084 0.77% -1.91%
2083 0.81% -1.93%
2082 0.82% -1.92%
2081 0.83% -1.92%
2080 0.84% -1.9%
2079 0.89% -1.87%
2078 0.92% -1.87%
2077 0.95% -1.84%
2076 0.97% -1.82%
2075 1% -1.81%
2074 0.99% -1.77%
2073 1.03% -1.75%
2072 1.05% -1.71%
2071 1.07% -1.68%
2070 1.1% -1.64%
2069 1.12% -1.61%
2068 1.16% -1.57%
2067 1.16% -1.53%
2066 1.19% -1.53%
2065 1.22% -1.48%
2064 1.25% -1.44%
2063 1.28% -1.42%
2062 1.33% -1.38%
2061 1.35% -1.36%
2060 1.38% -1.32%
2059 1.37% -1.29%
2058 1.41% -1.24%
2057 1.47% -1.23%
2056 1.46% -1.19%
2055 1.51% -1.16%
2054 1.53% -1.11%
2053 1.57% -1.07%
2052 1.63% -1.03%
2051 1.63% -1%
2050 1.67% -1%
2049 1.7% -0.96%
2048 1.74% -0.93%
2047 1.76% -0.9%
2046 1.78% -0.86%
2045 1.82% -0.84%
2044 1.86% -0.8%
2043 1.88% -0.76%
2042 1.9% -0.71%
2041 1.94% -0.68%
2040 1.97% -0.65%
2039 2% -0.6%
2038 2.03% -0.58%
2037 2.07% -0.53%
2036 2.11% -0.48%
2035 2.14% -0.45%
2034 2.17% -0.4%
2033 2.25% -0.37%
2032 2.28% -0.31%
2031 2.33% -0.28%
2030 2.38% -0.25%
2029 2.41% -0.21%
2028 2.47% -0.19%
2027 2.51% -0.16%
2026 2.55% -0.1%
2025 2.58% -0.07%
2024 2.62% -0.02%
2023 2.64% 0.02%
2022 2.66% 0.05%
2021 2.71% 0.25%
2020 2.75% 0.26%
2019 2.73% 0.11%
2018 2.73% 0.15%
2017 2.76% 0.21%
2016 2.74% 0.26%
2015 2.72% 0.31%
2014 2.72% 0.36%
2013 2.76% 0.41%
2012 2.84% 0.43%
2011 2.88% 0.43%
2010 2.88% 0.42%
2009 2.88% 0.42%
2008 2.94% 0.44%
2007 2.97% 0.48%
2006 2.98% 0.52%
2005 3.01% 0.56%
2004 3.04% 0.59%
2003 3.07% 0.61%
2002 3.09% 0.62%
2001 3.08% 0.64%
2000 3.12% 0.7%
1999 3.17% 0.78%
1998 3.19% 0.86%
1997 3.26% 0.93%
1996 3.35% 0.97%
1995 3.46% 1.01%
1994 3.54% 1.03%
1993 3.58% 1.04%
1992 4.3% 0.99%
1991 4.43% 0.88%
1990 3.77% 0.76%
1989 3.92% 0.69%
1988 3.98% 0.69%
1987 3.47% 0.77%
1986 3% 0.94%
1985 2.86% 1.15%
1984 2.64% 1.33%
1983 2.83% 1.4%
1982 3.96% 1.38%
1981 2.54% 1.31%
1980 0.55% 1.23%
1979 1.49% 1.18%
1978 1.71% 1.17%
1977 1.95% 1.23%
1976 2.56% 1.32%
1975 2.47% 1.41%
1974 2.62% 1.51%
1973 2.7% 1.54%
1972 2.71% 1.46%
1971 2.77% 1.36%
1970 2.79% 1.24%
1969 2.79% 1.16%
1968 2.8% 1.15%
1967 2.68% 1.19%
1966 2.64% 1.26%
1965 2.72% 1.35%
1964 2.67% 1.42%
1963 2.61% 1.42%
1962 2.55% 1.41%
1961 2.48% 1.41%

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

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In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Jamaica
Current population
140722974
2834177
Population rank 10/197 140/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.03%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
4.19 hours
One birth every
7.59 seconds
16.2 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 -6
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 165/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -11,053
Net migration rank 31/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -11,053
2024 3,379,409 30,069 9,210 -10,506
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 10,072 -10,003
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 11,215 -10,003
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 6,382 -4,665
2020 3,199,718 38,866 12,170 0
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 13,094 -10,335
2018 3,015,231 9,302 13,929 -10,335
2017 2,899,143 71,766 15,419 -10,335
2016 2,809,889 115,823 16,944 -10,335
2015 2,713,529 62,785 18,489 -10,335
2014 2,623,647 103,122 19,751 -10,335
2013 2,546,020 80,955 21,037 -10,335
2012 2,533,398 119,517 22,320 -10,498
2011 2,527,811 116,793 23,627 -11,577
2010 2,498,048 80,213 25,031 -13,248
2009 2,467,118 16,315 26,311 -14,941
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 27,553 -16,191
2007 2,436,753 -381 28,886 -16,588
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 30,213 -16,840
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 31,506 -17,071
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 32,500 -17,256
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 33,340 -17,380
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 33,572 -17,428
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 33,666 -17,466
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 34,452 -17,498
1999 2,010,987 29,142 36,649 -17,542
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 38,628 -17,623
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 40,521 -17,756
1996 1,896,364 41,456 42,297 -18,285
1995 1,831,068 91,727 43,705 -19,092
1994 1,788,133 140,715 45,210 -19,960
1993 1,734,851 141,545 46,090 -20,731
1992 1,673,839 160,106 46,494 -21,426
1991 1,579,416 859,737 45,617 -23,014
1990 1,479,663 296,014 44,465 -25,085
1989 1,441,769 242,614 43,591 -27,049
1988 1,393,356 379,966 43,978 -28,247
1987 1,356,853 251,387 44,155 -27,958
1986 1,050,277 186,227 44,520 -25,339
1985 997,050 157,476 45,122 -21,371
1984 920,670 137,632 45,644 -17,211
1983 863,472 68,022 45,095 -14,065
1982 1,080,853 66,702 43,816 -12,952
1981 1,018,838 628,135 42,898 -13,619
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 42,316 -15,277
1979 987,203 -711,455 42,449 -17,143
1978 943,388 -210,991 42,475 -18,483
1977 929,381 -527,133 42,999 -18,630
1976 899,577 -36,125 43,878 -18,084
1975 801,425 -42,540 44,736 -17,340
1974 777,306 -4,232 45,526 -16,769
1973 807,535 347 47,438 -16,822
1972 779,808 -3,375 46,676 -17,934
1971 787,047 -14,510 47,206 -20,322
1970 760,821 8,589 47,547 -23,371
1969 736,428 7,258 48,258 -26,304
1968 715,602 9,992 49,189 -28,424
1967 695,283 14,437 50,187 -29,147
1966 616,281 9,160 50,808 -29,065
1965 642,359 16,348 51,423 -28,611
1964 618,667 10,749 52,501 -28,066
1963 590,998 9,418 52,277 -27,757
1962 563,650 8,960 51,758 -27,936
1961 538,518 6,938 51,931 -28,416
1960 511,694 1,696 51,944 -28,952

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

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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 Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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