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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 2.37 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 2.4% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Ethiopia vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Kenya
2100 371,192,732 105,238,162
2099 369,452,188 105,257,438
2098 367,626,914 105,257,489
2097 365,680,268 105,250,948
2096 363,648,440 105,220,085
2095 361,707,589 105,175,623
2094 359,642,227 105,118,372
2093 357,570,752 105,046,907
2092 355,499,462 104,955,024
2091 353,327,595 104,846,805
2090 351,068,287 104,718,130
2089 348,859,203 104,573,271
2088 346,624,222 104,414,197
2087 344,268,493 104,243,505
2086 341,777,395 104,056,143
2085 339,272,558 103,854,891
2084 336,753,372 103,640,244
2083 334,186,307 103,407,124
2082 331,503,693 103,158,580
2081 328,816,892 102,889,291
2080 326,114,551 102,594,978
2079 323,382,593 102,286,967
2078 320,521,381 101,961,280
2077 317,590,857 101,613,181
2076 314,615,353 101,239,843
2075 311,583,813 100,849,423
2074 308,511,275 100,436,632
2073 305,477,711 100,001,277
2072 302,351,806 99,533,234
2071 299,211,554 99,042,264
2070 296,054,535 98,529,166
2069 292,847,034 97,992,232
2068 289,612,061 97,428,138
2067 286,279,975 96,842,744
2066 282,992,981 96,230,345
2065 279,662,528 95,598,937
2064 276,283,161 94,942,874
2063 272,866,834 94,266,124
2062 269,424,014 93,561,519
2061 265,885,347 92,837,768
2060 262,350,260 92,098,717
2059 258,772,570 91,343,602
2058 255,284,371 90,569,828
2057 251,733,988 89,783,087
2056 248,079,002 88,994,126
2055 244,501,471 88,192,182
2054 240,868,686 87,379,992
2053 237,228,269 86,552,281
2052 233,551,340 85,710,403
2051 229,804,463 84,850,558
2050 226,124,819 83,976,685
2049 222,420,063 83,090,517
2048 218,694,640 82,191,119
2047 214,950,242 81,274,836
2046 211,226,920 80,340,592
2045 207,525,986 79,389,433
2044 203,812,674 78,414,158
2043 200,097,321 77,418,567
2042 196,411,774 76,399,781
2041 192,749,114 75,363,853
2040 189,081,695 74,308,480
2039 185,422,958 73,241,028
2038 181,789,129 72,153,876
2037 178,179,942 71,058,753
2036 174,569,201 69,949,421
2035 170,957,061 68,831,151
2034 167,367,920 67,705,051
2033 163,813,895 66,569,532
2032 160,216,774 65,431,402
2031 156,638,324 64,289,540
2030 153,070,380 63,153,520
2029 149,507,684 62,021,378
2028 145,989,372 60,894,078
2027 142,463,827 59,770,115
2026 138,973,582 58,653,621
2025 135,513,842 57,540,609
2024 132,059,767 56,432,944
2023 128,691,692 55,339,003
2022 125,384,287 54,252,461
2021 122,138,588 53,219,166
2020 118,917,671 52,217,334
2019 115,737,383 51,202,827
2018 112,664,152 50,207,107
2017 109,666,481 49,197,766
2016 106,718,162 48,139,687
2015 103,867,135 47,088,526
2014 101,115,610 46,051,440
2013 98,438,751 44,986,791
2012 95,798,767 43,888,303
2011 93,149,970 42,758,461
2010 90,538,514 41,598,567
2009 88,007,636 40,408,891
2008 85,543,668 39,206,351
2007 83,103,217 38,036,349
2006 80,703,490 36,904,008
2005 78,367,470 35,796,484
2004 76,077,206 34,713,455
2003 73,832,663 33,652,223
2002 71,635,517 32,629,808
2001 69,487,762 31,619,170
2000 67,411,494 30,642,890
1999 65,374,561 29,733,408
1998 63,363,524 28,888,057
1997 61,404,539 28,101,768
1996 59,467,635 27,344,211
1995 57,537,335 26,601,751
1994 55,611,508 25,857,130
1993 53,708,891 25,117,188
1992 51,853,747 24,382,460
1991 49,717,198 23,646,514
1990 47,609,755 22,892,651
1989 45,879,690 22,118,434
1988 44,150,825 21,356,219
1987 42,460,039 20,616,096
1986 41,037,656 19,901,646
1985 39,842,136 19,201,768
1984 38,735,722 18,514,906
1983 37,740,817 17,846,374
1982 36,701,290 17,206,175
1981 35,304,012 16,601,507
1980 34,428,514 16,018,459
1979 34,238,652 15,460,666
1978 33,734,592 14,934,126
1977 33,167,272 14,428,819
1976 32,534,418 13,957,623
1975 31,723,252 13,511,671
1974 30,957,273 13,070,078
1973 30,166,785 12,634,835
1972 29,374,608 12,206,060
1971 28,600,106 11,788,904
1970 27,829,128 11,368,791
1969 27,072,571 10,939,695
1968 26,337,930 10,518,823
1967 25,620,276 10,111,057
1966 24,952,689 9,717,816
1965 24,310,612 9,338,078
1964 23,666,548 8,973,535
1963 23,051,637 8,627,971
1962 22,465,126 8,299,308
1961 21,906,102 7,987,770
1960 21,376,693 7,695,307

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Kenya
2100 0.47% -0.02%
2099 0.5% -0%
2098 0.53% 0.006%
2097 0.56% 0.03%
2096 0.54% 0.04%
2095 0.57% 0.05%
2094 0.58% 0.07%
2093 0.58% 0.09%
2092 0.61% 0.1%
2091 0.64% 0.12%
2090 0.63% 0.14%
2089 0.64% 0.15%
2088 0.68% 0.16%
2087 0.73% 0.18%
2086 0.74% 0.19%
2085 0.75% 0.21%
2084 0.77% 0.23%
2083 0.81% 0.24%
2082 0.82% 0.26%
2081 0.83% 0.29%
2080 0.84% 0.3%
2079 0.89% 0.32%
2078 0.92% 0.34%
2077 0.95% 0.37%
2076 0.97% 0.39%
2075 1% 0.41%
2074 0.99% 0.44%
2073 1.03% 0.47%
2072 1.05% 0.5%
2071 1.07% 0.52%
2070 1.1% 0.55%
2069 1.12% 0.58%
2068 1.16% 0.6%
2067 1.16% 0.64%
2066 1.19% 0.66%
2065 1.22% 0.69%
2064 1.25% 0.72%
2063 1.28% 0.75%
2062 1.33% 0.78%
2061 1.35% 0.8%
2060 1.38% 0.83%
2059 1.37% 0.85%
2058 1.41% 0.88%
2057 1.47% 0.89%
2056 1.46% 0.91%
2055 1.51% 0.93%
2054 1.53% 0.96%
2053 1.57% 0.98%
2052 1.63% 1.01%
2051 1.63% 1.04%
2050 1.67% 1.07%
2049 1.7% 1.09%
2048 1.74% 1.13%
2047 1.76% 1.16%
2046 1.78% 1.2%
2045 1.82% 1.24%
2044 1.86% 1.29%
2043 1.88% 1.33%
2042 1.9% 1.37%
2041 1.94% 1.42%
2040 1.97% 1.46%
2039 2% 1.51%
2038 2.03% 1.54%
2037 2.07% 1.59%
2036 2.11% 1.62%
2035 2.14% 1.66%
2034 2.17% 1.71%
2033 2.25% 1.74%
2032 2.28% 1.78%
2031 2.33% 1.8%
2030 2.38% 1.83%
2029 2.41% 1.85%
2028 2.47% 1.88%
2027 2.51% 1.9%
2026 2.55% 1.93%
2025 2.62% 1.96%
2024 2.62% 1.98%
2023 2.64% 2%
2022 2.66% 1.94%
2021 2.71% 1.92%
2020 2.75% 1.98%
2019 2.73% 1.98%
2018 2.73% 2.05%
2017 2.76% 2.2%
2016 2.74% 2.23%
2015 2.72% 2.25%
2014 2.72% 2.37%
2013 2.76% 2.5%
2012 2.84% 2.64%
2011 2.88% 2.79%
2010 2.88% 2.94%
2009 2.88% 3.07%
2008 2.94% 3.08%
2007 2.97% 3.07%
2006 2.98% 3.09%
2005 3.01% 3.12%
2004 3.04% 3.15%
2003 3.07% 3.13%
2002 3.09% 3.2%
2001 3.08% 3.19%
2000 3.12% 3.06%
1999 3.17% 2.93%
1998 3.19% 2.8%
1997 3.26% 2.77%
1996 3.35% 2.79%
1995 3.46% 2.88%
1994 3.54% 2.95%
1993 3.58% 3.01%
1992 4.3% 3.11%
1991 4.43% 3.29%
1990 3.77% 3.5%
1989 3.92% 3.57%
1988 3.98% 3.59%
1987 3.47% 3.59%
1986 3% 3.64%
1985 2.86% 3.71%
1984 2.64% 3.75%
1983 2.83% 3.72%
1982 3.96% 3.64%
1981 2.54% 3.64%
1980 0.55% 3.61%
1979 1.49% 3.53%
1978 1.71% 3.5%
1977 1.95% 3.38%
1976 2.56% 3.3%
1975 2.47% 3.38%
1974 2.62% 3.44%
1973 2.7% 3.51%
1972 2.71% 3.54%
1971 2.77% 3.7%
1970 2.79% 3.92%
1969 2.79% 4%
1968 2.8% 4.03%
1967 2.68% 4.05%
1966 2.64% 4.07%
1965 2.72% 4.06%
1964 2.67% 4.01%
1963 2.61% 3.96%
1962 2.55% 3.9%
1961 2.48% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Kenya
Current population
139917664
58955623
Population rank 10/197 25/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.71%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
7.68 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
41.1 seconds
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 53/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -27,330
Net migration rank 31/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -27,330
2024 - 30,069 - -19,781
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 3,199,718 38,866 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 3,015,231 9,302 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 2,899,143 71,766 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 2,809,889 115,823 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 2,713,529 62,785 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 2,623,647 103,122 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 2,546,020 80,955 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 2,533,398 119,517 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 2,527,811 116,793 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 2,498,048 80,213 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 2,467,118 16,315 1,193,598 7,096
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 1,174,818 29,612
2007 2,436,753 -381 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 1,113,357 15,767
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 1,080,446 5,501
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 1,048,590 31,525
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 1,018,182 24,175
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 992,044 10,431
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 963,721 55,052
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 928,357 5,407
1999 2,010,987 29,142 898,484 -13,257
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 875,511 -70,023
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 847,493 -80,443
1996 1,896,364 41,456 827,326 -79,276
1995 1,831,068 91,727 812,391 -75,506
1994 1,788,133 140,715 792,702 -40,367
1993 1,734,851 141,545 788,579 -61,054
1992 1,673,839 160,106 785,018 -43,085
1991 1,579,416 859,737 790,030 -60,087
1990 1,479,663 296,014 789,087 -11,338
1989 1,441,769 242,614 795,622 -24,949
1988 1,393,356 379,966 785,652 -31,894
1987 1,356,853 251,387 775,124 -48,633
1986 1,050,277 186,227 755,606 -53,183
1985 997,050 157,476 732,739 -35,400
1984 920,670 137,632 709,639 -33,253
1983 863,472 68,022 684,587 -23,905
1982 1,080,853 66,702 663,109 -43,382
1981 1,018,838 628,135 642,379 -52,761
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 616,390 -39,920
1979 987,203 -711,455 595,390 -56,280
1978 943,388 -210,991 574,695 -60,718
1977 929,381 -527,133 554,124 -57,493
1976 899,577 -36,125 536,740 -90,990
1975 801,425 -42,540 517,579 -71,421
1974 777,306 -4,232 500,008 -62,973
1973 807,535 347 485,556 -52,102
1972 779,808 -3,375 472,557 -48,466
1971 787,047 -14,510 459,897 -49,671
1970 760,821 8,589 443,065 -13,064
1969 736,428 7,258 427,819 369
1968 715,602 9,992 411,948 1,611
1967 695,283 14,437 396,920 5,060
1966 616,281 9,160 382,891 1,616
1965 642,359 16,348 366,444 8,524
1964 618,667 10,749 349,322 4,788
1963 590,998 9,418 332,763 4,246
1962 563,650 8,960 315,797 4,521
1961 538,518 6,938 298,463 4,296
1960 511,694 1,696 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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