The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 138,227,398 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.
Population statistics:
- Ethiopia's population is 1,001 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
- The countries together account for 1.67% of the world: 1.67% for Ethiopia vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
- For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
- Since 2005, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 78.4M people to 138M (76.4% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
- Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 367M people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.
Ethiopia vs Kiribati: live population counter
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| Current population |
138227398
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138067
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| Population rank | 10/197 | 180/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.67% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
9.36 seconds
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4.41 hours
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| One birth every |
7.68 seconds
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2.56 hours
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| One death every |
41.1 seconds
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9.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
17.5 minutes
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18.6 hours
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| Annual migration change | +30,069 | -471 |
| Daily growth/decline | +9,228 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,368,075 | +1,988 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.62% | +1.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 26/197 | 74/197 |
Ethiopia and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 21,376,693 | 47,157 | - | - |
| 1961 | 21,906,102 | 48,323 | 2.48% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 22,465,126 | 49,538 | 2.55% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 23,051,637 | 50,791 | 2.61% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 23,666,548 | 52,088 | 2.67% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 24,310,612 | 53,439 | 2.72% | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 24,952,689 | 54,425 | 2.64% | 1.85% |
| 1967 | 25,620,276 | 54,996 | 2.68% | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 26,337,930 | 55,529 | 2.8% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 27,072,571 | 56,360 | 2.79% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 27,829,128 | 57,510 | 2.79% | 2.04% |
| 1971 | 28,600,106 | 58,652 | 2.77% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 29,374,608 | 59,778 | 2.71% | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 30,166,785 | 60,824 | 2.7% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 30,957,273 | 61,219 | 2.62% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 31,723,252 | 60,987 | 2.47% | -0.38% |
| 1976 | 32,534,418 | 60,661 | 2.56% | -0.53% |
| 1977 | 33,167,272 | 60,267 | 1.95% | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 33,734,592 | 59,864 | 1.71% | -0.67% |
| 1979 | 34,238,652 | 60,172 | 1.49% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 34,428,514 | 61,148 | 0.55% | 1.62% |
| 1981 | 35,304,012 | 62,121 | 2.54% | 1.59% |
| 1982 | 36,701,290 | 63,134 | 3.96% | 1.63% |
| 1983 | 37,740,817 | 64,169 | 2.83% | 1.64% |
| 1984 | 38,735,722 | 65,228 | 2.64% | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 39,842,136 | 66,496 | 2.86% | 1.94% |
| 1986 | 41,037,656 | 68,059 | 3% | 2.35% |
| 1987 | 42,460,039 | 69,733 | 3.47% | 2.46% |
| 1988 | 44,150,825 | 71,427 | 3.98% | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 45,879,690 | 73,147 | 3.92% | 2.41% |
| 1990 | 47,609,755 | 74,855 | 3.77% | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 49,717,198 | 76,367 | 4.43% | 2.02% |
| 1992 | 51,853,747 | 77,641 | 4.3% | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 53,708,891 | 78,841 | 3.58% | 1.55% |
| 1994 | 55,611,508 | 80,021 | 3.54% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 57,537,335 | 81,234 | 3.46% | 1.52% |
| 1996 | 59,467,635 | 82,623 | 3.35% | 1.71% |
| 1997 | 61,404,539 | 84,147 | 3.26% | 1.84% |
| 1998 | 63,363,524 | 85,657 | 3.19% | 1.79% |
| 1999 | 65,374,561 | 87,126 | 3.17% | 1.71% |
| 2000 | 67,411,494 | 88,613 | 3.12% | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 69,487,762 | 90,335 | 3.08% | 1.94% |
| 2002 | 71,635,517 | 92,264 | 3.09% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 73,832,663 | 94,175 | 3.07% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 76,077,206 | 96,085 | 3.04% | 2.03% |
| 2005 | 78,367,470 | 98,035 | 3.01% | 2.03% |
| 2006 | 80,703,490 | 100,017 | 2.98% | 2.02% |
| 2007 | 83,103,217 | 102,068 | 2.97% | 2.05% |
| 2008 | 85,543,668 | 104,222 | 2.94% | 2.11% |
| 2009 | 88,007,636 | 106,467 | 2.88% | 2.15% |
| 2010 | 90,538,514 | 108,704 | 2.88% | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 93,149,970 | 110,647 | 2.88% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 95,798,767 | 112,284 | 2.84% | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 98,438,751 | 113,838 | 2.76% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 101,115,610 | 115,326 | 2.72% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 103,867,135 | 116,815 | 2.72% | 1.29% |
| 2016 | 106,718,162 | 118,478 | 2.74% | 1.42% |
| 2017 | 109,666,481 | 120,275 | 2.76% | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 112,664,152 | 122,084 | 2.73% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 115,737,383 | 123,921 | 2.73% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 118,917,671 | 126,099 | 2.75% | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 122,138,588 | 128,377 | 2.71% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | 125,384,287 | 130,469 | 2.66% | 1.63% |
| 2023 | 128,691,692 | 132,530 | 2.64% | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 132,059,767 | 134,518 | 2.62% | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 135,472,043 | 136,501 | 2.58% | 1.47% |
| 2026 | 138,902,180 | 138,451 | 2.53% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 142,364,798 | 140,405 | 2.49% | 1.41% |
| 2028 | 145,841,255 | 142,335 | 2.44% | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 149,336,056 | 144,231 | 2.4% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 152,855,352 | 146,130 | 2.36% | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 156,382,425 | 148,028 | 2.31% | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 159,923,895 | 149,915 | 2.26% | 1.27% |
| 2033 | 163,453,311 | 151,768 | 2.21% | 1.24% |
| 2034 | 166,978,790 | 153,602 | 2.16% | 1.21% |
| 2035 | 170,532,952 | 155,447 | 2.13% | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 174,097,772 | 157,316 | 2.09% | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 177,661,132 | 159,188 | 2.05% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 181,235,892 | 161,050 | 2.01% | 1.17% |
| 2039 | 184,835,102 | 162,895 | 1.99% | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 188,450,900 | 164,711 | 1.96% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 192,068,629 | 166,508 | 1.92% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 195,695,295 | 168,325 | 1.89% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 199,347,978 | 170,182 | 1.87% | 1.1% |
| 2044 | 203,014,368 | 172,012 | 1.84% | 1.08% |
| 2045 | 206,673,625 | 173,818 | 1.8% | 1.05% |
| 2046 | 210,337,847 | 175,629 | 1.77% | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 214,023,504 | 177,392 | 1.75% | 1% |
| 2048 | 217,710,204 | 179,152 | 1.72% | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 221,377,329 | 180,915 | 1.68% | 0.98% |
| 2050 | 225,021,865 | 182,629 | 1.65% | 0.95% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ethiopia increased by 25,499,665 people (a 32.5% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ethiopia gained 34,360,263 (a 33.1% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).
Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2005 and is 10th in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.
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Population differences between Ethiopia and Kiribati
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| Life expectancy | 67.9 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 23.8 years | 27 years |
| Median age | 19.9 years | 23.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.99 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 430 ppl/mi² |
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