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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 4,897,263 people in Kuwait in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 5,100,145 in Kuwait.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 27.4 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +3.1% in Kuwait.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 5.1M (115.7% growth).

Ethiopia vs Kuwait: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Kuwait
2100 371,192,732 9,589,440
2099 369,452,188 9,513,152
2098 367,626,914 9,437,521
2097 365,680,268 9,362,225
2096 363,648,440 9,287,200
2095 361,707,589 9,212,523
2094 359,642,227 9,138,210
2093 357,570,752 9,064,241
2092 355,499,462 8,990,676
2091 353,327,595 8,917,547
2090 351,068,287 8,844,888
2089 348,859,203 8,772,503
2088 346,624,222 8,700,563
2087 344,268,493 8,629,117
2086 341,777,395 8,558,199
2085 339,272,558 8,487,764
2084 336,753,372 8,417,828
2083 334,186,307 8,348,353
2082 331,503,693 8,279,354
2081 328,816,892 8,210,772
2080 326,114,551 8,142,636
2079 323,382,593 8,075,101
2078 320,521,381 8,008,036
2077 317,590,857 7,941,463
2076 314,615,353 7,875,406
2075 311,583,813 7,809,930
2074 308,511,275 7,745,028
2073 305,477,711 7,680,639
2072 302,351,806 7,616,806
2071 299,211,554 7,553,744
2070 296,054,535 7,491,390
2069 292,847,034 7,429,571
2068 289,612,061 7,368,423
2067 286,279,975 7,307,932
2066 282,992,981 7,248,116
2065 279,662,528 7,188,899
2064 276,283,161 7,130,298
2063 272,866,834 7,072,099
2062 269,424,014 7,014,494
2061 265,885,347 6,957,511
2060 262,350,260 6,901,153
2059 258,772,570 6,845,293
2058 255,284,371 6,789,909
2057 251,733,988 6,734,955
2056 248,079,002 6,680,523
2055 244,501,471 6,626,403
2054 240,868,686 6,572,580
2053 237,228,269 6,518,885
2052 233,551,340 6,465,284
2051 229,804,463 6,411,692
2050 226,124,819 6,358,029
2049 222,420,063 6,304,394
2048 218,694,640 6,250,650
2047 214,950,242 6,196,914
2046 211,226,920 6,143,120
2045 207,525,986 6,089,197
2044 203,812,674 6,035,156
2043 200,097,321 5,981,241
2042 196,411,774 5,927,307
2041 192,749,114 5,873,587
2040 189,081,695 5,820,161
2039 185,422,958 5,767,029
2038 181,789,129 5,714,211
2037 178,179,942 5,661,929
2036 174,569,201 5,610,194
2035 170,957,061 5,559,069
2034 167,367,920 5,508,623
2033 163,813,895 5,458,935
2032 160,216,774 5,410,081
2031 156,638,324 5,362,063
2030 153,070,380 5,314,935
2029 149,507,684 5,265,492
2028 145,989,372 5,212,438
2027 142,463,827 5,152,065
2026 138,973,582 5,080,894
2025 135,513,842 4,998,262
2024 132,059,767 4,897,263
2023 128,691,692 4,853,420
2022 125,384,287 4,589,643
2021 122,138,588 4,360,865
2020 118,917,671 4,400,267
2019 115,737,383 4,442,316
2018 112,664,152 4,323,515
2017 109,666,481 4,154,812
2016 106,718,162 4,004,096
2015 103,867,135 3,834,574
2014 101,115,610 3,665,876
2013 98,438,751 3,507,844
2012 95,798,767 3,337,109
2011 93,149,970 3,132,814
2010 90,538,514 2,943,372
2009 88,007,636 2,795,484
2008 85,543,668 2,651,421
2007 83,103,217 2,507,887
2006 80,703,490 2,364,733
2005 78,367,470 2,236,788
2004 76,077,206 2,157,320
2003 73,832,663 2,109,881
2002 71,635,517 2,059,974
2001 69,487,762 2,008,121
2000 67,411,494 1,954,709
1999 65,374,561 1,900,030
1998 63,363,524 1,844,302
1997 61,404,539 1,787,683
1996 59,467,635 1,730,246
1995 57,537,335 1,681,513
1994 55,611,508 1,664,361
1993 53,708,891 1,672,151
1992 51,853,747 1,634,961
1991 49,717,198 1,351,399
1990 47,609,755 1,684,819
1989 45,879,690 2,217,468
1988 44,150,825 2,134,707
1987 42,460,039 2,052,994
1986 41,037,656 1,972,520
1985 39,842,136 1,894,242
1984 38,735,722 1,820,688
1983 37,740,817 1,744,295
1982 36,701,290 1,662,480
1981 35,304,012 1,583,426
1980 34,428,514 1,504,782
1979 34,238,652 1,423,514
1978 33,734,592 1,340,319
1977 33,167,272 1,258,023
1976 32,534,418 1,178,711
1975 31,723,252 1,104,863
1974 30,957,273 1,038,346
1973 30,166,785 977,654
1972 29,374,608 920,352
1971 28,600,106 865,076
1970 27,829,128 809,114
1969 27,072,571 749,452
1968 26,337,930 687,716
1967 25,620,276 628,089
1966 24,952,689 572,590
1965 24,310,612 521,174
1964 23,666,548 473,115
1963 23,051,637 427,694
1962 22,465,126 384,995
1961 21,906,102 345,945
1960 21,376,693 311,060

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 Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 24.7% to 6,358,029 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 9.59M people in 2100 for Kuwait.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Kuwait
2100 0.47% 0.8%
2099 0.5% 0.8%
2098 0.53% 0.8%
2097 0.56% 0.81%
2096 0.54% 0.81%
2095 0.57% 0.81%
2094 0.58% 0.82%
2093 0.58% 0.82%
2092 0.61% 0.82%
2091 0.64% 0.82%
2090 0.63% 0.83%
2089 0.64% 0.83%
2088 0.68% 0.83%
2087 0.73% 0.83%
2086 0.74% 0.83%
2085 0.75% 0.83%
2084 0.77% 0.83%
2083 0.81% 0.83%
2082 0.82% 0.84%
2081 0.83% 0.84%
2080 0.84% 0.84%
2079 0.89% 0.84%
2078 0.92% 0.84%
2077 0.95% 0.84%
2076 0.97% 0.84%
2075 1% 0.84%
2074 0.99% 0.84%
2073 1.03% 0.84%
2072 1.05% 0.83%
2071 1.07% 0.83%
2070 1.1% 0.83%
2069 1.12% 0.83%
2068 1.16% 0.83%
2067 1.16% 0.83%
2066 1.19% 0.82%
2065 1.22% 0.82%
2064 1.25% 0.82%
2063 1.28% 0.82%
2062 1.33% 0.82%
2061 1.35% 0.82%
2060 1.38% 0.82%
2059 1.37% 0.82%
2058 1.41% 0.82%
2057 1.47% 0.81%
2056 1.46% 0.82%
2055 1.51% 0.82%
2054 1.53% 0.82%
2053 1.57% 0.83%
2052 1.63% 0.84%
2051 1.63% 0.84%
2050 1.67% 0.85%
2049 1.7% 0.86%
2048 1.74% 0.87%
2047 1.76% 0.88%
2046 1.78% 0.89%
2045 1.82% 0.9%
2044 1.86% 0.9%
2043 1.88% 0.91%
2042 1.9% 0.91%
2041 1.94% 0.92%
2040 1.97% 0.92%
2039 2% 0.92%
2038 2.03% 0.92%
2037 2.07% 0.92%
2036 2.11% 0.92%
2035 2.14% 0.92%
2034 2.17% 0.91%
2033 2.25% 0.9%
2032 2.28% 0.9%
2031 2.33% 0.89%
2030 2.38% 0.94%
2029 2.41% 1.02%
2028 2.47% 1.17%
2027 2.51% 1.4%
2026 2.55% 1.65%
2025 2.62% 2.06%
2024 2.62% 0.9%
2023 2.64% 5.75%
2022 2.66% 5.25%
2021 2.71% -0.9%
2020 2.75% -0.95%
2019 2.73% 2.75%
2018 2.73% 4.06%
2017 2.76% 3.76%
2016 2.74% 4.42%
2015 2.72% 4.6%
2014 2.72% 4.51%
2013 2.76% 5.12%
2012 2.84% 6.52%
2011 2.88% 6.44%
2010 2.88% 5.29%
2009 2.88% 5.43%
2008 2.94% 5.72%
2007 2.97% 6.05%
2006 2.98% 5.72%
2005 3.01% 3.68%
2004 3.04% 2.25%
2003 3.07% 2.42%
2002 3.09% 2.58%
2001 3.08% 2.73%
2000 3.12% 2.88%
1999 3.17% 3.02%
1998 3.19% 3.17%
1997 3.26% 3.32%
1996 3.35% 2.9%
1995 3.46% 1.03%
1994 3.54% -0.47%
1993 3.58% 2.27%
1992 4.3% 21%
1991 4.43% -19.8%
1990 3.77% -24%
1989 3.92% 3.88%
1988 3.98% 3.98%
1987 3.47% 4.08%
1986 3% 4.13%
1985 2.86% 4.04%
1984 2.64% 4.38%
1983 2.83% 4.92%
1982 3.96% 4.99%
1981 2.54% 5.23%
1980 0.55% 5.71%
1979 1.49% 6.21%
1978 1.71% 6.54%
1977 1.95% 6.73%
1976 2.56% 6.68%
1975 2.47% 6.41%
1974 2.62% 6.21%
1973 2.7% 6.23%
1972 2.71% 6.39%
1971 2.77% 6.92%
1970 2.79% 7.96%
1969 2.79% 8.98%
1968 2.8% 9.49%
1967 2.68% 9.69%
1966 2.64% 9.87%
1965 2.72% 10.2%
1964 2.67% 10.6%
1963 2.61% 11.1%
1962 2.55% 11.3%
1961 2.48% 11.2%

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 Kuwait's population grew by 0.9%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Kuwait
Current population
139917664
5100145
Population rank 10/197 127/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.06%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
12 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
10.5 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
1.18 hours
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +120
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +43,843
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.9%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 106/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
12.3 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +42,775
Net migration rank 31/196 24/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 3,323,191
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 20/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 67.3%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 5/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Kuwait
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Kuwait
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 42,775
2024 - 30,069 - 61,624
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 42,568 50,008
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 41,752 368,560
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 42,057 19,678
2020 3,199,718 38,866 41,083 -168,379
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 46,268 181
2018 3,015,231 9,302 47,222 145,973
2017 2,899,143 71,766 51,498 92,717
2016 2,809,889 115,823 51,397 105,818
2015 2,713,529 62,785 52,127 129,695
2014 2,623,647 103,122 54,673 100,891
2013 2,546,020 80,955 52,666 107,821
2012 2,533,398 119,517 53,181 127,777
2011 2,527,811 116,793 50,733 176,732
2010 2,498,048 80,213 49,838 101,566
2009 2,467,118 16,315 48,879 95,483
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 47,505 96,268
2007 2,436,753 -381 46,539 96,765
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 45,911 97,087
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 45,243 67,638
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 44,341 1,713
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 42,934 5,895
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 41,651 9,335
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 40,662 12,055
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 39,811 14,296
1999 2,010,987 29,142 39,342 15,912
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 39,324 16,878
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 39,581 17,457
1996 1,896,364 41,456 39,920 17,914
1995 1,831,068 91,727 39,198 438
1994 1,788,133 140,715 36,533 -41,862
1993 1,734,851 141,545 33,239 -43,501
1992 1,673,839 160,106 32,016 52,620
1991 1,579,416 859,737 21,867 460,628
1990 1,479,663 296,014 46,720 -1,196,050
1989 1,441,769 242,614 49,390 34,643
1988 1,393,356 379,966 50,037 31,455
1987 1,356,853 251,387 50,690 31,243
1986 1,050,277 186,227 51,824 27,187
1985 997,050 157,476 51,772 25,777
1984 920,670 137,632 52,539 17,020
1983 863,472 68,022 51,460 31,758
1982 1,080,853 66,702 49,981 30,437
1981 1,018,838 628,135 48,098 29,600
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 47,096 32,483
1979 987,203 -711,455 45,569 37,383
1978 943,388 -210,991 44,277 39,159
1977 929,381 -527,133 42,922 38,225
1976 899,577 -36,125 41,439 36,050
1975 801,425 -42,540 39,295 30,909
1974 777,306 -4,232 37,425 25,398
1973 807,535 347 35,741 22,830
1972 779,808 -3,375 34,045 21,984
1971 787,047 -14,510 32,339 22,182
1970 760,821 8,589 30,789 26,614
1969 736,428 7,258 28,774 33,143
1968 715,602 9,992 26,161 35,399
1967 695,283 14,437 23,520 34,177
1966 616,281 9,160 20,914 32,383
1965 642,359 16,348 18,952 30,580
1964 618,667 10,749 17,064 29,537
1963 590,998 9,418 15,357 28,889
1962 563,650 8,960 13,730 27,417
1961 538,518 6,938 12,327 24,618
1960 511,694 1,696 11,054 21,769

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 Kuwait 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 470,645 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 845,142 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 3,323,191 people or 67.3% in Kuwait.

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
Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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