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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 7,221,868 people in Kyrgyzstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 7,471,102 in Kyrgyzstan.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 18.7 times bigger than Kyrgyzstan's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Kyrgyzstan is the 106th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +2.05% in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Kyrgyzstan has grown from 5.22M to 7.47M (43.2% growth).

Ethiopia vs Kyrgyzstan: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Kyrgyzstan
2100 371,192,732 11,878,983
2099 369,452,188 11,876,212
2098 367,626,914 11,871,893
2097 365,680,268 11,863,945
2096 363,648,440 11,854,143
2095 361,707,589 11,842,261
2094 359,642,227 11,827,575
2093 357,570,752 11,812,137
2092 355,499,462 11,797,115
2091 353,327,595 11,780,444
2090 351,068,287 11,762,393
2089 348,859,203 11,742,231
2088 346,624,222 11,720,234
2087 344,268,493 11,696,634
2086 341,777,395 11,670,854
2085 339,272,558 11,643,097
2084 336,753,372 11,613,138
2083 334,186,307 11,582,205
2082 331,503,693 11,551,217
2081 328,816,892 11,517,759
2080 326,114,551 11,482,466
2079 323,382,593 11,445,812
2078 320,521,381 11,406,479
2077 317,590,857 11,365,965
2076 314,615,353 11,323,432
2075 311,583,813 11,276,335
2074 308,511,275 11,229,195
2073 305,477,711 11,182,654
2072 302,351,806 11,131,675
2071 299,211,554 11,079,330
2070 296,054,535 11,025,798
2069 292,847,034 10,971,220
2068 289,612,061 10,915,623
2067 286,279,975 10,859,563
2066 282,992,981 10,801,984
2065 279,662,528 10,744,996
2064 276,283,161 10,687,906
2063 272,866,834 10,627,312
2062 269,424,014 10,566,235
2061 265,885,347 10,504,395
2060 262,350,260 10,442,600
2059 258,772,570 10,379,705
2058 255,284,371 10,313,211
2057 251,733,988 10,245,612
2056 248,079,002 10,176,371
2055 244,501,471 10,107,186
2054 240,868,686 10,035,329
2053 237,228,269 9,961,355
2052 233,551,340 9,886,119
2051 229,804,463 9,807,099
2050 226,124,819 9,725,671
2049 222,420,063 9,642,875
2048 218,694,640 9,557,636
2047 214,950,242 9,471,821
2046 211,226,920 9,385,178
2045 207,525,986 9,295,121
2044 203,812,674 9,203,421
2043 200,097,321 9,109,551
2042 196,411,774 9,014,983
2041 192,749,114 8,918,557
2040 189,081,695 8,821,038
2039 185,422,958 8,723,670
2038 181,789,129 8,626,718
2037 178,179,942 8,531,653
2036 174,569,201 8,436,180
2035 170,957,061 8,340,685
2034 167,367,920 8,244,980
2033 163,813,895 8,148,695
2032 160,216,774 8,052,112
2031 156,638,324 7,953,446
2030 153,070,380 7,853,567
2029 149,507,684 7,752,890
2028 145,989,372 7,651,783
2027 142,463,827 7,547,675
2026 138,973,582 7,442,710
2025 135,513,842 7,334,116
2024 132,059,767 7,221,868
2023 128,691,692 7,099,750
2022 125,384,287 6,975,220
2021 122,138,588 6,851,224
2020 118,917,671 6,726,596
2019 115,737,383 6,590,211
2018 112,664,152 6,444,079
2017 109,666,481 6,306,696
2016 106,718,162 6,175,338
2015 103,867,135 6,040,036
2014 101,115,610 5,905,848
2013 98,438,751 5,777,150
2012 95,798,767 5,652,076
2011 93,149,970 5,546,587
2010 90,538,514 5,467,059
2009 88,007,636 5,389,643
2008 85,543,668 5,318,729
2007 83,103,217 5,268,385
2006 80,703,490 5,218,373
2005 78,367,470 5,162,640
2004 76,077,206 5,104,713
2003 73,832,663 5,043,308
2002 71,635,517 4,990,704
2001 69,487,762 4,945,073
2000 67,411,494 4,898,362
1999 65,374,561 4,840,422
1998 63,363,524 4,769,015
1997 61,404,539 4,696,421
1996 59,467,635 4,628,438
1995 57,537,335 4,560,454
1994 55,611,508 4,515,069
1993 53,708,891 4,516,777
1992 51,853,747 4,515,400
1991 49,717,198 4,463,634
1990 47,609,755 4,391,236
1989 45,879,690 4,307,500
1988 44,150,825 4,218,400
1987 42,460,039 4,144,600
1986 41,037,656 4,066,500
1985 39,842,136 3,990,300
1984 38,735,722 3,916,400
1983 37,740,817 3,838,300
1982 36,701,290 3,759,300
1981 35,304,012 3,685,800
1980 34,428,514 3,617,400
1979 34,238,652 3,552,000
1978 33,734,592 3,487,100
1977 33,167,272 3,423,900
1976 32,534,418 3,358,700
1975 31,723,252 3,292,400
1974 30,957,273 3,223,900
1973 30,166,785 3,153,800
1972 29,374,608 3,088,200
1971 28,600,106 3,022,300
1970 27,829,128 2,959,900
1969 27,072,571 2,894,800
1968 26,337,930 2,818,300
1967 25,620,276 2,736,500
1966 24,952,689 2,655,300
1965 24,310,612 2,573,300
1964 23,666,548 2,495,300
1963 23,051,637 2,413,700
1962 22,465,126 2,333,400
1961 21,906,102 2,255,900
1960 21,376,693 2,172,300

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/kyrgyzstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Kyrgyzstan gained 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Kyrgyzstan's population increased by 1,295,764 people (a 21% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th in 2006 and ranked 106th 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 Kyrgyzstan will increase by 30.2% to 9,725,671 people and rank change from 106th to 100th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 11.9M people in 2100 for Kyrgyzstan.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Kyrgyzstan
2100 0.47% 0.02%
2099 0.5% 0.04%
2098 0.53% 0.07%
2097 0.56% 0.08%
2096 0.54% 0.1%
2095 0.57% 0.12%
2094 0.58% 0.13%
2093 0.58% 0.13%
2092 0.61% 0.14%
2091 0.64% 0.15%
2090 0.63% 0.17%
2089 0.64% 0.19%
2088 0.68% 0.2%
2087 0.73% 0.22%
2086 0.74% 0.24%
2085 0.75% 0.26%
2084 0.77% 0.27%
2083 0.81% 0.27%
2082 0.82% 0.29%
2081 0.83% 0.31%
2080 0.84% 0.32%
2079 0.89% 0.34%
2078 0.92% 0.36%
2077 0.95% 0.38%
2076 0.97% 0.42%
2075 1% 0.42%
2074 0.99% 0.42%
2073 1.03% 0.46%
2072 1.05% 0.47%
2071 1.07% 0.49%
2070 1.1% 0.5%
2069 1.12% 0.51%
2068 1.16% 0.52%
2067 1.16% 0.53%
2066 1.19% 0.53%
2065 1.22% 0.53%
2064 1.25% 0.57%
2063 1.28% 0.58%
2062 1.33% 0.59%
2061 1.35% 0.59%
2060 1.38% 0.61%
2059 1.37% 0.64%
2058 1.41% 0.66%
2057 1.47% 0.68%
2056 1.46% 0.68%
2055 1.51% 0.72%
2054 1.53% 0.74%
2053 1.57% 0.76%
2052 1.63% 0.81%
2051 1.63% 0.84%
2050 1.67% 0.86%
2049 1.7% 0.89%
2048 1.74% 0.91%
2047 1.76% 0.92%
2046 1.78% 0.97%
2045 1.82% 1%
2044 1.86% 1.03%
2043 1.88% 1.05%
2042 1.9% 1.08%
2041 1.94% 1.11%
2040 1.97% 1.12%
2039 2% 1.12%
2038 2.03% 1.11%
2037 2.07% 1.13%
2036 2.11% 1.14%
2035 2.14% 1.16%
2034 2.17% 1.18%
2033 2.25% 1.2%
2032 2.28% 1.24%
2031 2.33% 1.27%
2030 2.38% 1.3%
2029 2.41% 1.32%
2028 2.47% 1.38%
2027 2.51% 1.41%
2026 2.55% 1.48%
2025 2.62% 1.55%
2024 2.62% 1.72%
2023 2.64% 1.79%
2022 2.66% 1.81%
2021 2.71% 1.85%
2020 2.75% 2.07%
2019 2.73% 2.27%
2018 2.73% 2.18%
2017 2.76% 2.13%
2016 2.74% 2.24%
2015 2.72% 2.27%
2014 2.72% 2.23%
2013 2.76% 2.21%
2012 2.84% 1.9%
2011 2.88% 1.45%
2010 2.88% 1.44%
2009 2.88% 1.33%
2008 2.94% 0.96%
2007 2.97% 0.96%
2006 2.98% 1.08%
2005 3.01% 1.13%
2004 3.04% 1.22%
2003 3.07% 1.05%
2002 3.09% 0.92%
2001 3.08% 0.95%
2000 3.12% 1.2%
1999 3.17% 1.5%
1998 3.19% 1.55%
1997 3.26% 1.47%
1996 3.35% 1.49%
1995 3.46% 1.01%
1994 3.54% -0.04%
1993 3.58% 0.03%
1992 4.3% 1.16%
1991 4.43% 1.65%
1990 3.77% 1.94%
1989 3.92% 2.11%
1988 3.98% 1.78%
1987 3.47% 1.92%
1986 3% 1.91%
1985 2.86% 1.89%
1984 2.64% 2.03%
1983 2.83% 2.1%
1982 3.96% 1.99%
1981 2.54% 1.89%
1980 0.55% 1.84%
1979 1.49% 1.86%
1978 1.71% 1.85%
1977 1.95% 1.94%
1976 2.56% 2.01%
1975 2.47% 2.12%
1974 2.62% 2.22%
1973 2.7% 2.12%
1972 2.71% 2.18%
1971 2.77% 2.11%
1970 2.79% 2.25%
1969 2.79% 2.71%
1968 2.8% 2.99%
1967 2.68% 3.06%
1966 2.64% 3.19%
1965 2.72% 3.13%
1964 2.67% 3.38%
1963 2.61% 3.44%
1962 2.55% 3.44%
1961 2.48% 3.85%

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 Kyrgyzstan's population grew by 1.72%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Kyrgyzstan
Current population
139917664
7471102
Population rank 10/197 106/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.09%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
4.3 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
3.59 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +335
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +122,118
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.72%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 63/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
4.84 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 +1,815
Net migration rank 31/196 58/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 194,816
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 114/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 122/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Kyrgyzstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 1,815
2024 - 30,069 - 3,645
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 115,016 5,601
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 118,579 12,596
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 113,730 46,208
2020 3,199,718 38,866 120,406 54,704
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 143,007 47,303
2018 3,015,231 9,302 141,125 3,494
2017 2,899,143 71,766 122,350 7,553
2016 2,809,889 115,823 126,594 1,187
2015 2,713,529 62,785 130,464 -5,071
2014 2,623,647 103,122 127,566 -9,443
2013 2,546,020 80,955 121,898 -9,667
2012 2,533,398 119,517 119,259 -12,503
2011 2,527,811 116,793 114,260 -10,170
2010 2,498,048 80,213 110,435 -6,521
2009 2,467,118 16,315 99,709 -14,325
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 89,355 -64,404
2007 2,436,753 -381 85,348 -54,298
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 81,929 -53,469
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 72,793 -36,288
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 74,529 -32,088
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 69,598 -30,686
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 65,379 -28,300
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 65,275 -25,695
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 62,699 -23,265
1999 2,010,987 29,142 71,155 -10,297
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 69,151 -17,690
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 67,159 -11,740
1996 1,896,364 41,456 73,129 -10,926
1995 1,831,068 91,727 80,264 -10,767
1994 1,788,133 140,715 72,693 -22,165
1993 1,734,851 141,545 81,754 -103,698
1992 1,673,839 160,106 95,275 -33,009
1991 1,579,416 859,737 97,753 -32,276
1990 1,479,663 296,014 97,485 -27,912
1989 1,441,769 242,614 99,934 -25,723
1988 1,393,356 379,966 97,415 -40,823
1987 1,356,853 251,387 101,232 -39,678
1986 1,050,277 186,227 98,263 -40,062
1985 997,050 157,476 92,084 -38,536
1984 920,670 137,632 89,356 -34,248
1983 863,472 68,022 84,139 -5,525
1982 1,080,853 66,702 81,716 -6,388
1981 1,018,838 628,135 77,955 -6,725
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 72,092 -5,090
1979 987,203 -711,455 76,489 -6,672
1978 943,388 -210,991 76,137 -6,988
1977 929,381 -527,133 74,296 -6,724
1976 899,577 -36,125 73,280 -10,499
1975 801,425 -42,540 72,255 -7,639
1974 777,306 -4,232 71,925 -5,818
1973 807,535 347 71,500 -3,373
1972 779,808 -3,375 70,852 -1,163
1971 787,047 -14,510 68,902 2,645
1970 760,821 8,589 66,485 11,295
1969 736,428 7,258 63,396 16,862
1968 715,602 9,992 60,670 20,918
1967 695,283 14,437 59,793 22,162
1966 616,281 9,160 59,346 21,868
1965 642,359 16,348 59,163 22,870
1964 618,667 10,749 59,657 22,281
1963 590,998 9,418 60,145 21,967
1962 563,650 8,960 58,827 21,217
1961 538,518 6,938 57,176 18,355
1960 511,694 1,696 54,920 13,946

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/kyrgyzstan | 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 Kyrgyzstan 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,258,837 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a gain of 164,132 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 194,816 people or 2.7% in Kyrgyzstan.

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
Kyrgyzstan
City Population
Bishkek 1.19M
Osh 375K
Jalal-Abad 89K
Tokmok 53.2K
Naryn 34.8K
Talas 32.9K
Kant 23.2K
Toktogul 16.4K
Cholpon-Ata 11.5K

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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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