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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 1,847,785 people in Latvia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 1,826,986 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 77 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs -0.69% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.6% decline).

Ethiopia vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Latvia
2100 371,078,260 922,007
2099 369,338,252 931,466
2098 367,513,542 940,927
2097 365,567,496 950,258
2096 363,536,294 959,655
2095 361,596,042 968,997
2094 359,531,317 978,324
2093 357,460,480 987,606
2092 355,389,829 996,982
2091 353,218,632 1,006,431
2090 350,960,021 1,015,921
2089 348,751,618 1,025,435
2088 346,517,326 1,035,083
2087 344,162,324 1,044,938
2086 341,671,994 1,054,879
2085 339,167,930 1,064,880
2084 336,649,520 1,075,183
2083 334,083,247 1,085,772
2082 331,401,460 1,096,487
2081 328,715,487 1,107,392
2080 326,013,981 1,118,511
2079 323,282,865 1,129,885
2078 320,422,535 1,141,268
2077 317,492,915 1,152,706
2076 314,518,328 1,164,352
2075 311,487,723 1,176,176
2074 308,416,133 1,188,082
2073 305,383,505 1,199,974
2072 302,258,564 1,211,961
2071 299,119,280 1,224,298
2070 295,963,235 1,236,755
2069 292,756,723 1,249,300
2068 289,522,748 1,262,278
2067 286,191,689 1,275,443
2066 282,905,709 1,288,533
2065 279,576,283 1,302,103
2064 276,197,958 1,315,729
2063 272,782,685 1,329,295
2062 269,340,926 1,342,898
2061 265,803,351 1,356,597
2060 262,269,354 1,370,646
2059 258,692,767 1,384,579
2058 255,205,644 1,398,610
2057 251,656,356 1,412,764
2056 248,002,497 1,426,866
2055 244,426,069 1,440,673
2054 240,794,405 1,454,475
2053 237,155,110 1,468,103
2052 233,479,314 1,481,591
2051 229,733,593 1,494,244
2050 226,055,085 1,506,958
2049 222,351,471 1,519,679
2048 218,627,197 1,532,326
2047 214,883,954 1,544,855
2046 211,161,780 1,557,274
2045 207,461,987 1,570,010
2044 203,749,820 1,582,416
2043 200,035,613 1,594,893
2042 196,351,202 1,607,225
2041 192,689,672 1,620,006
2040 189,023,384 1,632,650
2039 185,365,776 1,645,713
2038 181,733,067 1,658,653
2037 178,124,993 1,671,596
2036 174,515,366 1,684,899
2035 170,904,339 1,698,177
2034 167,316,305 1,711,808
2033 163,763,376 1,725,938
2032 160,167,364 1,740,330
2031 156,590,018 1,754,642
2030 153,023,174 1,769,574
2029 149,461,578 1,784,112
2028 145,944,350 1,798,494
2027 142,419,893 1,812,843
2026 138,930,724 1,826,986
2025 135,472,051 1,847,785
2024 132,059,767 1,866,124
2023 128,691,692 1,883,710
2022 125,384,287 1,879,383
2021 122,138,588 1,884,490
2020 118,917,671 1,900,449
2019 115,737,383 1,913,822
2018 112,664,152 1,927,174
2017 109,666,481 1,942,248
2016 106,718,162 1,959,537
2015 103,867,135 1,977,527
2014 101,115,610 1,993,782
2013 98,438,751 2,012,647
2012 95,798,767 2,034,319
2011 93,149,970 2,059,709
2010 90,538,514 2,097,555
2009 88,007,636 2,141,669
2008 85,543,668 2,177,322
2007 83,103,217 2,200,325
2006 80,703,490 2,218,357
2005 78,367,470 2,238,799
2004 76,077,206 2,263,122
2003 73,832,663 2,287,955
2002 71,635,517 2,310,173
2001 69,487,762 2,337,170
2000 67,411,494 2,367,550
1999 65,374,561 2,390,482
1998 63,363,524 2,410,019
1997 61,404,539 2,432,851
1996 59,467,635 2,457,222
1995 57,537,335 2,485,056
1994 55,611,508 2,520,742
1993 53,708,891 2,563,290
1992 51,853,747 2,614,338
1991 49,717,198 2,650,581
1990 47,609,755 2,663,151
1989 45,879,690 2,666,955
1988 44,150,825 2,653,434
1987 42,460,039 2,626,583
1986 41,037,656 2,599,892
1985 39,842,136 2,578,873
1984 38,735,722 2,562,047
1983 37,740,817 2,546,011
1982 36,701,290 2,531,080
1981 35,304,012 2,519,421
1980 34,428,514 2,511,701
1979 34,238,652 2,505,953
1978 33,734,592 2,497,921
1977 33,167,272 2,485,073
1976 32,534,418 2,470,989
1975 31,723,252 2,456,130
1974 30,957,273 2,437,186
1973 30,166,785 2,415,819
1972 29,374,608 2,395,674
1971 28,600,106 2,376,389
1970 27,829,128 2,359,164
1969 27,072,571 2,343,173
1968 26,337,930 2,323,619
1967 25,620,276 2,301,220
1966 24,952,689 2,283,217
1965 24,310,612 2,265,919
1964 23,666,548 2,240,623
1963 23,051,637 2,210,919
1962 22,465,126 2,181,586
1961 21,906,102 2,152,681
1960 21,376,693 2,120,979

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,506,958 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 922K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Latvia
2100 0.47% -1.02%
2099 0.5% -1.01%
2098 0.53% -0.98%
2097 0.56% -0.98%
2096 0.54% -0.96%
2095 0.57% -0.95%
2094 0.58% -0.94%
2093 0.58% -0.94%
2092 0.61% -0.94%
2091 0.64% -0.93%
2090 0.63% -0.93%
2089 0.64% -0.93%
2088 0.68% -0.94%
2087 0.73% -0.94%
2086 0.74% -0.94%
2085 0.75% -0.96%
2084 0.77% -0.98%
2083 0.81% -0.98%
2082 0.82% -0.98%
2081 0.83% -0.99%
2080 0.84% -1.01%
2079 0.89% -1%
2078 0.92% -0.99%
2077 0.95% -1%
2076 0.97% -1.01%
2075 1% -1%
2074 0.99% -0.99%
2073 1.03% -0.99%
2072 1.05% -1.01%
2071 1.07% -1.01%
2070 1.1% -1%
2069 1.12% -1.03%
2068 1.16% -1.03%
2067 1.16% -1.02%
2066 1.19% -1.04%
2065 1.22% -1.04%
2064 1.25% -1.02%
2063 1.28% -1.01%
2062 1.33% -1.01%
2061 1.35% -1.03%
2060 1.38% -1.01%
2059 1.37% -1%
2058 1.41% -1%
2057 1.47% -0.99%
2056 1.46% -0.96%
2055 1.51% -0.95%
2054 1.53% -0.93%
2053 1.57% -0.91%
2052 1.63% -0.85%
2051 1.63% -0.84%
2050 1.67% -0.84%
2049 1.7% -0.83%
2048 1.74% -0.81%
2047 1.76% -0.8%
2046 1.78% -0.81%
2045 1.82% -0.78%
2044 1.86% -0.78%
2043 1.88% -0.77%
2042 1.9% -0.79%
2041 1.94% -0.77%
2040 1.97% -0.79%
2039 2% -0.78%
2038 2.03% -0.77%
2037 2.07% -0.79%
2036 2.11% -0.78%
2035 2.14% -0.8%
2034 2.17% -0.82%
2033 2.25% -0.83%
2032 2.28% -0.82%
2031 2.33% -0.84%
2030 2.38% -0.81%
2029 2.41% -0.8%
2028 2.47% -0.79%
2027 2.51% -0.77%
2026 2.55% -1.13%
2025 2.58% -0.98%
2024 2.62% -0.93%
2023 2.64% 0.23%
2022 2.66% -0.27%
2021 2.71% -0.84%
2020 2.75% -0.7%
2019 2.73% -0.69%
2018 2.73% -0.78%
2017 2.76% -0.88%
2016 2.74% -0.91%
2015 2.72% -0.82%
2014 2.72% -0.94%
2013 2.76% -1.07%
2012 2.84% -1.23%
2011 2.88% -1.8%
2010 2.88% -2.06%
2009 2.88% -1.64%
2008 2.94% -1.05%
2007 2.97% -0.81%
2006 2.98% -0.91%
2005 3.01% -1.07%
2004 3.04% -1.09%
2003 3.07% -0.96%
2002 3.09% -1.16%
2001 3.08% -1.28%
2000 3.12% -0.96%
1999 3.17% -0.81%
1998 3.19% -0.94%
1997 3.26% -0.99%
1996 3.35% -1.12%
1995 3.46% -1.42%
1994 3.54% -1.66%
1993 3.58% -1.95%
1992 4.3% -1.37%
1991 4.43% -0.47%
1990 3.77% -0.14%
1989 3.92% 0.51%
1988 3.98% 1.02%
1987 3.47% 1.03%
1986 3% 0.82%
1985 2.86% 0.66%
1984 2.64% 0.63%
1983 2.83% 0.59%
1982 3.96% 0.46%
1981 2.54% 0.31%
1980 0.55% 0.23%
1979 1.49% 0.32%
1978 1.71% 0.52%
1977 1.95% 0.57%
1976 2.56% 0.6%
1975 2.47% 0.78%
1974 2.62% 0.88%
1973 2.7% 0.84%
1972 2.71% 0.81%
1971 2.77% 0.73%
1970 2.79% 0.68%
1969 2.79% 0.84%
1968 2.8% 0.97%
1967 2.68% 0.79%
1966 2.64% 0.76%
1965 2.72% 1.13%
1964 2.67% 1.34%
1963 2.61% 1.34%
1962 2.55% 1.34%
1961 2.48% 1.49%

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/latvia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Latvia's population declined by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Latvia
Current population
140722974
1826986
Population rank 10/197 149/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.02%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
28.7 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
40.8 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
19.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 -50
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 -18,339
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% -0.98%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 193/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -7,330
Net migration rank 31/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -7,330
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -13,809 -2,225
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -13,563 7,966
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -14,847 22,027
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -17,337 -280
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -11,402 -3,147
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -8,995 -3,416
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -9,636 -4,972
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -7,963 -7,867
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -6,663 -12,327
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -6,526 -10,826
2014 2,623,647 103,122 -6,779 -8,799
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -8,252 -14,386
2012 2,533,398 119,517 -9,154 -11,914
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -9,886 -20,202
2010 2,498,048 80,213 -10,278 -36,128
2009 2,467,118 16,315 -7,924 -34,807
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 -6,531 -22,445
2007 2,436,753 -381 -9,021 -8,027
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 -10,204 -9,211
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -10,746 -11,134
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 -11,542 -15,136
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -11,439 -11,422
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -12,475 -9,160
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -13,322 -18,634
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -11,838 -15,679
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -13,387 -3,229
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -15,906 -5,504
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 -14,841 -9,183
1996 1,896,364 41,456 -14,498 -9,888
1995 1,831,068 91,727 -17,396 -13,288
1994 1,788,133 140,715 -17,645 -21,446
1993 1,734,851 141,545 -12,560 -32,914
1992 1,673,839 160,106 -3,660 -52,180
1991 1,579,416 859,737 0 -12,020
1990 1,479,663 296,014 2,929 -13,196
1989 1,441,769 242,614 6,401 -4,960
1988 1,393,356 379,966 9,022 15,784
1987 1,356,853 251,387 9,981 19,249
1986 1,050,277 186,227 10,660 13,972
1985 997,050 157,476 5,673 12,037
1984 920,670 137,632 7,430 8,847
1983 863,472 68,022 8,147 8,115
1982 1,080,853 66,702 6,327 8,116
1981 1,018,838 628,135 3,779 6,536
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 3,265 3,099
1979 987,203 -711,455 2,506 3,661
1978 943,388 -210,991 2,997 7,399
1977 929,381 -527,133 3,480 11,992
1976 899,577 -36,125 4,200 8,870
1975 801,425 -42,540 4,913 12,166
1974 777,306 -4,232 6,824 14,420
1973 807,535 347 6,040 15,997
1972 779,808 -3,375 7,666 11,077
1971 787,047 -14,510 8,793 10,846
1970 760,821 8,589 7,785 12,494
1969 736,428 7,258 6,561 13,718
1968 715,602 9,992 7,668 13,465
1967 695,283 14,437 7,825 14,177
1966 616,281 9,160 8,677 13,465
1965 642,359 16,348 8,384 13,218
1964 618,667 10,749 12,100 13,010
1963 590,998 9,418 11,055 12,308
1962 563,650 8,960 11,562 12,344
1961 538,518 6,938 14,207 12,364
1960 511,694 1,696 14,211 11,420

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/latvia | CC BY

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 Latvia 88% is from natural causes (a loss of 110,741 people) and 12% is from migration (a loss of 15,067 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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

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