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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 18.5 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Ethiopia vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Libya
2100 371,192,732 9,844,478
2099 369,452,188 9,862,293
2098 367,626,914 9,883,409
2097 365,680,268 9,903,494
2096 363,648,440 9,920,212
2095 361,707,589 9,931,781
2094 359,642,227 9,943,275
2093 357,570,752 9,958,570
2092 355,499,462 9,973,255
2091 353,327,595 9,982,193
2090 351,068,287 9,998,398
2089 348,859,203 10,008,842
2088 346,624,222 10,019,533
2087 344,268,493 10,023,170
2086 341,777,395 10,022,785
2085 339,272,558 10,016,359
2084 336,753,372 10,009,703
2083 334,186,307 10,006,073
2082 331,503,693 9,997,594
2081 328,816,892 9,985,386
2080 326,114,551 9,975,419
2079 323,382,593 9,962,691
2078 320,521,381 9,958,515
2077 317,590,857 9,952,827
2076 314,615,353 9,940,029
2075 311,583,813 9,927,944
2074 308,511,275 9,916,834
2073 305,477,711 9,901,120
2072 302,351,806 9,879,602
2071 299,211,554 9,867,880
2070 296,054,535 9,850,724
2069 292,847,034 9,832,072
2068 289,612,061 9,812,363
2067 286,279,975 9,799,957
2066 282,992,981 9,782,414
2065 279,662,528 9,762,806
2064 276,283,161 9,740,665
2063 272,866,834 9,729,567
2062 269,424,014 9,707,539
2061 265,885,347 9,686,619
2060 262,350,260 9,667,297
2059 258,772,570 9,638,062
2058 255,284,371 9,610,703
2057 251,733,988 9,579,595
2056 248,079,002 9,554,689
2055 244,501,471 9,522,205
2054 240,868,686 9,478,010
2053 237,228,269 9,432,683
2052 233,551,340 9,383,411
2051 229,804,463 9,335,341
2050 226,124,819 9,282,941
2049 222,420,063 9,230,811
2048 218,694,640 9,173,272
2047 214,950,242 9,118,915
2046 211,226,920 9,063,226
2045 207,525,986 8,998,841
2044 203,812,674 8,934,714
2043 200,097,321 8,866,878
2042 196,411,774 8,798,463
2041 192,749,114 8,732,168
2040 189,081,695 8,661,351
2039 185,422,958 8,588,292
2038 181,789,129 8,514,071
2037 178,179,942 8,437,766
2036 174,569,201 8,364,809
2035 170,957,061 8,289,931
2034 167,367,920 8,209,318
2033 163,813,895 8,129,142
2032 160,216,774 8,052,203
2031 156,638,324 7,969,547
2030 153,070,380 7,884,726
2029 149,507,684 7,801,482
2028 145,989,372 7,713,090
2027 142,463,827 7,621,838
2026 138,973,582 7,536,898
2025 135,513,842 7,458,392
2024 132,059,767 7,381,023
2023 128,691,692 7,305,659
2022 125,384,287 7,223,805
2021 122,138,588 7,135,175
2020 118,917,671 7,045,399
2019 115,737,383 6,951,033
2018 112,664,152 6,849,055
2017 109,666,481 6,738,770
2016 106,718,162 6,632,126
2015 103,867,135 6,531,819
2014 101,115,610 6,427,252
2013 98,438,751 6,304,628
2012 95,798,767 6,179,328
2011 93,149,970 6,343,203
2010 90,538,514 6,497,839
2009 88,007,636 6,366,686
2008 85,543,668 6,235,430
2007 83,103,217 6,104,380
2006 80,703,490 5,980,211
2005 78,367,470 5,858,798
2004 76,077,206 5,736,693
2003 73,832,663 5,619,398
2002 71,635,517 5,508,410
2001 69,487,762 5,403,639
2000 67,411,494 5,305,021
1999 65,374,561 5,218,038
1998 63,363,524 5,140,704
1997 61,404,539 5,064,639
1996 59,467,635 4,987,393
1995 57,537,335 4,906,843
1994 55,611,508 4,822,037
1993 53,708,891 4,733,045
1992 51,853,747 4,640,352
1991 49,717,198 4,544,400
1990 47,609,755 4,445,239
1989 45,879,690 4,342,920
1988 44,150,825 4,237,755
1987 42,460,039 4,129,739
1986 41,037,656 4,017,403
1985 39,842,136 3,898,745
1984 38,735,722 3,773,633
1983 37,740,817 3,718,961
1982 36,701,290 3,724,765
1981 35,304,012 3,621,486
1980 34,428,514 3,424,378
1979 34,238,652 3,233,846
1978 33,734,592 3,052,526
1977 33,167,272 2,881,533
1976 32,534,418 2,721,237
1975 31,723,252 2,571,556
1974 30,957,273 2,432,211
1973 30,166,785 2,314,193
1972 29,374,608 2,226,091
1971 28,600,106 2,153,534
1970 27,829,128 2,082,589
1969 27,072,571 2,014,293
1968 26,337,930 1,952,781
1967 25,620,276 1,898,199
1966 24,952,689 1,849,063
1965 24,310,612 1,804,015
1964 23,666,548 1,753,691
1963 23,051,637 1,690,457
1962 22,465,126 1,621,960
1961 21,906,102 1,555,699
1960 21,376,693 1,492,890

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 Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 10M people in 2087 for Libya.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Libya
2100 0.47% -0.18%
2099 0.5% -0.21%
2098 0.53% -0.2%
2097 0.56% -0.17%
2096 0.54% -0.12%
2095 0.57% -0.12%
2094 0.58% -0.15%
2093 0.58% -0.15%
2092 0.61% -0.09%
2091 0.64% -0.16%
2090 0.63% -0.1%
2089 0.64% -0.11%
2088 0.68% -0.04%
2087 0.73% 0.004%
2086 0.74% 0.06%
2085 0.75% 0.07%
2084 0.77% 0.04%
2083 0.81% 0.08%
2082 0.82% 0.12%
2081 0.83% 0.1%
2080 0.84% 0.13%
2079 0.89% 0.04%
2078 0.92% 0.06%
2077 0.95% 0.13%
2076 0.97% 0.12%
2075 1% 0.11%
2074 0.99% 0.16%
2073 1.03% 0.22%
2072 1.05% 0.12%
2071 1.07% 0.17%
2070 1.1% 0.19%
2069 1.12% 0.2%
2068 1.16% 0.13%
2067 1.16% 0.18%
2066 1.19% 0.2%
2065 1.22% 0.23%
2064 1.25% 0.11%
2063 1.28% 0.23%
2062 1.33% 0.22%
2061 1.35% 0.2%
2060 1.38% 0.3%
2059 1.37% 0.28%
2058 1.41% 0.32%
2057 1.47% 0.26%
2056 1.46% 0.34%
2055 1.51% 0.47%
2054 1.53% 0.48%
2053 1.57% 0.53%
2052 1.63% 0.51%
2051 1.63% 0.56%
2050 1.67% 0.56%
2049 1.7% 0.63%
2048 1.74% 0.6%
2047 1.76% 0.61%
2046 1.78% 0.72%
2045 1.82% 0.72%
2044 1.86% 0.77%
2043 1.88% 0.78%
2042 1.9% 0.76%
2041 1.94% 0.82%
2040 1.97% 0.85%
2039 2% 0.87%
2038 2.03% 0.9%
2037 2.07% 0.87%
2036 2.11% 0.9%
2035 2.14% 0.98%
2034 2.17% 0.99%
2033 2.25% 0.96%
2032 2.28% 1.04%
2031 2.33% 1.08%
2030 2.38% 1.07%
2029 2.41% 1.15%
2028 2.47% 1.2%
2027 2.51% 1.13%
2026 2.55% 1.05%
2025 2.62% 1.05%
2024 2.62% 1.03%
2023 2.64% 1.13%
2022 2.66% 1.24%
2021 2.71% 1.27%
2020 2.75% 1.36%
2019 2.73% 1.49%
2018 2.73% 1.64%
2017 2.76% 1.61%
2016 2.74% 1.54%
2015 2.72% 1.63%
2014 2.72% 1.94%
2013 2.76% 2.03%
2012 2.84% -2.58%
2011 2.88% -2.38%
2010 2.88% 2.06%
2009 2.88% 2.11%
2008 2.94% 2.15%
2007 2.97% 2.08%
2006 2.98% 2.07%
2005 3.01% 2.13%
2004 3.04% 2.09%
2003 3.07% 2.01%
2002 3.09% 1.94%
2001 3.08% 1.86%
2000 3.12% 1.67%
1999 3.17% 1.5%
1998 3.19% 1.5%
1997 3.26% 1.55%
1996 3.35% 1.64%
1995 3.46% 1.76%
1994 3.54% 1.88%
1993 3.58% 2%
1992 4.3% 2.11%
1991 4.43% 2.23%
1990 3.77% 2.36%
1989 3.92% 2.48%
1988 3.98% 2.62%
1987 3.47% 2.8%
1986 3% 3.04%
1985 2.86% 3.32%
1984 2.64% 1.47%
1983 2.83% -0.16%
1982 3.96% 2.85%
1981 2.54% 5.76%
1980 0.55% 5.89%
1979 1.49% 5.94%
1978 1.71% 5.93%
1977 1.95% 5.89%
1976 2.56% 5.82%
1975 2.47% 5.73%
1974 2.62% 5.1%
1973 2.7% 3.96%
1972 2.71% 3.37%
1971 2.77% 3.41%
1970 2.79% 3.39%
1969 2.79% 3.15%
1968 2.8% 2.88%
1967 2.68% 2.66%
1966 2.64% 2.5%
1965 2.72% 2.87%
1964 2.67% 3.74%
1963 2.61% 4.22%
1962 2.55% 4.26%
1961 2.48% 4.21%

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 Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Libya
Current population
139917664
7559873
Population rank 10/197 105/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.09%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
6.97 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
4.23 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +206
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 99/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
2.13 days
Annual migration change +24,054 -172
Net migration rank 31/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -172
2024 - 30,069 - 3,448
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 75,760 -2,001
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 91,951 -2,001
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 88,005 -694
2020 3,199,718 38,866 92,950 -694
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 97,842 -1,352
2018 3,015,231 9,302 101,619 5,841
2017 2,899,143 71,766 103,891 9,208
2016 2,809,889 115,823 105,265 -5,081
2015 2,713,529 62,785 108,096 -7,660
2014 2,623,647 103,122 110,420 -1,716
2013 2,546,020 80,955 110,772 25,755
2012 2,533,398 119,517 108,855 5,211
2011 2,527,811 116,793 121,016 -562,827
2010 2,498,048 80,213 122,926 9,611
2009 2,467,118 16,315 118,102 11,670
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 117,481 15,260
2007 2,436,753 -381 116,704 12,640
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 115,645 3,351
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 112,823 11,024
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 107,144 13,222
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 102,144 12,073
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 97,598 10,152
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 93,370 8,420
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 89,814 5,634
1999 2,010,987 29,142 88,743 -10,206
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 87,613 -11,479
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 86,899 -10,907
1996 1,896,364 41,456 86,945 -8,446
1995 1,831,068 91,727 87,661 -5,068
1994 1,788,133 140,715 88,765 -1,755
1993 1,734,851 141,545 90,553 426
1992 1,673,839 160,106 93,568 843
1991 1,579,416 859,737 96,582 902
1990 1,479,663 296,014 99,898 946
1989 1,441,769 242,614 102,823 981
1988 1,393,356 379,966 105,469 1,053
1987 1,356,853 251,387 107,761 1,740
1986 1,050,277 186,227 109,325 5,844
1985 997,050 157,476 110,194 11,962
1984 920,670 137,632 110,028 18,039
1983 863,472 68,022 122,183 -140,904
1982 1,080,853 66,702 133,511 -126,400
1981 1,018,838 628,135 130,233 69,211
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 128,034 66,739
1979 987,203 -711,455 121,469 64,821
1978 943,388 -210,991 114,669 61,684
1977 929,381 -527,133 107,769 57,867
1976 899,577 -36,125 101,146 53,813
1975 801,425 -42,540 94,862 49,544
1974 777,306 -4,232 89,337 44,946
1973 807,535 347 81,256 20,498
1972 779,808 -3,375 77,864 -3,418
1971 787,047 -14,510 74,934 -4,265
1970 760,821 8,589 70,488 745
1969 736,428 7,258 66,782 -1,418
1968 715,602 9,992 63,971 -6,323
1967 695,283 14,437 61,889 -10,384
1966 616,281 9,160 60,394 -13,619
1965 642,359 16,348 59,134 -15,810
1964 618,667 10,749 55,227 2,084
1963 590,998 9,418 50,421 18,740
1962 563,650 8,960 46,252 21,589
1961 538,518 6,938 42,167 22,504
1960 511,694 1,696 38,391 22,559

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 Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

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
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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