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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 2,888,774 people in Lithuania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 2,845,693 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 49.5 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs -0.15% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.85M (13% decline).

Ethiopia vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Lithuania
2100 371,078,260 1,232,467
2099 369,338,252 1,248,433
2098 367,513,542 1,264,509
2097 365,567,496 1,280,780
2096 363,536,294 1,297,383
2095 361,596,042 1,314,564
2094 359,531,317 1,331,697
2093 357,460,480 1,349,357
2092 355,389,829 1,367,612
2091 353,218,632 1,386,232
2090 350,960,021 1,405,212
2089 348,751,618 1,424,549
2088 346,517,326 1,444,430
2087 344,162,324 1,464,444
2086 341,671,994 1,484,533
2085 339,167,930 1,505,287
2084 336,649,520 1,526,073
2083 334,083,247 1,547,148
2082 331,401,460 1,568,485
2081 328,715,487 1,589,950
2080 326,013,981 1,611,433
2079 323,282,865 1,632,875
2078 320,422,535 1,654,422
2077 317,492,915 1,675,958
2076 314,518,328 1,697,590
2075 311,487,723 1,719,253
2074 308,416,133 1,741,058
2073 305,383,505 1,762,435
2072 302,258,564 1,783,836
2071 299,119,280 1,805,485
2070 295,963,235 1,827,274
2069 292,756,723 1,849,644
2068 289,522,748 1,871,909
2067 286,191,689 1,894,433
2066 282,905,709 1,917,222
2065 279,576,283 1,940,378
2064 276,197,958 1,963,220
2063 272,782,685 1,986,033
2062 269,340,926 2,009,588
2061 265,803,351 2,033,204
2060 262,269,354 2,057,397
2059 258,692,767 2,081,777
2058 255,205,644 2,106,243
2057 251,656,356 2,130,801
2056 248,002,497 2,155,426
2055 244,426,069 2,180,174
2054 240,794,405 2,204,562
2053 237,155,110 2,228,432
2052 233,479,314 2,252,640
2051 229,733,593 2,276,529
2050 226,055,085 2,300,221
2049 222,351,471 2,323,058
2048 218,627,197 2,346,050
2047 214,883,954 2,369,429
2046 211,161,780 2,391,976
2045 207,461,987 2,414,470
2044 203,749,820 2,436,951
2043 200,035,613 2,460,277
2042 196,351,202 2,483,334
2041 192,689,672 2,506,119
2040 189,023,384 2,528,678
2039 185,365,776 2,552,188
2038 181,733,067 2,575,059
2037 178,124,993 2,598,050
2036 174,515,366 2,620,456
2035 170,904,339 2,642,405
2034 167,316,305 2,664,791
2033 163,763,376 2,686,738
2032 160,167,364 2,708,666
2031 156,590,018 2,730,633
2030 153,023,174 2,753,016
2029 149,461,578 2,775,584
2028 145,944,350 2,798,862
2027 142,419,893 2,822,301
2026 138,930,724 2,845,693
2025 135,472,051 2,888,774
2024 132,059,767 2,888,278
2023 128,691,692 2,871,585
2022 125,384,287 2,831,639
2021 122,138,588 2,808,380
2020 118,917,671 2,810,369
2019 115,737,383 2,811,089
2018 112,664,152 2,819,200
2017 109,666,481 2,842,639
2016 106,718,162 2,877,325
2015 103,867,135 2,911,109
2014 101,115,610 2,937,253
2013 98,438,751 2,961,250
2012 95,798,767 2,989,139
2011 93,149,970 3,028,115
2010 90,538,514 3,097,282
2009 88,007,636 3,162,916
2008 85,543,668 3,198,231
2007 83,103,217 3,231,294
2006 80,703,490 3,269,909
2005 78,367,470 3,322,528
2004 76,077,206 3,377,075
2003 73,832,663 3,415,213
2002 71,635,517 3,443,067
2001 69,487,762 3,470,818
2000 67,411,494 3,499,536
1999 65,374,561 3,524,238
1998 63,363,524 3,549,331
1997 61,404,539 3,575,137
1996 59,467,635 3,601,613
1995 57,537,335 3,629,102
1994 55,611,508 3,657,144
1993 53,708,891 3,682,613
1992 51,853,747 3,700,114
1991 49,717,198 3,704,134
1990 47,609,755 3,697,838
1989 45,879,690 3,684,255
1988 44,150,825 3,655,049
1987 42,460,039 3,616,367
1986 41,037,656 3,578,914
1985 39,842,136 3,544,543
1984 38,735,722 3,514,205
1983 37,740,817 3,485,192
1982 36,701,290 3,457,179
1981 35,304,012 3,432,947
1980 34,428,514 3,413,202
1979 34,238,652 3,397,842
1978 33,734,592 3,379,514
1977 33,167,272 3,355,036
1976 32,534,418 3,328,664
1975 31,723,252 3,301,652
1974 30,957,273 3,273,894
1973 30,166,785 3,244,438
1972 29,374,608 3,213,622
1971 28,600,106 3,179,041
1970 27,829,128 3,139,689
1969 27,072,571 3,107,321
1968 26,337,930 3,078,850
1967 25,620,276 3,044,400
1966 24,952,689 3,008,050
1965 24,310,612 2,971,450
1964 23,666,548 2,935,200
1963 23,051,637 2,898,950
1962 22,465,126 2,863,350
1961 21,906,102 2,823,550
1960 21,376,693 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,300,221 people and rank change from 139th to 145th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Lithuania
2100 0.47% -1.28%
2099 0.5% -1.27%
2098 0.53% -1.27%
2097 0.56% -1.28%
2096 0.54% -1.31%
2095 0.57% -1.29%
2094 0.58% -1.31%
2093 0.58% -1.33%
2092 0.61% -1.34%
2091 0.64% -1.35%
2090 0.63% -1.36%
2089 0.64% -1.38%
2088 0.68% -1.37%
2087 0.73% -1.35%
2086 0.74% -1.38%
2085 0.75% -1.36%
2084 0.77% -1.36%
2083 0.81% -1.36%
2082 0.82% -1.35%
2081 0.83% -1.33%
2080 0.84% -1.31%
2079 0.89% -1.3%
2078 0.92% -1.28%
2077 0.95% -1.27%
2076 0.97% -1.26%
2075 1% -1.25%
2074 0.99% -1.21%
2073 1.03% -1.2%
2072 1.05% -1.2%
2071 1.07% -1.19%
2070 1.1% -1.21%
2069 1.12% -1.19%
2068 1.16% -1.19%
2067 1.16% -1.19%
2066 1.19% -1.19%
2065 1.22% -1.16%
2064 1.25% -1.15%
2063 1.28% -1.17%
2062 1.33% -1.16%
2061 1.35% -1.18%
2060 1.38% -1.17%
2059 1.37% -1.16%
2058 1.41% -1.15%
2057 1.47% -1.14%
2056 1.46% -1.14%
2055 1.51% -1.11%
2054 1.53% -1.07%
2053 1.57% -1.07%
2052 1.63% -1.05%
2051 1.63% -1.03%
2050 1.67% -0.98%
2049 1.7% -0.98%
2048 1.74% -0.99%
2047 1.76% -0.94%
2046 1.78% -0.93%
2045 1.82% -0.92%
2044 1.86% -0.95%
2043 1.88% -0.93%
2042 1.9% -0.91%
2041 1.94% -0.89%
2040 1.97% -0.92%
2039 2% -0.89%
2038 2.03% -0.88%
2037 2.07% -0.86%
2036 2.11% -0.83%
2035 2.14% -0.84%
2034 2.17% -0.82%
2033 2.25% -0.81%
2032 2.28% -0.8%
2031 2.33% -0.81%
2030 2.38% -0.81%
2029 2.41% -0.83%
2028 2.47% -0.83%
2027 2.51% -0.82%
2026 2.55% -1.49%
2025 2.58% 0.02%
2024 2.62% 0.58%
2023 2.64% 1.41%
2022 2.66% 0.83%
2021 2.71% -0.07%
2020 2.75% -0.03%
2019 2.73% -0.29%
2018 2.73% -0.82%
2017 2.76% -1.21%
2016 2.74% -1.16%
2015 2.72% -0.89%
2014 2.72% -0.81%
2013 2.76% -0.93%
2012 2.84% -1.29%
2011 2.88% -2.23%
2010 2.88% -2.08%
2009 2.88% -1.1%
2008 2.94% -1.02%
2007 2.97% -1.18%
2006 2.98% -1.58%
2005 3.01% -1.62%
2004 3.04% -1.12%
2003 3.07% -0.81%
2002 3.09% -0.8%
2001 3.08% -0.82%
2000 3.12% -0.7%
1999 3.17% -0.71%
1998 3.19% -0.72%
1997 3.26% -0.74%
1996 3.35% -0.76%
1995 3.46% -0.77%
1994 3.54% -0.69%
1993 3.58% -0.47%
1992 4.3% -0.11%
1991 4.43% 0.17%
1990 3.77% 0.37%
1989 3.92% 0.8%
1988 3.98% 1.07%
1987 3.47% 1.05%
1986 3% 0.97%
1985 2.86% 0.86%
1984 2.64% 0.83%
1983 2.83% 0.81%
1982 3.96% 0.71%
1981 2.54% 0.58%
1980 0.55% 0.45%
1979 1.49% 0.54%
1978 1.71% 0.73%
1977 1.95% 0.79%
1976 2.56% 0.82%
1975 2.47% 0.85%
1974 2.62% 0.91%
1973 2.7% 0.96%
1972 2.71% 1.09%
1971 2.77% 1.25%
1970 2.79% 1.04%
1969 2.79% 0.92%
1968 2.8% 1.13%
1967 2.68% 1.21%
1966 2.64% 1.23%
1965 2.72% 1.24%
1964 2.67% 1.25%
1963 2.61% 1.24%
1962 2.55% 1.41%
1961 2.48% 1.62%

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

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In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Lithuania
Current population
140722974
2845693
Population rank 10/197 139/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.03%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
17.7 hours
One birth every
7.59 seconds
27.6 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +1
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +496
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +0.02%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 157/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -24,618
Net migration rank 31/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -24,618
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -18,485 2,617
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -16,368 44,935
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -20,671 72,100
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -24,433 19,657
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -19,953 19,884
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -13,212 10,665
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -12,686 -3,459
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -12,224 -28,027
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -11,509 -30,612
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -11,935 -22,560
2014 2,623,647 103,122 -10,868 -12,387
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -12,733 -16,769
2012 2,533,398 119,517 -11,060 -21,387
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -10,901 -38,518
2010 2,498,048 80,213 -11,460 -78,887
2009 2,467,118 16,315 -9,805 -32,186
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 -12,153 -16,482
2007 2,436,753 -381 -15,510 -21,815
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 -15,041 -24,730
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -14,287 -51,357
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 -11,482 -32,312
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -10,929 -22,701
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -11,362 -12,627
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -9,024 -24,733
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -4,549 -16,077
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -3,877 -20,533
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -3,904 -22,002
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 -3,218 -22,324
1996 1,896,364 41,456 -3,962 -23,236
1995 1,831,068 91,727 -3,992 -23,509
1994 1,788,133 140,715 -4,023 -24,104
1993 1,734,851 141,545 1,473 -23,949
1992 1,673,839 160,106 12,950 -25,175
1991 1,579,416 859,737 14,817 -10,744
1990 1,479,663 296,014 17,010 -8,840
1989 1,441,769 242,614 17,316 -26,985
1988 1,393,356 379,966 19,006 38,648
1987 1,356,853 251,387 22,422 10,820
1986 1,050,277 186,227 23,978 10,177
1985 997,050 157,476 19,140 9,417
1984 920,670 137,632 18,976 8,835
1983 863,472 68,022 20,911 8,585
1982 1,080,853 66,702 18,323 8,163
1981 1,018,838 628,135 16,478 7,752
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 16,042 7,412
1979 987,203 -711,455 16,989 6,932
1978 943,388 -210,991 17,573 7,328
1977 929,381 -527,133 19,124 8,964
1976 899,577 -36,125 20,305 8,581
1975 801,425 -42,540 20,470 8,170
1974 777,306 -4,232 22,589 7,757
1973 807,535 347 22,712 7,327
1972 779,808 -3,375 25,388 7,185
1971 787,047 -14,510 28,930 7,130
1970 760,821 8,589 27,629 6,530
1969 736,428 7,258 27,345 4,179
1968 715,602 9,992 28,325 6,522
1967 695,283 14,437 29,226 5,251
1966 616,281 9,160 30,381 4,799
1965 642,359 16,348 30,309 4,196
1964 618,667 10,749 34,048 3,820
1963 590,998 9,418 33,918 3,428
1962 563,650 8,960 34,933 2,899
1961 538,518 6,938 40,376 2,550
1960 511,694 1,696 40,845 2,328

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

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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 Lithuania 65.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 161,476 people) and 34.5% is from migration (a gain of 85,200 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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