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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 3.83 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 2.13% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Ethiopia vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Malaysia
2100 371,192,732 44,353,615
2099 369,452,188 44,467,475
2098 367,626,914 44,579,971
2097 365,680,268 44,695,979
2096 363,648,440 44,814,885
2095 361,707,589 44,932,404
2094 359,642,227 45,047,479
2093 357,570,752 45,165,126
2092 355,499,462 45,278,674
2091 353,327,595 45,390,002
2090 351,068,287 45,501,495
2089 348,859,203 45,610,046
2088 346,624,222 45,717,882
2087 344,268,493 45,823,085
2086 341,777,395 45,926,712
2085 339,272,558 46,020,742
2084 336,753,372 46,111,490
2083 334,186,307 46,202,286
2082 331,503,693 46,284,929
2081 328,816,892 46,359,700
2080 326,114,551 46,435,482
2079 323,382,593 46,496,102
2078 320,521,381 46,549,167
2077 317,590,857 46,594,188
2076 314,615,353 46,619,045
2075 311,583,813 46,643,115
2074 308,511,275 46,658,350
2073 305,477,711 46,670,848
2072 302,351,806 46,670,426
2071 299,211,554 46,660,436
2070 296,054,535 46,645,623
2069 292,847,034 46,623,238
2068 289,612,061 46,600,060
2067 286,279,975 46,569,264
2066 282,992,981 46,530,377
2065 279,662,528 46,481,890
2064 276,283,161 46,417,369
2063 272,866,834 46,350,674
2062 269,424,014 46,272,105
2061 265,885,347 46,178,092
2060 262,350,260 46,075,877
2059 258,772,570 45,958,718
2058 255,284,371 45,837,407
2057 251,733,988 45,707,213
2056 248,079,002 45,566,357
2055 244,501,471 45,418,953
2054 240,868,686 45,252,995
2053 237,228,269 45,069,089
2052 233,551,340 44,873,927
2051 229,804,463 44,668,767
2050 226,124,819 44,445,677
2049 222,420,063 44,217,593
2048 218,694,640 43,974,925
2047 214,950,242 43,712,325
2046 211,226,920 43,438,283
2045 207,525,986 43,157,909
2044 203,812,674 42,866,716
2043 200,097,321 42,557,941
2042 196,411,774 42,239,980
2041 192,749,114 41,922,379
2040 189,081,695 41,598,231
2039 185,422,958 41,270,953
2038 181,789,129 40,929,067
2037 178,179,942 40,584,773
2036 174,569,201 40,234,128
2035 170,957,061 39,876,375
2034 167,367,920 39,515,857
2033 163,813,895 39,152,086
2032 160,216,774 38,772,414
2031 156,638,324 38,386,293
2030 153,070,380 37,995,617
2029 149,507,684 37,606,753
2028 145,989,372 37,207,852
2027 142,463,827 36,806,585
2026 138,973,582 36,403,076
2025 135,513,842 35,987,113
2024 132,059,767 35,557,673
2023 128,691,692 35,126,298
2022 125,384,287 34,695,493
2021 122,138,588 34,282,399
2020 118,917,671 33,889,558
2019 115,737,383 33,440,596
2018 112,664,152 32,910,967
2017 109,666,481 32,355,644
2016 106,718,162 31,789,685
2015 103,867,135 31,232,798
2014 101,115,610 30,696,137
2013 98,438,751 30,174,265
2012 95,798,767 29,662,831
2011 93,149,970 29,162,039
2010 90,538,514 28,655,776
2009 88,007,636 28,124,778
2008 85,543,668 27,570,059
2007 83,103,217 26,998,389
2006 80,703,490 26,417,909
2005 78,367,470 25,836,071
2004 76,077,206 25,256,772
2003 73,832,663 24,679,602
2002 71,635,517 24,102,477
2001 69,487,762 23,526,538
2000 67,411,494 22,967,816
1999 65,374,561 22,435,531
1998 63,363,524 21,906,713
1997 61,404,539 21,375,218
1996 59,467,635 20,850,087
1995 57,537,335 20,330,599
1994 55,611,508 19,820,446
1993 53,708,891 19,322,664
1992 51,853,747 18,834,572
1991 49,717,198 18,342,464
1990 47,609,755 17,833,171
1989 45,879,690 17,314,997
1988 44,150,825 16,796,605
1987 42,460,039 16,276,737
1986 41,037,656 15,760,419
1985 39,842,136 15,252,258
1984 38,735,722 14,759,009
1983 37,740,817 14,285,907
1982 36,701,290 13,832,798
1981 35,304,012 13,399,203
1980 34,428,514 12,983,363
1979 34,238,652 12,627,862
1978 33,734,592 12,328,157
1977 33,167,272 12,035,713
1976 32,534,418 11,750,097
1975 31,723,252 11,471,914
1974 30,957,273 11,200,906
1973 30,166,785 10,935,621
1972 29,374,608 10,676,835
1971 28,600,106 10,423,453
1970 27,829,128 10,178,802
1969 27,072,571 9,947,597
1968 26,337,930 9,725,281
1967 25,620,276 9,507,099
1966 24,952,689 9,284,688
1965 24,310,612 9,056,408
1964 23,666,548 8,828,406
1963 23,051,637 8,602,160
1962 22,465,126 8,380,172
1961 21,906,102 8,164,443
1960 21,376,693 7,956,197

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 Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Malaysia
2100 0.47% -0.26%
2099 0.5% -0.25%
2098 0.53% -0.26%
2097 0.56% -0.27%
2096 0.54% -0.26%
2095 0.57% -0.26%
2094 0.58% -0.26%
2093 0.58% -0.25%
2092 0.61% -0.25%
2091 0.64% -0.25%
2090 0.63% -0.24%
2089 0.64% -0.24%
2088 0.68% -0.23%
2087 0.73% -0.23%
2086 0.74% -0.2%
2085 0.75% -0.2%
2084 0.77% -0.2%
2083 0.81% -0.18%
2082 0.82% -0.16%
2081 0.83% -0.16%
2080 0.84% -0.13%
2079 0.89% -0.11%
2078 0.92% -0.1%
2077 0.95% -0.05%
2076 0.97% -0.05%
2075 1% -0.03%
2074 0.99% -0.03%
2073 1.03% 0.001%
2072 1.05% 0.02%
2071 1.07% 0.03%
2070 1.1% 0.05%
2069 1.12% 0.05%
2068 1.16% 0.07%
2067 1.16% 0.08%
2066 1.19% 0.1%
2065 1.22% 0.14%
2064 1.25% 0.14%
2063 1.28% 0.17%
2062 1.33% 0.2%
2061 1.35% 0.22%
2060 1.38% 0.25%
2059 1.37% 0.26%
2058 1.41% 0.28%
2057 1.47% 0.31%
2056 1.46% 0.32%
2055 1.51% 0.37%
2054 1.53% 0.41%
2053 1.57% 0.43%
2052 1.63% 0.46%
2051 1.63% 0.5%
2050 1.67% 0.52%
2049 1.7% 0.55%
2048 1.74% 0.6%
2047 1.76% 0.63%
2046 1.78% 0.65%
2045 1.82% 0.68%
2044 1.86% 0.73%
2043 1.88% 0.75%
2042 1.9% 0.76%
2041 1.94% 0.78%
2040 1.97% 0.79%
2039 2% 0.84%
2038 2.03% 0.85%
2037 2.07% 0.87%
2036 2.11% 0.9%
2035 2.14% 0.91%
2034 2.17% 0.93%
2033 2.25% 0.98%
2032 2.28% 1.01%
2031 2.33% 1.03%
2030 2.38% 1.03%
2029 2.41% 1.07%
2028 2.47% 1.09%
2027 2.51% 1.11%
2026 2.55% 1.16%
2025 2.62% 1.21%
2024 2.62% 1.23%
2023 2.64% 1.24%
2022 2.66% 1.2%
2021 2.71% 1.16%
2020 2.75% 1.34%
2019 2.73% 1.61%
2018 2.73% 1.72%
2017 2.76% 1.78%
2016 2.74% 1.78%
2015 2.72% 1.75%
2014 2.72% 1.73%
2013 2.76% 1.72%
2012 2.84% 1.72%
2011 2.88% 1.77%
2010 2.88% 1.89%
2009 2.88% 2.01%
2008 2.94% 2.12%
2007 2.97% 2.2%
2006 2.98% 2.25%
2005 3.01% 2.29%
2004 3.04% 2.34%
2003 3.07% 2.39%
2002 3.09% 2.45%
2001 3.08% 2.43%
2000 3.12% 2.37%
1999 3.17% 2.41%
1998 3.19% 2.49%
1997 3.26% 2.52%
1996 3.35% 2.56%
1995 3.46% 2.57%
1994 3.54% 2.58%
1993 3.58% 2.59%
1992 4.3% 2.68%
1991 4.43% 2.86%
1990 3.77% 2.99%
1989 3.92% 3.09%
1988 3.98% 3.19%
1987 3.47% 3.28%
1986 3% 3.33%
1985 2.86% 3.34%
1984 2.64% 3.31%
1983 2.83% 3.28%
1982 3.96% 3.24%
1981 2.54% 3.2%
1980 0.55% 2.82%
1979 1.49% 2.43%
1978 1.71% 2.43%
1977 1.95% 2.43%
1976 2.56% 2.42%
1975 2.47% 2.42%
1974 2.62% 2.43%
1973 2.7% 2.42%
1972 2.71% 2.43%
1971 2.77% 2.4%
1970 2.79% 2.32%
1969 2.79% 2.29%
1968 2.8% 2.29%
1967 2.68% 2.4%
1966 2.64% 2.52%
1965 2.72% 2.58%
1964 2.67% 2.63%
1963 2.61% 2.65%
1962 2.55% 2.64%
1961 2.48% 2.62%

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 Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Malaysia
Current population
139917664
36512221
Population rank 10/197 45/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.44%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
1.22 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
1.21 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 89/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +166,615
Net migration rank 31/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 166,615
2024 - 30,069 - 174,770
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 254,806 181,071
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 237,560 188,154
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 212,002 188,506
2020 3,199,718 38,866 283,282 101,907
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 309,426 203,284
2018 3,015,231 9,302 324,568 221,965
2017 2,899,143 71,766 336,434 227,677
2016 2,809,889 115,823 345,681 222,141
2015 2,713,529 62,785 358,302 187,663
2014 2,623,647 103,122 367,587 159,791
2013 2,546,020 80,955 366,738 149,637
2012 2,533,398 119,517 371,497 134,975
2011 2,527,811 116,793 372,836 122,269
2010 2,498,048 80,213 360,260 157,164
2009 2,467,118 16,315 366,157 178,410
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 362,380 202,481
2007 2,436,753 -381 348,711 229,784
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 349,509 232,971
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 355,324 225,864
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 365,138 212,278
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 377,425 199,510
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 381,084 196,227
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 400,939 173,613
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 417,371 125,499
1999 2,010,987 29,142 432,355 89,335
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 436,316 99,639
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 447,768 79,266
1996 1,896,364 41,456 450,174 73,040
1995 1,831,068 91,727 443,349 72,393
1994 1,788,133 140,715 437,873 66,685
1993 1,734,851 141,545 429,910 61,079
1992 1,673,839 160,106 418,900 66,286
1991 1,579,416 859,737 401,938 97,111
1990 1,479,663 296,014 384,518 135,020
1989 1,441,769 242,614 373,277 143,544
1988 1,393,356 379,966 386,507 133,478
1987 1,356,853 251,387 381,999 137,759
1986 1,050,277 186,227 385,799 127,081
1985 997,050 157,476 383,243 120,215
1984 920,670 137,632 376,797 106,248
1983 863,472 68,022 365,290 97,862
1982 1,080,853 66,702 353,138 89,942
1981 1,018,838 628,135 339,991 84,142
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 326,947 80,617
1979 987,203 -711,455 317,439 -13,980
1978 943,388 -210,991 311,027 -15,059
1977 929,381 -527,133 305,515 -16,601
1976 899,577 -36,125 300,615 -18,316
1975 801,425 -42,540 294,541 -20,480
1974 777,306 -4,232 289,880 -21,919
1973 807,535 347 284,611 -21,995
1972 779,808 -3,375 276,263 -21,305
1971 787,047 -14,510 272,323 -20,535
1970 760,821 8,589 269,341 -31,839
1969 736,428 7,258 264,327 -39,420
1968 715,602 9,992 260,705 -40,996
1967 695,283 14,437 258,764 -42,108
1966 616,281 9,160 262,162 -33,993
1965 642,359 16,348 264,836 -36,456
1964 618,667 10,749 266,406 -38,785
1963 590,998 9,418 265,815 -40,952
1962 563,650 8,960 262,140 -43,033
1961 538,518 6,938 257,270 -44,916
1960 511,694 1,696 251,090 -46,948

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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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