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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 25,198,821 people in Mali in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 26,322,576 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 5.35 times bigger than Mali's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 2.01% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +3.1% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.3M (88.2% growth).

Ethiopia vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Mali
2100 371,078,260 80,362,778
2099 369,338,252 80,043,103
2098 367,513,542 79,704,143
2097 365,567,496 79,354,569
2096 363,536,294 78,987,874
2095 361,596,042 78,602,449
2094 359,531,317 78,192,601
2093 357,460,480 77,771,649
2092 355,389,829 77,337,997
2091 353,218,632 76,884,320
2090 350,960,021 76,409,599
2089 348,751,618 75,916,129
2088 346,517,326 75,405,009
2087 344,162,324 74,874,565
2086 341,671,994 74,331,613
2085 339,167,930 73,769,979
2084 336,649,520 73,189,821
2083 334,083,247 72,588,675
2082 331,401,460 71,975,720
2081 328,715,487 71,340,622
2080 326,013,981 70,699,377
2079 323,282,865 70,036,857
2078 320,422,535 69,359,523
2077 317,492,915 68,668,133
2076 314,518,328 67,965,034
2075 311,487,723 67,249,105
2074 308,416,133 66,516,075
2073 305,383,505 65,768,739
2072 302,258,564 65,009,716
2071 299,119,280 64,232,600
2070 295,963,235 63,450,597
2069 292,756,723 62,657,123
2068 289,522,748 61,850,168
2067 286,191,689 61,035,806
2066 282,905,709 60,215,831
2065 279,576,283 59,394,005
2064 276,197,958 58,560,766
2063 272,782,685 57,720,905
2062 269,340,926 56,873,801
2061 265,803,351 56,020,633
2060 262,269,354 55,160,220
2059 258,692,767 54,298,509
2058 255,205,644 53,431,783
2057 251,656,356 52,559,686
2056 248,002,497 51,686,173
2055 244,426,069 50,807,502
2054 240,794,405 49,930,546
2053 237,155,110 49,048,457
2052 233,479,314 48,161,836
2051 229,733,593 47,275,159
2050 226,055,085 46,385,854
2049 222,351,471 45,500,920
2048 218,627,197 44,612,126
2047 214,883,954 43,725,546
2046 211,161,780 42,836,054
2045 207,461,987 41,946,522
2044 203,749,820 41,057,406
2043 200,035,613 40,168,481
2042 196,351,202 39,281,666
2041 192,689,672 38,402,142
2040 189,023,384 37,521,801
2039 185,365,776 36,648,491
2038 181,733,067 35,768,661
2037 178,124,993 34,898,973
2036 174,515,366 34,032,460
2035 170,904,339 33,174,985
2034 167,316,305 32,324,451
2033 163,763,376 31,482,783
2032 160,167,364 30,652,485
2031 156,590,018 29,830,213
2030 153,023,174 29,025,640
2029 149,461,578 28,232,427
2028 145,944,350 27,453,124
2027 142,419,893 26,687,226
2026 138,930,724 25,937,442
2025 135,472,051 25,198,821
2024 132,059,767 24,478,595
2023 128,691,692 23,769,127
2022 125,384,287 23,072,640
2021 122,138,588 22,388,630
2020 118,917,671 21,713,836
2019 115,737,383 21,068,405
2018 112,664,152 20,442,030
2017 109,666,481 19,813,011
2016 106,718,162 19,191,289
2015 103,867,135 18,593,022
2014 101,115,610 18,020,267
2013 98,438,751 17,459,615
2012 95,798,767 16,957,033
2011 93,149,970 16,469,049
2010 90,538,514 15,945,198
2009 88,007,636 15,435,539
2008 85,543,668 14,940,782
2007 83,103,217 14,457,775
2006 80,703,490 13,990,139
2005 78,367,470 13,538,647
2004 76,077,206 13,102,409
2003 73,832,663 12,684,955
2002 71,635,517 12,288,050
2001 69,487,762 11,912,158
2000 67,411,494 11,559,290
1999 65,374,561 11,227,415
1998 63,363,524 10,919,573
1997 61,404,539 10,646,495
1996 59,467,635 10,407,278
1995 57,537,335 10,185,365
1994 55,611,508 9,967,031
1993 53,708,891 9,754,786
1992 51,853,747 9,553,540
1991 49,717,198 9,362,888
1990 47,609,755 9,178,830
1989 45,879,690 8,999,938
1988 44,150,825 8,833,996
1987 42,460,039 8,681,164
1986 41,037,656 8,531,277
1985 39,842,136 8,374,663
1984 38,735,722 8,208,599
1983 37,740,817 8,034,400
1982 36,701,290 7,860,194
1981 35,304,012 7,692,766
1980 34,428,514 7,530,515
1979 34,238,652 7,375,266
1978 33,734,592 7,229,651
1977 33,167,272 7,090,979
1976 32,534,418 6,960,979
1975 31,723,252 6,837,261
1974 30,957,273 6,715,436
1973 30,166,785 6,597,106
1972 29,374,608 6,483,726
1971 28,600,106 6,377,944
1970 27,829,128 6,276,472
1969 27,072,571 6,177,704
1968 26,337,930 6,082,979
1967 25,620,276 5,990,906
1966 24,952,689 5,902,204
1965 24,310,612 5,815,487
1964 23,666,548 5,730,125
1963 23,051,637 5,646,605
1962 22,465,126 5,563,917
1961 21,906,102 5,482,283
1960 21,376,693 5,402,550

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/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Mali's population increased by 7,131,287 people (a 37.2% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 76.2% to 46,385,854 people and rank change from 58th to 47th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 80.4M people in 2100 for Mali.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Mali
2100 0.47% 0.4%
2099 0.5% 0.43%
2098 0.53% 0.44%
2097 0.56% 0.46%
2096 0.54% 0.49%
2095 0.57% 0.52%
2094 0.58% 0.54%
2093 0.58% 0.56%
2092 0.61% 0.59%
2091 0.64% 0.62%
2090 0.63% 0.65%
2089 0.64% 0.68%
2088 0.68% 0.71%
2087 0.73% 0.73%
2086 0.74% 0.76%
2085 0.75% 0.79%
2084 0.77% 0.83%
2083 0.81% 0.85%
2082 0.82% 0.89%
2081 0.83% 0.91%
2080 0.84% 0.95%
2079 0.89% 0.98%
2078 0.92% 1.01%
2077 0.95% 1.03%
2076 0.97% 1.06%
2075 1% 1.1%
2074 0.99% 1.14%
2073 1.03% 1.17%
2072 1.05% 1.21%
2071 1.07% 1.23%
2070 1.1% 1.27%
2069 1.12% 1.3%
2068 1.16% 1.33%
2067 1.16% 1.36%
2066 1.19% 1.38%
2065 1.22% 1.42%
2064 1.25% 1.46%
2063 1.28% 1.49%
2062 1.33% 1.52%
2061 1.35% 1.56%
2060 1.38% 1.59%
2059 1.37% 1.62%
2058 1.41% 1.66%
2057 1.47% 1.69%
2056 1.46% 1.73%
2055 1.51% 1.76%
2054 1.53% 1.8%
2053 1.57% 1.84%
2052 1.63% 1.88%
2051 1.63% 1.92%
2050 1.67% 1.94%
2049 1.7% 1.99%
2048 1.74% 2.03%
2047 1.76% 2.08%
2046 1.78% 2.12%
2045 1.82% 2.17%
2044 1.86% 2.21%
2043 1.88% 2.26%
2042 1.9% 2.29%
2041 1.94% 2.35%
2040 1.97% 2.38%
2039 2% 2.46%
2038 2.03% 2.49%
2037 2.07% 2.55%
2036 2.11% 2.58%
2035 2.14% 2.63%
2034 2.17% 2.67%
2033 2.25% 2.71%
2032 2.28% 2.76%
2031 2.33% 2.77%
2030 2.38% 2.81%
2029 2.41% 2.84%
2028 2.47% 2.87%
2027 2.51% 2.89%
2026 2.55% 2.93%
2025 2.58% 2.94%
2024 2.62% 2.98%
2023 2.64% 3.02%
2022 2.66% 3.06%
2021 2.71% 3.11%
2020 2.75% 3.06%
2019 2.73% 3.06%
2018 2.73% 3.17%
2017 2.76% 3.24%
2016 2.74% 3.22%
2015 2.72% 3.18%
2014 2.72% 3.21%
2013 2.76% 2.96%
2012 2.84% 2.96%
2011 2.88% 3.29%
2010 2.88% 3.3%
2009 2.88% 3.31%
2008 2.94% 3.34%
2007 2.97% 3.34%
2006 2.98% 3.33%
2005 3.01% 3.33%
2004 3.04% 3.29%
2003 3.07% 3.23%
2002 3.09% 3.16%
2001 3.08% 3.05%
2000 3.12% 2.96%
1999 3.17% 2.82%
1998 3.19% 2.56%
1997 3.26% 2.3%
1996 3.35% 2.18%
1995 3.46% 2.19%
1994 3.54% 2.18%
1993 3.58% 2.11%
1992 4.3% 2.04%
1991 4.43% 2.01%
1990 3.77% 1.99%
1989 3.92% 1.88%
1988 3.98% 1.76%
1987 3.47% 1.76%
1986 3% 1.87%
1985 2.86% 2.02%
1984 2.64% 2.17%
1983 2.83% 2.22%
1982 3.96% 2.18%
1981 2.54% 2.15%
1980 0.55% 2.1%
1979 1.49% 2.01%
1978 1.71% 1.96%
1977 1.95% 1.87%
1976 2.56% 1.81%
1975 2.47% 1.81%
1974 2.62% 1.79%
1973 2.7% 1.75%
1972 2.71% 1.66%
1971 2.77% 1.62%
1970 2.79% 1.6%
1969 2.79% 1.56%
1968 2.8% 1.54%
1967 2.68% 1.5%
1966 2.64% 1.49%
1965 2.72% 1.49%
1964 2.67% 1.48%
1963 2.61% 1.49%
1962 2.55% 1.49%
1961 2.48% 1.48%

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 Mali's population grew by 2.94%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Mali
Current population
140722974
26322576
Population rank 10/197 58/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.32%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
43.9 seconds
One birth every
7.59 seconds
32.6 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
2.52 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +1,973
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +720,226
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +2.94%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 14/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
11 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -48,019
Net migration rank 31/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -48,019
2024 3,379,409 30,069 759,375 -46,880
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 746,398 -39,953
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 726,465 -39,951
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 703,674 -22,210
2020 3,199,718 38,866 683,053 -14,962
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 667,110 -44,373
2018 3,015,231 9,302 670,723 -40,710
2017 2,899,143 71,766 661,973 -33,942
2016 2,809,889 115,823 645,652 -30,251
2015 2,713,529 62,785 630,006 -48,872
2014 2,623,647 103,122 614,419 -50,068
2013 2,546,020 80,955 597,887 -40,951
2012 2,533,398 119,517 588,748 -140,507
2011 2,527,811 116,793 570,899 -43,160
2010 2,498,048 80,213 554,447 -34,483
2009 2,467,118 16,315 533,730 -34,383
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 514,665 -24,509
2007 2,436,753 -381 495,800 -19,945
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 477,665 -18,247
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 460,964 -17,413
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 439,717 -10,796
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 417,766 -11,768
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 396,732 -8,914
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 376,472 -12,507
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 359,159 -17,395
1999 2,010,987 29,142 343,705 -21,702
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 323,940 -30,255
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 308,429 -55,978
1996 1,896,364 41,456 293,953 -67,974
1995 1,831,068 91,727 285,598 -67,763
1994 1,788,133 140,715 282,356 -63,533
1993 1,734,851 141,545 274,480 -68,816
1992 1,673,839 160,106 267,605 -70,789
1991 1,579,416 859,737 261,656 -77,172
1990 1,479,663 296,014 252,308 -68,668
1989 1,441,769 242,614 249,929 -75,771
1988 1,393,356 379,966 245,682 -87,952
1987 1,356,853 251,387 238,871 -90,940
1986 1,050,277 186,227 233,799 -81,970
1985 997,050 157,476 224,734 -63,347
1984 920,670 137,632 218,078 -47,331
1983 863,472 68,022 211,795 -34,132
1982 1,080,853 66,702 204,892 -34,140
1981 1,018,838 628,135 198,227 -34,130
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 190,560 -30,156
1979 987,203 -711,455 182,449 -32,353
1978 943,388 -210,991 172,652 -31,520
1977 929,381 -527,133 165,071 -28,853
1976 899,577 -36,125 157,778 -33,999
1975 801,425 -42,540 150,222 -26,572
1974 777,306 -4,232 142,448 -22,449
1973 807,535 347 135,801 -19,137
1972 779,808 -3,375 129,687 -19,594
1971 787,047 -14,510 123,591 -22,127
1970 760,821 8,589 118,952 -17,479
1969 736,428 7,258 114,361 -18,302
1968 715,602 9,992 111,403 -18,015
1967 695,283 14,437 107,650 -16,900
1966 616,281 9,160 103,684 -17,032
1965 642,359 16,348 100,451 -13,662
1964 618,667 10,749 97,166 -13,226
1963 590,998 9,418 95,055 -11,951
1962 563,650 8,960 93,101 -10,821
1961 538,518 6,938 91,115 -10,139
1960 511,694 1,696 88,802 -10,314

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/mali | 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 Mali 95% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,894,429 people) and 4.99% is from migration (a loss of 362,104 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 226K
Segou 131K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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

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