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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 1,240,121 in Mauritius.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 112.8 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
  • The countries together account for 1.7% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.5% growth).

Ethiopia vs Mauritius: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Mauritius
2100 371,192,732 573,538
2099 369,452,188 581,815
2098 367,626,914 590,276
2097 365,680,268 598,961
2096 363,648,440 607,840
2095 361,707,589 616,931
2094 359,642,227 626,226
2093 357,570,752 635,745
2092 355,499,462 645,427
2091 353,327,595 655,300
2090 351,068,287 665,341
2089 348,859,203 675,562
2088 346,624,222 685,908
2087 344,268,493 696,380
2086 341,777,395 707,018
2085 339,272,558 717,757
2084 336,753,372 728,558
2083 334,186,307 739,420
2082 331,503,693 750,402
2081 328,816,892 761,382
2080 326,114,551 772,374
2079 323,382,593 783,407
2078 320,521,381 794,452
2077 317,590,857 805,529
2076 314,615,353 816,547
2075 311,583,813 827,526
2074 308,511,275 838,506
2073 305,477,711 849,462
2072 302,351,806 860,405
2071 299,211,554 871,223
2070 296,054,535 882,091
2069 292,847,034 892,850
2068 289,612,061 903,547
2067 286,279,975 914,226
2066 282,992,981 924,869
2065 279,662,528 935,546
2064 276,283,161 946,145
2063 272,866,834 956,652
2062 269,424,014 967,159
2061 265,885,347 977,603
2060 262,350,260 988,022
2059 258,772,570 998,355
2058 255,284,371 1,008,603
2057 251,733,988 1,018,853
2056 248,079,002 1,029,103
2055 244,501,471 1,039,228
2054 240,868,686 1,049,313
2053 237,228,269 1,059,364
2052 233,551,340 1,069,276
2051 229,804,463 1,079,090
2050 226,124,819 1,088,773
2049 222,420,063 1,098,370
2048 218,694,640 1,107,805
2047 214,950,242 1,117,049
2046 211,226,920 1,126,022
2045 207,525,986 1,134,772
2044 203,812,674 1,143,155
2043 200,097,321 1,151,325
2042 196,411,774 1,159,078
2041 192,749,114 1,166,543
2040 189,081,695 1,173,673
2039 185,422,958 1,180,437
2038 181,789,129 1,186,773
2037 178,179,942 1,192,770
2036 174,569,201 1,198,476
2035 170,957,061 1,203,871
2034 167,367,920 1,208,936
2033 163,813,895 1,213,705
2032 160,216,774 1,218,138
2031 156,638,324 1,222,267
2030 153,070,380 1,226,049
2029 149,507,684 1,229,806
2028 145,989,372 1,233,411
2027 142,463,827 1,236,833
2026 138,973,582 1,240,121
2025 135,513,842 1,243,139
2024 132,059,767 1,245,779
2023 128,691,692 1,248,647
2022 125,384,287 1,262,523
2021 122,138,588 1,266,334
2020 118,917,671 1,266,014
2019 115,737,383 1,265,985
2018 112,664,152 1,265,577
2017 109,666,481 1,264,887
2016 106,718,162 1,263,747
2015 103,867,135 1,262,879
2014 101,115,610 1,261,208
2013 98,438,751 1,258,927
2012 95,798,767 1,255,882
2011 93,149,970 1,252,404
2010 90,538,514 1,250,400
2009 88,007,636 1,247,429
2008 85,543,668 1,244,121
2007 83,103,217 1,239,630
2006 80,703,490 1,233,996
2005 78,367,470 1,228,254
2004 76,077,206 1,221,003
2003 73,832,663 1,213,370
2002 71,635,517 1,204,621
2001 69,487,762 1,196,287
2000 67,411,494 1,186,873
1999 65,374,561 1,175,267
1998 63,363,524 1,160,421
1997 61,404,539 1,148,284
1996 59,467,635 1,133,996
1995 57,537,335 1,122,457
1994 55,611,508 1,112,846
1993 53,708,891 1,097,374
1992 51,853,747 1,084,441
1991 49,717,198 1,070,266
1990 47,609,755 1,058,775
1989 45,879,690 1,051,260
1988 44,150,825 1,043,239
1987 42,460,039 1,036,082
1986 41,037,656 1,028,360
1985 39,842,136 1,020,528
1984 38,735,722 1,012,221
1983 37,740,817 1,001,691
1982 36,701,290 992,521
1981 35,304,012 980,462
1980 34,428,514 966,039
1979 34,238,652 949,888
1978 33,734,592 933,499
1977 33,167,272 921,379
1976 32,534,418 906,507
1975 31,723,252 892,000
1974 30,957,273 878,042
1973 30,166,785 864,819
1972 29,374,608 852,053
1971 28,600,106 839,230
1970 27,829,128 826,000
1969 27,072,571 812,405
1968 26,337,930 798,413
1967 25,620,276 783,917
1966 24,952,689 768,813
1965 24,310,612 753,000
1964 23,666,548 736,381
1963 23,051,637 718,861
1962 22,465,126 700,349
1961 21,906,102 680,757
1960 21,376,693 680,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 574K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Mauritius
2100 0.47% -1.42%
2099 0.5% -1.43%
2098 0.53% -1.45%
2097 0.56% -1.46%
2096 0.54% -1.47%
2095 0.57% -1.48%
2094 0.58% -1.5%
2093 0.58% -1.5%
2092 0.61% -1.51%
2091 0.64% -1.51%
2090 0.63% -1.51%
2089 0.64% -1.51%
2088 0.68% -1.5%
2087 0.73% -1.5%
2086 0.74% -1.5%
2085 0.75% -1.48%
2084 0.77% -1.47%
2083 0.81% -1.46%
2082 0.82% -1.44%
2081 0.83% -1.42%
2080 0.84% -1.41%
2079 0.89% -1.39%
2078 0.92% -1.38%
2077 0.95% -1.35%
2076 0.97% -1.33%
2075 1% -1.31%
2074 0.99% -1.29%
2073 1.03% -1.27%
2072 1.05% -1.24%
2071 1.07% -1.23%
2070 1.1% -1.21%
2069 1.12% -1.18%
2068 1.16% -1.17%
2067 1.16% -1.15%
2066 1.19% -1.14%
2065 1.22% -1.12%
2064 1.25% -1.1%
2063 1.28% -1.09%
2062 1.33% -1.07%
2061 1.35% -1.05%
2060 1.38% -1.04%
2059 1.37% -1.02%
2058 1.41% -1.01%
2057 1.47% -1%
2056 1.46% -0.97%
2055 1.51% -0.96%
2054 1.53% -0.95%
2053 1.57% -0.93%
2052 1.63% -0.91%
2051 1.63% -0.89%
2050 1.67% -0.87%
2049 1.7% -0.85%
2048 1.74% -0.83%
2047 1.76% -0.8%
2046 1.78% -0.77%
2045 1.82% -0.73%
2044 1.86% -0.71%
2043 1.88% -0.67%
2042 1.9% -0.64%
2041 1.94% -0.61%
2040 1.97% -0.57%
2039 2% -0.53%
2038 2.03% -0.5%
2037 2.07% -0.48%
2036 2.11% -0.45%
2035 2.14% -0.42%
2034 2.17% -0.39%
2033 2.25% -0.36%
2032 2.28% -0.34%
2031 2.33% -0.31%
2030 2.38% -0.31%
2029 2.41% -0.29%
2028 2.47% -0.28%
2027 2.51% -0.27%
2026 2.55% -0.24%
2025 2.62% -0.21%
2024 2.62% -0.23%
2023 2.64% -1.1%
2022 2.66% -0.3%
2021 2.71% 0.03%
2020 2.75% 0.002%
2019 2.73% 0.03%
2018 2.73% 0.05%
2017 2.76% 0.09%
2016 2.74% 0.07%
2015 2.72% 0.13%
2014 2.72% 0.18%
2013 2.76% 0.24%
2012 2.84% 0.28%
2011 2.88% 0.16%
2010 2.88% 0.24%
2009 2.88% 0.27%
2008 2.94% 0.36%
2007 2.97% 0.46%
2006 2.98% 0.47%
2005 3.01% 0.59%
2004 3.04% 0.63%
2003 3.07% 0.73%
2002 3.09% 0.7%
2001 3.08% 0.79%
2000 3.12% 0.99%
1999 3.17% 1.28%
1998 3.19% 1.06%
1997 3.26% 1.26%
1996 3.35% 1.03%
1995 3.46% 0.86%
1994 3.54% 1.41%
1993 3.58% 1.19%
1992 4.3% 1.32%
1991 4.43% 1.09%
1990 3.77% 0.71%
1989 3.92% 0.77%
1988 3.98% 0.69%
1987 3.47% 0.75%
1986 3% 0.77%
1985 2.86% 0.82%
1984 2.64% 1.05%
1983 2.83% 0.92%
1982 3.96% 1.23%
1981 2.54% 1.49%
1980 0.55% 1.7%
1979 1.49% 1.76%
1978 1.71% 1.32%
1977 1.95% 1.64%
1976 2.56% 1.63%
1975 2.47% 1.59%
1974 2.62% 1.53%
1973 2.7% 1.5%
1972 2.71% 1.53%
1971 2.77% 1.6%
1970 2.79% 1.67%
1969 2.79% 1.75%
1968 2.8% 1.85%
1967 2.68% 1.96%
1966 2.64% 2.1%
1965 2.72% 2.26%
1964 2.67% 2.44%
1963 2.61% 2.64%
1962 2.55% 2.88%
1961 2.48% 0.06%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Mauritius' population declined by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Mauritius
Current population
139917664
1240121
Population rank 10/197 157/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.01%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
3.05 hours
One birth every
7.68 seconds
41.3 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
44.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 -8
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 -2,868
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% -0.23%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 178/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
3.16 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -2,784
Net migration rank 31/196 103/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 29,142
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 165/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 2.3%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 129/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Mauritius
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Mauritius
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -2,784
2024 - 30,069 - -2,787
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 999 -2,824
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -757 -2,824
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -253 -4,324
2020 3,199,718 38,866 2,405 -5,895
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 1,773 -5,202
2018 3,015,231 9,302 2,151 -5,084
2017 2,899,143 71,766 3,415 -5,322
2016 2,809,889 115,823 2,906 -4,483
2015 2,713,529 62,785 3,031 -3,645
2014 2,623,647 103,122 3,657 -3,691
2013 2,546,020 80,955 4,281 -3,617
2012 2,533,398 119,517 5,149 -3,663
2011 2,527,811 116,793 5,511 -2,465
2010 2,498,048 80,213 5,877 -2,624
2009 2,467,118 16,315 6,113 -2,467
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 7,465 -2,589
2007 2,436,753 -381 8,429 -2,642
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 8,515 -2,757
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 10,195 -2,840
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 10,745 -3,001
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 10,799 -3,141
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 11,685 -3,150
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 11,723 -3,225
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 12,224 -2,326
1999 2,010,987 29,142 12,341 -1,463
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 11,489 -1,292
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 11,943 -1,199
1996 1,896,364 41,456 13,041 -1,092
1995 1,831,068 91,727 13,020 -1,144
1994 1,788,133 140,715 14,355 -1,112
1993 1,734,851 141,545 14,814 -1,189
1992 1,673,839 160,106 15,833 -1,254
1991 1,579,416 859,737 15,091 -1,333
1990 1,479,663 296,014 15,564 -1,938
1989 1,441,769 242,614 14,718 -2,463
1988 1,393,356 379,966 14,084 -1,399
1987 1,356,853 251,387 13,262 -300
1986 1,050,277 186,227 12,340 852
1985 997,050 157,476 12,451 615
1984 920,670 137,632 13,665 -258
1983 863,472 68,022 14,525 -1,756
1982 1,080,853 66,702 15,880 -2,226
1981 1,018,838 628,135 18,334 -1,559
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 19,321 -1,739
1979 987,203 -711,455 19,282 -2,363
1978 943,388 -210,991 18,670 -3,129
1977 929,381 -527,133 16,769 -3,749
1976 899,577 -36,125 16,407 -3,807
1975 801,425 -42,540 15,342 -3,869
1974 777,306 -4,232 17,561 -4,908
1973 807,535 347 13,145 -2,144
1972 779,808 -3,375 14,825 -2,408
1971 787,047 -14,510 15,441 -960
1970 760,821 8,589 16,190 -1,281
1969 736,428 7,258 15,761 -674
1968 715,602 9,992 17,884 -2,445
1967 695,283 14,437 17,560 -1,257
1966 616,281 9,160 20,758 -4,123
1965 642,359 16,348 20,482 -3,597
1964 618,667 10,749 22,239 -4,850
1963 590,998 9,418 22,069 -5,236
1962 563,650 8,960 20,660 -6,107
1961 538,518 6,938 20,355 -8,984
1960 511,694 1,696 19,931 -7,083

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 Mauritius 30.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 29,142 people or 2.3% in Mauritius.

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
Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Triolet 23.4K
Goodlands 20.7K
Centre de Flacq 15.8K
Mahebourg 15.8K
Bambous 15.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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