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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 2,360,527 people in Moldova in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 2,328,600 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 60.4 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs -1.72% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.33M (19.2% decline).

Ethiopia vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Moldova
2100 371,078,260 1,169,570
2099 369,338,252 1,180,272
2098 367,513,542 1,191,113
2097 365,567,496 1,201,972
2096 363,536,294 1,212,932
2095 361,596,042 1,223,967
2094 359,531,317 1,234,876
2093 357,460,480 1,245,808
2092 355,389,829 1,256,689
2091 353,218,632 1,267,532
2090 350,960,021 1,278,123
2089 348,751,618 1,288,741
2088 346,517,326 1,299,412
2087 344,162,324 1,309,994
2086 341,671,994 1,320,672
2085 339,167,930 1,331,516
2084 336,649,520 1,342,188
2083 334,083,247 1,353,031
2082 331,401,460 1,363,961
2081 328,715,487 1,375,027
2080 326,013,981 1,386,252
2079 323,282,865 1,397,755
2078 320,422,535 1,409,455
2077 317,492,915 1,421,568
2076 314,518,328 1,433,504
2075 311,487,723 1,445,874
2074 308,416,133 1,458,696
2073 305,383,505 1,471,729
2072 302,258,564 1,485,296
2071 299,119,280 1,499,224
2070 295,963,235 1,513,979
2069 292,756,723 1,528,841
2068 289,522,748 1,544,390
2067 286,191,689 1,560,256
2066 282,905,709 1,576,276
2065 279,576,283 1,592,761
2064 276,197,958 1,609,631
2063 272,782,685 1,626,510
2062 269,340,926 1,643,849
2061 265,803,351 1,661,290
2060 262,269,354 1,679,059
2059 258,692,767 1,696,440
2058 255,205,644 1,713,694
2057 251,656,356 1,730,910
2056 248,002,497 1,748,393
2055 244,426,069 1,765,554
2054 240,794,405 1,782,642
2053 237,155,110 1,799,510
2052 233,479,314 1,816,030
2051 229,733,593 1,832,448
2050 226,055,085 1,848,307
2049 222,351,471 1,864,603
2048 218,627,197 1,880,438
2047 214,883,954 1,896,381
2046 211,161,780 1,912,640
2045 207,461,987 1,929,525
2044 203,749,820 1,946,354
2043 200,035,613 1,964,017
2042 196,351,202 1,982,068
2041 192,689,672 2,000,545
2040 189,023,384 2,019,832
2039 185,365,776 2,040,153
2038 181,733,067 2,060,750
2037 178,124,993 2,081,833
2036 174,515,366 2,103,318
2035 170,904,339 2,125,527
2034 167,316,305 2,147,859
2033 163,763,376 2,170,311
2032 160,167,364 2,192,598
2031 156,590,018 2,215,052
2030 153,023,174 2,237,961
2029 149,461,578 2,260,762
2028 145,944,350 2,283,416
2027 142,419,893 2,305,981
2026 138,930,724 2,328,600
2025 135,472,051 2,360,527
2024 132,059,767 2,402,306
2023 128,691,692 2,457,783
2022 125,384,287 2,528,654
2021 122,138,588 2,595,809
2020 118,917,671 2,635,130
2019 115,737,383 2,664,224
2018 112,664,152 2,707,203
2017 109,666,481 2,755,189
2016 106,718,162 2,803,186
2015 103,867,135 2,835,978
2014 101,115,610 2,857,815
2013 98,438,751 2,859,558
2012 95,798,767 2,860,324
2011 93,149,970 2,860,699
2010 90,538,514 2,862,354
2009 88,007,636 2,865,213
2008 85,543,668 2,868,833
2007 83,103,217 2,874,299
2006 80,703,490 2,880,967
2005 78,367,470 2,888,985
2004 76,077,206 2,896,023
2003 73,832,663 2,903,198
2002 71,635,517 2,911,385
2001 69,487,762 2,918,135
2000 67,411,494 2,924,668
1999 65,374,561 2,930,622
1998 63,363,524 2,935,227
1997 61,404,539 2,936,413
1996 59,467,635 2,947,293
1995 57,537,335 2,953,200
1994 55,611,508 2,966,745
1993 53,708,891 2,975,966
1992 51,853,747 2,980,965
1991 49,717,198 2,981,566
1990 47,609,755 2,977,912
1989 45,879,690 2,970,039
1988 44,150,825 2,948,891
1987 42,460,039 2,916,306
1986 41,037,656 2,883,057
1985 39,842,136 2,850,787
1984 38,735,722 2,820,518
1983 37,740,817 2,791,207
1982 36,701,290 2,763,101
1981 35,304,012 2,735,987
1980 34,428,514 2,708,675
1979 34,238,652 2,683,035
1978 33,734,592 2,656,211
1977 33,167,272 2,626,298
1976 32,534,418 2,596,491
1975 31,723,252 2,566,998
1974 30,957,273 2,538,164
1973 30,166,785 2,510,584
1972 29,374,608 2,484,742
1971 28,600,106 2,460,611
1970 27,829,128 2,437,590
1969 27,072,571 2,408,469
1968 26,337,930 2,373,073
1967 25,620,276 2,337,695
1966 24,952,689 2,301,871
1965 24,310,612 2,265,287
1964 23,666,548 2,228,000
1963 23,051,637 2,188,895
1962 22,465,126 2,147,227
1961 21,906,102 2,103,327
1960 21,376,693 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,848,307 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.17M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Moldova
2100 0.47% -0.91%
2099 0.5% -0.91%
2098 0.53% -0.9%
2097 0.56% -0.9%
2096 0.54% -0.9%
2095 0.57% -0.88%
2094 0.58% -0.88%
2093 0.58% -0.87%
2092 0.61% -0.86%
2091 0.64% -0.83%
2090 0.63% -0.82%
2089 0.64% -0.82%
2088 0.68% -0.81%
2087 0.73% -0.81%
2086 0.74% -0.81%
2085 0.75% -0.8%
2084 0.77% -0.8%
2083 0.81% -0.8%
2082 0.82% -0.8%
2081 0.83% -0.81%
2080 0.84% -0.82%
2079 0.89% -0.83%
2078 0.92% -0.85%
2077 0.95% -0.83%
2076 0.97% -0.86%
2075 1% -0.88%
2074 0.99% -0.89%
2073 1.03% -0.91%
2072 1.05% -0.93%
2071 1.07% -0.97%
2070 1.1% -0.97%
2069 1.12% -1.01%
2068 1.16% -1.02%
2067 1.16% -1.02%
2066 1.19% -1.03%
2065 1.22% -1.05%
2064 1.25% -1.04%
2063 1.28% -1.05%
2062 1.33% -1.05%
2061 1.35% -1.06%
2060 1.38% -1.02%
2059 1.37% -1.01%
2058 1.41% -0.99%
2057 1.47% -1%
2056 1.46% -0.97%
2055 1.51% -0.96%
2054 1.53% -0.94%
2053 1.57% -0.91%
2052 1.63% -0.9%
2051 1.63% -0.86%
2050 1.67% -0.87%
2049 1.7% -0.84%
2048 1.74% -0.84%
2047 1.76% -0.85%
2046 1.78% -0.88%
2045 1.82% -0.86%
2044 1.86% -0.9%
2043 1.88% -0.91%
2042 1.9% -0.92%
2041 1.94% -0.95%
2040 1.97% -1%
2039 2% -1%
2038 2.03% -1.01%
2037 2.07% -1.02%
2036 2.11% -1.04%
2035 2.14% -1.04%
2034 2.17% -1.03%
2033 2.25% -1.02%
2032 2.28% -1.01%
2031 2.33% -1.02%
2030 2.38% -1.01%
2029 2.41% -0.99%
2028 2.47% -0.98%
2027 2.51% -0.97%
2026 2.55% -1.35%
2025 2.58% -1.74%
2024 2.62% -2.26%
2023 2.64% -2.8%
2022 2.66% -2.59%
2021 2.71% -1.49%
2020 2.75% -1.09%
2019 2.73% -1.59%
2018 2.73% -1.74%
2017 2.76% -1.71%
2016 2.74% -1.16%
2015 2.72% -0.76%
2014 2.72% -0.06%
2013 2.76% -0.03%
2012 2.84% -0.01%
2011 2.88% -0.06%
2010 2.88% -0.1%
2009 2.88% -0.13%
2008 2.94% -0.19%
2007 2.97% -0.23%
2006 2.98% -0.28%
2005 3.01% -0.24%
2004 3.04% -0.25%
2003 3.07% -0.28%
2002 3.09% -0.23%
2001 3.08% -0.22%
2000 3.12% -0.2%
1999 3.17% -0.16%
1998 3.19% -0.04%
1997 3.26% -0.37%
1996 3.35% -0.2%
1995 3.46% -0.46%
1994 3.54% -0.31%
1993 3.58% -0.17%
1992 4.3% -0.02%
1991 4.43% 0.12%
1990 3.77% 0.27%
1989 3.92% 0.72%
1988 3.98% 1.12%
1987 3.47% 1.15%
1986 3% 1.13%
1985 2.86% 1.07%
1984 2.64% 1.05%
1983 2.83% 1.02%
1982 3.96% 0.99%
1981 2.54% 1.01%
1980 0.55% 0.96%
1979 1.49% 1.01%
1978 1.71% 1.14%
1977 1.95% 1.15%
1976 2.56% 1.15%
1975 2.47% 1.14%
1974 2.62% 1.1%
1973 2.7% 1.04%
1972 2.71% 0.98%
1971 2.77% 0.94%
1970 2.79% 1.21%
1969 2.79% 1.49%
1968 2.8% 1.51%
1967 2.68% 1.56%
1966 2.64% 1.61%
1965 2.72% 1.67%
1964 2.67% 1.79%
1963 2.61% 1.94%
1962 2.55% 2.09%
1961 2.48% 2.2%

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 Moldova's population declined by 1.74%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Moldova
Current population
140722974
2328600
Population rank 10/197 145/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.03%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
12.6 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
20.7 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
15.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 -114
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 -41,779
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% -1.74%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 196/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -29,766
Net migration rank 31/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -29,766
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -7,767 -27,088
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -7,007 -18,570
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -6,385 89,154
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -13,444 -33,405
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -7,067 -33,405
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -3,416 -41,233
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -961 -36,085
2017 2,899,143 71,766 1,402 -43,871
2016 2,809,889 115,823 4,580 -51,642
2015 2,713,529 62,785 6,049 -59,399
2014 2,623,647 103,122 7,248 -67,175
2013 2,546,020 80,955 3,537 -77,571
2012 2,533,398 119,517 5,581 -81,215
2011 2,527,811 116,793 5,948 -82,271
2010 2,498,048 80,213 7,456 -84,039
2009 2,467,118 16,315 7,492 -83,546
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 5,210 -79,593
2007 2,436,753 -381 3,490 -75,734
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 2,406 -72,061
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 2,005 -68,681
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 1,714 -52,491
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -322 -46,947
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -1,249 -45,833
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -718 -45,043
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -324 -43,854
1999 2,010,987 29,142 642 -43,111
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 2,140 -41,975
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 4,669 -41,743
1996 1,896,364 41,456 2,655 -33,369
1995 1,831,068 91,727 5,534 -31,975
1994 1,788,133 140,715 9,921 -31,616
1993 1,734,851 141,545 13,886 -31,526
1992 1,673,839 160,106 17,373 -30,136
1991 1,579,416 859,737 21,127 -29,204
1990 1,479,663 296,014 25,824 -30,053
1989 1,441,769 242,614 29,638 -29,307
1988 1,393,356 379,966 35,608 -4,989
1987 1,356,853 251,387 40,122 -10,796
1986 1,050,277 186,227 39,463 -8,769
1985 997,050 157,476 38,060 -10,627
1984 920,670 137,632 38,108 -12,732
1983 863,472 68,022 36,076 -10,543
1982 1,080,853 66,702 32,814 -8,412
1981 1,018,838 628,135 31,360 -6,452
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 30,053 -3,693
1979 987,203 -711,455 28,322 -6,912
1978 943,388 -210,991 27,622 3,483
1977 929,381 -527,133 27,707 3,245
1976 899,577 -36,125 27,801 2,885
1975 801,425 -42,540 27,677 2,355
1974 777,306 -4,232 27,219 1,785
1973 807,535 347 25,967 1,156
1972 779,808 -3,375 24,626 481
1971 787,047 -14,510 23,359 -61
1970 760,821 8,589 22,314 606
1969 736,428 7,258 21,768 20,561
1968 715,602 9,992 22,005 19,830
1967 695,283 14,437 22,654 19,175
1966 616,281 9,160 23,720 18,601
1965 642,359 16,348 24,916 18,066
1964 618,667 10,749 25,860 17,509
1963 590,998 9,418 29,382 16,816
1962 563,650 8,960 32,082 15,884
1961 538,518 6,938 35,180 14,818
1960 511,694 1,696 36,352 13,697

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 Moldova 11.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 34,016 people) and 88.3% is from migration (a loss of 255,544 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Ungheni 26.5K
Dubasari 25.1K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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