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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 3,092,816 people in Namibia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 3,185,686 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 44.2 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +2.68% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.19M (59.9% growth).

Ethiopia vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Namibia
2100 371,078,260 5,954,393
2099 369,338,252 5,948,866
2098 367,513,542 5,943,388
2097 365,567,496 5,938,535
2096 363,536,294 5,934,414
2095 361,596,042 5,926,652
2094 359,531,317 5,918,510
2093 357,460,480 5,907,504
2092 355,389,829 5,895,303
2091 353,218,632 5,882,775
2090 350,960,021 5,868,232
2089 348,751,618 5,854,537
2088 346,517,326 5,839,032
2087 344,162,324 5,822,179
2086 341,671,994 5,802,978
2085 339,167,930 5,785,593
2084 336,649,520 5,767,408
2083 334,083,247 5,747,980
2082 331,401,460 5,727,031
2081 328,715,487 5,703,874
2080 326,013,981 5,679,256
2079 323,282,865 5,656,126
2078 320,422,535 5,630,757
2077 317,492,915 5,604,556
2076 314,518,328 5,577,307
2075 311,487,723 5,547,604
2074 308,416,133 5,518,540
2073 305,383,505 5,490,713
2072 302,258,564 5,461,300
2071 299,119,280 5,431,031
2070 295,963,235 5,400,411
2069 292,756,723 5,368,127
2068 289,522,748 5,333,582
2067 286,191,689 5,297,361
2066 282,905,709 5,259,869
2065 279,576,283 5,224,047
2064 276,197,958 5,187,047
2063 272,782,685 5,147,329
2062 269,340,926 5,106,535
2061 265,803,351 5,065,279
2060 262,269,354 5,020,417
2059 258,692,767 4,976,448
2058 255,205,644 4,930,850
2057 251,656,356 4,884,900
2056 248,002,497 4,837,482
2055 244,426,069 4,787,824
2054 240,794,405 4,738,949
2053 237,155,110 4,688,219
2052 233,479,314 4,636,907
2051 229,733,593 4,584,458
2050 226,055,085 4,530,641
2049 222,351,471 4,479,821
2048 218,627,197 4,427,513
2047 214,883,954 4,370,836
2046 211,161,780 4,315,325
2045 207,461,987 4,256,478
2044 203,749,820 4,199,686
2043 200,035,613 4,142,276
2042 196,351,202 4,086,133
2041 192,689,672 4,029,802
2040 189,023,384 3,974,477
2039 185,365,776 3,918,246
2038 181,733,067 3,859,577
2037 178,124,993 3,802,081
2036 174,515,366 3,744,707
2035 170,904,339 3,686,835
2034 167,316,305 3,629,445
2033 163,763,376 3,572,743
2032 160,167,364 3,514,091
2031 156,590,018 3,454,083
2030 153,023,174 3,393,821
2029 149,461,578 3,334,592
2028 145,944,350 3,275,360
2027 142,419,893 3,214,886
2026 138,930,724 3,154,846
2025 135,472,051 3,092,816
2024 132,059,767 3,030,131
2023 128,691,692 2,963,095
2022 125,384,287 2,889,662
2021 122,138,588 2,810,548
2020 118,917,671 2,728,762
2019 115,737,383 2,650,494
2018 112,664,152 2,577,327
2017 109,666,481 2,506,853
2016 106,718,162 2,439,213
2015 103,867,135 2,374,300
2014 101,115,610 2,312,139
2013 98,438,751 2,252,508
2012 95,798,767 2,194,654
2011 93,149,970 2,146,325
2010 90,538,514 2,109,811
2009 88,007,636 2,077,394
2008 85,543,668 2,047,056
2007 83,103,217 2,018,600
2006 80,703,490 1,991,888
2005 78,367,470 1,966,582
2004 76,077,206 1,942,082
2003 73,832,663 1,917,464
2002 71,635,517 1,889,970
2001 69,487,762 1,857,048
2000 67,411,494 1,818,647
1999 65,374,561 1,776,368
1998 63,363,524 1,732,745
1997 61,404,539 1,689,264
1996 59,467,635 1,646,103
1995 57,537,335 1,602,170
1994 55,611,508 1,556,304
1993 53,708,891 1,508,697
1992 51,853,747 1,461,322
1991 49,717,198 1,415,684
1990 47,609,755 1,369,303
1989 45,879,690 1,288,947
1988 44,150,825 1,209,696
1987 42,460,039 1,167,889
1986 41,037,656 1,131,081
1985 39,842,136 1,096,890
1984 38,735,722 1,065,989
1983 37,740,817 1,037,511
1982 36,701,290 1,010,308
1981 35,304,012 992,500
1980 34,428,514 981,434
1979 34,238,652 962,825
1978 33,734,592 947,269
1977 33,167,272 931,104
1976 32,534,418 906,566
1975 31,723,252 881,032
1974 30,957,273 854,320
1973 30,166,785 828,928
1972 29,374,608 804,399
1971 28,600,106 780,584
1970 27,829,128 757,868
1969 27,072,571 736,120
1968 26,337,930 715,542
1967 25,620,276 696,045
1966 24,952,689 677,655
1965 24,310,612 660,558
1964 23,666,548 644,530
1963 23,051,637 629,589
1962 22,465,126 615,759
1961 21,906,102 603,067
1960 21,376,693 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.2% to 4,530,641 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 5.95M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Namibia
2100 0.47% 0.09%
2099 0.5% 0.09%
2098 0.53% 0.08%
2097 0.56% 0.07%
2096 0.54% 0.13%
2095 0.57% 0.14%
2094 0.58% 0.19%
2093 0.58% 0.21%
2092 0.61% 0.21%
2091 0.64% 0.25%
2090 0.63% 0.23%
2089 0.64% 0.27%
2088 0.68% 0.29%
2087 0.73% 0.33%
2086 0.74% 0.3%
2085 0.75% 0.32%
2084 0.77% 0.34%
2083 0.81% 0.37%
2082 0.82% 0.41%
2081 0.83% 0.43%
2080 0.84% 0.41%
2079 0.89% 0.45%
2078 0.92% 0.47%
2077 0.95% 0.49%
2076 0.97% 0.54%
2075 1% 0.53%
2074 0.99% 0.51%
2073 1.03% 0.54%
2072 1.05% 0.56%
2071 1.07% 0.57%
2070 1.1% 0.6%
2069 1.12% 0.65%
2068 1.16% 0.68%
2067 1.16% 0.71%
2066 1.19% 0.69%
2065 1.22% 0.71%
2064 1.25% 0.77%
2063 1.28% 0.8%
2062 1.33% 0.81%
2061 1.35% 0.89%
2060 1.38% 0.88%
2059 1.37% 0.92%
2058 1.41% 0.94%
2057 1.47% 0.98%
2056 1.46% 1.04%
2055 1.51% 1.03%
2054 1.53% 1.08%
2053 1.57% 1.11%
2052 1.63% 1.14%
2051 1.63% 1.19%
2050 1.67% 1.13%
2049 1.7% 1.18%
2048 1.74% 1.3%
2047 1.76% 1.29%
2046 1.78% 1.38%
2045 1.82% 1.35%
2044 1.86% 1.39%
2043 1.88% 1.37%
2042 1.9% 1.4%
2041 1.94% 1.39%
2040 1.97% 1.44%
2039 2% 1.52%
2038 2.03% 1.51%
2037 2.07% 1.53%
2036 2.11% 1.57%
2035 2.14% 1.58%
2034 2.17% 1.59%
2033 2.25% 1.67%
2032 2.28% 1.74%
2031 2.33% 1.78%
2030 2.38% 1.78%
2029 2.41% 1.81%
2028 2.47% 1.88%
2027 2.51% 1.9%
2026 2.55% 2.01%
2025 2.58% 2.07%
2024 2.62% 2.26%
2023 2.64% 2.54%
2022 2.66% 2.81%
2021 2.71% 3%
2020 2.75% 2.95%
2019 2.73% 2.84%
2018 2.73% 2.81%
2017 2.76% 2.77%
2016 2.74% 2.73%
2015 2.72% 2.69%
2014 2.72% 2.65%
2013 2.76% 2.64%
2012 2.84% 2.25%
2011 2.88% 1.73%
2010 2.88% 1.56%
2009 2.88% 1.48%
2008 2.94% 1.41%
2007 2.97% 1.34%
2006 2.98% 1.29%
2005 3.01% 1.26%
2004 3.04% 1.28%
2003 3.07% 1.45%
2002 3.09% 1.77%
2001 3.08% 2.11%
2000 3.12% 2.38%
1999 3.17% 2.52%
1998 3.19% 2.57%
1997 3.26% 2.62%
1996 3.35% 2.74%
1995 3.46% 2.95%
1994 3.54% 3.16%
1993 3.58% 3.24%
1992 4.3% 3.22%
1991 4.43% 3.39%
1990 3.77% 6.23%
1989 3.92% 6.55%
1988 3.98% 3.58%
1987 3.47% 3.25%
1986 3% 3.12%
1985 2.86% 2.9%
1984 2.64% 2.74%
1983 2.83% 2.69%
1982 3.96% 1.79%
1981 2.54% 1.13%
1980 0.55% 1.93%
1979 1.49% 1.64%
1978 1.71% 1.74%
1977 1.95% 2.71%
1976 2.56% 2.9%
1975 2.47% 3.13%
1974 2.62% 3.06%
1973 2.7% 3.05%
1972 2.71% 3.05%
1971 2.77% 3%
1970 2.79% 2.95%
1969 2.79% 2.88%
1968 2.8% 2.8%
1967 2.68% 2.71%
1966 2.64% 2.59%
1965 2.72% 2.49%
1964 2.67% 2.37%
1963 2.61% 2.25%
1962 2.55% 2.1%
1961 2.48% 1.96%

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 Namibia's population grew by 2.07%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Namibia
Current population
140722974
3185686
Population rank 10/197 134/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.04%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
8.41 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
6.7 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
28.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +172
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +62,685
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +2.07%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 46/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 +1,866
Net migration rank 31/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 1,866
2024 3,379,409 30,069 59,739 4,211
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 58,435 11,675
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 54,534 22,212
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 50,160 31,327
2020 3,199,718 38,866 55,034 27,056
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 54,769 19,676
2018 3,015,231 9,302 53,970 17,920
2017 2,899,143 71,766 52,975 16,080
2016 2,809,889 115,823 52,228 14,002
2015 2,713,529 62,785 50,846 12,755
2014 2,623,647 103,122 49,581 11,134
2013 2,546,020 80,955 47,801 10,748
2012 2,533,398 119,517 46,204 10,957
2011 2,527,811 116,793 43,557 -4,067
2010 2,498,048 80,213 42,046 -8,518
2009 2,467,118 16,315 39,942 -8,626
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 38,147 -8,775
2007 2,436,753 -381 36,430 -8,905
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 34,690 -8,792
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 32,909 -8,195
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 31,478 -7,192
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 31,115 -6,153
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 31,947 -1,913
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 32,942 2,869
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 35,280 5,709
1999 2,010,987 29,142 37,233 6,333
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 37,500 6,180
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 37,256 6,023
1996 1,896,364 41,456 37,177 5,866
1995 1,831,068 91,727 39,119 5,712
1994 1,788,133 140,715 41,316 5,578
1993 1,734,851 141,545 42,861 5,464
1992 1,673,839 160,106 43,945 2,487
1991 1,579,416 859,737 44,523 309
1990 1,479,663 296,014 43,956 3,969
1989 1,441,769 242,614 37,715 75,072
1988 1,393,356 379,966 34,798 10,916
1987 1,356,853 251,387 33,340 4,559
1986 1,050,277 186,227 31,764 3,953
1985 997,050 157,476 30,575 2,090
1984 920,670 137,632 29,395 -267
1983 863,472 68,022 28,307 -481
1982 1,080,853 66,702 27,474 -889
1981 1,018,838 628,135 27,938 -18,901
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 28,142 -15,041
1979 987,203 -711,455 28,930 -4,818
1978 943,388 -210,991 29,821 -22,827
1977 929,381 -527,133 29,241 -3,907
1976 899,577 -36,125 28,785 -5,048
1975 801,425 -42,540 27,882 -553
1974 777,306 -4,232 26,844 -744
1973 807,535 347 25,754 -1,066
1972 779,808 -3,375 24,606 -236
1971 787,047 -14,510 23,467 -208
1970 760,821 8,589 22,414 -244
1969 736,428 7,258 21,387 -57
1968 715,602 9,992 20,470 -636
1967 695,283 14,437 19,498 -339
1966 616,281 9,160 18,635 -1,023
1965 642,359 16,348 17,902 -1,327
1964 618,667 10,749 17,134 -1,660
1963 590,998 9,418 16,430 -2,016
1962 563,650 8,960 15,656 -2,403
1961 538,518 6,938 14,936 -2,807
1960 511,694 1,696 14,307 -3,227

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 Namibia 75.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 542,690 people) and 24.6% is from migration (a gain of 176,914 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 486K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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