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Population in Ethiopia compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 26 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Ethiopia vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia New Zealand
2100 371,192,732 5,918,837
2099 369,452,188 5,923,132
2098 367,626,914 5,927,206
2097 365,680,268 5,930,263
2096 363,648,440 5,932,907
2095 361,707,589 5,934,847
2094 359,642,227 5,936,183
2093 357,570,752 5,938,804
2092 355,499,462 5,939,085
2091 353,327,595 5,940,665
2090 351,068,287 5,941,752
2089 348,859,203 5,944,871
2088 346,624,222 5,945,635
2087 344,268,493 5,948,586
2086 341,777,395 5,951,745
2085 339,272,558 5,955,275
2084 336,753,372 5,959,115
2083 334,186,307 5,963,613
2082 331,503,693 5,966,943
2081 328,816,892 5,968,511
2080 326,114,551 5,971,082
2079 323,382,593 5,972,331
2078 320,521,381 5,972,928
2077 317,590,857 5,971,804
2076 314,615,353 5,971,386
2075 311,583,813 5,970,985
2074 308,511,275 5,969,834
2073 305,477,711 5,968,506
2072 302,351,806 5,964,548
2071 299,211,554 5,964,493
2070 296,054,535 5,963,811
2069 292,847,034 5,962,551
2068 289,612,061 5,960,918
2067 286,279,975 5,958,438
2066 282,992,981 5,954,539
2065 279,662,528 5,950,378
2064 276,283,161 5,946,851
2063 272,866,834 5,944,910
2062 269,424,014 5,940,838
2061 265,885,347 5,939,601
2060 262,350,260 5,936,094
2059 258,772,570 5,931,426
2058 255,284,371 5,925,816
2057 251,733,988 5,919,823
2056 248,079,002 5,913,287
2055 244,501,471 5,904,352
2054 240,868,686 5,894,795
2053 237,228,269 5,884,875
2052 233,551,340 5,876,162
2051 229,804,463 5,864,176
2050 226,124,819 5,852,896
2049 222,420,063 5,844,165
2048 218,694,640 5,833,178
2047 214,950,242 5,822,035
2046 211,226,920 5,809,860
2045 207,525,986 5,795,785
2044 203,812,674 5,780,884
2043 200,097,321 5,764,579
2042 196,411,774 5,746,528
2041 192,749,114 5,727,253
2040 189,081,695 5,708,874
2039 185,422,958 5,690,018
2038 181,789,129 5,669,959
2037 178,179,942 5,650,253
2036 174,569,201 5,630,126
2035 170,957,061 5,609,155
2034 167,367,920 5,588,315
2033 163,813,895 5,565,507
2032 160,216,774 5,542,488
2031 156,638,324 5,517,391
2030 153,070,380 5,491,320
2029 149,507,684 5,462,926
2028 145,989,372 5,432,752
2027 142,463,827 5,399,898
2026 138,973,582 5,364,771
2025 135,513,842 5,327,462
2024 132,059,767 5,287,500
2023 128,691,692 5,200,000
2022 125,384,287 5,081,700
2021 122,138,588 5,084,600
2020 118,917,671 5,072,400
2019 115,737,383 4,970,300
2018 112,664,152 4,900,600
2017 109,666,481 4,813,600
2016 106,718,162 4,714,100
2015 103,867,135 4,609,400
2014 101,115,610 4,516,500
2013 98,438,751 4,442,100
2012 95,798,767 4,408,100
2011 93,149,970 4,384,000
2010 90,538,514 4,350,700
2009 88,007,636 4,302,600
2008 85,543,668 4,259,800
2007 83,103,217 4,223,800
2006 80,703,490 4,184,600
2005 78,367,470 4,133,900
2004 76,077,206 4,087,500
2003 73,832,663 4,027,200
2002 71,635,517 3,948,500
2001 69,487,762 3,880,500
2000 67,411,494 3,857,700
1999 65,374,561 3,835,100
1998 63,363,524 3,815,000
1997 61,404,539 3,781,300
1996 59,467,635 3,732,000
1995 57,537,335 3,673,400
1994 55,611,508 3,620,000
1993 53,708,891 3,572,200
1992 51,853,747 3,531,700
1991 49,717,198 3,495,100
1990 47,609,755 3,329,800
1989 45,879,690 3,299,200
1988 44,150,825 3,283,400
1987 42,460,039 3,274,400
1986 41,037,656 3,246,300
1985 39,842,136 3,247,100
1984 38,735,722 3,227,100
1983 37,740,817 3,199,300
1982 36,701,290 3,156,100
1981 35,304,012 3,124,900
1980 34,428,514 3,112,900
1979 34,238,652 3,109,000
1978 33,734,592 3,121,200
1977 33,167,272 3,120,200
1976 32,534,418 3,110,500
1975 31,723,252 3,083,100
1974 30,957,273 3,023,700
1973 30,166,785 2,961,300
1972 29,374,608 2,903,900
1971 28,600,106 2,853,000
1970 27,829,128 2,810,700
1969 27,072,571 2,772,800
1968 26,337,930 2,748,100
1967 25,620,276 2,724,100
1966 24,952,689 2,675,900
1965 24,310,612 2,628,400
1964 23,666,548 2,585,400
1963 23,051,637 2,531,800
1962 22,465,126 2,482,000
1961 21,906,102 2,419,700
1960 21,376,693 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 5.97M people in 2078 for New Zealand.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia New Zealand
2100 0.47% -0.07%
2099 0.5% -0.07%
2098 0.53% -0.05%
2097 0.56% -0.04%
2096 0.54% -0.03%
2095 0.57% -0.02%
2094 0.58% -0.04%
2093 0.58% -0.005%
2092 0.61% -0.03%
2091 0.64% -0.02%
2090 0.63% -0.05%
2089 0.64% -0.01%
2088 0.68% -0.05%
2087 0.73% -0.05%
2086 0.74% -0.06%
2085 0.75% -0.06%
2084 0.77% -0.08%
2083 0.81% -0.06%
2082 0.82% -0.03%
2081 0.83% -0.04%
2080 0.84% -0.02%
2079 0.89% -0.01%
2078 0.92% 0.02%
2077 0.95% 0.007%
2076 0.97% 0.007%
2075 1% 0.02%
2074 0.99% 0.02%
2073 1.03% 0.07%
2072 1.05% 0.001%
2071 1.07% 0.01%
2070 1.1% 0.02%
2069 1.12% 0.03%
2068 1.16% 0.04%
2067 1.16% 0.07%
2066 1.19% 0.07%
2065 1.22% 0.06%
2064 1.25% 0.03%
2063 1.28% 0.07%
2062 1.33% 0.02%
2061 1.35% 0.06%
2060 1.38% 0.08%
2059 1.37% 0.09%
2058 1.41% 0.1%
2057 1.47% 0.11%
2056 1.46% 0.15%
2055 1.51% 0.16%
2054 1.53% 0.17%
2053 1.57% 0.15%
2052 1.63% 0.2%
2051 1.63% 0.19%
2050 1.67% 0.15%
2049 1.7% 0.19%
2048 1.74% 0.19%
2047 1.76% 0.21%
2046 1.78% 0.24%
2045 1.82% 0.26%
2044 1.86% 0.28%
2043 1.88% 0.31%
2042 1.9% 0.34%
2041 1.94% 0.32%
2040 1.97% 0.33%
2039 2% 0.35%
2038 2.03% 0.35%
2037 2.07% 0.36%
2036 2.11% 0.37%
2035 2.14% 0.37%
2034 2.17% 0.41%
2033 2.25% 0.42%
2032 2.28% 0.45%
2031 2.33% 0.47%
2030 2.38% 0.52%
2029 2.41% 0.56%
2028 2.47% 0.61%
2027 2.51% 0.65%
2026 2.55% 0.7%
2025 2.62% 0.76%
2024 2.62% 1.68%
2023 2.64% 2.33%
2022 2.66% -0.06%
2021 2.71% 0.24%
2020 2.75% 2.05%
2019 2.73% 1.42%
2018 2.73% 1.81%
2017 2.76% 2.11%
2016 2.74% 2.27%
2015 2.72% 2.06%
2014 2.72% 1.67%
2013 2.76% 0.77%
2012 2.84% 0.55%
2011 2.88% 0.77%
2010 2.88% 1.12%
2009 2.88% 1%
2008 2.94% 0.85%
2007 2.97% 0.94%
2006 2.98% 1.23%
2005 3.01% 1.14%
2004 3.04% 1.5%
2003 3.07% 1.99%
2002 3.09% 1.75%
2001 3.08% 0.59%
2000 3.12% 0.59%
1999 3.17% 0.53%
1998 3.19% 0.89%
1997 3.26% 1.32%
1996 3.35% 1.6%
1995 3.46% 1.48%
1994 3.54% 1.34%
1993 3.58% 1.15%
1992 4.3% 1.05%
1991 4.43% 4.96%
1990 3.77% 0.93%
1989 3.92% 0.48%
1988 3.98% 0.27%
1987 3.47% 0.87%
1986 3% -0.02%
1985 2.86% 0.62%
1984 2.64% 0.87%
1983 2.83% 1.37%
1982 3.96% 1%
1981 2.54% 0.39%
1980 0.55% 0.13%
1979 1.49% -0.39%
1978 1.71% 0.03%
1977 1.95% 0.31%
1976 2.56% 0.89%
1975 2.47% 1.96%
1974 2.62% 2.11%
1973 2.7% 1.98%
1972 2.71% 1.78%
1971 2.77% 1.5%
1970 2.79% 1.37%
1969 2.79% 0.9%
1968 2.8% 0.88%
1967 2.68% 1.8%
1966 2.64% 1.81%
1965 2.72% 1.66%
1964 2.67% 2.12%
1963 2.61% 2.01%
1962 2.55% 2.57%
1961 2.48% 2.02%

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/new-zealand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia New Zealand
Current population
139917664
5374272
Population rank 10/197 124/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.06%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
6.01 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
9.31 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +240
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 65/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +17,403
Net migration rank 31/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 17,403
2024 - 30,069 - 18,766
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 18,876 21,404
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 20,123 21,404
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 23,644 -14,944
2020 3,199,718 38,866 24,905 42,124
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 25,299 69,770
2018 3,015,231 9,302 24,797 59,139
2017 2,899,143 71,766 26,282 68,349
2016 2,809,889 115,823 28,237 75,512
2015 2,713,529 62,785 29,408 70,870
2014 2,623,647 103,122 26,196 57,974
2013 2,546,020 80,955 29,096 26,385
2012 2,533,398 119,517 31,077 -1,015
2011 2,527,811 116,793 31,302 -2,196
2010 2,498,048 80,213 35,458 6,722
2009 2,467,118 16,315 33,560 12,700
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 35,143 4,804
2007 2,436,753 -381 35,480 3,053
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 30,924 14,542
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 30,674 19,212
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 29,634 24,521
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 28,150 42,456
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 25,941 48,195
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 27,939 17,793
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 29,897 -6,604
1999 2,010,987 29,142 28,916 -7,634
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 29,146 -1,387
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 30,137 12,040
1996 1,896,364 41,456 28,997 25,169
1995 1,831,068 91,727 29,828 26,743
1994 1,788,133 140,715 30,372 20,420
1993 1,734,851 141,545 31,685 12,638
1992 1,673,839 160,106 32,067 6,460
1991 1,579,416 859,737 33,518 31,156
1990 1,479,663 296,014 33,298 70,432
1989 1,441,769 242,614 30,749 -8,818
1988 1,393,356 379,966 29,846 -17,005
1987 1,356,853 251,387 27,603 -7,631
1986 1,050,277 186,227 25,549 -10,234
1985 997,050 157,476 24,126 -13,462
1984 920,670 137,632 26,043 -901
1983 863,472 68,022 24,315 11,464
1982 1,080,853 66,702 24,207 7,982
1981 1,018,838 628,135 25,374 -7,606
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 23,658 -15,423
1979 987,203 -711,455 26,675 -26,694
1978 943,388 -210,991 26,156 -28,783
1977 929,381 -527,133 28,020 -22,697
1976 899,577 -36,125 29,456 -9,138
1975 801,425 -42,540 31,355 13,196
1974 777,306 -4,232 33,896 27,580
1973 807,535 347 35,239 28,261
1972 779,808 -3,375 38,244 17,779
1971 787,047 -14,510 40,000 7,547
1970 760,821 8,589 37,101 4,511
1969 736,428 7,258 38,098 -5,212
1968 715,602 9,992 37,594 -11,853
1967 695,283 14,437 37,974 -2,289
1966 616,281 9,160 36,151 9,161
1965 642,359 16,348 36,982 9,245
1964 618,667 10,749 39,375 9,806
1963 590,998 9,418 42,027 10,226
1962 563,650 8,960 42,865 12,697
1961 538,518 6,938 43,482 10,689
1960 511,694 1,696 41,791 3,846

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/new-zealand | CC BY

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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

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
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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