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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 4.81 times bigger than Niger's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.04% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Ethiopia vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Niger
2100 371,192,732 92,149,803
2099 369,452,188 91,788,730
2098 367,626,914 91,409,848
2097 365,680,268 91,009,119
2096 363,648,440 90,589,670
2095 361,707,589 90,150,766
2094 359,642,227 89,694,201
2093 357,570,752 89,215,318
2092 355,499,462 88,716,114
2091 353,327,595 88,197,952
2090 351,068,287 87,660,657
2089 348,859,203 87,103,777
2088 346,624,222 86,525,686
2087 344,268,493 85,929,075
2086 341,777,395 85,313,560
2085 339,272,558 84,675,788
2084 336,753,372 84,017,371
2083 334,186,307 83,337,884
2082 331,503,693 82,638,198
2081 328,816,892 81,922,470
2080 326,114,551 81,186,181
2079 323,382,593 80,435,226
2078 320,521,381 79,665,207
2077 317,590,857 78,877,754
2076 314,615,353 78,071,174
2075 311,583,813 77,248,629
2074 308,511,275 76,412,785
2073 305,477,711 75,560,272
2072 302,351,806 74,691,713
2071 299,211,554 73,808,594
2070 296,054,535 72,912,178
2069 292,847,034 71,999,238
2068 289,612,061 71,073,720
2067 286,279,975 70,133,854
2066 282,992,981 69,181,625
2065 279,662,528 68,221,595
2064 276,283,161 67,248,034
2063 272,866,834 66,264,418
2062 269,424,014 65,270,595
2061 265,885,347 64,267,053
2060 262,350,260 63,257,169
2059 258,772,570 62,239,490
2058 255,284,371 61,213,177
2057 251,733,988 60,180,993
2056 248,079,002 59,145,841
2055 244,501,471 58,103,375
2054 240,868,686 57,056,756
2053 237,228,269 56,007,297
2052 233,551,340 54,958,567
2051 229,804,463 53,907,164
2050 226,124,819 52,858,275
2049 222,420,063 51,810,418
2048 218,694,640 50,763,456
2047 214,950,242 49,719,695
2046 211,226,920 48,677,799
2045 207,525,986 47,638,048
2044 203,812,674 46,602,104
2043 200,097,321 45,572,618
2042 196,411,774 44,546,381
2041 192,749,114 43,525,533
2040 189,081,695 42,508,212
2039 185,422,958 41,495,840
2038 181,789,129 40,485,407
2037 178,179,942 39,476,789
2036 174,569,201 38,472,178
2035 170,957,061 37,470,776
2034 167,367,920 36,477,557
2033 163,813,895 35,487,806
2032 160,216,774 34,508,717
2031 156,638,324 33,538,029
2030 153,070,380 32,574,145
2029 149,507,684 31,620,865
2028 145,989,372 30,680,257
2027 142,463,827 29,750,695
2026 138,973,582 28,832,547
2025 135,513,842 27,926,917
2024 132,059,767 27,032,412
2023 128,691,692 26,159,867
2022 125,384,287 25,311,973
2021 122,138,588 24,502,140
2020 118,917,671 23,717,613
2019 115,737,383 22,947,757
2018 112,664,152 22,188,069
2017 109,666,481 21,435,446
2016 106,718,162 20,685,753
2015 103,867,135 19,939,498
2014 101,115,610 19,215,909
2013 98,438,751 18,519,898
2012 95,798,767 17,836,769
2011 93,149,970 17,176,283
2010 90,538,514 16,548,835
2009 88,007,636 15,943,675
2008 85,543,668 15,361,915
2007 83,103,217 14,803,610
2006 80,703,490 14,268,581
2005 78,367,470 13,756,192
2004 76,077,206 13,265,836
2003 73,832,663 12,796,984
2002 71,635,517 12,349,144
2001 69,487,762 11,920,647
2000 67,411,494 11,509,630
1999 65,374,561 11,117,411
1998 63,363,524 10,741,413
1997 61,404,539 10,383,969
1996 59,467,635 10,044,852
1995 57,537,335 9,714,529
1994 55,611,508 9,398,258
1993 53,708,891 9,100,789
1992 51,853,747 8,817,633
1991 49,717,198 8,546,900
1990 47,609,755 8,286,059
1989 45,879,690 8,034,780
1988 44,150,825 7,793,748
1987 42,460,039 7,561,150
1986 41,037,656 7,335,811
1985 39,842,136 7,118,457
1984 38,735,722 6,909,971
1983 37,740,817 6,708,644
1982 36,701,290 6,512,732
1981 35,304,012 6,322,006
1980 34,428,514 6,135,971
1979 34,238,652 5,955,556
1978 33,734,592 5,782,932
1977 33,167,272 5,619,716
1976 32,534,418 5,464,962
1975 31,723,252 5,317,019
1974 30,957,273 5,174,953
1973 30,166,785 5,037,865
1972 29,374,608 4,904,845
1971 28,600,106 4,776,225
1970 27,829,128 4,650,275
1969 27,072,571 4,525,725
1968 26,337,930 4,403,637
1967 25,620,276 4,283,590
1966 24,952,689 4,165,544
1965 24,310,612 4,049,695
1964 23,666,548 3,935,814
1963 23,051,637 3,823,873
1962 22,465,126 3,714,520
1961 21,906,102 3,608,162
1960 21,376,693 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 92.1M people in 2100 for Niger.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Niger
2100 0.47% 0.39%
2099 0.5% 0.41%
2098 0.53% 0.44%
2097 0.56% 0.46%
2096 0.54% 0.49%
2095 0.57% 0.51%
2094 0.58% 0.54%
2093 0.58% 0.56%
2092 0.61% 0.59%
2091 0.64% 0.61%
2090 0.63% 0.64%
2089 0.64% 0.67%
2088 0.68% 0.69%
2087 0.73% 0.72%
2086 0.74% 0.75%
2085 0.75% 0.78%
2084 0.77% 0.82%
2083 0.81% 0.85%
2082 0.82% 0.87%
2081 0.83% 0.91%
2080 0.84% 0.93%
2079 0.89% 0.97%
2078 0.92% 1%
2077 0.95% 1.03%
2076 0.97% 1.06%
2075 1% 1.09%
2074 0.99% 1.13%
2073 1.03% 1.16%
2072 1.05% 1.2%
2071 1.07% 1.23%
2070 1.1% 1.27%
2069 1.12% 1.3%
2068 1.16% 1.34%
2067 1.16% 1.38%
2066 1.19% 1.41%
2065 1.22% 1.45%
2064 1.25% 1.48%
2063 1.28% 1.52%
2062 1.33% 1.56%
2061 1.35% 1.6%
2060 1.38% 1.64%
2059 1.37% 1.68%
2058 1.41% 1.72%
2057 1.47% 1.75%
2056 1.46% 1.79%
2055 1.51% 1.83%
2054 1.53% 1.87%
2053 1.57% 1.91%
2052 1.63% 1.95%
2051 1.63% 1.98%
2050 1.67% 2.02%
2049 1.7% 2.06%
2048 1.74% 2.1%
2047 1.76% 2.14%
2046 1.78% 2.18%
2045 1.82% 2.22%
2044 1.86% 2.26%
2043 1.88% 2.3%
2042 1.9% 2.35%
2041 1.94% 2.39%
2040 1.97% 2.44%
2039 2% 2.5%
2038 2.03% 2.55%
2037 2.07% 2.61%
2036 2.11% 2.67%
2035 2.14% 2.72%
2034 2.17% 2.79%
2033 2.25% 2.84%
2032 2.28% 2.89%
2031 2.33% 2.96%
2030 2.38% 3.01%
2029 2.41% 3.07%
2028 2.47% 3.12%
2027 2.51% 3.18%
2026 2.55% 3.24%
2025 2.62% 3.31%
2024 2.62% 3.34%
2023 2.64% 3.35%
2022 2.66% 3.31%
2021 2.71% 3.31%
2020 2.75% 3.35%
2019 2.73% 3.42%
2018 2.73% 3.51%
2017 2.76% 3.62%
2016 2.74% 3.74%
2015 2.72% 3.77%
2014 2.72% 3.76%
2013 2.76% 3.83%
2012 2.84% 3.85%
2011 2.88% 3.79%
2010 2.88% 3.8%
2009 2.88% 3.79%
2008 2.94% 3.77%
2007 2.97% 3.75%
2006 2.98% 3.72%
2005 3.01% 3.7%
2004 3.04% 3.66%
2003 3.07% 3.63%
2002 3.09% 3.59%
2001 3.08% 3.57%
2000 3.12% 3.53%
1999 3.17% 3.5%
1998 3.19% 3.44%
1997 3.26% 3.38%
1996 3.35% 3.4%
1995 3.46% 3.37%
1994 3.54% 3.27%
1993 3.58% 3.21%
1992 4.3% 3.17%
1991 4.43% 3.15%
1990 3.77% 3.13%
1989 3.92% 3.09%
1988 3.98% 3.08%
1987 3.47% 3.07%
1986 3% 3.05%
1985 2.86% 3.02%
1984 2.64% 3%
1983 2.83% 3.01%
1982 3.96% 3.02%
1981 2.54% 3.03%
1980 0.55% 3.03%
1979 1.49% 2.99%
1978 1.71% 2.9%
1977 1.95% 2.83%
1976 2.56% 2.78%
1975 2.47% 2.75%
1974 2.62% 2.72%
1973 2.7% 2.71%
1972 2.71% 2.69%
1971 2.77% 2.71%
1970 2.79% 2.75%
1969 2.79% 2.77%
1968 2.8% 2.8%
1967 2.68% 2.83%
1966 2.64% 2.86%
1965 2.72% 2.89%
1964 2.67% 2.93%
1963 2.61% 2.94%
1962 2.55% 2.95%
1961 2.48% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Niger
Current population
139917664
29080898
Population rank 10/197 53/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.35%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
36.1 seconds
One birth every
7.68 seconds
28.8 seconds
One death every
41.1 seconds
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 10/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -7,704
Net migration rank 31/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -7,704
2024 - 30,069 - -4,041
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 864,139 995
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 829,651 995
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 793,428 -4,405
2020 3,199,718 38,866 784,437 -4,402
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 775,474 -15,778
2018 3,015,231 9,302 763,536 -3,830
2017 2,899,143 71,766 752,384 -6,830
2016 2,809,889 115,823 738,999 14,833
2015 2,713,529 62,785 721,630 17,051
2014 2,623,647 103,122 704,609 3,891
2013 2,546,020 80,955 686,070 -2,543
2012 2,533,398 119,517 664,009 18,714
2011 2,527,811 116,793 645,175 -6,941
2010 2,498,048 80,213 624,685 -8,033
2009 2,467,118 16,315 602,671 -9,014
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 579,727 -9,847
2007 2,436,753 -381 556,808 -10,069
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 533,374 -10,054
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 511,167 -9,700
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 488,328 -9,070
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 467,295 -8,841
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 446,767 -9,550
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 428,417 -8,654
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 410,779 -8,522
1999 2,010,987 29,142 394,212 -12,037
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 377,120 -7,298
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 358,745 -13,680
1996 1,896,364 41,456 341,223 -8,057
1995 1,831,068 91,727 323,630 3,843
1994 1,788,133 140,715 306,026 -959
1993 1,734,851 141,545 292,135 -2,269
1992 1,673,839 160,106 278,690 -2,258
1991 1,579,416 859,737 266,527 -1,500
1990 1,479,663 296,014 256,594 73
1989 1,441,769 242,614 245,278 613
1988 1,393,356 379,966 237,296 -1,139
1987 1,356,853 251,387 231,371 -2,338
1986 1,050,277 186,227 224,365 -2,728
1985 997,050 157,476 219,206 -6,126
1984 920,670 137,632 213,111 -9,208
1983 863,472 68,022 207,962 -9,209
1982 1,080,853 66,702 202,012 -8,935
1981 1,018,838 628,135 195,938 -7,559
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 189,251 -5,564
1979 987,203 -711,455 180,632 -3,495
1978 943,388 -210,991 171,614 -3,494
1977 929,381 -527,133 161,792 -3,476
1976 899,577 -36,125 154,489 -3,308
1975 801,425 -42,540 147,962 -3,254
1974 777,306 -4,232 142,606 -3,179
1973 807,535 347 137,695 -2,942
1972 779,808 -3,375 133,813 -2,525
1971 787,047 -14,510 128,223 -2,277
1970 760,821 8,589 128,184 -2,225
1969 736,428 7,258 125,389 -2,245
1968 715,602 9,992 123,301 -2,277
1967 695,283 14,437 121,358 -2,289
1966 616,281 9,160 119,314 -2,289
1965 642,359 16,348 116,963 -2,289
1964 618,667 10,749 115,386 -2,289
1963 590,998 9,418 113,072 -2,289
1962 563,650 8,960 110,280 -2,369
1961 538,518 6,938 107,693 -2,893
1960 511,694 1,696 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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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