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Population in Ethiopia compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 1,820,909 people in North Macedonia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 1,811,466 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 77.7 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs -0.47% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.17% decline).

Ethiopia vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia North Macedonia
2100 371,078,260 869,530
2099 369,338,252 880,467
2098 367,513,542 891,427
2097 365,567,496 902,461
2096 363,536,294 913,488
2095 361,596,042 924,371
2094 359,531,317 935,479
2093 357,460,480 946,865
2092 355,389,829 958,251
2091 353,218,632 969,723
2090 350,960,021 981,115
2089 348,751,618 992,687
2088 346,517,326 1,004,280
2087 344,162,324 1,015,922
2086 341,671,994 1,027,915
2085 339,167,930 1,039,832
2084 336,649,520 1,052,077
2083 334,083,247 1,064,269
2082 331,401,460 1,076,684
2081 328,715,487 1,089,137
2080 326,013,981 1,101,478
2079 323,282,865 1,114,004
2078 320,422,535 1,126,827
2077 317,492,915 1,139,917
2076 314,518,328 1,153,296
2075 311,487,723 1,166,630
2074 308,416,133 1,180,262
2073 305,383,505 1,193,984
2072 302,258,564 1,207,689
2071 299,119,280 1,221,407
2070 295,963,235 1,235,738
2069 292,756,723 1,250,212
2068 289,522,748 1,264,718
2067 286,191,689 1,279,182
2066 282,905,709 1,293,374
2065 279,576,283 1,307,896
2064 276,197,958 1,322,184
2063 272,782,685 1,336,875
2062 269,340,926 1,351,652
2061 265,803,351 1,366,457
2060 262,269,354 1,381,009
2059 258,692,767 1,395,166
2058 255,205,644 1,409,270
2057 251,656,356 1,423,516
2056 248,002,497 1,437,970
2055 244,426,069 1,452,276
2054 240,794,405 1,466,673
2053 237,155,110 1,480,857
2052 233,479,314 1,494,452
2051 229,733,593 1,508,115
2050 226,055,085 1,521,258
2049 222,351,471 1,534,276
2048 218,627,197 1,547,097
2047 214,883,954 1,559,831
2046 211,161,780 1,572,937
2045 207,461,987 1,585,940
2044 203,749,820 1,598,742
2043 200,035,613 1,611,835
2042 196,351,202 1,624,885
2041 192,689,672 1,637,687
2040 189,023,384 1,650,468
2039 185,365,776 1,663,094
2038 181,733,067 1,675,445
2037 178,124,993 1,687,986
2036 174,515,366 1,700,377
2035 170,904,339 1,712,512
2034 167,316,305 1,724,440
2033 163,763,376 1,736,005
2032 160,167,364 1,747,606
2031 156,590,018 1,759,081
2030 153,023,174 1,770,549
2029 149,461,578 1,781,235
2028 145,944,350 1,791,502
2027 142,419,893 1,801,426
2026 138,930,724 1,811,466
2025 135,472,051 1,820,909
2024 132,059,767 1,824,359
2023 128,691,692 1,827,816
2022 125,384,287 1,831,712
2021 122,138,588 1,837,114
2020 118,917,671 1,856,124
2019 115,737,383 1,876,262
2018 112,664,152 1,889,051
2017 109,666,481 1,898,657
2016 106,718,162 1,906,313
2015 103,867,135 1,912,430
2014 101,115,610 1,917,557
2013 98,438,751 1,922,716
2012 95,798,767 1,929,821
2011 93,149,970 1,937,398
2010 90,538,514 1,946,298
2009 88,007,636 1,958,782
2008 85,543,668 1,971,493
2007 83,103,217 1,982,933
2006 80,703,490 1,994,287
2005 78,367,470 2,005,330
2004 76,077,206 2,016,186
2003 73,832,663 2,022,725
2002 71,635,517 2,020,157
2001 69,487,762 2,034,882
2000 67,411,494 2,026,350
1999 65,374,561 2,017,142
1998 63,363,524 2,007,523
1997 61,404,539 1,996,869
1996 59,467,635 2,012,553
1995 57,537,335 1,998,534
1994 55,611,508 1,992,666
1993 53,708,891 2,006,854
1992 51,853,747 2,032,523
1991 49,717,198 2,055,994
1990 47,609,755 2,063,689
1989 45,879,690 2,055,649
1988 44,150,825 2,045,737
1987 42,460,039 2,035,157
1986 41,037,656 2,024,732
1985 39,842,136 2,014,331
1984 38,735,722 2,003,399
1983 37,740,817 1,991,901
1982 36,701,290 1,978,956
1981 35,304,012 1,959,065
1980 34,428,514 1,933,038
1979 34,238,652 1,906,523
1978 33,734,592 1,879,847
1977 33,167,272 1,853,138
1976 32,534,418 1,825,830
1975 31,723,252 1,797,972
1974 30,957,273 1,770,545
1973 30,166,785 1,743,816
1972 29,374,608 1,717,395
1971 28,600,106 1,691,216
1970 27,829,128 1,664,208
1969 27,072,571 1,636,345
1968 26,337,930 1,608,930
1967 25,620,276 1,582,492
1966 24,952,689 1,557,349
1965 24,310,612 1,533,466
1964 23,666,548 1,510,900
1963 23,051,637 1,488,737
1962 22,465,126 1,471,745
1961 21,906,102 1,455,171
1960 21,376,693 1,435,059

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 94,847 people (a 4.98% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,521,258 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 870K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia North Macedonia
2100 0.47% -1.24%
2099 0.5% -1.23%
2098 0.53% -1.22%
2097 0.56% -1.21%
2096 0.54% -1.18%
2095 0.57% -1.19%
2094 0.58% -1.2%
2093 0.58% -1.19%
2092 0.61% -1.18%
2091 0.64% -1.16%
2090 0.63% -1.17%
2089 0.64% -1.15%
2088 0.68% -1.15%
2087 0.73% -1.17%
2086 0.74% -1.15%
2085 0.75% -1.16%
2084 0.77% -1.15%
2083 0.81% -1.15%
2082 0.82% -1.14%
2081 0.83% -1.12%
2080 0.84% -1.12%
2079 0.89% -1.14%
2078 0.92% -1.15%
2077 0.95% -1.16%
2076 0.97% -1.14%
2075 1% -1.15%
2074 0.99% -1.15%
2073 1.03% -1.13%
2072 1.05% -1.12%
2071 1.07% -1.16%
2070 1.1% -1.16%
2069 1.12% -1.15%
2068 1.16% -1.13%
2067 1.16% -1.1%
2066 1.19% -1.11%
2065 1.22% -1.08%
2064 1.25% -1.1%
2063 1.28% -1.09%
2062 1.33% -1.08%
2061 1.35% -1.05%
2060 1.38% -1.01%
2059 1.37% -1%
2058 1.41% -1%
2057 1.47% -1.01%
2056 1.46% -0.99%
2055 1.51% -0.98%
2054 1.53% -0.96%
2053 1.57% -0.91%
2052 1.63% -0.91%
2051 1.63% -0.86%
2050 1.67% -0.85%
2049 1.7% -0.83%
2048 1.74% -0.82%
2047 1.76% -0.83%
2046 1.78% -0.82%
2045 1.82% -0.8%
2044 1.86% -0.81%
2043 1.88% -0.8%
2042 1.9% -0.78%
2041 1.94% -0.77%
2040 1.97% -0.76%
2039 2% -0.74%
2038 2.03% -0.74%
2037 2.07% -0.73%
2036 2.11% -0.71%
2035 2.14% -0.69%
2034 2.17% -0.67%
2033 2.25% -0.66%
2032 2.28% -0.65%
2031 2.33% -0.65%
2030 2.38% -0.6%
2029 2.41% -0.57%
2028 2.47% -0.55%
2027 2.51% -0.55%
2026 2.55% -0.52%
2025 2.58% -0.19%
2024 2.62% -0.19%
2023 2.64% -0.21%
2022 2.66% -0.29%
2021 2.71% -1.02%
2020 2.75% -1.07%
2019 2.73% -0.68%
2018 2.73% -0.51%
2017 2.76% -0.4%
2016 2.74% -0.32%
2015 2.72% -0.27%
2014 2.72% -0.27%
2013 2.76% -0.37%
2012 2.84% -0.39%
2011 2.88% -0.46%
2010 2.88% -0.64%
2009 2.88% -0.64%
2008 2.94% -0.58%
2007 2.97% -0.57%
2006 2.98% -0.55%
2005 3.01% -0.54%
2004 3.04% -0.32%
2003 3.07% 0.13%
2002 3.09% -0.72%
2001 3.08% 0.42%
2000 3.12% 0.46%
1999 3.17% 0.48%
1998 3.19% 0.53%
1997 3.26% -0.78%
1996 3.35% 0.7%
1995 3.46% 0.29%
1994 3.54% -0.71%
1993 3.58% -1.26%
1992 4.3% -1.14%
1991 4.43% -0.37%
1990 3.77% 0.39%
1989 3.92% 0.48%
1988 3.98% 0.52%
1987 3.47% 0.51%
1986 3% 0.52%
1985 2.86% 0.55%
1984 2.64% 0.58%
1983 2.83% 0.65%
1982 3.96% 1.02%
1981 2.54% 1.35%
1980 0.55% 1.39%
1979 1.49% 1.42%
1978 1.71% 1.44%
1977 1.95% 1.5%
1976 2.56% 1.55%
1975 2.47% 1.55%
1974 2.62% 1.53%
1973 2.7% 1.54%
1972 2.71% 1.55%
1971 2.77% 1.62%
1970 2.79% 1.7%
1969 2.79% 1.7%
1968 2.8% 1.67%
1967 2.68% 1.61%
1966 2.64% 1.56%
1965 2.72% 1.49%
1964 2.67% 1.49%
1963 2.61% 1.15%
1962 2.55% 1.14%
1961 2.48% 1.4%

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 North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia North Macedonia
Current population
140722974
1811466
Population rank 10/197 150/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.02%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
2.55 hours
One birth every
7.59 seconds
32.7 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
26 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 -9
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 -3,450
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 176/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -5,645
Net migration rank 31/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -5,645
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -4,196 -5,728
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -3,290 -5,597
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -4,397 -5,296
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -9,737 -5,483
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -5,939 -23,458
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -375 -24,204
2018 3,015,231 9,302 1,512 -24,878
2017 2,899,143 71,766 1,329 -24,227
2016 2,809,889 115,823 2,374 -24,144
2015 2,713,529 62,785 2,294 -23,010
2014 2,623,647 103,122 3,644 -22,132
2013 2,546,020 80,955 3,653 -20,297
2012 2,533,398 119,517 3,087 -19,083
2011 2,527,811 116,793 3,100 -17,871
2010 2,498,048 80,213 4,866 -16,668
2009 2,467,118 16,315 4,309 -15,455
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 3,746 -17,645
2007 2,436,753 -381 2,974 -15,705
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 3,988 -9,632
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 4,011 -2,244
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 5,444 -2,640
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 8,900 -2,880
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 9,697 -2,858
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 10,174 -922
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 12,159 -2,824
1999 2,010,987 29,142 10,489 -1,261
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 12,446 -589
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 12,979 -477
1996 1,896,364 41,456 14,806 -397
1995 1,831,068 91,727 17,239 -3,603
1994 1,788,133 140,715 19,103 -21,006
1993 1,734,851 141,545 20,797 -47,273
1992 1,673,839 160,106 21,659 -46,509
1991 1,579,416 859,737 23,387 -45,484
1990 1,479,663 296,014 22,868 -16,174
1989 1,441,769 242,614 22,912 -13,528
1988 1,393,356 379,966 24,064 -13,621
1987 1,356,853 251,387 24,359 -13,635
1986 1,050,277 186,227 23,720 -13,589
1985 997,050 157,476 24,167 -13,492
1984 920,670 137,632 24,436 -13,251
1983 863,472 68,022 24,690 -12,884
1982 1,080,853 66,702 25,810 -11,716
1981 1,018,838 628,135 25,689 0
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 26,547 -189
1979 987,203 -711,455 27,096 -426
1978 943,388 -210,991 27,150 -462
1977 929,381 -527,133 27,410 -683
1976 899,577 -36,125 28,799 -911
1975 801,425 -42,540 28,983 -1,147
1974 777,306 -4,232 28,400 -1,376
1973 807,535 347 28,032 -1,600
1972 779,808 -3,375 28,236 -1,834
1971 787,047 -14,510 28,010 -2,064
1970 760,821 8,589 28,022 60
1969 736,428 7,258 27,464 181
1968 715,602 9,992 28,378 -1,201
1967 695,283 14,437 28,401 -2,696
1966 616,281 9,160 28,766 -4,176
1965 642,359 16,348 28,564 -5,385
1964 618,667 10,749 27,889 -5,938
1963 590,998 9,418 28,124 -5,759
1962 563,650 8,960 25,317 -13,702
1961 538,518 6,938 27,846 -6,309
1960 511,694 1,696 28,816 -10,126

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 North Macedonia 11% is from natural causes (a loss of 20,425 people) and 89% is from migration (a loss of 166,025 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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