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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 24.9 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Ethiopia vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Norway
2100 371,078,260 5,426,970
2099 369,338,252 5,439,664
2098 367,513,542 5,451,717
2097 365,567,496 5,463,190
2096 363,536,294 5,474,994
2095 361,596,042 5,487,368
2094 359,531,317 5,499,514
2093 357,460,480 5,512,056
2092 355,389,829 5,524,021
2091 353,218,632 5,535,989
2090 350,960,021 5,548,825
2089 348,751,618 5,561,462
2088 346,517,326 5,574,757
2087 344,162,324 5,588,831
2086 341,671,994 5,602,569
2085 339,167,930 5,616,010
2084 336,649,520 5,629,675
2083 334,083,247 5,642,568
2082 331,401,460 5,654,975
2081 328,715,487 5,666,885
2080 326,013,981 5,678,624
2079 323,282,865 5,689,711
2078 320,422,535 5,700,349
2077 317,492,915 5,710,483
2076 314,518,328 5,720,209
2075 311,487,723 5,729,904
2074 308,416,133 5,739,940
2073 305,383,505 5,749,872
2072 302,258,564 5,759,499
2071 299,119,280 5,768,298
2070 295,963,235 5,777,747
2069 292,756,723 5,786,471
2068 289,522,748 5,795,734
2067 286,191,689 5,805,627
2066 282,905,709 5,815,585
2065 279,576,283 5,825,356
2064 276,197,958 5,835,081
2063 272,782,685 5,844,519
2062 269,340,926 5,853,646
2061 265,803,351 5,861,677
2060 262,269,354 5,869,390
2059 258,692,767 5,875,920
2058 255,205,644 5,881,790
2057 251,656,356 5,888,181
2056 248,002,497 5,894,125
2055 244,426,069 5,899,106
2054 240,794,405 5,903,121
2053 237,155,110 5,906,126
2052 233,479,314 5,907,281
2051 229,733,593 5,907,735
2050 226,055,085 5,907,355
2049 222,351,471 5,905,940
2048 218,627,197 5,903,025
2047 214,883,954 5,899,964
2046 211,161,780 5,896,254
2045 207,461,987 5,891,177
2044 203,749,820 5,886,031
2043 200,035,613 5,880,486
2042 196,351,202 5,873,632
2041 192,689,672 5,865,604
2040 189,023,384 5,857,447
2039 185,365,776 5,848,023
2038 181,733,067 5,837,628
2037 178,124,993 5,826,752
2036 174,515,366 5,815,042
2035 170,904,339 5,802,966
2034 167,316,305 5,790,086
2033 163,763,376 5,776,187
2032 160,167,364 5,761,261
2031 156,590,018 5,745,071
2030 153,023,174 5,728,104
2029 149,461,578 5,710,229
2028 145,944,350 5,691,155
2027 142,419,893 5,670,783
2026 138,930,724 5,649,981
2025 135,472,051 5,610,870
2024 132,059,767 5,572,279
2023 128,691,692 5,519,601
2022 125,384,287 5,457,127
2021 122,138,588 5,408,320
2020 118,917,671 5,379,475
2019 115,737,383 5,347,896
2018 112,664,152 5,311,916
2017 109,666,481 5,276,968
2016 106,718,162 5,234,519
2015 103,867,135 5,188,607
2014 101,115,610 5,137,232
2013 98,438,751 5,079,623
2012 95,798,767 5,018,573
2011 93,149,970 4,953,088
2010 90,538,514 4,889,252
2009 88,007,636 4,828,726
2008 85,543,668 4,768,212
2007 83,103,217 4,709,153
2006 80,703,490 4,660,677
2005 78,367,470 4,623,291
2004 76,077,206 4,591,910
2003 73,832,663 4,564,855
2002 71,635,517 4,538,159
2001 69,487,762 4,513,751
2000 67,411,494 4,490,967
1999 65,374,561 4,461,913
1998 63,363,524 4,431,464
1997 61,404,539 4,405,157
1996 59,467,635 4,381,336
1995 57,537,335 4,359,184
1994 55,611,508 4,336,613
1993 53,708,891 4,311,991
1992 51,853,747 4,286,401
1991 49,717,198 4,261,732
1990 47,609,755 4,241,473
1989 45,879,690 4,226,901
1988 44,150,825 4,209,488
1987 42,460,039 4,186,905
1986 41,037,656 4,167,354
1985 39,842,136 4,152,516
1984 38,735,722 4,140,099
1983 37,740,817 4,128,432
1982 36,701,290 4,114,787
1981 35,304,012 4,099,702
1980 34,428,514 4,085,620
1979 34,238,652 4,072,517
1978 33,734,592 4,058,671
1977 33,167,272 4,043,205
1976 32,534,418 4,026,152
1975 31,723,252 4,007,313
1974 30,957,273 3,985,258
1973 30,166,785 3,960,612
1972 29,374,608 3,933,004
1971 28,600,106 3,903,039
1970 27,829,128 3,875,763
1969 27,072,571 3,847,707
1968 26,337,930 3,816,486
1967 25,620,276 3,784,539
1966 24,952,689 3,753,012
1965 24,310,612 3,723,168
1964 23,666,548 3,694,339
1963 23,051,637 3,666,537
1962 22,465,126 3,638,918
1961 21,906,102 3,609,800
1960 21,376,693 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Norway
2100 0.47% -0.23%
2099 0.5% -0.22%
2098 0.53% -0.21%
2097 0.56% -0.22%
2096 0.54% -0.23%
2095 0.57% -0.22%
2094 0.58% -0.23%
2093 0.58% -0.22%
2092 0.61% -0.22%
2091 0.64% -0.23%
2090 0.63% -0.23%
2089 0.64% -0.24%
2088 0.68% -0.25%
2087 0.73% -0.25%
2086 0.74% -0.24%
2085 0.75% -0.24%
2084 0.77% -0.23%
2083 0.81% -0.22%
2082 0.82% -0.21%
2081 0.83% -0.21%
2080 0.84% -0.19%
2079 0.89% -0.19%
2078 0.92% -0.18%
2077 0.95% -0.17%
2076 0.97% -0.17%
2075 1% -0.17%
2074 0.99% -0.17%
2073 1.03% -0.17%
2072 1.05% -0.15%
2071 1.07% -0.16%
2070 1.1% -0.15%
2069 1.12% -0.16%
2068 1.16% -0.17%
2067 1.16% -0.17%
2066 1.19% -0.17%
2065 1.22% -0.17%
2064 1.25% -0.16%
2063 1.28% -0.16%
2062 1.33% -0.14%
2061 1.35% -0.13%
2060 1.38% -0.11%
2059 1.37% -0.1%
2058 1.41% -0.11%
2057 1.47% -0.1%
2056 1.46% -0.08%
2055 1.51% -0.07%
2054 1.53% -0.05%
2053 1.57% -0.02%
2052 1.63% -0.008%
2051 1.63% 0.006%
2050 1.67% 0.02%
2049 1.7% 0.05%
2048 1.74% 0.05%
2047 1.76% 0.06%
2046 1.78% 0.09%
2045 1.82% 0.09%
2044 1.86% 0.09%
2043 1.88% 0.12%
2042 1.9% 0.14%
2041 1.94% 0.14%
2040 1.97% 0.16%
2039 2% 0.18%
2038 2.03% 0.19%
2037 2.07% 0.2%
2036 2.11% 0.21%
2035 2.14% 0.22%
2034 2.17% 0.24%
2033 2.25% 0.26%
2032 2.28% 0.28%
2031 2.33% 0.3%
2030 2.38% 0.31%
2029 2.41% 0.34%
2028 2.47% 0.36%
2027 2.51% 0.37%
2026 2.55% 0.7%
2025 2.58% 0.69%
2024 2.62% 0.95%
2023 2.64% 1.14%
2022 2.66% 0.9%
2021 2.71% 0.54%
2020 2.75% 0.59%
2019 2.73% 0.68%
2018 2.73% 0.66%
2017 2.76% 0.81%
2016 2.74% 0.88%
2015 2.72% 1%
2014 2.72% 1.13%
2013 2.76% 1.22%
2012 2.84% 1.32%
2011 2.88% 1.31%
2010 2.88% 1.25%
2009 2.88% 1.27%
2008 2.94% 1.25%
2007 2.97% 1.04%
2006 2.98% 0.81%
2005 3.01% 0.68%
2004 3.04% 0.59%
2003 3.07% 0.59%
2002 3.09% 0.54%
2001 3.08% 0.51%
2000 3.12% 0.65%
1999 3.17% 0.69%
1998 3.19% 0.6%
1997 3.26% 0.54%
1996 3.35% 0.51%
1995 3.46% 0.52%
1994 3.54% 0.57%
1993 3.58% 0.6%
1992 4.3% 0.58%
1991 4.43% 0.48%
1990 3.77% 0.34%
1989 3.92% 0.41%
1988 3.98% 0.54%
1987 3.47% 0.47%
1986 3% 0.36%
1985 2.86% 0.3%
1984 2.64% 0.28%
1983 2.83% 0.33%
1982 3.96% 0.37%
1981 2.54% 0.34%
1980 0.55% 0.32%
1979 1.49% 0.34%
1978 1.71% 0.38%
1977 1.95% 0.42%
1976 2.56% 0.47%
1975 2.47% 0.55%
1974 2.62% 0.62%
1973 2.7% 0.7%
1972 2.71% 0.77%
1971 2.77% 0.7%
1970 2.79% 0.73%
1969 2.79% 0.82%
1968 2.8% 0.84%
1967 2.68% 0.84%
1966 2.64% 0.8%
1965 2.72% 0.78%
1964 2.67% 0.76%
1963 2.61% 0.76%
1962 2.55% 0.81%
1961 2.48% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/norway | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Norway
Current population
140722974
5660666
Population rank 10/197 119/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.07%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
9.72 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +106
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 117/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +29,798
Net migration rank 31/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 29,798
2024 3,379,409 30,069 10,030 44,356
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 8,280 53,806
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 5,457 58,040
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 14,062 19,804
2020 3,199,718 38,866 12,372 11,277
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 13,904 25,707
2018 3,015,231 9,302 14,342 18,473
2017 2,899,143 71,766 15,831 21,657
2016 2,809,889 115,823 17,797 26,417
2015 2,713,529 62,785 18,160 30,242
2014 2,623,647 103,122 18,494 38,522
2013 2,546,020 80,955 17,779 40,690
2012 2,533,398 119,517 18,066 47,883
2011 2,527,811 116,793 18,822 47,454
2010 2,498,048 80,213 20,046 42,865
2009 2,467,118 16,315 20,280 39,316
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 19,073 44,002
2007 2,436,753 -381 16,482 40,111
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 17,244 24,054
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 15,719 18,588
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 15,612 13,412
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 14,151 11,389
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 10,892 17,279
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 13,090 7,906
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 15,269 9,805
1999 2,010,987 29,142 14,278 19,147
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 14,181 13,519
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 15,418 9,744
1996 1,896,364 41,456 17,087 5,671
1995 1,831,068 91,727 14,821 6,343
1994 1,788,133 140,715 16,045 7,580
1993 1,734,851 141,545 12,936 12,567
1992 1,673,839 160,106 15,431 10,218
1991 1,579,416 859,737 16,194 7,949
1990 1,479,663 296,014 14,845 1,818
1989 1,441,769 242,614 13,949 -1,730
1988 1,393,356 379,966 12,207 10,380
1987 1,356,853 251,387 9,212 13,907
1986 1,050,277 186,227 8,751 7,616
1985 997,050 157,476 6,644 6,725
1984 920,670 137,632 7,452 3,856
1983 863,472 68,022 7,844 4,120
1982 1,080,853 66,702 9,875 5,749
1981 1,018,838 628,135 9,020 6,010
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 9,806 3,763
1979 987,203 -711,455 10,181 2,839
1978 943,388 -210,991 11,364 3,823
1977 929,381 -527,133 11,321 4,845
1976 899,577 -36,125 13,286 4,779
1975 801,425 -42,540 16,430 3,312
1974 777,306 -4,232 20,324 4,425
1973 807,535 347 21,387 3,414
1972 779,808 -3,375 24,777 5,603
1971 787,047 -14,510 26,541 3,031
1970 760,821 8,589 25,968 -1,034
1969 736,428 7,258 28,858 2,230
1968 715,602 9,992 29,387 1,761
1967 695,283 14,437 30,276 2,460
1966 616,281 9,160 31,150 -888
1965 642,359 16,348 31,275 -1,525
1964 618,667 10,749 30,293 -1,571
1963 590,998 9,418 26,766 1,061
1962 563,650 8,960 28,020 655
1961 538,518 6,938 29,239 1,437
1960 511,694 1,696 29,366 -1,427

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/norway | CC BY

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 Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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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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