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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 1.86 times bigger than Ethiopia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 4.84% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Pakistan
2100 371,078,260 514,639,086
2099 369,338,252 513,762,873
2098 367,513,542 512,834,641
2097 365,567,496 511,842,588
2096 363,536,294 510,743,323
2095 361,596,042 509,544,194
2094 359,531,317 508,236,117
2093 357,460,480 506,871,405
2092 355,389,829 505,433,117
2091 353,218,632 503,929,591
2090 350,960,021 502,369,089
2089 348,751,618 500,764,988
2088 346,517,326 499,040,109
2087 344,162,324 497,294,229
2086 341,671,994 495,416,407
2085 339,167,930 493,469,269
2084 336,649,520 491,457,322
2083 334,083,247 489,327,293
2082 331,401,460 487,086,584
2081 328,715,487 484,774,651
2080 326,013,981 482,358,125
2079 323,282,865 479,913,540
2078 320,422,535 477,377,443
2077 317,492,915 474,692,907
2076 314,518,328 471,877,807
2075 311,487,723 468,953,317
2074 308,416,133 465,972,364
2073 305,383,505 462,907,667
2072 302,258,564 459,752,452
2071 299,119,280 456,518,761
2070 295,963,235 453,190,545
2069 292,756,723 449,749,441
2068 289,522,748 446,219,879
2067 286,191,689 442,632,987
2066 282,905,709 438,970,919
2065 279,576,283 435,260,675
2064 276,197,958 431,484,424
2063 272,782,685 427,665,121
2062 269,340,926 423,724,764
2061 265,803,351 419,759,602
2060 262,269,354 415,724,868
2059 258,692,767 411,662,239
2058 255,205,644 407,514,159
2057 251,656,356 403,318,028
2056 248,002,497 399,031,614
2055 244,426,069 394,728,055
2054 240,794,405 390,385,410
2053 237,155,110 386,003,289
2052 233,479,314 381,568,312
2051 229,733,593 377,096,921
2050 226,055,085 372,554,619
2049 222,351,471 367,986,189
2048 218,627,197 363,386,382
2047 214,883,954 358,734,325
2046 211,161,780 354,003,639
2045 207,461,987 349,228,953
2044 203,749,820 344,443,561
2043 200,035,613 339,631,894
2042 196,351,202 334,801,403
2041 192,689,672 329,944,530
2040 189,023,384 325,107,264
2039 185,365,776 320,203,920
2038 181,733,067 315,273,196
2037 178,124,993 310,377,446
2036 174,515,366 305,472,156
2035 170,904,339 300,604,245
2034 167,316,305 295,748,602
2033 163,763,376 290,911,874
2032 160,167,364 286,130,352
2031 156,590,018 281,410,647
2030 153,023,174 276,766,735
2029 149,461,578 272,246,760
2028 145,944,350 267,784,548
2027 142,419,893 263,445,027
2026 138,930,724 259,285,315
2025 135,472,051 255,219,554
2024 132,059,767 251,269,164
2023 128,691,692 247,504,495
2022 125,384,287 243,700,667
2021 122,138,588 239,477,801
2020 118,917,671 235,001,746
2019 115,737,383 230,800,899
2018 112,664,152 226,928,892
2017 109,666,481 223,273,967
2016 106,718,162 220,138,869
2015 103,867,135 217,290,883
2014 101,115,610 214,264,647
2013 98,438,751 211,073,978
2012 95,798,767 207,667,125
2011 93,149,970 203,746,065
2010 90,538,514 199,239,047
2009 88,007,636 194,376,534
2008 85,543,668 189,499,113
2007 83,103,217 184,493,231
2006 80,703,490 179,682,690
2005 78,367,470 175,453,212
2004 76,077,206 171,286,000
2003 73,832,663 167,110,248
2002 71,635,517 163,222,549
2001 69,487,762 159,270,907
2000 67,411,494 154,879,127
1999 65,374,561 150,565,377
1998 63,363,524 146,522,356
1997 61,404,539 142,531,804
1996 59,467,635 138,557,092
1995 57,537,335 134,582,253
1994 55,611,508 130,748,083
1993 53,708,891 127,020,117
1992 51,853,747 123,546,848
1991 49,717,198 120,060,406
1990 47,609,755 116,155,576
1989 45,879,690 112,336,629
1988 44,150,825 108,724,739
1987 42,460,039 105,130,717
1986 41,037,656 101,606,764
1985 39,842,136 98,229,285
1984 38,735,722 95,164,936
1983 37,740,817 92,227,711
1982 36,701,290 89,089,246
1981 35,304,012 85,802,049
1980 34,428,514 82,291,010
1979 34,238,652 78,997,039
1978 33,734,592 76,307,379
1977 33,167,272 73,901,827
1976 32,534,418 71,620,254
1975 31,723,252 69,461,175
1974 30,957,273 67,415,487
1973 30,166,785 65,461,912
1972 29,374,608 63,583,194
1971 28,600,106 61,847,899
1970 27,829,128 60,166,719
1969 27,072,571 58,460,939
1968 26,337,930 56,810,507
1967 25,620,276 55,214,768
1966 24,952,689 53,678,667
1965 24,310,612 52,209,010
1964 23,666,548 50,799,999
1963 23,051,637 49,447,776
1962 22,465,126 48,156,128
1961 21,906,102 46,921,277
1960 21,376,693 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 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 Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Pakistan
2100 0.47% 0.17%
2099 0.5% 0.18%
2098 0.53% 0.19%
2097 0.56% 0.22%
2096 0.54% 0.24%
2095 0.57% 0.26%
2094 0.58% 0.27%
2093 0.58% 0.28%
2092 0.61% 0.3%
2091 0.64% 0.31%
2090 0.63% 0.32%
2089 0.64% 0.35%
2088 0.68% 0.35%
2087 0.73% 0.38%
2086 0.74% 0.39%
2085 0.75% 0.41%
2084 0.77% 0.44%
2083 0.81% 0.46%
2082 0.82% 0.48%
2081 0.83% 0.5%
2080 0.84% 0.51%
2079 0.89% 0.53%
2078 0.92% 0.57%
2077 0.95% 0.6%
2076 0.97% 0.62%
2075 1% 0.64%
2074 0.99% 0.66%
2073 1.03% 0.69%
2072 1.05% 0.71%
2071 1.07% 0.73%
2070 1.1% 0.77%
2069 1.12% 0.79%
2068 1.16% 0.81%
2067 1.16% 0.83%
2066 1.19% 0.85%
2065 1.22% 0.88%
2064 1.25% 0.89%
2063 1.28% 0.93%
2062 1.33% 0.94%
2061 1.35% 0.97%
2060 1.38% 0.99%
2059 1.37% 1.02%
2058 1.41% 1.04%
2057 1.47% 1.07%
2056 1.46% 1.09%
2055 1.51% 1.11%
2054 1.53% 1.14%
2053 1.57% 1.16%
2052 1.63% 1.19%
2051 1.63% 1.22%
2050 1.67% 1.24%
2049 1.7% 1.27%
2048 1.74% 1.3%
2047 1.76% 1.34%
2046 1.78% 1.37%
2045 1.82% 1.39%
2044 1.86% 1.42%
2043 1.88% 1.44%
2042 1.9% 1.47%
2041 1.94% 1.49%
2040 1.97% 1.53%
2039 2% 1.56%
2038 2.03% 1.58%
2037 2.07% 1.61%
2036 2.11% 1.62%
2035 2.14% 1.64%
2034 2.17% 1.66%
2033 2.25% 1.67%
2032 2.28% 1.68%
2031 2.33% 1.68%
2030 2.38% 1.66%
2029 2.41% 1.67%
2028 2.47% 1.65%
2027 2.51% 1.6%
2026 2.55% 1.59%
2025 2.58% 1.57%
2024 2.62% 1.52%
2023 2.64% 1.56%
2022 2.66% 1.76%
2021 2.71% 1.9%
2020 2.75% 1.82%
2019 2.73% 1.71%
2018 2.73% 1.64%
2017 2.76% 1.42%
2016 2.74% 1.31%
2015 2.72% 1.41%
2014 2.72% 1.51%
2013 2.76% 1.64%
2012 2.84% 1.92%
2011 2.88% 2.26%
2010 2.88% 2.5%
2009 2.88% 2.57%
2008 2.94% 2.71%
2007 2.97% 2.68%
2006 2.98% 2.41%
2005 3.01% 2.43%
2004 3.04% 2.5%
2003 3.07% 2.38%
2002 3.09% 2.48%
2001 3.08% 2.84%
2000 3.12% 2.87%
1999 3.17% 2.76%
1998 3.19% 2.8%
1997 3.26% 2.87%
1996 3.35% 2.95%
1995 3.46% 2.93%
1994 3.54% 2.93%
1993 3.58% 2.81%
1992 4.3% 2.9%
1991 4.43% 3.36%
1990 3.77% 3.4%
1989 3.92% 3.32%
1988 3.98% 3.42%
1987 3.47% 3.47%
1986 3% 3.44%
1985 2.86% 3.22%
1984 2.64% 3.18%
1983 2.83% 3.52%
1982 3.96% 3.83%
1981 2.54% 4.27%
1980 0.55% 4.17%
1979 1.49% 3.52%
1978 1.71% 3.26%
1977 1.95% 3.19%
1976 2.56% 3.11%
1975 2.47% 3.03%
1974 2.62% 2.98%
1973 2.7% 2.95%
1972 2.71% 2.81%
1971 2.77% 2.79%
1970 2.79% 2.92%
1969 2.79% 2.91%
1968 2.8% 2.89%
1967 2.68% 2.86%
1966 2.64% 2.81%
1965 2.72% 2.77%
1964 2.67% 2.73%
1963 2.61% 2.68%
1962 2.55% 2.63%
1961 2.48% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Pakistan
Current population
140722974
261421997
Population rank 10/197 5/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 3.15%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
8.01 seconds
One birth every
7.59 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 66/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +24,054 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 31/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -1,235,336
2024 3,379,409 30,069 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 3,199,718 38,866 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 3,015,231 9,302 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 2,899,143 71,766 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 2,809,889 115,823 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 2,713,529 62,785 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 2,623,647 103,122 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 2,546,020 80,955 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 2,533,398 119,517 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 2,527,811 116,793 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 2,498,048 80,213 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 2,467,118 16,315 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 2,436,753 -381 4,690,187 576,349
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 4,281,169 252,869
1999 2,010,987 29,142 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 1,896,364 41,456 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 1,831,068 91,727 3,977,175 11,534
1994 1,788,133 140,715 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 1,734,851 141,545 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 1,673,839 160,106 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 1,579,416 859,737 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 1,479,663 296,014 3,731,730 275,242
1989 1,441,769 242,614 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 1,393,356 379,966 3,554,755 38,139
1987 1,356,853 251,387 3,448,813 146,364
1986 1,050,277 186,227 3,341,643 111,045
1985 997,050 157,476 3,233,315 68,860
1984 920,670 137,632 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 863,472 68,022 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 1,080,853 66,702 2,934,689 294,252
1981 1,018,838 628,135 2,790,454 555,032
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 987,203 -711,455 2,461,311 450,003
1978 943,388 -210,991 2,356,601 111,386
1977 929,381 -527,133 2,257,849 85,250
1976 899,577 -36,125 2,171,812 48,238
1975 801,425 -42,540 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 777,306 -4,232 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 807,535 347 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 779,808 -3,375 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 787,047 -14,510 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 760,821 8,589 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 736,428 7,258 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 715,602 9,992 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 695,283 14,437 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 616,281 9,160 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 642,359 16,348 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 618,667 10,749 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 590,998 9,418 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 563,650 8,960 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 538,518 6,938 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 511,694 1,696 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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