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Population in Ethiopia compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 12.7 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% growth).

Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Papua New Guinea
2100 371,078,260 18,798,240
2099 369,338,252 18,786,145
2098 367,513,542 18,772,372
2097 365,567,496 18,755,008
2096 363,536,294 18,733,822
2095 361,596,042 18,710,340
2094 359,531,317 18,683,383
2093 357,460,480 18,654,365
2092 355,389,829 18,621,911
2091 353,218,632 18,586,147
2090 350,960,021 18,545,656
2089 348,751,618 18,506,626
2088 346,517,326 18,464,999
2087 344,162,324 18,420,558
2086 341,671,994 18,372,233
2085 339,167,930 18,321,842
2084 336,649,520 18,270,605
2083 334,083,247 18,214,932
2082 331,401,460 18,159,412
2081 328,715,487 18,100,531
2080 326,013,981 18,035,268
2079 323,282,865 17,972,052
2078 320,422,535 17,904,957
2077 317,492,915 17,837,082
2076 314,518,328 17,768,107
2075 311,487,723 17,695,759
2074 308,416,133 17,621,390
2073 305,383,505 17,544,490
2072 302,258,564 17,463,028
2071 299,119,280 17,377,995
2070 295,963,235 17,291,519
2069 292,756,723 17,201,936
2068 289,522,748 17,108,606
2067 286,191,689 17,011,562
2066 282,905,709 16,911,929
2065 279,576,283 16,809,460
2064 276,197,958 16,705,205
2063 272,782,685 16,600,853
2062 269,340,926 16,493,872
2061 265,803,351 16,383,508
2060 262,269,354 16,267,162
2059 258,692,767 16,149,265
2058 255,205,644 16,029,360
2057 251,656,356 15,906,350
2056 248,002,497 15,781,247
2055 244,426,069 15,653,296
2054 240,794,405 15,519,925
2053 237,155,110 15,386,054
2052 233,479,314 15,247,553
2051 229,733,593 15,107,257
2050 226,055,085 14,965,427
2049 222,351,471 14,818,793
2048 218,627,197 14,670,417
2047 214,883,954 14,519,915
2046 211,161,780 14,367,141
2045 207,461,987 14,210,639
2044 203,749,820 14,053,122
2043 200,035,613 13,894,884
2042 196,351,202 13,735,841
2041 192,689,672 13,574,567
2040 189,023,384 13,410,615
2039 185,365,776 13,244,740
2038 181,733,067 13,076,640
2037 178,124,993 12,907,059
2036 174,515,366 12,735,582
2035 170,904,339 12,563,938
2034 167,316,305 12,389,907
2033 163,763,376 12,215,713
2032 160,167,364 12,039,848
2031 156,590,018 11,862,856
2030 153,023,174 11,683,177
2029 149,461,578 11,502,504
2028 145,944,350 11,320,226
2027 142,419,893 11,136,100
2026 138,930,724 10,950,183
2025 135,472,051 10,762,817
2024 132,059,767 10,576,502
2023 128,691,692 10,389,635
2022 125,384,287 10,203,169
2021 122,138,588 10,012,896
2020 118,917,671 9,815,746
2019 115,737,383 9,609,010
2018 112,664,152 9,394,513
2017 109,666,481 9,178,714
2016 106,718,162 8,961,718
2015 103,867,135 8,743,246
2014 101,115,610 8,523,441
2013 98,438,751 8,302,698
2012 95,798,767 8,081,390
2011 93,149,970 7,859,346
2010 90,538,514 7,633,523
2009 88,007,636 7,406,438
2008 85,543,668 7,183,002
2007 83,103,217 6,963,345
2006 80,703,490 6,747,720
2005 78,367,470 6,535,905
2004 76,077,206 6,328,041
2003 73,832,663 6,123,997
2002 71,635,517 5,924,003
2001 69,487,762 5,728,435
2000 67,411,494 5,537,064
1999 65,374,561 5,349,333
1998 63,363,524 5,166,390
1997 61,404,539 4,987,883
1996 59,467,635 4,813,361
1995 57,537,335 4,644,278
1994 55,611,508 4,480,208
1993 53,708,891 4,320,872
1992 51,853,747 4,166,699
1991 49,717,198 4,021,837
1990 47,609,755 3,896,481
1989 45,879,690 3,796,078
1988 44,150,825 3,711,880
1987 42,460,039 3,632,543
1986 41,037,656 3,554,793
1985 39,842,136 3,478,936
1984 38,735,722 3,405,198
1983 37,740,817 3,333,633
1982 36,701,290 3,264,291
1981 35,304,012 3,197,019
1980 34,428,514 3,131,512
1979 34,238,652 3,067,341
1978 33,734,592 3,003,714
1977 33,167,272 2,940,327
1976 32,534,418 2,877,327
1975 31,723,252 2,814,820
1974 30,957,273 2,752,671
1973 30,166,785 2,690,629
1972 29,374,608 2,628,432
1971 28,600,106 2,566,421
1970 27,829,128 2,505,628
1969 27,072,571 2,446,927
1968 26,337,930 2,390,803
1967 25,620,276 2,337,532
1966 24,952,689 2,285,774
1965 24,310,612 2,235,820
1964 23,666,548 2,188,325
1963 23,051,637 2,141,376
1962 22,465,126 2,093,919
1961 21,906,102 2,046,127
1960 21,376,693 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Papua New Guinea
2100 0.47% 0.06%
2099 0.5% 0.07%
2098 0.53% 0.09%
2097 0.56% 0.11%
2096 0.54% 0.13%
2095 0.57% 0.14%
2094 0.58% 0.16%
2093 0.58% 0.17%
2092 0.61% 0.19%
2091 0.64% 0.22%
2090 0.63% 0.21%
2089 0.64% 0.23%
2088 0.68% 0.24%
2087 0.73% 0.26%
2086 0.74% 0.28%
2085 0.75% 0.28%
2084 0.77% 0.31%
2083 0.81% 0.31%
2082 0.82% 0.33%
2081 0.83% 0.36%
2080 0.84% 0.35%
2079 0.89% 0.37%
2078 0.92% 0.38%
2077 0.95% 0.39%
2076 0.97% 0.41%
2075 1% 0.42%
2074 0.99% 0.44%
2073 1.03% 0.47%
2072 1.05% 0.49%
2071 1.07% 0.5%
2070 1.1% 0.52%
2069 1.12% 0.55%
2068 1.16% 0.57%
2067 1.16% 0.59%
2066 1.19% 0.61%
2065 1.22% 0.62%
2064 1.25% 0.63%
2063 1.28% 0.65%
2062 1.33% 0.67%
2061 1.35% 0.72%
2060 1.38% 0.73%
2059 1.37% 0.75%
2058 1.41% 0.77%
2057 1.47% 0.79%
2056 1.46% 0.82%
2055 1.51% 0.86%
2054 1.53% 0.87%
2053 1.57% 0.91%
2052 1.63% 0.93%
2051 1.63% 0.95%
2050 1.67% 0.99%
2049 1.7% 1.01%
2048 1.74% 1.04%
2047 1.76% 1.06%
2046 1.78% 1.1%
2045 1.82% 1.12%
2044 1.86% 1.14%
2043 1.88% 1.16%
2042 1.9% 1.19%
2041 1.94% 1.22%
2040 1.97% 1.25%
2039 2% 1.29%
2038 2.03% 1.31%
2037 2.07% 1.35%
2036 2.11% 1.37%
2035 2.14% 1.4%
2034 2.17% 1.43%
2033 2.25% 1.46%
2032 2.28% 1.49%
2031 2.33% 1.54%
2030 2.38% 1.57%
2029 2.41% 1.61%
2028 2.47% 1.65%
2027 2.51% 1.7%
2026 2.55% 1.74%
2025 2.58% 1.76%
2024 2.62% 1.8%
2023 2.64% 1.83%
2022 2.66% 1.9%
2021 2.71% 2.01%
2020 2.75% 2.15%
2019 2.73% 2.28%
2018 2.73% 2.35%
2017 2.76% 2.42%
2016 2.74% 2.5%
2015 2.72% 2.58%
2014 2.72% 2.66%
2013 2.76% 2.74%
2012 2.84% 2.83%
2011 2.88% 2.96%
2010 2.88% 3.07%
2009 2.88% 3.11%
2008 2.94% 3.15%
2007 2.97% 3.2%
2006 2.98% 3.24%
2005 3.01% 3.28%
2004 3.04% 3.33%
2003 3.07% 3.38%
2002 3.09% 3.41%
2001 3.08% 3.46%
2000 3.12% 3.51%
1999 3.17% 3.54%
1998 3.19% 3.58%
1997 3.26% 3.63%
1996 3.35% 3.64%
1995 3.46% 3.66%
1994 3.54% 3.69%
1993 3.58% 3.7%
1992 4.3% 3.6%
1991 4.43% 3.22%
1990 3.77% 2.64%
1989 3.92% 2.27%
1988 3.98% 2.18%
1987 3.47% 2.19%
1986 3% 2.18%
1985 2.86% 2.17%
1984 2.64% 2.15%
1983 2.83% 2.12%
1982 3.96% 2.1%
1981 2.54% 2.09%
1980 0.55% 2.09%
1979 1.49% 2.12%
1978 1.71% 2.16%
1977 1.95% 2.19%
1976 2.56% 2.22%
1975 2.47% 2.26%
1974 2.62% 2.31%
1973 2.7% 2.37%
1972 2.71% 2.42%
1971 2.77% 2.43%
1970 2.79% 2.4%
1969 2.79% 2.35%
1968 2.8% 2.28%
1967 2.68% 2.26%
1966 2.64% 2.23%
1965 2.72% 2.17%
1964 2.67% 2.19%
1963 2.61% 2.27%
1962 2.55% 2.34%
1961 2.48% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Papua New Guinea
Current population
140722974
11045681
Population rank 10/197 89/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.13%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
2.83 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
2.05 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +510
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 59/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change +24,054 -284
Net migration rank 31/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -284
2024 3,379,409 30,069 187,595 -707
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 187,637 -787
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 186,861 -787
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 183,766 10,703
2020 3,199,718 38,866 189,130 10,703
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 190,662 22,978
2018 3,015,231 9,302 190,662 24,684
2017 2,899,143 71,766 189,715 26,513
2016 2,809,889 115,823 189,281 28,473
2015 2,713,529 62,785 188,600 30,580
2014 2,623,647 103,122 187,592 32,840
2013 2,546,020 80,955 185,790 35,280
2012 2,533,398 119,517 183,658 37,893
2011 2,527,811 116,793 181,842 40,690
2010 2,498,048 80,213 178,998 50,106
2009 2,467,118 16,315 175,421 49,647
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 172,823 48,985
2007 2,436,753 -381 169,306 48,203
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 166,540 47,191
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 163,888 46,014
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 161,023 44,811
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 158,611 43,639
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 155,091 42,657
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 151,431 41,962
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 147,496 41,855
1999 2,010,987 29,142 143,592 42,519
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 136,677 43,091
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 134,458 42,787
1996 1,896,364 41,456 129,802 41,994
1995 1,831,068 91,727 125,410 40,962
1994 1,788,133 140,715 122,113 39,669
1993 1,734,851 141,545 118,668 38,220
1992 1,673,839 160,106 114,818 36,622
1991 1,579,416 859,737 111,453 26,830
1990 1,479,663 296,014 110,033 2,398
1989 1,441,769 242,614 108,199 -19,824
1988 1,393,356 379,966 106,256 -26,232
1987 1,356,853 251,387 104,367 -25,720
1986 1,050,277 186,227 102,346 -25,495
1985 997,050 157,476 100,333 -25,470
1984 920,670 137,632 98,103 -25,487
1983 863,472 68,022 95,982 -25,465
1982 1,080,853 66,702 93,522 -25,355
1981 1,018,838 628,135 91,767 -25,383
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 90,266 -25,638
1979 987,203 -711,455 89,330 -25,618
1978 943,388 -210,991 88,747 -25,208
1977 929,381 -527,133 87,954 -24,722
1976 899,577 -36,125 86,965 -24,198
1975 801,425 -42,540 85,809 -23,562
1974 777,306 -4,232 84,829 -22,771
1973 807,535 347 83,821 -21,803
1972 779,808 -3,375 82,672 -20,303
1971 787,047 -14,510 80,599 -18,945
1970 760,821 8,589 78,712 -18,773
1969 736,428 7,258 76,454 -18,994
1968 715,602 9,992 73,983 -19,188
1967 695,283 14,437 71,519 -19,767
1966 616,281 9,160 69,206 -17,454
1965 642,359 16,348 66,693 -18,532
1964 618,667 10,749 64,558 -17,730
1963 590,998 9,418 62,260 -15,189
1962 563,650 8,960 59,974 -12,141
1961 538,518 6,938 58,151 -10,409
1960 511,694 1,696 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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