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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 4.01 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 2.12% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

Ethiopia vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Peru
2100 371,078,260 38,442,430
2099 369,338,252 38,609,486
2098 367,513,542 38,774,265
2097 365,567,496 38,937,509
2096 363,536,294 39,098,598
2095 361,596,042 39,257,494
2094 359,531,317 39,413,146
2093 357,460,480 39,567,920
2092 355,389,829 39,718,895
2091 353,218,632 39,867,036
2090 350,960,021 40,012,169
2089 348,751,618 40,153,701
2088 346,517,326 40,292,740
2087 344,162,324 40,428,045
2086 341,671,994 40,558,786
2085 339,167,930 40,685,268
2084 336,649,520 40,807,007
2083 334,083,247 40,923,102
2082 331,401,460 41,034,801
2081 328,715,487 41,140,743
2080 326,013,981 41,241,207
2079 323,282,865 41,334,845
2078 320,422,535 41,422,439
2077 317,492,915 41,503,511
2076 314,518,328 41,578,164
2075 311,487,723 41,645,808
2074 308,416,133 41,706,491
2073 305,383,505 41,759,277
2072 302,258,564 41,804,713
2071 299,119,280 41,842,534
2070 295,963,235 41,873,019
2069 292,756,723 41,895,381
2068 289,522,748 41,909,248
2067 286,191,689 41,914,729
2066 282,905,709 41,912,112
2065 279,576,283 41,901,353
2064 276,197,958 41,882,691
2063 272,782,685 41,855,037
2062 269,340,926 41,819,132
2061 265,803,351 41,774,412
2060 262,269,354 41,721,225
2059 258,692,767 41,659,921
2058 255,205,644 41,590,180
2057 251,656,356 41,511,131
2056 248,002,497 41,423,914
2055 244,426,069 41,327,613
2054 240,794,405 41,223,066
2053 237,155,110 41,109,699
2052 233,479,314 40,988,952
2051 229,733,593 40,860,060
2050 226,055,085 40,722,627
2049 222,351,471 40,577,434
2048 218,627,197 40,424,258
2047 214,883,954 40,261,875
2046 211,161,780 40,090,240
2045 207,461,987 39,910,095
2044 203,749,820 39,720,613
2043 200,035,613 39,523,731
2042 196,351,202 39,318,023
2041 192,689,672 39,103,923
2040 189,023,384 38,882,017
2039 185,365,776 38,652,110
2038 181,733,067 38,414,521
2037 178,124,993 38,168,782
2036 174,515,366 37,914,498
2035 170,904,339 37,652,693
2034 167,316,305 37,382,554
2033 163,763,376 37,105,048
2032 160,167,364 36,820,835
2031 156,590,018 36,529,111
2030 153,023,174 36,228,701
2029 149,461,578 35,919,668
2028 145,944,350 35,600,666
2027 142,419,893 35,271,163
2026 138,930,724 34,930,183
2025 135,472,051 34,576,665
2024 132,059,767 34,217,848
2023 128,691,692 33,845,617
2022 125,384,287 33,475,438
2021 122,138,588 33,155,882
2020 118,917,671 32,838,579
2019 115,737,383 32,449,303
2018 112,664,152 31,897,584
2017 109,666,481 31,324,637
2016 106,718,162 30,866,494
2015 103,867,135 30,457,600
2014 101,115,610 30,115,826
2013 98,438,751 29,817,919
2012 95,798,767 29,550,366
2011 93,149,970 29,304,086
2010 90,538,514 29,086,019
2009 88,007,636 28,896,811
2008 85,543,668 28,719,041
2007 83,103,217 28,530,699
2006 80,703,490 28,324,491
2005 78,367,470 28,101,180
2004 76,077,206 27,852,190
2003 73,832,663 27,580,490
2002 71,635,517 27,288,217
2001 69,487,762 26,964,601
2000 67,411,494 26,598,331
1999 65,374,561 26,186,504
1998 63,363,524 25,738,095
1997 61,404,539 25,274,147
1996 59,467,635 24,811,171
1995 57,537,335 24,348,919
1994 55,611,508 23,881,493
1993 53,708,891 23,413,783
1992 51,853,747 22,946,340
1991 49,717,198 22,483,775
1990 47,609,755 22,014,771
1989 45,879,690 21,532,589
1988 44,150,825 21,054,702
1987 42,460,039 20,582,320
1986 41,037,656 20,117,122
1985 39,842,136 19,648,204
1984 38,735,722 19,174,716
1983 37,740,817 18,705,957
1982 36,701,290 18,246,503
1981 35,304,012 17,798,805
1980 34,428,514 17,360,949
1979 34,238,652 16,933,139
1978 33,734,592 16,516,059
1977 33,167,272 16,109,806
1976 32,534,418 15,716,809
1975 31,723,252 15,333,957
1974 30,957,273 14,956,552
1973 30,166,785 14,582,867
1972 29,374,608 14,210,147
1971 28,600,106 13,838,067
1970 27,829,128 13,501,237
1969 27,072,571 13,166,767
1968 26,337,930 12,803,993
1967 25,620,276 12,448,814
1966 24,952,689 12,101,297
1965 24,310,612 11,761,085
1964 23,666,548 11,427,978
1963 23,051,637 11,102,099
1962 22,465,126 10,784,612
1961 21,906,102 10,475,123
1960 21,376,693 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Peru
2100 0.47% -0.43%
2099 0.5% -0.42%
2098 0.53% -0.42%
2097 0.56% -0.41%
2096 0.54% -0.4%
2095 0.57% -0.39%
2094 0.58% -0.39%
2093 0.58% -0.38%
2092 0.61% -0.37%
2091 0.64% -0.36%
2090 0.63% -0.35%
2089 0.64% -0.35%
2088 0.68% -0.33%
2087 0.73% -0.32%
2086 0.74% -0.31%
2085 0.75% -0.3%
2084 0.77% -0.28%
2083 0.81% -0.27%
2082 0.82% -0.26%
2081 0.83% -0.24%
2080 0.84% -0.23%
2079 0.89% -0.21%
2078 0.92% -0.2%
2077 0.95% -0.18%
2076 0.97% -0.16%
2075 1% -0.15%
2074 0.99% -0.13%
2073 1.03% -0.11%
2072 1.05% -0.09%
2071 1.07% -0.07%
2070 1.1% -0.05%
2069 1.12% -0.03%
2068 1.16% -0.01%
2067 1.16% 0.006%
2066 1.19% 0.03%
2065 1.22% 0.04%
2064 1.25% 0.07%
2063 1.28% 0.09%
2062 1.33% 0.11%
2061 1.35% 0.13%
2060 1.38% 0.15%
2059 1.37% 0.17%
2058 1.41% 0.19%
2057 1.47% 0.21%
2056 1.46% 0.23%
2055 1.51% 0.25%
2054 1.53% 0.28%
2053 1.57% 0.29%
2052 1.63% 0.32%
2051 1.63% 0.34%
2050 1.67% 0.36%
2049 1.7% 0.38%
2048 1.74% 0.4%
2047 1.76% 0.43%
2046 1.78% 0.45%
2045 1.82% 0.48%
2044 1.86% 0.5%
2043 1.88% 0.52%
2042 1.9% 0.55%
2041 1.94% 0.57%
2040 1.97% 0.59%
2039 2% 0.62%
2038 2.03% 0.64%
2037 2.07% 0.67%
2036 2.11% 0.7%
2035 2.14% 0.72%
2034 2.17% 0.75%
2033 2.25% 0.77%
2032 2.28% 0.8%
2031 2.33% 0.83%
2030 2.38% 0.86%
2029 2.41% 0.9%
2028 2.47% 0.93%
2027 2.51% 0.98%
2026 2.55% 1.02%
2025 2.58% 1.05%
2024 2.62% 1.1%
2023 2.64% 1.11%
2022 2.66% 0.96%
2021 2.71% 0.97%
2020 2.75% 1.2%
2019 2.73% 1.73%
2018 2.73% 1.83%
2017 2.76% 1.48%
2016 2.74% 1.34%
2015 2.72% 1.13%
2014 2.72% 1%
2013 2.76% 0.91%
2012 2.84% 0.84%
2011 2.88% 0.75%
2010 2.88% 0.65%
2009 2.88% 0.62%
2008 2.94% 0.66%
2007 2.97% 0.73%
2006 2.98% 0.79%
2005 3.01% 0.89%
2004 3.04% 0.99%
2003 3.07% 1.07%
2002 3.09% 1.2%
2001 3.08% 1.38%
2000 3.12% 1.57%
1999 3.17% 1.74%
1998 3.19% 1.84%
1997 3.26% 1.87%
1996 3.35% 1.9%
1995 3.46% 1.96%
1994 3.54% 2%
1993 3.58% 2.04%
1992 4.3% 2.06%
1991 4.43% 2.13%
1990 3.77% 2.24%
1989 3.92% 2.27%
1988 3.98% 2.3%
1987 3.47% 2.31%
1986 3% 2.39%
1985 2.86% 2.47%
1984 2.64% 2.51%
1983 2.83% 2.52%
1982 3.96% 2.52%
1981 2.54% 2.52%
1980 0.55% 2.53%
1979 1.49% 2.53%
1978 1.71% 2.52%
1977 1.95% 2.5%
1976 2.56% 2.5%
1975 2.47% 2.52%
1974 2.62% 2.56%
1973 2.7% 2.62%
1972 2.71% 2.69%
1971 2.77% 2.49%
1970 2.79% 2.54%
1969 2.79% 2.83%
1968 2.8% 2.85%
1967 2.68% 2.87%
1966 2.64% 2.89%
1965 2.72% 2.91%
1964 2.67% 2.94%
1963 2.61% 2.94%
1962 2.55% 2.95%
1961 2.48% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Peru
Current population
140722974
35105331
Population rank 10/197 48/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.42%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
1.47 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
58.5 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +983
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 97/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +11,931
Net migration rank 31/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 11,931
2024 3,379,409 30,069 347,517 18,406
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 353,788 24,783
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 327,859 33,982
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 235,440 41,868
2020 3,199,718 38,866 301,950 55,375
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 346,981 74,270
2018 3,015,231 9,302 343,123 339,067
2017 2,899,143 71,766 349,333 114,382
2016 2,809,889 115,823 355,859 96,740
2015 2,713,529 62,785 362,781 2,421
2014 2,623,647 103,122 368,708 -50,383
2013 2,546,020 80,955 372,694 -95,214
2012 2,533,398 119,517 376,501 -118,863
2011 2,527,811 116,793 383,268 -148,339
2010 2,498,048 80,213 382,510 -181,302
2009 2,467,118 16,315 396,522 -219,314
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 413,640 -235,307
2007 2,436,753 -381 435,122 -236,745
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 445,884 -231,851
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 454,199 -221,652
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 459,617 -194,171
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 459,243 -181,276
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 463,709 -157,158
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 470,154 -129,481
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 484,222 -92,353
1999 2,010,987 29,142 487,095 -55,325
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 489,436 -24,388
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 495,348 -32,515
1996 1,896,364 41,456 501,855 -38,749
1995 1,831,068 91,727 507,894 -46,499
1994 1,788,133 140,715 512,735 -39,299
1993 1,734,851 141,545 513,769 -51,775
1992 1,673,839 160,106 514,618 -41,702
1991 1,579,416 859,737 513,867 -61,645
1990 1,479,663 296,014 515,233 -29,437
1989 1,441,769 242,614 512,152 -33,569
1988 1,393,356 379,966 508,429 -31,238
1987 1,356,853 251,387 502,229 -34,651
1986 1,050,277 186,227 496,712 -33,891
1985 997,050 157,476 488,887 -13,887
1984 920,670 137,632 477,968 -6,007
1983 863,472 68,022 469,781 -4,243
1982 1,080,853 66,702 461,107 -7,748
1981 1,018,838 628,135 453,158 -11,123
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 445,100 -11,446
1979 987,203 -711,455 439,110 -17,148
1978 943,388 -210,991 432,127 -19,939
1977 929,381 -527,133 425,428 -25,117
1976 899,577 -36,125 420,284 -34,602
1975 801,425 -42,540 414,400 -34,382
1974 777,306 -4,232 408,299 -33,493
1973 807,535 347 400,752 -28,191
1972 779,808 -3,375 396,960 -24,100
1971 787,047 -14,510 391,506 -20,209
1970 760,821 8,589 318,022 -15,653
1969 736,428 7,258 379,347 -12,776
1968 715,602 9,992 372,379 -13,389
1967 695,283 14,437 365,224 -13,837
1966 616,281 9,160 356,819 -13,166
1965 642,359 16,348 349,245 -12,470
1964 618,667 10,749 341,570 -12,129
1963 590,998 9,418 332,352 -10,040
1962 563,650 8,960 321,716 -9,051
1961 538,518 6,938 313,385 -7,063
1960 511,694 1,696 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/peru | 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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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