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Population in Ethiopia compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 1.19 times bigger than the Philippines'.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 3.11% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Ethiopia vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Philippines
2100 371,192,732 115,065,514
2099 369,452,188 115,822,085
2098 367,626,914 116,579,642
2097 365,680,268 117,339,735
2096 363,648,440 118,106,310
2095 361,707,589 118,872,671
2094 359,642,227 119,632,784
2093 357,570,752 120,394,127
2092 355,499,462 121,153,505
2091 353,327,595 121,910,997
2090 351,068,287 122,658,317
2089 348,859,203 123,398,001
2088 346,624,222 124,128,536
2087 344,268,493 124,849,376
2086 341,777,395 125,558,475
2085 339,272,558 126,253,074
2084 336,753,372 126,925,232
2083 334,186,307 127,573,007
2082 331,503,693 128,202,586
2081 328,816,892 128,806,308
2080 326,114,551 129,391,229
2079 323,382,593 129,944,270
2078 320,521,381 130,476,671
2077 317,590,857 130,988,299
2076 314,615,353 131,462,248
2075 311,583,813 131,906,358
2074 308,511,275 132,328,468
2073 305,477,711 132,719,174
2072 302,351,806 133,084,836
2071 299,211,554 133,419,916
2070 296,054,535 133,733,411
2069 292,847,034 134,020,647
2068 289,612,061 134,283,663
2067 286,279,975 134,528,603
2066 282,992,981 134,744,843
2065 279,662,528 134,949,800
2064 276,283,161 135,128,431
2063 272,866,834 135,285,603
2062 269,424,014 135,425,056
2061 265,885,347 135,539,763
2060 262,350,260 135,631,085
2059 258,772,570 135,698,075
2058 255,284,371 135,730,163
2057 251,733,988 135,736,069
2056 248,079,002 135,720,219
2055 244,501,471 135,665,249
2054 240,868,686 135,570,794
2053 237,228,269 135,440,724
2052 233,551,340 135,273,857
2051 229,804,463 135,054,258
2050 226,124,819 134,793,554
2049 222,420,063 134,483,048
2048 218,694,640 134,131,716
2047 214,950,242 133,731,695
2046 211,226,920 133,281,676
2045 207,525,986 132,787,906
2044 203,812,674 132,252,742
2043 200,097,321 131,678,840
2042 196,411,774 131,067,112
2041 192,749,114 130,419,312
2040 189,081,695 129,735,394
2039 185,422,958 129,020,366
2038 181,789,129 128,266,374
2037 178,179,942 127,482,230
2036 174,569,201 126,671,125
2035 170,957,061 125,841,025
2034 167,367,920 124,990,553
2033 163,813,895 124,123,848
2032 160,216,774 123,246,040
2031 156,638,324 122,359,182
2030 153,070,380 121,453,322
2029 149,507,684 120,538,221
2028 145,989,372 119,609,503
2027 142,463,827 118,675,486
2026 138,973,582 117,737,984
2025 135,513,842 116,792,787
2024 132,059,767 115,843,670
2023 128,691,692 114,891,199
2022 125,384,287 113,964,338
2021 122,138,588 113,100,950
2020 118,917,671 112,081,264
2019 115,737,383 110,804,683
2018 112,664,152 109,465,287
2017 109,666,481 108,119,693
2016 106,718,162 106,735,719
2015 103,867,135 105,312,992
2014 101,115,610 103,767,130
2013 98,438,751 102,076,336
2012 95,798,767 100,175,512
2011 93,149,970 98,248,614
2010 90,538,514 96,337,125
2009 88,007,636 94,384,250
2008 85,543,668 92,699,095
2007 83,103,217 91,075,184
2006 80,703,490 89,508,986
2005 78,367,470 88,015,962
2004 76,077,206 86,394,504
2003 73,832,663 84,731,835
2002 71,635,517 83,068,889
2001 69,487,762 81,401,488
2000 67,411,494 79,625,397
1999 65,374,561 77,753,257
1998 63,363,524 75,791,024
1997 61,404,539 73,908,810
1996 59,467,635 72,190,242
1995 57,537,335 70,546,246
1994 55,611,508 69,019,291
1993 53,708,891 67,530,621
1992 51,853,747 65,926,125
1991 49,717,198 64,382,249
1990 47,609,755 62,854,666
1989 45,879,690 61,265,260
1988 44,150,825 59,739,052
1987 42,460,039 58,157,496
1986 41,037,656 56,645,077
1985 39,842,136 55,213,006
1984 38,735,722 53,726,181
1983 37,740,817 52,194,620
1982 36,701,290 50,695,707
1981 35,304,012 49,311,727
1980 34,428,514 48,043,740
1979 34,238,652 46,807,103
1978 33,734,592 45,575,281
1977 33,167,272 44,367,962
1976 32,534,418 43,201,488
1975 31,723,252 42,120,826
1974 30,957,273 41,174,341
1973 30,166,785 40,294,130
1972 29,374,608 39,408,560
1971 28,600,106 38,518,659
1970 27,829,128 37,622,204
1969 27,072,571 36,660,799
1968 26,337,930 35,638,342
1967 25,620,276 34,621,320
1966 24,952,689 33,617,170
1965 24,310,612 32,625,316
1964 23,666,548 31,643,032
1963 23,051,637 30,674,731
1962 22,465,126 29,723,536
1961 21,906,102 28,792,621
1960 21,376,693 27,891,897

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ethiopia's population will grow by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Philippines
2100 0.47% -0.65%
2099 0.5% -0.65%
2098 0.53% -0.65%
2097 0.56% -0.65%
2096 0.54% -0.64%
2095 0.57% -0.64%
2094 0.58% -0.63%
2093 0.58% -0.63%
2092 0.61% -0.62%
2091 0.64% -0.61%
2090 0.63% -0.6%
2089 0.64% -0.59%
2088 0.68% -0.58%
2087 0.73% -0.56%
2086 0.74% -0.55%
2085 0.75% -0.53%
2084 0.77% -0.51%
2083 0.81% -0.49%
2082 0.82% -0.47%
2081 0.83% -0.45%
2080 0.84% -0.43%
2079 0.89% -0.41%
2078 0.92% -0.39%
2077 0.95% -0.36%
2076 0.97% -0.34%
2075 1% -0.32%
2074 0.99% -0.29%
2073 1.03% -0.27%
2072 1.05% -0.25%
2071 1.07% -0.23%
2070 1.1% -0.21%
2069 1.12% -0.2%
2068 1.16% -0.18%
2067 1.16% -0.16%
2066 1.19% -0.15%
2065 1.22% -0.13%
2064 1.25% -0.12%
2063 1.28% -0.1%
2062 1.33% -0.08%
2061 1.35% -0.07%
2060 1.38% -0.05%
2059 1.37% -0.02%
2058 1.41% -0.004%
2057 1.47% 0.01%
2056 1.46% 0.04%
2055 1.51% 0.07%
2054 1.53% 0.1%
2053 1.57% 0.12%
2052 1.63% 0.16%
2051 1.63% 0.19%
2050 1.67% 0.23%
2049 1.7% 0.26%
2048 1.74% 0.3%
2047 1.76% 0.34%
2046 1.78% 0.37%
2045 1.82% 0.4%
2044 1.86% 0.44%
2043 1.88% 0.47%
2042 1.9% 0.5%
2041 1.94% 0.53%
2040 1.97% 0.55%
2039 2% 0.59%
2038 2.03% 0.62%
2037 2.07% 0.64%
2036 2.11% 0.66%
2035 2.14% 0.68%
2034 2.17% 0.7%
2033 2.25% 0.71%
2032 2.28% 0.72%
2031 2.33% 0.75%
2030 2.38% 0.76%
2029 2.41% 0.78%
2028 2.47% 0.79%
2027 2.51% 0.8%
2026 2.55% 0.81%
2025 2.62% 0.82%
2024 2.62% 0.83%
2023 2.64% 0.81%
2022 2.66% 0.76%
2021 2.71% 0.91%
2020 2.75% 1.15%
2019 2.73% 1.22%
2018 2.73% 1.24%
2017 2.76% 1.3%
2016 2.74% 1.35%
2015 2.72% 1.49%
2014 2.72% 1.66%
2013 2.76% 1.9%
2012 2.84% 1.96%
2011 2.88% 1.98%
2010 2.88% 2.07%
2009 2.88% 1.82%
2008 2.94% 1.78%
2007 2.97% 1.75%
2006 2.98% 1.7%
2005 3.01% 1.88%
2004 3.04% 1.96%
2003 3.07% 2%
2002 3.09% 2.05%
2001 3.08% 2.23%
2000 3.12% 2.41%
1999 3.17% 2.59%
1998 3.19% 2.55%
1997 3.26% 2.38%
1996 3.35% 2.33%
1995 3.46% 2.21%
1994 3.54% 2.2%
1993 3.58% 2.43%
1992 4.3% 2.4%
1991 4.43% 2.43%
1990 3.77% 2.59%
1989 3.92% 2.55%
1988 3.98% 2.72%
1987 3.47% 2.67%
1986 3% 2.59%
1985 2.86% 2.77%
1984 2.64% 2.93%
1983 2.83% 2.96%
1982 3.96% 2.81%
1981 2.54% 2.64%
1980 0.55% 2.64%
1979 1.49% 2.7%
1978 1.71% 2.72%
1977 1.95% 2.7%
1976 2.56% 2.57%
1975 2.47% 2.3%
1974 2.62% 2.18%
1973 2.7% 2.25%
1972 2.71% 2.31%
1971 2.77% 2.38%
1970 2.79% 2.62%
1969 2.79% 2.87%
1968 2.8% 2.94%
1967 2.68% 2.99%
1966 2.64% 3.04%
1965 2.72% 3.1%
1964 2.67% 3.16%
1963 2.61% 3.2%
1962 2.55% 3.23%
1961 2.48% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Philippines
Current population
139917664
117991570
Population rank 10/197 14/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 1.42%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
33.1 seconds
One birth every
7.68 seconds
17.1 seconds
One death every
41.1 seconds
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 113/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -149,315
Net migration rank 31/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -149,315
2024 - 30,069 - -160,373
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 917,928 -85,185
2020 3,199,718 38,866 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 3,015,231 9,302 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 2,899,143 71,766 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 2,809,889 115,823 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 2,713,529 62,785 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 2,623,647 103,122 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 2,546,020 80,955 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 2,533,398 119,517 1,979,568 95,702
2011 2,527,811 116,793 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 2,498,048 80,213 2,030,979 13,556
2009 2,467,118 16,315 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 2,436,753 -381 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 2,010,987 29,142 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 1,870,371 178,274
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 1,896,364 41,456 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 1,831,068 91,727 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 1,788,133 140,715 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 1,734,851 141,545 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 1,673,839 160,106 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 1,579,416 859,737 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 1,479,663 296,014 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 1,441,769 242,614 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 1,393,356 379,966 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 1,356,853 251,387 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 1,050,277 186,227 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 997,050 157,476 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 920,670 137,632 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 863,472 68,022 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 1,080,853 66,702 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 1,018,838 628,135 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 987,203 -711,455 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 943,388 -210,991 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 929,381 -527,133 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 899,577 -36,125 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 801,425 -42,540 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 777,306 -4,232 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 807,535 347 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 779,808 -3,375 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 787,047 -14,510 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 760,821 8,589 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 736,428 7,258 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 715,602 9,992 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 695,283 14,437 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 616,281 9,160 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 642,359 16,348 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 618,667 10,749 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 590,998 9,418 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 563,650 8,960 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 538,518 6,938 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 511,694 1,696 1,036,017 -155,354

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 98.8% of the population change in Ethiopia is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people). In the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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