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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 3.91 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 2.12% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Ethiopia vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Poland
2100 371,192,732 18,350,017
2099 369,452,188 18,541,227
2098 367,626,914 18,733,999
2097 365,680,268 18,928,169
2096 363,648,440 19,125,003
2095 361,707,589 19,323,203
2094 359,642,227 19,525,085
2093 357,570,752 19,730,030
2092 355,499,462 19,938,529
2091 353,327,595 20,151,135
2090 351,068,287 20,368,308
2089 348,859,203 20,589,970
2088 346,624,222 20,817,398
2087 344,268,493 21,050,137
2086 341,777,395 21,288,179
2085 339,272,558 21,531,674
2084 336,753,372 21,780,998
2083 334,186,307 22,036,816
2082 331,503,693 22,298,479
2081 328,816,892 22,565,373
2080 326,114,551 22,836,875
2079 323,382,593 23,113,773
2078 320,521,381 23,393,434
2077 317,590,857 23,679,569
2076 314,615,353 23,968,050
2075 311,583,813 24,259,763
2074 308,511,275 24,554,480
2073 305,477,711 24,852,006
2072 302,351,806 25,149,886
2071 299,211,554 25,447,869
2070 296,054,535 25,745,140
2069 292,847,034 26,042,079
2068 289,612,061 26,337,963
2067 286,279,975 26,632,110
2066 282,992,981 26,923,643
2065 279,662,528 27,211,946
2064 276,283,161 27,497,263
2063 272,866,834 27,778,871
2062 269,424,014 28,055,433
2061 265,885,347 28,328,948
2060 262,350,260 28,597,687
2059 258,772,570 28,864,377
2058 255,284,371 29,125,961
2057 251,733,988 29,384,759
2056 248,079,002 29,641,101
2055 244,501,471 29,893,868
2054 240,868,686 30,142,942
2053 237,228,269 30,389,214
2052 233,551,340 30,630,763
2051 229,804,463 30,871,146
2050 226,124,819 31,107,894
2049 222,420,063 31,341,718
2048 218,694,640 31,572,273
2047 214,950,242 31,800,868
2046 211,226,920 32,026,873
2045 207,525,986 32,250,757
2044 203,812,674 32,471,522
2043 200,097,321 32,690,423
2042 196,411,774 32,906,811
2041 192,749,114 33,118,473
2040 189,081,695 33,328,426
2039 185,422,958 33,535,096
2038 181,789,129 33,738,091
2037 178,179,942 33,936,906
2036 174,569,201 34,133,190
2035 170,957,061 34,323,827
2034 167,367,920 34,511,159
2033 163,813,895 34,693,880
2032 160,216,774 34,872,593
2031 156,638,324 35,046,775
2030 153,070,380 35,213,577
2029 149,507,684 35,374,919
2028 145,989,372 35,527,083
2027 142,463,827 35,671,012
2026 138,973,582 35,806,942
2025 135,513,842 36,233,346
2024 132,059,767 36,559,233
2023 128,691,692 36,687,353
2022 125,384,287 36,821,749
2021 122,138,588 36,981,559
2020 118,917,671 37,515,748
2019 115,737,383 37,965,475
2018 112,664,152 37,974,750
2017 109,666,481 37,974,826
2016 106,718,162 37,970,087
2015 103,867,135 37,986,412
2014 101,115,610 38,011,735
2013 98,438,751 38,040,196
2012 95,798,767 38,063,164
2011 93,149,970 38,063,255
2010 90,538,514 38,042,794
2009 88,007,636 38,151,603
2008 85,543,668 38,125,759
2007 83,103,217 38,120,560
2006 80,703,490 38,141,267
2005 78,367,470 38,165,445
2004 76,077,206 38,182,222
2003 73,832,663 38,204,570
2002 71,635,517 38,230,364
2001 69,487,762 38,248,076
2000 67,411,494 38,258,629
1999 65,374,561 38,660,271
1998 63,363,524 38,663,481
1997 61,404,539 38,649,660
1996 59,467,635 38,624,370
1995 57,537,335 38,594,998
1994 55,611,508 38,542,652
1993 53,708,891 38,461,408
1992 51,853,747 38,363,667
1991 49,717,198 38,246,193
1990 47,609,755 38,110,782
1989 45,879,690 37,961,529
1988 44,150,825 37,824,487
1987 42,460,039 37,668,045
1986 41,037,656 37,456,119
1985 39,842,136 37,201,885
1984 38,735,722 36,904,134
1983 37,740,817 36,571,808
1982 36,701,290 36,230,481
1981 35,304,012 35,898,587
1980 34,428,514 35,574,150
1979 34,238,652 35,247,217
1978 33,734,592 34,965,600
1977 33,167,272 34,689,050
1976 32,534,418 34,356,300
1975 31,723,252 34,015,199
1974 30,957,273 33,678,899
1973 30,166,785 33,357,200
1972 29,374,608 33,055,650
1971 28,600,106 32,783,500
1970 27,829,128 32,664,300
1969 27,072,571 32,548,300
1968 26,337,930 32,294,655
1967 25,620,276 31,987,155
1966 24,952,689 31,681,000
1965 24,310,612 31,444,950
1964 23,666,548 31,139,450
1963 23,051,637 30,712,000
1962 22,465,126 30,308,500
1961 21,906,102 29,964,000
1960 21,376,693 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Poland
2100 0.47% -1.03%
2099 0.5% -1.03%
2098 0.53% -1.03%
2097 0.56% -1.03%
2096 0.54% -1.03%
2095 0.57% -1.03%
2094 0.58% -1.04%
2093 0.58% -1.05%
2092 0.61% -1.06%
2091 0.64% -1.07%
2090 0.63% -1.08%
2089 0.64% -1.09%
2088 0.68% -1.11%
2087 0.73% -1.12%
2086 0.74% -1.13%
2085 0.75% -1.14%
2084 0.77% -1.16%
2083 0.81% -1.17%
2082 0.82% -1.18%
2081 0.83% -1.19%
2080 0.84% -1.2%
2079 0.89% -1.2%
2078 0.92% -1.21%
2077 0.95% -1.2%
2076 0.97% -1.2%
2075 1% -1.2%
2074 0.99% -1.2%
2073 1.03% -1.18%
2072 1.05% -1.17%
2071 1.07% -1.15%
2070 1.1% -1.14%
2069 1.12% -1.12%
2068 1.16% -1.1%
2067 1.16% -1.08%
2066 1.19% -1.06%
2065 1.22% -1.04%
2064 1.25% -1.01%
2063 1.28% -0.99%
2062 1.33% -0.97%
2061 1.35% -0.94%
2060 1.38% -0.92%
2059 1.37% -0.9%
2058 1.41% -0.88%
2057 1.47% -0.86%
2056 1.46% -0.85%
2055 1.51% -0.83%
2054 1.53% -0.81%
2053 1.57% -0.79%
2052 1.63% -0.78%
2051 1.63% -0.76%
2050 1.67% -0.75%
2049 1.7% -0.73%
2048 1.74% -0.72%
2047 1.76% -0.71%
2046 1.78% -0.69%
2045 1.82% -0.68%
2044 1.86% -0.67%
2043 1.88% -0.66%
2042 1.9% -0.64%
2041 1.94% -0.63%
2040 1.97% -0.62%
2039 2% -0.6%
2038 2.03% -0.59%
2037 2.07% -0.58%
2036 2.11% -0.56%
2035 2.14% -0.54%
2034 2.17% -0.53%
2033 2.25% -0.51%
2032 2.28% -0.5%
2031 2.33% -0.47%
2030 2.38% -0.46%
2029 2.41% -0.43%
2028 2.47% -0.4%
2027 2.51% -0.38%
2026 2.55% -1.18%
2025 2.62% -0.89%
2024 2.62% -0.35%
2023 2.64% -0.36%
2022 2.66% -0.43%
2021 2.71% -1.42%
2020 2.75% -1.18%
2019 2.73% -0.02%
2018 2.73% -0%
2017 2.76% 0.01%
2016 2.74% -0.04%
2015 2.72% -0.07%
2014 2.72% -0.07%
2013 2.76% -0.06%
2012 2.84% -0%
2011 2.88% 0.05%
2010 2.88% -0.29%
2009 2.88% 0.07%
2008 2.94% 0.01%
2007 2.97% -0.05%
2006 2.98% -0.06%
2005 3.01% -0.04%
2004 3.04% -0.06%
2003 3.07% -0.07%
2002 3.09% -0.05%
2001 3.08% -0.03%
2000 3.12% -1.04%
1999 3.17% -0.008%
1998 3.19% 0.04%
1997 3.26% 0.07%
1996 3.35% 0.08%
1995 3.46% 0.14%
1994 3.54% 0.21%
1993 3.58% 0.25%
1992 4.3% 0.31%
1991 4.43% 0.36%
1990 3.77% 0.39%
1989 3.92% 0.36%
1988 3.98% 0.42%
1987 3.47% 0.57%
1986 3% 0.68%
1985 2.86% 0.81%
1984 2.64% 0.91%
1983 2.83% 0.94%
1982 3.96% 0.92%
1981 2.54% 0.91%
1980 0.55% 0.93%
1979 1.49% 0.81%
1978 1.71% 0.8%
1977 1.95% 0.97%
1976 2.56% 1%
1975 2.47% 1%
1974 2.62% 0.96%
1973 2.7% 0.91%
1972 2.71% 0.83%
1971 2.77% 0.36%
1970 2.79% 0.36%
1969 2.79% 0.79%
1968 2.8% 0.96%
1967 2.68% 0.97%
1966 2.64% 0.75%
1965 2.72% 0.98%
1964 2.67% 1.39%
1963 2.61% 1.33%
1962 2.55% 1.15%
1961 2.48% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Poland
Current population
139917664
35806942
Population rank 10/197 47/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.43%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 -351
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 181/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -330,820
Net migration rank 31/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -330,820
2024 - 30,069 - -238,062
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -135,743 -7,824
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -143,605 967,744
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -184,907 2,251
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -120,050 3,920
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -34,169 7,696
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -26,582 -223
2017 2,899,143 71,766 0 -21,535
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -3,797 -5,675
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -26,590 3,887
2014 2,623,647 103,122 0 5,525
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -19,020 12,402
2012 2,533,398 119,517 0 4,635
2011 2,527,811 116,793 11,419 45,951
2010 2,498,048 80,213 38,043 119,623
2009 2,467,118 16,315 30,521 -8,283
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 34,313 -42,288
2007 2,436,753 -381 11,436 -51,235
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 3,814 -68,882
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -3,817 -41,942
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 -7,637 -38,216
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -15,281 -19,039
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -3,823 -16,462
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 3,825 -16,648
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 11,478 -15,921
1999 2,010,987 29,142 0 -53,035
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 19,332 -39,509
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 34,785 -44,230
1996 1,896,364 41,456 42,487 -45,349
1995 1,831,068 91,727 46,314 -52,989
1994 1,788,133 140,715 96,357 -41,845
1993 1,734,851 141,545 103,846 -48,805
1992 1,673,839 160,106 118,928 -46,893
1991 1,579,416 859,737 141,511 -55,342
1990 1,479,663 296,014 160,066 -50,339
1989 1,441,769 242,614 182,215 -49,192
1988 1,393,356 379,966 215,599 -101,671
1987 1,356,853 251,387 226,008 -32,310
1986 1,050,277 186,227 258,448 -22,520
1985 997,050 157,476 297,615 -27,277
1984 920,670 137,632 332,137 -18,402
1983 863,472 68,022 373,032 -26,724
1982 1,080,853 66,702 369,551 -34,980
1981 1,018,838 628,135 351,806 -16,155
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 348,627 -42,420
1979 987,203 -711,455 366,571 -22,162
1978 943,388 -210,991 339,166 -62,936
1977 929,381 -527,133 353,828 -33,496
1976 899,577 -36,125 367,612 -25,716
1975 801,425 -42,540 350,356 -31,346
1974 777,306 -4,232 346,893 -18,273
1973 807,535 347 320,229 -29,335
1972 779,808 -3,375 314,028 -15,004
1971 787,047 -14,510 278,660 -31,767
1970 760,821 8,589 280,913 -66,859
1969 736,428 7,258 270,151 -26,744
1968 715,602 9,992 280,963 -11,905
1967 695,283 14,437 275,089 -25,479
1966 616,281 9,160 297,801 -17,158
1965 642,359 16,348 314,450 -21,658
1964 618,667 10,749 326,965 -23,273
1963 590,998 9,418 359,330 -13,770
1962 563,650 8,960 360,671 -31,021
1961 538,518 6,938 398,521 -20,044
1960 511,694 1,696 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/poland | 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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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