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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 13.1 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Ethiopia vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Portugal
2100 371,192,732 8,977,781
2099 369,452,188 8,983,042
2098 367,626,914 8,987,129
2097 365,680,268 8,992,549
2096 363,648,440 8,998,689
2095 361,707,589 9,006,394
2094 359,642,227 9,011,158
2093 357,570,752 9,016,023
2092 355,499,462 9,021,257
2091 353,327,595 9,025,345
2090 351,068,287 9,029,722
2089 348,859,203 9,034,399
2088 346,624,222 9,039,122
2087 344,268,493 9,045,400
2086 341,777,395 9,050,153
2085 339,272,558 9,055,552
2084 336,753,372 9,062,369
2083 334,186,307 9,068,714
2082 331,503,693 9,077,003
2081 328,816,892 9,087,394
2080 326,114,551 9,098,423
2079 323,382,593 9,111,057
2078 320,521,381 9,125,056
2077 317,590,857 9,140,039
2076 314,615,353 9,158,661
2075 311,583,813 9,178,289
2074 308,511,275 9,201,245
2073 305,477,711 9,225,478
2072 302,351,806 9,248,867
2071 299,211,554 9,275,782
2070 296,054,535 9,304,137
2069 292,847,034 9,334,425
2068 289,612,061 9,367,211
2067 286,279,975 9,399,389
2066 282,992,981 9,432,609
2065 279,662,528 9,466,860
2064 276,283,161 9,503,941
2063 272,866,834 9,540,829
2062 269,424,014 9,578,098
2061 265,885,347 9,614,549
2060 262,350,260 9,652,893
2059 258,772,570 9,691,151
2058 255,284,371 9,731,557
2057 251,733,988 9,769,285
2056 248,079,002 9,807,403
2055 244,501,471 9,847,280
2054 240,868,686 9,885,446
2053 237,228,269 9,924,814
2052 233,551,340 9,963,090
2051 229,804,463 9,999,372
2050 226,124,819 10,035,796
2049 222,420,063 10,072,922
2048 218,694,640 10,106,403
2047 214,950,242 10,140,325
2046 211,226,920 10,173,871
2045 207,525,986 10,206,046
2044 203,812,674 10,237,224
2043 200,097,321 10,268,090
2042 196,411,774 10,296,167
2041 192,749,114 10,322,968
2040 189,081,695 10,351,965
2039 185,422,958 10,379,824
2038 181,789,129 10,405,843
2037 178,179,942 10,430,143
2036 174,569,201 10,454,779
2035 170,957,061 10,478,501
2034 167,367,920 10,502,828
2033 163,813,895 10,525,638
2032 160,216,774 10,548,736
2031 156,638,324 10,569,489
2030 153,070,380 10,588,717
2029 149,507,684 10,609,556
2028 145,989,372 10,631,437
2027 142,463,827 10,649,916
2026 138,973,582 10,667,081
2025 135,513,842 10,683,692
2024 132,059,767 10,694,681
2023 128,691,692 10,578,174
2022 125,384,287 10,434,332
2021 122,138,588 10,361,831
2020 118,917,671 10,297,081
2019 115,737,383 10,286,263
2018 112,664,152 10,283,822
2017 109,666,481 10,300,300
2016 106,718,162 10,325,452
2015 103,867,135 10,358,076
2014 101,115,610 10,401,062
2013 98,438,751 10,457,295
2012 95,798,767 10,514,844
2011 93,149,970 10,557,560
2010 90,538,514 10,573,100
2009 88,007,636 10,568,247
2008 85,543,668 10,558,177
2007 83,103,217 10,542,964
2006 80,703,490 10,522,288
2005 78,367,470 10,503,330
2004 76,077,206 10,483,861
2003 73,832,663 10,458,821
2002 71,635,517 10,419,631
2001 69,487,762 10,362,722
2000 67,411,494 10,289,898
1999 65,374,561 10,217,828
1998 63,363,524 10,160,196
1997 61,404,539 10,108,977
1996 59,467,635 10,063,945
1995 57,537,335 10,026,176
1994 55,611,508 9,991,525
1993 53,708,891 9,964,675
1992 51,853,747 9,952,494
1991 49,717,198 9,960,235
1990 47,609,755 9,983,218
1989 45,879,690 10,005,000
1988 44,150,825 10,019,610
1987 42,460,039 10,030,031
1986 41,037,656 10,032,734
1985 39,842,136 10,023,613
1984 38,735,722 9,996,232
1983 37,740,817 9,957,865
1982 36,701,290 9,911,771
1981 35,304,012 9,851,362
1980 34,428,514 9,766,312
1979 34,238,652 9,661,265
1978 33,734,592 9,558,250
1977 33,167,272 9,455,675
1976 32,534,418 9,355,810
1975 31,723,252 9,093,470
1974 30,957,273 8,754,365
1973 30,166,785 8,633,100
1972 29,374,608 8,630,430
1971 28,600,106 8,643,756
1970 27,829,128 8,680,431
1969 27,072,571 8,757,705
1968 26,337,930 8,836,650
1967 25,620,276 8,874,520
1966 24,952,689 8,930,990
1965 24,310,612 8,998,595
1964 23,666,548 9,035,365
1963 23,051,637 9,030,355
1962 22,465,126 8,993,985
1961 21,906,102 8,929,316
1960 21,376,693 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Portugal
2100 0.47% -0.06%
2099 0.5% -0.05%
2098 0.53% -0.06%
2097 0.56% -0.07%
2096 0.54% -0.09%
2095 0.57% -0.05%
2094 0.58% -0.05%
2093 0.58% -0.06%
2092 0.61% -0.05%
2091 0.64% -0.05%
2090 0.63% -0.05%
2089 0.64% -0.05%
2088 0.68% -0.07%
2087 0.73% -0.05%
2086 0.74% -0.06%
2085 0.75% -0.08%
2084 0.77% -0.07%
2083 0.81% -0.09%
2082 0.82% -0.11%
2081 0.83% -0.12%
2080 0.84% -0.14%
2079 0.89% -0.15%
2078 0.92% -0.16%
2077 0.95% -0.2%
2076 0.97% -0.21%
2075 1% -0.25%
2074 0.99% -0.26%
2073 1.03% -0.25%
2072 1.05% -0.29%
2071 1.07% -0.3%
2070 1.1% -0.32%
2069 1.12% -0.35%
2068 1.16% -0.34%
2067 1.16% -0.35%
2066 1.19% -0.36%
2065 1.22% -0.39%
2064 1.25% -0.39%
2063 1.28% -0.39%
2062 1.33% -0.38%
2061 1.35% -0.4%
2060 1.38% -0.39%
2059 1.37% -0.42%
2058 1.41% -0.39%
2057 1.47% -0.39%
2056 1.46% -0.4%
2055 1.51% -0.39%
2054 1.53% -0.4%
2053 1.57% -0.38%
2052 1.63% -0.36%
2051 1.63% -0.36%
2050 1.67% -0.37%
2049 1.7% -0.33%
2048 1.74% -0.33%
2047 1.76% -0.33%
2046 1.78% -0.32%
2045 1.82% -0.3%
2044 1.86% -0.3%
2043 1.88% -0.27%
2042 1.9% -0.26%
2041 1.94% -0.28%
2040 1.97% -0.27%
2039 2% -0.25%
2038 2.03% -0.23%
2037 2.07% -0.24%
2036 2.11% -0.23%
2035 2.14% -0.23%
2034 2.17% -0.22%
2033 2.25% -0.22%
2032 2.28% -0.2%
2031 2.33% -0.18%
2030 2.38% -0.2%
2029 2.41% -0.21%
2028 2.47% -0.17%
2027 2.51% -0.16%
2026 2.55% -0.16%
2025 2.62% -0.1%
2024 2.62% 1.1%
2023 2.64% 1.38%
2022 2.66% 0.7%
2021 2.71% 0.63%
2020 2.75% 0.11%
2019 2.73% 0.02%
2018 2.73% -0.16%
2017 2.76% -0.24%
2016 2.74% -0.31%
2015 2.72% -0.41%
2014 2.72% -0.54%
2013 2.76% -0.55%
2012 2.84% -0.4%
2011 2.88% -0.15%
2010 2.88% 0.05%
2009 2.88% 0.1%
2008 2.94% 0.14%
2007 2.97% 0.2%
2006 2.98% 0.18%
2005 3.01% 0.19%
2004 3.04% 0.24%
2003 3.07% 0.38%
2002 3.09% 0.55%
2001 3.08% 0.71%
2000 3.12% 0.71%
1999 3.17% 0.57%
1998 3.19% 0.51%
1997 3.26% 0.45%
1996 3.35% 0.38%
1995 3.46% 0.35%
1994 3.54% 0.27%
1993 3.58% 0.12%
1992 4.3% -0.08%
1991 4.43% -0.23%
1990 3.77% -0.22%
1989 3.92% -0.15%
1988 3.98% -0.1%
1987 3.47% -0.03%
1986 3% 0.09%
1985 2.86% 0.27%
1984 2.64% 0.39%
1983 2.83% 0.47%
1982 3.96% 0.61%
1981 2.54% 0.87%
1980 0.55% 1.09%
1979 1.49% 1.08%
1978 1.71% 1.08%
1977 1.95% 1.07%
1976 2.56% 2.88%
1975 2.47% 3.87%
1974 2.62% 1.4%
1973 2.7% 0.03%
1972 2.71% -0.15%
1971 2.77% -0.42%
1970 2.79% -0.88%
1969 2.79% -0.89%
1968 2.8% -0.43%
1967 2.68% -0.63%
1966 2.64% -0.75%
1965 2.72% -0.41%
1964 2.67% 0.06%
1963 2.61% 0.4%
1962 2.55% 0.72%
1961 2.48% 0.81%

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/portugal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Portugal
Current population
139917664
10667081
Population rank 10/197 92/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.13%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
4.51 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
6.13 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +319
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 94/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +16,472
Net migration rank 31/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 16,472
2024 - 30,069 - 20,648
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -32,792 29,102
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -40,694 68,696
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -45,592 69,606
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -39,129 54,076
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -24,687 63,031
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -25,709 22,495
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -23,691 13,979
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -23,749 -775
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -23,823 -3,209
2014 2,623,647 103,122 -22,882 -26,447
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -24,052 -36,342
2012 2,533,398 119,517 -17,875 -37,083
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -5,279 -31,513
2010 2,498,048 80,213 -4,230 -5,627
2009 2,467,118 16,315 -5,284 14,532
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 0 9,478
2007 2,436,753 -381 -1,055 21,064
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 3,156 16,754
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 2,101 15,537
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 7,339 13,928
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 4,184 24,740
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 8,335 42,169
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 8,290 55,565
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 15,435 60,586
1999 2,010,987 29,142 8,175 49,572
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 7,112 40,931
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 8,087 36,922
1996 1,896,364 41,456 4,026 32,640
1995 1,831,068 91,727 4,011 26,971
1994 1,788,133 140,715 9,991 20,761
1993 1,734,851 141,545 7,972 8,561
1992 1,673,839 160,106 13,933 -11,847
1991 1,579,416 859,737 12,948 -37,914
1990 1,479,663 296,014 13,976 -34,855
1989 1,441,769 242,614 22,011 -30,615
1988 1,393,356 379,966 24,047 -26,595
1987 1,356,853 251,387 28,084 -23,142
1986 1,050,277 186,227 31,102 -20,000
1985 997,050 157,476 33,077 -19,183
1984 920,670 137,632 45,983 -16,658
1983 863,472 68,022 47,798 -16,568
1982 1,080,853 66,702 58,479 -15,006
1981 1,018,838 628,135 56,152 -7,938
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 63,481 29,881
1979 987,203 -711,455 67,628 32,434
1978 943,388 -210,991 70,731 34,345
1977 929,381 -527,133 84,156 37,779
1976 899,577 -36,125 85,138 40,490
1975 801,425 -42,540 81,841 42,262
1974 777,306 -4,232 74,412 41,254
1973 807,535 347 76,835 39,748
1972 779,808 -3,375 83,715 39,058
1971 787,047 -14,510 82,980 48,944
1970 760,821 8,589 87,672 -191,862
1969 736,428 7,258 89,329 -161,114
1968 715,602 9,992 100,737 -145,200
1967 695,283 14,437 106,495 -136,232
1966 616,281 9,160 107,171 -129,233
1965 642,359 16,348 115,182 -123,855
1964 618,667 10,749 120,170 -118,763
1963 590,998 9,418 113,783 -116,874
1962 563,650 8,960 123,217 -113,947
1961 538,518 6,938 117,867 -112,768
1960 511,694 1,696 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/portugal | 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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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