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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 1.01 times bigger than Ethiopia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 3.4% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Ethiopia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Russia
2100 371,192,732 124,983,377
2099 369,452,188 125,086,144
2098 367,626,914 125,186,329
2097 365,680,268 125,264,415
2096 363,648,440 125,354,177
2095 361,707,589 125,422,006
2094 359,642,227 125,474,373
2093 357,570,752 125,529,632
2092 355,499,462 125,604,261
2091 353,327,595 125,652,742
2090 351,068,287 125,707,894
2089 348,859,203 125,760,026
2088 346,624,222 125,810,124
2087 344,268,493 125,858,116
2086 341,777,395 125,926,035
2085 339,272,558 126,001,913
2084 336,753,372 126,076,414
2083 334,186,307 126,151,046
2082 331,503,693 126,234,371
2081 328,816,892 126,317,768
2080 326,114,551 126,414,511
2079 323,382,593 126,534,688
2078 320,521,381 126,674,591
2077 317,590,857 126,830,956
2076 314,615,353 126,982,766
2075 311,583,813 127,165,304
2074 308,511,275 127,362,143
2073 305,477,711 127,576,856
2072 302,351,806 127,802,632
2071 299,211,554 128,080,998
2070 296,054,535 128,353,977
2069 292,847,034 128,642,208
2068 289,612,061 128,920,237
2067 286,279,975 129,203,483
2066 282,992,981 129,511,983
2065 279,662,528 129,842,007
2064 276,283,161 130,177,089
2063 272,866,834 130,522,107
2062 269,424,014 130,851,664
2061 265,885,347 131,200,160
2060 262,350,260 131,526,812
2059 258,772,570 131,884,461
2058 255,284,371 132,247,211
2057 251,733,988 132,584,941
2056 248,079,002 132,925,501
2055 244,501,471 133,271,436
2054 240,868,686 133,595,068
2053 237,228,269 133,914,243
2052 233,551,340 134,180,223
2051 229,804,463 134,443,510
2050 226,124,819 134,687,487
2049 222,420,063 134,909,323
2048 218,694,640 135,117,641
2047 214,950,242 135,311,492
2046 211,226,920 135,482,008
2045 207,525,986 135,664,379
2044 203,812,674 135,863,165
2043 200,097,321 136,085,277
2042 196,411,774 136,307,658
2041 192,749,114 136,557,818
2040 189,081,695 136,821,807
2039 185,422,958 137,122,219
2038 181,789,129 137,433,644
2037 178,179,942 137,770,811
2036 174,569,201 138,118,955
2035 170,957,061 138,478,809
2034 167,367,920 138,852,689
2033 163,813,895 139,237,595
2032 160,216,774 139,635,142
2031 156,638,324 140,058,187
2030 153,070,380 140,453,528
2029 149,507,684 140,840,370
2028 145,989,372 141,214,141
2027 142,463,827 141,580,416
2026 138,973,582 141,906,741
2025 135,513,842 142,772,403
2024 132,059,767 143,533,851
2023 128,691,692 143,826,130
2022 125,384,287 144,236,933
2021 122,138,588 144,746,762
2020 118,917,671 145,245,148
2019 115,737,383 145,453,291
2018 112,664,152 145,398,106
2017 109,666,481 145,293,260
2016 106,718,162 145,015,460
2015 103,867,135 144,640,716
2014 101,115,610 144,237,223
2013 98,438,751 143,805,638
2012 95,798,767 143,378,447
2011 93,149,970 143,018,195
2010 90,538,514 142,849,468
2009 88,007,636 142,785,348
2008 85,543,668 142,742,366
2007 83,103,217 142,805,114
2006 80,703,490 143,049,637
2005 78,367,470 143,518,814
2004 76,077,206 144,067,316
2003 73,832,663 144,648,618
2002 71,635,517 145,306,497
2001 69,487,762 145,976,482
2000 67,411,494 146,596,869
1999 65,374,561 147,214,776
1998 63,363,524 147,670,784
1997 61,404,539 147,915,361
1996 59,467,635 148,160,129
1995 57,537,335 148,375,787
1994 55,611,508 148,407,912
1993 53,708,891 148,458,777
1992 51,853,747 148,538,197
1991 49,717,198 148,394,216
1990 47,609,755 147,969,406
1989 45,879,690 147,721,000
1988 44,150,825 146,857,000
1987 42,460,039 145,908,000
1986 41,037,656 144,894,000
1985 39,842,136 143,858,000
1984 38,735,722 142,745,000
1983 37,740,817 141,668,000
1982 36,701,290 140,823,000
1981 35,304,012 139,941,000
1980 34,428,514 139,010,000
1979 34,238,652 138,027,000
1978 33,734,592 137,060,000
1977 33,167,272 136,100,000
1976 32,534,418 135,147,000
1975 31,723,252 134,200,000
1974 30,957,273 133,432,000
1973 30,166,785 132,669,000
1972 29,374,608 131,909,000
1971 28,600,106 131,155,000
1970 27,829,128 130,404,000
1969 27,072,571 129,664,000
1968 26,337,930 128,928,000
1967 25,620,276 128,196,000
1966 24,952,689 127,468,000
1965 24,310,612 126,745,000
1964 23,666,548 125,345,000
1963 23,051,637 123,960,000
1962 22,465,126 122,591,000
1961 21,906,102 121,236,000
1960 21,376,693 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Russia
2100 0.47% -0.08%
2099 0.5% -0.08%
2098 0.53% -0.06%
2097 0.56% -0.07%
2096 0.54% -0.05%
2095 0.57% -0.04%
2094 0.58% -0.04%
2093 0.58% -0.06%
2092 0.61% -0.04%
2091 0.64% -0.04%
2090 0.63% -0.04%
2089 0.64% -0.04%
2088 0.68% -0.04%
2087 0.73% -0.05%
2086 0.74% -0.06%
2085 0.75% -0.06%
2084 0.77% -0.06%
2083 0.81% -0.07%
2082 0.82% -0.07%
2081 0.83% -0.08%
2080 0.84% -0.09%
2079 0.89% -0.11%
2078 0.92% -0.12%
2077 0.95% -0.12%
2076 0.97% -0.14%
2075 1% -0.15%
2074 0.99% -0.17%
2073 1.03% -0.18%
2072 1.05% -0.22%
2071 1.07% -0.21%
2070 1.1% -0.22%
2069 1.12% -0.22%
2068 1.16% -0.22%
2067 1.16% -0.24%
2066 1.19% -0.25%
2065 1.22% -0.26%
2064 1.25% -0.26%
2063 1.28% -0.25%
2062 1.33% -0.27%
2061 1.35% -0.25%
2060 1.38% -0.27%
2059 1.37% -0.27%
2058 1.41% -0.25%
2057 1.47% -0.26%
2056 1.46% -0.26%
2055 1.51% -0.24%
2054 1.53% -0.24%
2053 1.57% -0.2%
2052 1.63% -0.2%
2051 1.63% -0.18%
2050 1.67% -0.16%
2049 1.7% -0.15%
2048 1.74% -0.14%
2047 1.76% -0.13%
2046 1.78% -0.13%
2045 1.82% -0.15%
2044 1.86% -0.16%
2043 1.88% -0.16%
2042 1.9% -0.18%
2041 1.94% -0.19%
2040 1.97% -0.22%
2039 2% -0.23%
2038 2.03% -0.24%
2037 2.07% -0.25%
2036 2.11% -0.26%
2035 2.14% -0.27%
2034 2.17% -0.28%
2033 2.25% -0.28%
2032 2.28% -0.3%
2031 2.33% -0.28%
2030 2.38% -0.27%
2029 2.41% -0.26%
2028 2.47% -0.26%
2027 2.51% -0.23%
2026 2.55% -0.61%
2025 2.62% -0.53%
2024 2.62% -0.2%
2023 2.64% -0.28%
2022 2.66% -0.35%
2021 2.71% -0.34%
2020 2.75% -0.14%
2019 2.73% 0.04%
2018 2.73% 0.07%
2017 2.76% 0.19%
2016 2.74% 0.26%
2015 2.72% 0.28%
2014 2.72% 0.3%
2013 2.76% 0.3%
2012 2.84% 0.25%
2011 2.88% 0.12%
2010 2.88% 0.04%
2009 2.88% 0.03%
2008 2.94% -0.04%
2007 2.97% -0.17%
2006 2.98% -0.33%
2005 3.01% -0.38%
2004 3.04% -0.4%
2003 3.07% -0.45%
2002 3.09% -0.46%
2001 3.08% -0.42%
2000 3.12% -0.42%
1999 3.17% -0.31%
1998 3.19% -0.17%
1997 3.26% -0.17%
1996 3.35% -0.15%
1995 3.46% -0.02%
1994 3.54% -0.03%
1993 3.58% -0.05%
1992 4.3% 0.1%
1991 4.43% 0.29%
1990 3.77% 0.17%
1989 3.92% 0.59%
1988 3.98% 0.65%
1987 3.47% 0.7%
1986 3% 0.72%
1985 2.86% 0.78%
1984 2.64% 0.76%
1983 2.83% 0.6%
1982 3.96% 0.63%
1981 2.54% 0.67%
1980 0.55% 0.71%
1979 1.49% 0.71%
1978 1.71% 0.71%
1977 1.95% 0.71%
1976 2.56% 0.71%
1975 2.47% 0.58%
1974 2.62% 0.58%
1973 2.7% 0.58%
1972 2.71% 0.57%
1971 2.77% 0.58%
1970 2.79% 0.57%
1969 2.79% 0.57%
1968 2.8% 0.57%
1967 2.68% 0.57%
1966 2.64% 0.57%
1965 2.72% 1.12%
1964 2.67% 1.12%
1963 2.61% 1.12%
1962 2.55% 1.12%
1961 2.48% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Russia
Current population
139917664
141906741
Population rank 10/197 9/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 1.71%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
41.1 seconds
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,228 -801
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 177/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -251,822
Net migration rank 31/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -251,822
2024 - 30,069 - -178,042
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -503,392 27,807
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -576,948 765,629
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -697,177 334,094
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -319,997 336,494
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -232,637 339,972
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -130,764 396,619
2016 2,809,889 115,823 0 447,645
2015 2,713,529 62,785 43,392 384,756
2014 2,623,647 103,122 28,848 264,698
2013 2,546,020 80,955 28,761 289,872
2012 2,533,398 119,517 0 285,977
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -128,716 309,377
2010 2,498,048 80,213 -242,844 307,555
2009 2,467,118 16,315 -257,014 350,206
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 -356,856 360,840
2007 2,436,753 -381 -471,257 365,717
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 -686,638 308,370
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -846,761 263,541
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 -792,370 261,519
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -896,822 256,804
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -963,445 259,614
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -967,540 550,401
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -927,453 375,468
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -694,053 528,135
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 -769,159 541,387
1996 1,896,364 41,456 -785,248 587,171
1995 1,831,068 91,727 -845,742 723,875
1994 1,788,133 140,715 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 1,734,851 141,545 -757,140 507,229
1992 1,673,839 160,106 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 1,579,416 859,737 103,876 125,505
1990 1,479,663 296,014 325,533 299,863
1989 1,441,769 242,614 576,112 89,400
1988 1,393,356 379,966 778,343 269,862
1987 1,356,853 251,387 977,583 275,611
1986 1,050,277 186,227 985,279 283,553
1985 997,050 157,476 762,447 280,614
1984 920,670 137,632 756,548 247,026
1983 863,472 68,022 906,676 200,159
1982 1,080,853 66,702 830,855 107,520
1981 1,018,838 628,135 713,700 36,686
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 681,149 10,440
1979 987,203 -711,455 690,135 -5,791
1978 943,388 -210,991 812,766 108,882
1977 929,381 -527,133 832,932 122,316
1976 899,577 -36,125 852,237 113,851
1975 801,425 -42,540 843,850 80,069
1974 777,306 -4,232 883,186 -51,759
1973 807,535 347 846,561 -107,568
1972 779,808 -3,375 872,050 -111,168
1971 787,047 -14,510 854,999 -134,968
1970 760,821 8,589 785,554 -264,464
1969 736,428 7,258 753,088 -64,643
1968 715,602 9,992 787,621 -83,221
1967 695,283 14,437 854,554 -116,029
1966 616,281 9,160 989,279 -111,360
1965 642,359 16,348 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 618,667 10,749 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 590,998 9,418 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 563,650 8,960 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 538,518 6,938 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 511,694 1,696 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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