The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 138,940,022 people compared to 180,492 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- Ethiopia's population is 770 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 1.68% for Ethiopia vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 139M (72.2% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 167K to 180K (8.31% growth).
- Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 367M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
Ethiopia vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
138940022
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180492
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| Population rank | 10/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.68% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
9.36 seconds
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
7.68 seconds
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
41.1 seconds
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
17.5 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | +30,069 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +9,228 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,368,075 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.62% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 25/197 | 154/197 |
Ethiopia and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 21,376,693 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 21,906,102 | 93,490 | 2.48% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 22,465,126 | 94,505 | 2.55% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 23,051,637 | 95,519 | 2.61% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 23,666,548 | 96,505 | 2.67% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 24,310,612 | 97,493 | 2.72% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 24,952,689 | 98,463 | 2.64% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 25,620,276 | 99,504 | 2.68% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 26,337,930 | 100,675 | 2.8% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 27,072,571 | 101,879 | 2.79% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 27,829,128 | 103,165 | 2.79% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 28,600,106 | 104,564 | 2.77% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 29,374,608 | 106,002 | 2.71% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 30,166,785 | 107,498 | 2.7% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 30,957,273 | 109,076 | 2.62% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 31,723,252 | 110,725 | 2.47% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 32,534,418 | 112,425 | 2.56% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 33,167,272 | 114,135 | 1.95% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 33,734,592 | 115,834 | 1.71% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 34,238,652 | 117,528 | 1.49% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 34,428,514 | 119,290 | 0.55% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 35,304,012 | 121,166 | 2.54% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 36,701,290 | 123,087 | 3.96% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 37,740,817 | 125,044 | 2.83% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 38,735,722 | 127,067 | 2.64% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 39,842,136 | 129,159 | 2.86% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 41,037,656 | 131,239 | 3% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 42,460,039 | 133,227 | 3.47% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 44,150,825 | 135,000 | 3.98% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 45,879,690 | 136,512 | 3.92% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 47,609,755 | 137,857 | 3.77% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 49,717,198 | 139,520 | 4.43% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 51,853,747 | 141,617 | 4.3% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 53,708,891 | 143,726 | 3.58% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 55,611,508 | 145,890 | 3.54% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 57,537,335 | 148,208 | 3.46% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 59,467,635 | 150,436 | 3.35% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 61,404,539 | 152,569 | 3.26% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 63,363,524 | 154,677 | 3.19% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 65,374,561 | 156,702 | 3.17% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 67,411,494 | 158,616 | 3.12% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 69,487,762 | 160,237 | 3.08% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 71,635,517 | 161,641 | 3.09% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 73,832,663 | 162,976 | 3.07% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 76,077,206 | 164,239 | 3.04% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 78,367,470 | 165,450 | 3.01% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 80,703,490 | 166,639 | 2.98% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 83,103,217 | 167,758 | 2.97% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 85,543,668 | 168,808 | 2.94% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 88,007,636 | 169,869 | 2.88% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 90,538,514 | 170,906 | 2.88% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 93,149,970 | 171,801 | 2.88% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 95,798,767 | 172,587 | 2.84% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 98,438,751 | 173,369 | 2.76% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 101,115,610 | 174,138 | 2.72% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 103,867,135 | 174,905 | 2.72% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 106,718,162 | 175,646 | 2.74% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 109,666,481 | 176,342 | 2.76% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 112,664,152 | 177,017 | 2.73% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 115,737,383 | 177,661 | 2.73% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 118,917,671 | 178,250 | 2.75% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 122,138,588 | 178,522 | 2.71% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 125,384,287 | 178,781 | 2.66% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 128,691,692 | 179,285 | 2.64% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 132,059,767 | 179,744 | 2.62% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 135,472,043 | 180,148 | 2.58% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 138,902,180 | 180,489 | 2.53% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 142,364,798 | 180,771 | 2.49% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 145,841,255 | 181,003 | 2.44% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 149,336,056 | 181,198 | 2.4% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 152,855,352 | 181,360 | 2.36% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 156,382,425 | 181,463 | 2.31% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 159,923,895 | 181,495 | 2.26% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 163,453,311 | 181,458 | 2.21% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 166,978,790 | 181,354 | 2.16% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 170,532,952 | 181,177 | 2.13% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 174,097,772 | 180,948 | 2.09% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 177,661,132 | 180,636 | 2.05% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 181,235,892 | 180,230 | 2.01% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 184,835,102 | 179,781 | 1.99% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 188,450,900 | 179,296 | 1.96% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 192,068,629 | 178,760 | 1.92% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 195,695,295 | 178,187 | 1.89% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 199,347,978 | 177,593 | 1.87% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 203,014,368 | 176,937 | 1.84% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 206,673,625 | 176,243 | 1.8% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 210,337,847 | 175,520 | 1.77% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 214,023,504 | 174,726 | 1.75% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 217,710,204 | 173,877 | 1.72% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 221,377,329 | 172,991 | 1.68% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 225,021,865 | 172,081 | 1.65% | -0.53% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 32,221,860 (a 30.2% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,846 (a 2.76% growth).
Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Ethiopia's population will grow by 62% to 225,021,865 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.66% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Ethiopia and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 68.1 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 23.8 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 19.9 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.99 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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