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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 21.5 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 1.77% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Ethiopia vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Serbia
2100 371,192,732 3,621,418
2099 369,452,188 3,649,584
2098 367,626,914 3,677,789
2097 365,680,268 3,706,279
2096 363,648,440 3,734,933
2095 361,707,589 3,763,769
2094 359,642,227 3,792,851
2093 357,570,752 3,822,147
2092 355,499,462 3,851,865
2091 353,327,595 3,881,833
2090 351,068,287 3,911,964
2089 348,859,203 3,942,571
2088 346,624,222 3,973,274
2087 344,268,493 4,004,485
2086 341,777,395 4,036,066
2085 339,272,558 4,068,021
2084 336,753,372 4,100,403
2083 334,186,307 4,133,391
2082 331,503,693 4,166,924
2081 328,816,892 4,200,811
2080 326,114,551 4,235,306
2079 323,382,593 4,270,442
2078 320,521,381 4,306,246
2077 317,590,857 4,342,382
2076 314,615,353 4,378,754
2075 311,583,813 4,415,505
2074 308,511,275 4,452,888
2073 305,477,711 4,490,589
2072 302,351,806 4,528,672
2071 299,211,554 4,567,167
2070 296,054,535 4,606,212
2069 292,847,034 4,645,524
2068 289,612,061 4,685,090
2067 286,279,975 4,724,796
2066 282,992,981 4,764,445
2065 279,662,528 4,804,405
2064 276,283,161 4,844,434
2063 272,866,834 4,884,574
2062 269,424,014 4,924,899
2061 265,885,347 4,964,985
2060 262,350,260 5,005,138
2059 258,772,570 5,045,125
2058 255,284,371 5,085,292
2057 251,733,988 5,125,901
2056 248,079,002 5,166,530
2055 244,501,471 5,207,137
2054 240,868,686 5,247,793
2053 237,228,269 5,288,369
2052 233,551,340 5,329,487
2051 229,804,463 5,371,281
2050 226,124,819 5,413,067
2049 222,420,063 5,455,402
2048 218,694,640 5,498,031
2047 214,950,242 5,541,158
2046 211,226,920 5,584,824
2045 207,525,986 5,629,108
2044 203,812,674 5,673,908
2043 200,097,321 5,719,287
2042 196,411,774 5,765,400
2041 192,749,114 5,811,936
2040 189,081,695 5,858,464
2039 185,422,958 5,905,404
2038 181,789,129 5,952,107
2037 178,179,942 5,998,763
2036 174,569,201 6,045,097
2035 170,957,061 6,091,385
2034 167,367,920 6,137,447
2033 163,813,895 6,183,536
2032 160,216,774 6,229,136
2031 156,638,324 6,274,395
2030 153,070,380 6,319,422
2029 149,507,684 6,363,799
2028 145,989,372 6,407,914
2027 142,463,827 6,451,609
2026 138,973,582 6,494,521
2025 135,513,842 6,543,364
2024 132,059,767 6,586,476
2023 128,691,692 6,623,183
2022 125,384,287 6,664,449
2021 122,138,588 6,834,326
2020 118,917,671 6,899,126
2019 115,737,383 6,945,235
2018 112,664,152 6,982,604
2017 109,666,481 7,020,858
2016 106,718,162 7,058,322
2015 103,867,135 7,095,383
2014 101,115,610 7,131,787
2013 98,438,751 7,166,553
2012 95,798,767 7,201,497
2011 93,149,970 7,236,519
2010 90,538,514 7,291,436
2009 88,007,636 7,320,807
2008 85,543,668 7,350,222
2007 83,103,217 7,381,579
2006 80,703,490 7,411,569
2005 78,367,470 7,440,769
2004 76,077,206 7,463,157
2003 73,832,663 7,480,591
2002 71,635,517 7,500,031
2001 69,487,762 7,503,433
2000 67,411,494 7,516,346
1999 65,374,561 7,540,401
1998 63,363,524 7,567,745
1997 61,404,539 7,598,538
1996 59,467,635 7,622,185
1995 57,537,335 7,628,264
1994 55,611,508 7,622,711
1993 53,708,891 7,614,328
1992 51,853,747 7,604,063
1991 49,717,198 7,595,636
1990 47,609,755 7,897,937
1989 45,879,690 7,893,787
1988 44,150,825 7,884,218
1987 42,460,039 7,868,027
1986 41,037,656 7,853,824
1985 39,842,136 7,835,902
1984 38,735,722 7,813,549
1983 37,740,817 7,788,100
1982 36,701,290 7,763,335
1981 35,304,012 7,736,787
1980 34,428,514 7,709,544
1979 34,238,652 7,541,997
1978 33,734,592 7,504,017
1977 33,167,272 7,462,783
1976 32,534,418 7,418,973
1975 31,723,252 7,368,717
1974 30,957,273 7,326,043
1973 30,166,785 7,283,902
1972 29,374,608 7,252,012
1971 28,600,106 7,211,716
1970 27,829,128 7,164,993
1969 27,072,571 7,123,249
1968 26,337,930 7,007,586
1967 25,620,276 6,966,522
1966 24,952,689 6,927,969
1965 24,310,612 6,876,624
1964 23,666,548 6,832,855
1963 23,051,637 6,787,950
1962 22,465,126 6,740,264
1961 21,906,102 6,689,077
1960 21,376,693 6,638,992

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Serbia
2100 0.47% -0.77%
2099 0.5% -0.77%
2098 0.53% -0.77%
2097 0.56% -0.77%
2096 0.54% -0.77%
2095 0.57% -0.77%
2094 0.58% -0.77%
2093 0.58% -0.77%
2092 0.61% -0.77%
2091 0.64% -0.77%
2090 0.63% -0.78%
2089 0.64% -0.77%
2088 0.68% -0.78%
2087 0.73% -0.78%
2086 0.74% -0.79%
2085 0.75% -0.79%
2084 0.77% -0.8%
2083 0.81% -0.8%
2082 0.82% -0.81%
2081 0.83% -0.81%
2080 0.84% -0.82%
2079 0.89% -0.83%
2078 0.92% -0.83%
2077 0.95% -0.83%
2076 0.97% -0.83%
2075 1% -0.84%
2074 0.99% -0.84%
2073 1.03% -0.84%
2072 1.05% -0.84%
2071 1.07% -0.85%
2070 1.1% -0.85%
2069 1.12% -0.84%
2068 1.16% -0.84%
2067 1.16% -0.83%
2066 1.19% -0.83%
2065 1.22% -0.83%
2064 1.25% -0.82%
2063 1.28% -0.82%
2062 1.33% -0.81%
2061 1.35% -0.8%
2060 1.38% -0.79%
2059 1.37% -0.79%
2058 1.41% -0.79%
2057 1.47% -0.79%
2056 1.46% -0.78%
2055 1.51% -0.77%
2054 1.53% -0.77%
2053 1.57% -0.77%
2052 1.63% -0.78%
2051 1.63% -0.77%
2050 1.67% -0.78%
2049 1.7% -0.78%
2048 1.74% -0.78%
2047 1.76% -0.78%
2046 1.78% -0.79%
2045 1.82% -0.79%
2044 1.86% -0.79%
2043 1.88% -0.8%
2042 1.9% -0.8%
2041 1.94% -0.79%
2040 1.97% -0.79%
2039 2% -0.78%
2038 2.03% -0.78%
2037 2.07% -0.77%
2036 2.11% -0.76%
2035 2.14% -0.75%
2034 2.17% -0.75%
2033 2.25% -0.73%
2032 2.28% -0.72%
2031 2.33% -0.71%
2030 2.38% -0.7%
2029 2.41% -0.69%
2028 2.47% -0.68%
2027 2.51% -0.66%
2026 2.55% -0.75%
2025 2.62% -0.65%
2024 2.62% -0.55%
2023 2.64% -0.62%
2022 2.66% -2.49%
2021 2.71% -0.94%
2020 2.75% -0.66%
2019 2.73% -0.54%
2018 2.73% -0.54%
2017 2.76% -0.53%
2016 2.74% -0.52%
2015 2.72% -0.51%
2014 2.72% -0.49%
2013 2.76% -0.49%
2012 2.84% -0.48%
2011 2.88% -0.75%
2010 2.88% -0.4%
2009 2.88% -0.4%
2008 2.94% -0.42%
2007 2.97% -0.4%
2006 2.98% -0.39%
2005 3.01% -0.3%
2004 3.04% -0.23%
2003 3.07% -0.26%
2002 3.09% -0.05%
2001 3.08% -0.17%
2000 3.12% -0.32%
1999 3.17% -0.36%
1998 3.19% -0.41%
1997 3.26% -0.31%
1996 3.35% -0.08%
1995 3.46% 0.07%
1994 3.54% 0.11%
1993 3.58% 0.13%
1992 4.3% 0.11%
1991 4.43% -3.83%
1990 3.77% 0.05%
1989 3.92% 0.12%
1988 3.98% 0.21%
1987 3.47% 0.18%
1986 3% 0.23%
1985 2.86% 0.29%
1984 2.64% 0.33%
1983 2.83% 0.32%
1982 3.96% 0.34%
1981 2.54% 0.35%
1980 0.55% 2.22%
1979 1.49% 0.51%
1978 1.71% 0.55%
1977 1.95% 0.59%
1976 2.56% 0.68%
1975 2.47% 0.58%
1974 2.62% 0.58%
1973 2.7% 0.44%
1972 2.71% 0.56%
1971 2.77% 0.65%
1970 2.79% 0.59%
1969 2.79% 1.65%
1968 2.8% 0.59%
1967 2.68% 0.56%
1966 2.64% 0.75%
1965 2.72% 0.64%
1964 2.67% 0.66%
1963 2.61% 0.71%
1962 2.55% 0.77%
1961 2.48% 0.75%

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

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In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Serbia
Current population
139917664
6494521
Population rank 10/197 110/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.08%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
14.3 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
8.63 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 -101
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 189/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -13,086
Net migration rank 31/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -13,086
2024 - 30,069 - -8,132
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -36,427 4,348
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -46,651 40,118
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -74,494 -8,974
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -55,193 -10,220
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -36,810 -18,891
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -37,707 -18,883
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -39,317 -18,651
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -35,998 -18,322
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -37,605 -18,789
2014 2,623,647 103,122 -34,946 -18,846
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -34,399 -17,866
2012 2,533,398 119,517 -35,288 -18,513
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -36,906 611
2010 2,498,048 80,213 -34,999 3,632
2009 2,467,118 16,315 -33,676 6,043
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 -33,590 7,070
2007 2,436,753 -381 -34,693 7,045
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 -31,870 8,018
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -34,227 7,945
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 -26,121 7,300
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -24,686 6,854
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -24,750 1,562
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -20,259 -12,007
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -30,065 -14,368
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -29,408 -4,073
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -23,006 -5,665
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 -18,389 -5,817
1996 1,896,364 41,456 -16,007 -5,598
1995 1,831,068 91,727 -7,628 -6,019
1994 1,788,133 140,715 -7,157 -5,934
1993 1,734,851 141,545 -5,703 -5,972
1992 1,673,839 160,106 -3,779 -4,415
1991 1,579,416 859,737 2,210 -8,483
1990 1,479,663 296,014 7,416 -16,260
1989 1,441,769 242,614 11,872 -16,360
1988 1,393,356 379,966 13,852 -15,715
1987 1,356,853 251,387 16,711 -16,686
1986 1,050,277 186,227 19,407 -17,990
1985 997,050 157,476 22,090 -17,646
1984 920,670 137,632 23,815 -15,567
1983 863,472 68,022 27,515 -15,301
1982 1,080,853 66,702 30,603 -13,550
1981 1,018,838 628,135 34,304 -8,531
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 36,273 287
1979 987,203 -711,455 39,022 -960
1978 943,388 -210,991 43,636 -1,481
1977 929,381 -527,133 48,105 -1,953
1976 899,577 -36,125 51,399 -2,744
1975 801,425 -42,540 52,502 -3,490
1974 777,306 -4,232 51,583 -3,525
1973 807,535 347 49,596 -2,396
1972 779,808 -3,375 48,248 -348
1971 787,047 -14,510 47,424 1,655
1970 760,821 8,589 48,343 1,861
1969 736,428 7,258 50,304 4,112
1968 715,602 9,992 51,653 5,430
1967 695,283 14,437 53,120 6,114
1966 616,281 9,160 53,338 7,037
1965 642,359 16,348 53,383 7,957
1964 618,667 10,749 54,185 8,045
1963 590,998 9,418 55,580 8,276
1962 563,650 8,960 59,307 6,064
1961 538,518 6,938 61,065 6,422
1960 511,694 1,696 63,642 4,377

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

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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 Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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