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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 6,549,143 people in Serbia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 6,500,256 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 21.6 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 +2.69% per year vs -0.77% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.5M (12.3% decline).

Ethiopia vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Serbia
2100 371,078,260 3,624,616
2099 369,338,252 3,652,806
2098 367,513,542 3,681,036
2097 365,567,496 3,709,552
2096 363,536,294 3,738,231
2095 361,596,042 3,767,093
2094 359,531,317 3,796,201
2093 357,460,480 3,825,522
2092 355,389,829 3,855,267
2091 353,218,632 3,885,260
2090 350,960,021 3,915,419
2089 348,751,618 3,946,052
2088 346,517,326 3,976,782
2087 344,162,324 4,008,021
2086 341,671,994 4,039,630
2085 339,167,930 4,071,614
2084 336,649,520 4,104,024
2083 334,083,247 4,137,041
2082 331,401,460 4,170,603
2081 328,715,487 4,204,520
2080 326,013,981 4,239,046
2079 323,282,865 4,274,213
2078 320,422,535 4,310,048
2077 317,492,915 4,346,216
2076 314,518,328 4,382,620
2075 311,487,723 4,419,404
2074 308,416,133 4,456,820
2073 305,383,505 4,494,554
2072 302,258,564 4,532,671
2071 299,119,280 4,571,200
2070 295,963,235 4,610,279
2069 292,756,723 4,649,626
2068 289,522,748 4,689,227
2067 286,191,689 4,728,969
2066 282,905,709 4,768,652
2065 279,576,283 4,808,648
2064 276,197,958 4,848,712
2063 272,782,685 4,888,888
2062 269,340,926 4,929,248
2061 265,803,351 4,969,370
2060 262,269,354 5,009,557
2059 258,692,767 5,049,580
2058 255,205,644 5,089,783
2057 251,656,356 5,130,427
2056 248,002,497 5,171,093
2055 244,426,069 5,211,735
2054 240,794,405 5,252,427
2053 237,155,110 5,293,039
2052 233,479,314 5,334,193
2051 229,733,593 5,376,024
2050 226,055,085 5,417,847
2049 222,351,471 5,460,219
2048 218,627,197 5,502,886
2047 214,883,954 5,546,051
2046 211,161,780 5,589,756
2045 207,461,987 5,634,078
2044 203,749,820 5,678,918
2043 200,035,613 5,724,337
2042 196,351,202 5,770,492
2041 192,689,672 5,817,068
2040 189,023,384 5,863,637
2039 185,365,776 5,910,619
2038 181,733,067 5,957,363
2037 178,124,993 6,004,061
2036 174,515,366 6,050,436
2035 170,904,339 6,096,764
2034 167,316,305 6,142,866
2033 163,763,376 6,188,997
2032 160,167,364 6,234,637
2031 156,590,018 6,279,936
2030 153,023,174 6,325,002
2029 149,461,578 6,369,418
2028 145,944,350 6,413,572
2027 142,419,893 6,457,306
2026 138,930,724 6,500,256
2025 135,472,051 6,549,143
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 558,066 people (a 7.91% 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 60.6% to 226,055,085 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,417,847 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 2.58% -0.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Serbia
Current population
140722974
6500256
Population rank 10/197 110/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.08%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
14.1 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
8.67 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
5.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 -102
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 -37,333
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% -0.57%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 187/197
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 3,379,409 30,069 -37,543 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.1% of the population change in Ethiopia is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people). In Serbia 85.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 437,745 people) and 14.9% is from migration (a loss of 76,396 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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