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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 22.8 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Ethiopia vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Singapore
2100 371,192,732 4,344,248
2099 369,452,188 4,387,645
2098 367,626,914 4,435,189
2097 365,680,268 4,483,484
2096 363,648,440 4,533,994
2095 361,707,589 4,585,243
2094 359,642,227 4,639,568
2093 357,570,752 4,692,749
2092 355,499,462 4,745,364
2091 353,327,595 4,802,089
2090 351,068,287 4,859,572
2089 348,859,203 4,919,853
2088 346,624,222 4,977,701
2087 344,268,493 5,036,662
2086 341,777,395 5,096,772
2085 339,272,558 5,155,480
2084 336,753,372 5,212,381
2083 334,186,307 5,269,612
2082 331,503,693 5,327,281
2081 328,816,892 5,383,608
2080 326,114,551 5,438,023
2079 323,382,593 5,491,695
2078 320,521,381 5,541,781
2077 317,590,857 5,589,429
2076 314,615,353 5,632,686
2075 311,583,813 5,679,862
2074 308,511,275 5,725,351
2073 305,477,711 5,764,008
2072 302,351,806 5,799,655
2071 299,211,554 5,833,262
2070 296,054,535 5,864,115
2069 292,847,034 5,896,709
2068 289,612,061 5,927,631
2067 286,279,975 5,955,955
2066 282,992,981 5,988,826
2065 279,662,528 6,020,244
2064 276,283,161 6,046,805
2063 272,866,834 6,069,231
2062 269,424,014 6,093,782
2061 265,885,347 6,116,847
2060 262,350,260 6,142,295
2059 258,772,570 6,163,191
2058 255,284,371 6,185,611
2057 251,733,988 6,203,303
2056 248,079,002 6,221,491
2055 244,501,471 6,240,206
2054 240,868,686 6,261,488
2053 237,228,269 6,277,678
2052 233,551,340 6,290,046
2051 229,804,463 6,307,270
2050 226,124,819 6,325,698
2049 222,420,063 6,342,616
2048 218,694,640 6,355,818
2047 214,950,242 6,373,684
2046 211,226,920 6,387,901
2045 207,525,986 6,399,811
2044 203,812,674 6,412,802
2043 200,097,321 6,420,804
2042 196,411,774 6,427,555
2041 192,749,114 6,433,153
2040 189,081,695 6,434,727
2039 185,422,958 6,431,367
2038 181,789,129 6,422,540
2037 178,179,942 6,410,923
2036 174,569,201 6,398,937
2035 170,957,061 6,382,637
2034 167,367,920 6,360,610
2033 163,813,895 6,333,556
2032 160,216,774 6,306,749
2031 156,638,324 6,277,847
2030 153,070,380 6,250,608
2029 149,507,684 6,221,161
2028 145,989,372 6,186,754
2027 142,463,827 6,150,947
2026 138,973,582 6,116,548
2025 135,513,842 6,078,250
2024 132,059,767 6,036,860
2023 128,691,692 5,917,648
2022 125,384,287 5,637,022
2021 122,138,588 5,453,566
2020 118,917,671 5,685,807
2019 115,737,383 5,703,569
2018 112,664,152 5,638,676
2017 109,666,481 5,612,253
2016 106,718,162 5,607,283
2015 103,867,135 5,535,002
2014 101,115,610 5,469,724
2013 98,438,751 5,399,162
2012 95,798,767 5,312,437
2011 93,149,970 5,183,688
2010 90,538,514 5,076,732
2009 88,007,636 4,987,573
2008 85,543,668 4,839,396
2007 83,103,217 4,588,599
2006 80,703,490 4,401,365
2005 78,367,470 4,265,762
2004 76,077,206 4,166,664
2003 73,832,663 4,114,826
2002 71,635,517 4,175,950
2001 69,487,762 4,138,012
2000 67,411,494 4,027,887
1999 65,374,561 3,958,723
1998 63,363,524 3,927,213
1997 61,404,539 3,796,038
1996 59,467,635 3,670,704
1995 57,537,335 3,524,506
1994 55,611,508 3,419,048
1993 53,708,891 3,313,471
1992 51,853,747 3,230,698
1991 49,717,198 3,135,083
1990 47,609,755 3,047,132
1989 45,879,690 2,930,901
1988 44,150,825 2,846,108
1987 42,460,039 2,774,789
1986 41,037,656 2,733,373
1985 39,842,136 2,735,957
1984 38,735,722 2,732,221
1983 37,740,817 2,681,061
1982 36,701,290 2,646,466
1981 35,304,012 2,532,835
1980 34,428,514 2,413,945
1979 34,238,652 2,383,500
1978 33,734,592 2,353,600
1977 33,167,272 2,325,300
1976 32,534,418 2,293,300
1975 31,723,252 2,262,600
1974 30,957,273 2,229,800
1973 30,166,785 2,193,000
1972 29,374,608 2,152,400
1971 28,600,106 2,112,900
1970 27,829,128 2,074,507
1969 27,072,571 2,042,500
1968 26,337,930 2,012,000
1967 25,620,276 1,977,600
1966 24,952,689 1,934,400
1965 24,310,612 1,886,900
1964 23,666,548 1,841,600
1963 23,051,637 1,795,000
1962 22,465,126 1,750,200
1961 21,906,102 1,702,400
1960 21,376,693 1,646,400

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 Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Singapore
2100 0.47% -0.99%
2099 0.5% -1.07%
2098 0.53% -1.08%
2097 0.56% -1.11%
2096 0.54% -1.12%
2095 0.57% -1.17%
2094 0.58% -1.13%
2093 0.58% -1.11%
2092 0.61% -1.18%
2091 0.64% -1.18%
2090 0.63% -1.23%
2089 0.64% -1.16%
2088 0.68% -1.17%
2087 0.73% -1.18%
2086 0.74% -1.14%
2085 0.75% -1.09%
2084 0.77% -1.09%
2083 0.81% -1.08%
2082 0.82% -1.05%
2081 0.83% -1%
2080 0.84% -0.98%
2079 0.89% -0.9%
2078 0.92% -0.85%
2077 0.95% -0.77%
2076 0.97% -0.83%
2075 1% -0.79%
2074 0.99% -0.67%
2073 1.03% -0.61%
2072 1.05% -0.58%
2071 1.07% -0.53%
2070 1.1% -0.55%
2069 1.12% -0.52%
2068 1.16% -0.48%
2067 1.16% -0.55%
2066 1.19% -0.52%
2065 1.22% -0.44%
2064 1.25% -0.37%
2063 1.28% -0.4%
2062 1.33% -0.38%
2061 1.35% -0.41%
2060 1.38% -0.34%
2059 1.37% -0.36%
2058 1.41% -0.29%
2057 1.47% -0.29%
2056 1.46% -0.3%
2055 1.51% -0.34%
2054 1.53% -0.26%
2053 1.57% -0.2%
2052 1.63% -0.27%
2051 1.63% -0.29%
2050 1.67% -0.27%
2049 1.7% -0.21%
2048 1.74% -0.28%
2047 1.76% -0.22%
2046 1.78% -0.19%
2045 1.82% -0.2%
2044 1.86% -0.12%
2043 1.88% -0.11%
2042 1.9% -0.09%
2041 1.94% -0.02%
2040 1.97% 0.05%
2039 2% 0.14%
2038 2.03% 0.18%
2037 2.07% 0.19%
2036 2.11% 0.26%
2035 2.14% 0.35%
2034 2.17% 0.43%
2033 2.25% 0.43%
2032 2.28% 0.46%
2031 2.33% 0.44%
2030 2.38% 0.47%
2029 2.41% 0.56%
2028 2.47% 0.58%
2027 2.51% 0.56%
2026 2.55% 0.63%
2025 2.62% 0.69%
2024 2.62% 2.01%
2023 2.64% 4.98%
2022 2.66% 3.36%
2021 2.71% -4.08%
2020 2.75% -0.31%
2019 2.73% 1.15%
2018 2.73% 0.47%
2017 2.76% 0.09%
2016 2.74% 1.31%
2015 2.72% 1.19%
2014 2.72% 1.31%
2013 2.76% 1.63%
2012 2.84% 2.48%
2011 2.88% 2.11%
2010 2.88% 1.79%
2009 2.88% 3.06%
2008 2.94% 5.47%
2007 2.97% 4.25%
2006 2.98% 3.18%
2005 3.01% 2.38%
2004 3.04% 1.26%
2003 3.07% -1.46%
2002 3.09% 0.92%
2001 3.08% 2.73%
2000 3.12% 1.75%
1999 3.17% 0.8%
1998 3.19% 3.46%
1997 3.26% 3.41%
1996 3.35% 4.15%
1995 3.46% 3.08%
1994 3.54% 3.19%
1993 3.58% 2.56%
1992 4.3% 3.05%
1991 4.43% 2.89%
1990 3.77% 3.97%
1989 3.92% 2.98%
1988 3.98% 2.57%
1987 3.47% 1.52%
1986 3% -0.09%
1985 2.86% 0.14%
1984 2.64% 1.91%
1983 2.83% 1.31%
1982 3.96% 4.49%
1981 2.54% 4.93%
1980 0.55% 1.28%
1979 1.49% 1.27%
1978 1.71% 1.22%
1977 1.95% 1.4%
1976 2.56% 1.36%
1975 2.47% 1.47%
1974 2.62% 1.68%
1973 2.7% 1.89%
1972 2.71% 1.87%
1971 2.77% 1.85%
1970 2.79% 1.57%
1969 2.79% 1.52%
1968 2.8% 1.74%
1967 2.68% 2.23%
1966 2.64% 2.52%
1965 2.72% 2.46%
1964 2.67% 2.6%
1963 2.61% 2.56%
1962 2.55% 2.81%
1961 2.48% 3.4%

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 Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Singapore
Current population
139917664
6125852
Population rank 10/197 113/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.07%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
4.41 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +327
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 50/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +16,892
Net migration rank 31/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 16,892
2024 - 30,069 - 20,011
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 7,101 26,996
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 9,019 214,842
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 15,270 -44,030
2020 3,199,718 38,866 18,763 -145,556
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 21,674 870
2018 3,015,231 9,302 21,427 21,820
2017 2,899,143 71,766 21,888 -8,880
2016 2,809,889 115,823 25,794 13,737
2015 2,713,529 62,785 27,121 41,852
2014 2,623,647 103,122 27,896 40,154
2013 2,546,020 80,955 25,376 52,176
2012 2,533,398 119,517 29,750 78,501
2011 2,527,811 116,793 25,919 89,856
2010 2,498,048 80,213 24,876 72,571
2009 2,467,118 16,315 27,930 95,841
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 28,068 176,182
2007 2,436,753 -381 26,614 192,292
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 25,968 135,625
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 24,741 92,023
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 24,583 50,487
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 24,689 -30,012
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 29,231 -40,023
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 31,035 45,027
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 37,057 55,218
1999 2,010,987 29,142 32,857 19,681
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 33,381 51,905
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 37,960 95,241
1996 1,896,364 41,456 38,542 102,018
1995 1,831,068 91,727 38,065 91,947
1994 1,788,133 140,715 39,319 71,170
1993 1,734,851 141,545 40,425 58,820
1992 1,673,839 160,106 39,091 54,359
1991 1,579,416 859,737 39,188 57,821
1990 1,479,663 296,014 41,136 66,950
1989 1,441,769 242,614 36,929 68,031
1988 1,393,356 379,966 42,407 40,976
1987 1,356,853 251,387 33,020 25,411
1986 1,050,277 186,227 27,880 -7,858
1985 997,050 157,476 32,010 -31,036
1984 920,670 137,632 31,967 -4,396
1983 863,472 68,022 30,296 11,699
1982 1,080,853 66,702 33,346 41,568
1981 1,018,838 628,135 32,167 85,869
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 30,657 42,433
1979 987,203 -711,455 28,363 -2,384
1978 943,388 -210,991 27,537 436
1977 929,381 -527,133 26,508 2,757
1976 899,577 -36,125 31,189 949
1975 801,425 -42,540 28,509 4,104
1974 777,306 -4,232 31,664 2,748
1973 807,535 347 36,404 -495
1972 779,808 -3,375 38,098 -1,631
1971 787,047 -14,510 35,708 573
1970 760,821 8,589 35,059 4,024
1969 736,428 7,258 34,314 6,763
1968 715,602 9,992 36,216 6,792
1967 695,283 14,437 40,145 6,006
1966 616,281 9,160 44,298 3,507
1965 642,359 16,348 45,474 4,199
1964 618,667 10,749 47,697 3,043
1963 590,998 9,418 49,542 2,668
1962 563,650 8,960 48,830 3,714
1961 538,518 6,938 49,880 3,490
1960 511,694 1,696 51,533 2,008

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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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