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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 26.1 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Ethiopia vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Slovakia
2100 371,192,732 3,377,764
2099 369,452,188 3,399,869
2098 367,626,914 3,422,010
2097 365,680,268 3,444,161
2096 363,648,440 3,466,284
2095 361,707,589 3,488,595
2094 359,642,227 3,511,062
2093 357,570,752 3,533,742
2092 355,499,462 3,556,708
2091 353,327,595 3,580,021
2090 351,068,287 3,603,675
2089 348,859,203 3,627,811
2088 346,624,222 3,652,354
2087 344,268,493 3,677,451
2086 341,777,395 3,703,217
2085 339,272,558 3,729,670
2084 336,753,372 3,756,777
2083 334,186,307 3,784,617
2082 331,503,693 3,813,170
2081 328,816,892 3,842,528
2080 326,114,551 3,872,714
2079 323,382,593 3,903,653
2078 320,521,381 3,935,351
2077 317,590,857 3,967,981
2076 314,615,353 4,001,363
2075 311,583,813 4,035,465
2074 308,511,275 4,070,159
2073 305,477,711 4,105,475
2072 302,351,806 4,141,396
2071 299,211,554 4,177,582
2070 296,054,535 4,214,086
2069 292,847,034 4,250,775
2068 289,612,061 4,287,566
2067 286,279,975 4,324,173
2066 282,992,981 4,360,463
2065 279,662,528 4,396,562
2064 276,283,161 4,432,349
2063 272,866,834 4,467,634
2062 269,424,014 4,502,390
2061 265,885,347 4,536,423
2060 262,350,260 4,569,861
2059 258,772,570 4,602,562
2058 255,284,371 4,634,484
2057 251,733,988 4,665,491
2056 248,079,002 4,695,744
2055 244,501,471 4,725,147
2054 240,868,686 4,753,640
2053 237,228,269 4,781,680
2052 233,551,340 4,809,152
2051 229,804,463 4,836,056
2050 226,124,819 4,862,512
2049 222,420,063 4,888,649
2048 218,694,640 4,914,306
2047 214,950,242 4,939,719
2046 211,226,920 4,964,917
2045 207,525,986 4,989,905
2044 203,812,674 5,014,849
2043 200,097,321 5,039,628
2042 196,411,774 5,064,051
2041 192,749,114 5,088,319
2040 189,081,695 5,112,265
2039 185,422,958 5,135,696
2038 181,789,129 5,158,725
2037 178,179,942 5,181,188
2036 174,569,201 5,203,033
2035 170,957,061 5,224,142
2034 167,367,920 5,244,168
2033 163,813,895 5,263,308
2032 160,216,774 5,281,327
2031 156,638,324 5,298,206
2030 153,070,380 5,313,745
2029 149,507,684 5,327,761
2028 145,989,372 5,339,993
2027 142,463,827 5,350,648
2026 138,973,582 5,359,438
2025 135,513,842 5,396,894
2024 132,059,767 5,422,069
2023 128,691,692 5,426,740
2022 125,384,287 5,431,752
2021 122,138,588 5,447,247
2020 118,917,671 5,458,827
2019 115,737,383 5,454,147
2018 112,664,152 5,446,771
2017 109,666,481 5,439,232
2016 106,718,162 5,430,798
2015 103,867,135 5,423,801
2014 101,115,610 5,418,649
2013 98,438,751 5,413,393
2012 95,798,767 5,407,579
2011 93,149,970 5,398,384
2010 90,538,514 5,391,428
2009 88,007,636 5,386,406
2008 85,543,668 5,379,233
2007 83,103,217 5,374,622
2006 80,703,490 5,373,054
2005 78,367,470 5,372,807
2004 76,077,206 5,372,280
2003 73,832,663 5,373,374
2002 71,635,517 5,376,912
2001 69,487,762 5,378,867
2000 67,411,494 5,388,720
1999 65,374,561 5,396,020
1998 63,363,524 5,390,516
1997 61,404,539 5,383,291
1996 59,467,635 5,373,361
1995 57,537,335 5,361,999
1994 55,611,508 5,346,331
1993 53,708,891 5,325,305
1992 51,853,747 5,305,016
1991 49,717,198 5,303,294
1990 47,609,755 5,299,187
1989 45,879,690 5,275,942
1988 44,150,825 5,250,596
1987 42,460,039 5,222,840
1986 41,037,656 5,193,838
1985 39,842,136 5,161,768
1984 38,735,722 5,127,097
1983 37,740,817 5,091,971
1982 36,701,290 5,055,099
1981 35,304,012 5,016,105
1980 34,428,514 4,979,815
1979 34,238,652 4,938,973
1978 33,734,592 4,890,125
1977 33,167,272 4,840,501
1976 32,534,418 4,789,507
1975 31,723,252 4,739,105
1974 30,957,273 4,689,623
1973 30,166,785 4,641,445
1972 29,374,608 4,596,622
1971 28,600,106 4,557,449
1970 27,829,128 4,538,223
1969 27,072,571 4,518,607
1968 26,337,930 4,483,915
1967 25,620,276 4,449,367
1966 24,952,689 4,411,666
1965 24,310,612 4,370,983
1964 23,666,548 4,327,341
1963 23,051,637 4,282,017
1962 22,465,126 4,238,188
1961 21,906,102 4,191,667
1960 21,376,693 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Slovakia
2100 0.47% -0.65%
2099 0.5% -0.65%
2098 0.53% -0.64%
2097 0.56% -0.64%
2096 0.54% -0.64%
2095 0.57% -0.64%
2094 0.58% -0.64%
2093 0.58% -0.65%
2092 0.61% -0.65%
2091 0.64% -0.66%
2090 0.63% -0.67%
2089 0.64% -0.67%
2088 0.68% -0.68%
2087 0.73% -0.7%
2086 0.74% -0.71%
2085 0.75% -0.72%
2084 0.77% -0.74%
2083 0.81% -0.75%
2082 0.82% -0.76%
2081 0.83% -0.78%
2080 0.84% -0.79%
2079 0.89% -0.81%
2078 0.92% -0.82%
2077 0.95% -0.83%
2076 0.97% -0.85%
2075 1% -0.85%
2074 0.99% -0.86%
2073 1.03% -0.87%
2072 1.05% -0.87%
2071 1.07% -0.87%
2070 1.1% -0.86%
2069 1.12% -0.86%
2068 1.16% -0.85%
2067 1.16% -0.83%
2066 1.19% -0.82%
2065 1.22% -0.81%
2064 1.25% -0.79%
2063 1.28% -0.77%
2062 1.33% -0.75%
2061 1.35% -0.73%
2060 1.38% -0.71%
2059 1.37% -0.69%
2058 1.41% -0.66%
2057 1.47% -0.64%
2056 1.46% -0.62%
2055 1.51% -0.6%
2054 1.53% -0.59%
2053 1.57% -0.57%
2052 1.63% -0.56%
2051 1.63% -0.54%
2050 1.67% -0.53%
2049 1.7% -0.52%
2048 1.74% -0.51%
2047 1.76% -0.51%
2046 1.78% -0.5%
2045 1.82% -0.5%
2044 1.86% -0.49%
2043 1.88% -0.48%
2042 1.9% -0.48%
2041 1.94% -0.47%
2040 1.97% -0.46%
2039 2% -0.45%
2038 2.03% -0.43%
2037 2.07% -0.42%
2036 2.11% -0.4%
2035 2.14% -0.38%
2034 2.17% -0.36%
2033 2.25% -0.34%
2032 2.28% -0.32%
2031 2.33% -0.29%
2030 2.38% -0.26%
2029 2.41% -0.23%
2028 2.47% -0.2%
2027 2.51% -0.16%
2026 2.55% -0.69%
2025 2.62% -0.46%
2024 2.62% -0.09%
2023 2.64% -0.09%
2022 2.66% -0.28%
2021 2.71% -0.21%
2020 2.75% 0.09%
2019 2.73% 0.14%
2018 2.73% 0.14%
2017 2.76% 0.16%
2016 2.74% 0.13%
2015 2.72% 0.1%
2014 2.72% 0.1%
2013 2.76% 0.11%
2012 2.84% 0.17%
2011 2.88% 0.13%
2010 2.88% 0.09%
2009 2.88% 0.13%
2008 2.94% 0.09%
2007 2.97% 0.03%
2006 2.98% 0.005%
2005 3.01% 0.01%
2004 3.04% -0.02%
2003 3.07% -0.07%
2002 3.09% -0.04%
2001 3.08% -0.18%
2000 3.12% -0.14%
1999 3.17% 0.1%
1998 3.19% 0.13%
1997 3.26% 0.18%
1996 3.35% 0.21%
1995 3.46% 0.29%
1994 3.54% 0.39%
1993 3.58% 0.38%
1992 4.3% 0.03%
1991 4.43% 0.08%
1990 3.77% 0.44%
1989 3.92% 0.48%
1988 3.98% 0.53%
1987 3.47% 0.56%
1986 3% 0.62%
1985 2.86% 0.68%
1984 2.64% 0.69%
1983 2.83% 0.73%
1982 3.96% 0.78%
1981 2.54% 0.73%
1980 0.55% 0.83%
1979 1.49% 1%
1978 1.71% 1.03%
1977 1.95% 1.06%
1976 2.56% 1.06%
1975 2.47% 1.06%
1974 2.62% 1.04%
1973 2.7% 0.98%
1972 2.71% 0.86%
1971 2.77% 0.42%
1970 2.79% 0.43%
1969 2.79% 0.77%
1968 2.8% 0.78%
1967 2.68% 0.85%
1966 2.64% 0.93%
1965 2.72% 1.01%
1964 2.67% 1.06%
1963 2.61% 1.03%
1962 2.55% 1.11%
1961 2.48% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Slovakia
Current population
139917664
5359438
Population rank 10/197 125/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.06%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
7.68 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 -13
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 172/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -31,377
Net migration rank 31/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -31,377
2024 - 30,069 - -21,027
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -5,427 4,933
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -7,062 92,314
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -16,886 -8,172
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -2,184 4,350
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 3,818 3,128
2018 3,015,231 9,302 3,268 3,446
2017 2,899,143 71,766 4,351 3,279
2016 2,809,889 115,823 5,431 3,487
2015 2,713,529 62,785 2,170 2,549
2014 2,623,647 103,122 3,793 -1,158
2013 2,546,020 80,955 2,707 -1,181
2012 2,533,398 119,517 3,245 871
2011 2,527,811 116,793 9,177 -2,392
2010 2,498,048 80,213 7,008 -1,814
2009 2,467,118 16,315 8,619 -542
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 4,303 -495
2007 2,436,753 -381 537 -571
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 537 -549
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 537 -561
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 1,611 -522
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -537 -646
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -538 -580
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -1,076 -860
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 2,155 -831
1999 2,010,987 29,142 3,777 -119
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 4,312 -12
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 6,999 247
1996 1,896,364 41,456 9,135 246
1995 1,831,068 91,727 9,115 -30
1994 1,788,133 140,715 14,970 -109
1993 1,734,851 141,545 20,769 72
1992 1,673,839 160,106 21,220 -201
1991 1,579,416 859,737 23,865 174
1990 1,479,663 296,014 25,436 -9,402
1989 1,441,769 242,614 26,380 -7,254
1988 1,393,356 379,966 30,979 -6,500
1987 1,356,853 251,387 31,859 -6,401
1986 1,050,277 186,227 34,279 -6,143
1985 997,050 157,476 37,680 -6,068
1984 920,670 137,632 38,966 -6,276
1983 863,472 68,022 39,717 -6,361
1982 1,080,853 66,702 41,958 -6,088
1981 1,018,838 628,135 43,640 -5,821
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 44,320 -5,522
1979 987,203 -711,455 52,353 -4,712
1978 943,388 -210,991 52,324 -4,689
1977 929,381 -527,133 52,762 -4,621
1976 899,577 -36,125 54,121 -4,432
1975 801,425 -42,540 52,604 -4,652
1974 777,306 -4,232 52,524 -4,190
1973 807,535 347 49,199 -3,854
1972 779,808 -3,375 46,426 -3,516
1971 787,047 -14,510 40,105 -3,495
1970 760,821 8,589 38,575 -4,919
1969 736,428 7,258 39,312 -8,998
1968 715,602 9,992 38,113 -8,881
1967 695,283 14,437 41,824 -8,876
1966 616,281 9,160 45,440 -8,817
1965 642,359 16,348 48,517 -8,707
1964 618,667 10,749 54,092 -8,608
1963 590,998 9,418 54,382 -8,548
1962 563,650 8,960 49,587 -9,019
1961 538,518 6,938 55,749 4,812
1960 511,694 1,696 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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