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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 65.9 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Ethiopia vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Slovenia
2100 371,192,732 1,640,541
2099 369,452,188 1,644,752
2098 367,626,914 1,648,834
2097 365,680,268 1,653,196
2096 363,648,440 1,657,434
2095 361,707,589 1,661,656
2094 359,642,227 1,665,825
2093 357,570,752 1,670,076
2092 355,499,462 1,674,280
2091 353,327,595 1,678,462
2090 351,068,287 1,682,998
2089 348,859,203 1,687,376
2088 346,624,222 1,691,788
2087 344,268,493 1,696,409
2086 341,777,395 1,701,325
2085 339,272,558 1,706,189
2084 336,753,372 1,711,157
2083 334,186,307 1,716,396
2082 331,503,693 1,721,709
2081 328,816,892 1,727,302
2080 326,114,551 1,733,405
2079 323,382,593 1,739,518
2078 320,521,381 1,746,152
2077 317,590,857 1,752,783
2076 314,615,353 1,759,639
2075 311,583,813 1,766,867
2074 308,511,275 1,774,528
2073 305,477,711 1,782,697
2072 302,351,806 1,790,658
2071 299,211,554 1,798,960
2070 296,054,535 1,807,483
2069 292,847,034 1,816,607
2068 289,612,061 1,825,849
2067 286,279,975 1,834,865
2066 282,992,981 1,844,034
2065 279,662,528 1,853,651
2064 276,283,161 1,863,550
2063 272,866,834 1,873,173
2062 269,424,014 1,882,832
2061 265,885,347 1,892,739
2060 262,350,260 1,902,939
2059 258,772,570 1,912,861
2058 255,284,371 1,922,175
2057 251,733,988 1,932,119
2056 248,079,002 1,941,469
2055 244,501,471 1,950,861
2054 240,868,686 1,959,953
2053 237,228,269 1,968,641
2052 233,551,340 1,977,227
2051 229,804,463 1,985,279
2050 226,124,819 1,993,115
2049 222,420,063 2,000,477
2048 218,694,640 2,007,283
2047 214,950,242 2,014,140
2046 211,226,920 2,020,756
2045 207,525,986 2,027,366
2044 203,812,674 2,033,871
2043 200,097,321 2,040,173
2042 196,411,774 2,046,339
2041 192,749,114 2,052,041
2040 189,081,695 2,057,278
2039 185,422,958 2,062,718
2038 181,789,129 2,067,922
2037 178,179,942 2,073,705
2036 174,569,201 2,079,201
2035 170,957,061 2,084,471
2034 167,367,920 2,089,430
2033 163,813,895 2,094,601
2032 160,216,774 2,099,622
2031 156,638,324 2,104,690
2030 153,070,380 2,109,416
2029 149,507,684 2,113,874
2028 145,989,372 2,118,053
2027 142,463,827 2,121,324
2026 138,973,582 2,124,138
2025 135,513,842 2,126,340
2024 132,059,767 2,127,400
2023 128,691,692 2,120,461
2022 125,384,287 2,112,076
2021 122,138,588 2,108,079
2020 118,917,671 2,102,419
2019 115,737,383 2,088,385
2018 112,664,152 2,073,894
2017 109,666,481 2,066,388
2016 106,718,162 2,065,042
2015 103,867,135 2,063,531
2014 101,115,610 2,061,980
2013 98,438,751 2,059,953
2012 95,798,767 2,057,159
2011 93,149,970 2,052,843
2010 90,538,514 2,048,583
2009 88,007,636 2,039,669
2008 85,543,668 2,021,316
2007 83,103,217 2,018,122
2006 80,703,490 2,006,868
2005 78,367,470 2,000,474
2004 76,077,206 1,997,012
2003 73,832,663 1,995,733
2002 71,635,517 1,994,530
2001 69,487,762 1,992,060
2000 67,411,494 1,988,925
1999 65,374,561 1,983,045
1998 63,363,524 1,981,629
1997 61,404,539 1,985,956
1996 59,467,635 1,988,628
1995 57,537,335 1,989,872
1994 55,611,508 1,989,443
1993 53,708,891 1,991,746
1992 51,853,747 1,996,498
1991 49,717,198 1,999,429
1990 47,609,755 1,998,161
1989 45,879,690 1,996,351
1988 44,150,825 1,995,196
1987 42,460,039 1,989,776
1986 41,037,656 1,965,964
1985 39,842,136 1,941,641
1984 38,735,722 1,932,154
1983 37,740,817 1,922,321
1982 36,701,290 1,910,334
1981 35,304,012 1,906,531
1980 34,428,514 1,901,315
1979 34,238,652 1,882,599
1978 33,734,592 1,862,548
1977 33,167,272 1,842,377
1976 32,534,418 1,820,249
1975 31,723,252 1,793,581
1974 30,957,273 1,776,132
1973 30,166,785 1,766,697
1972 29,374,608 1,752,233
1971 28,600,106 1,738,335
1970 27,829,128 1,724,891
1969 27,072,571 1,713,874
1968 26,337,930 1,704,546
1967 25,620,276 1,689,528
1966 24,952,689 1,669,905
1965 24,310,612 1,649,160
1964 23,666,548 1,632,114
1963 23,051,637 1,616,971
1962 22,465,126 1,603,649
1961 21,906,102 1,594,131
1960 21,376,693 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Slovenia
2100 0.47% -0.26%
2099 0.5% -0.25%
2098 0.53% -0.26%
2097 0.56% -0.26%
2096 0.54% -0.25%
2095 0.57% -0.25%
2094 0.58% -0.25%
2093 0.58% -0.25%
2092 0.61% -0.25%
2091 0.64% -0.27%
2090 0.63% -0.26%
2089 0.64% -0.26%
2088 0.68% -0.27%
2087 0.73% -0.29%
2086 0.74% -0.29%
2085 0.75% -0.29%
2084 0.77% -0.31%
2083 0.81% -0.31%
2082 0.82% -0.32%
2081 0.83% -0.35%
2080 0.84% -0.35%
2079 0.89% -0.38%
2078 0.92% -0.38%
2077 0.95% -0.39%
2076 0.97% -0.41%
2075 1% -0.43%
2074 0.99% -0.46%
2073 1.03% -0.44%
2072 1.05% -0.46%
2071 1.07% -0.47%
2070 1.1% -0.5%
2069 1.12% -0.51%
2068 1.16% -0.49%
2067 1.16% -0.5%
2066 1.19% -0.52%
2065 1.22% -0.53%
2064 1.25% -0.51%
2063 1.28% -0.51%
2062 1.33% -0.52%
2061 1.35% -0.54%
2060 1.38% -0.52%
2059 1.37% -0.48%
2058 1.41% -0.51%
2057 1.47% -0.48%
2056 1.46% -0.48%
2055 1.51% -0.46%
2054 1.53% -0.44%
2053 1.57% -0.43%
2052 1.63% -0.41%
2051 1.63% -0.39%
2050 1.67% -0.37%
2049 1.7% -0.34%
2048 1.74% -0.34%
2047 1.76% -0.33%
2046 1.78% -0.33%
2045 1.82% -0.32%
2044 1.86% -0.31%
2043 1.88% -0.3%
2042 1.9% -0.28%
2041 1.94% -0.25%
2040 1.97% -0.26%
2039 2% -0.25%
2038 2.03% -0.28%
2037 2.07% -0.26%
2036 2.11% -0.25%
2035 2.14% -0.24%
2034 2.17% -0.25%
2033 2.25% -0.24%
2032 2.28% -0.24%
2031 2.33% -0.22%
2030 2.38% -0.21%
2029 2.41% -0.2%
2028 2.47% -0.15%
2027 2.51% -0.13%
2026 2.55% -0.1%
2025 2.62% -0.05%
2024 2.62% 0.33%
2023 2.64% 0.4%
2022 2.66% 0.19%
2021 2.71% 0.27%
2020 2.75% 0.67%
2019 2.73% 0.7%
2018 2.73% 0.36%
2017 2.76% 0.07%
2016 2.74% 0.07%
2015 2.72% 0.08%
2014 2.72% 0.1%
2013 2.76% 0.14%
2012 2.84% 0.21%
2011 2.88% 0.21%
2010 2.88% 0.44%
2009 2.88% 0.91%
2008 2.94% 0.16%
2007 2.97% 0.56%
2006 2.98% 0.32%
2005 3.01% 0.17%
2004 3.04% 0.06%
2003 3.07% 0.06%
2002 3.09% 0.12%
2001 3.08% 0.16%
2000 3.12% 0.3%
1999 3.17% 0.07%
1998 3.19% -0.22%
1997 3.26% -0.13%
1996 3.35% -0.06%
1995 3.46% 0.02%
1994 3.54% -0.12%
1993 3.58% -0.24%
1992 4.3% -0.15%
1991 4.43% 0.06%
1990 3.77% 0.09%
1989 3.92% 0.06%
1988 3.98% 0.27%
1987 3.47% 1.21%
1986 3% 1.25%
1985 2.86% 0.49%
1984 2.64% 0.51%
1983 2.83% 0.63%
1982 3.96% 0.2%
1981 2.54% 0.27%
1980 0.55% 0.99%
1979 1.49% 1.08%
1978 1.71% 1.09%
1977 1.95% 1.22%
1976 2.56% 1.49%
1975 2.47% 0.98%
1974 2.62% 0.53%
1973 2.7% 0.83%
1972 2.71% 0.8%
1971 2.77% 0.78%
1970 2.79% 0.64%
1969 2.79% 0.55%
1968 2.8% 0.89%
1967 2.68% 1.18%
1966 2.64% 1.26%
1965 2.72% 1.04%
1964 2.67% 0.94%
1963 2.61% 0.83%
1962 2.55% 0.6%
1961 2.48% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Slovenia
Current population
139917664
2124138
Population rank 10/197 147/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.03%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
1.26 hours
One birth every
7.68 seconds
31 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +19
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 148/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 +2,711
Net migration rank 31/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 2,711
2024 - 30,069 - 3,319
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -4,665 5,339
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -4,858 9,014
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -4,216 2,477
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -5,256 28,514
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -1,254 16,352
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -1,037 14,640
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -207 1,359
2016 2,809,889 115,823 826 1,195
2015 2,713,529 62,785 826 712
2014 2,623,647 103,122 2,268 -70
2013 2,546,020 80,955 1,648 639
2012 2,533,398 119,517 2,674 1,117
2011 2,527,811 116,793 3,285 2,190
2010 2,498,048 80,213 3,687 -410
2009 2,467,118 16,315 3,060 11,594
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 3,437 2,971
2007 2,436,753 -381 1,211 14,191
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 602 6,081
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -600 6,317
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 -599 1,759
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -1,996 3,218
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -1,197 1,975
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -996 4,527
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -398 3,124
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -1,388 10,291
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -1,189 -5,280
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 -794 -1,298
1996 1,896,364 41,456 0 -2,456
1995 1,831,068 91,727 0 356
1994 1,788,133 140,715 199 -153
1993 1,734,851 141,545 -199 -4,641
1992 1,673,839 160,106 598 -5,547
1991 1,579,416 859,737 2,199 -3,325
1990 1,479,663 296,014 3,797 618
1989 1,441,769 242,614 4,592 -2,718
1988 1,393,356 379,966 5,986 -3,023
1987 1,356,853 251,387 5,771 2,972
1986 1,050,277 186,227 6,094 32,700
1985 997,050 157,476 6,213 3,404
1984 920,670 137,632 5,990 3,280
1983 863,472 68,022 6,343 3,613
1982 1,080,853 66,702 9,170 -8,695
1981 1,018,838 628,135 10,485 -5,016
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 11,027 3,128
1979 987,203 -711,455 12,614 2,107
1978 943,388 -210,991 11,920 2,113
1977 929,381 -527,133 12,160 2,584
1976 899,577 -36,125 12,196 2,226
1975 801,425 -42,540 11,658 2,421
1974 777,306 -4,232 11,367 3,145
1973 807,535 347 11,837 2,175
1972 779,808 -3,375 10,513 2,924
1971 787,047 -14,510 10,951 2,286
1970 760,821 8,589 10,004 260
1969 736,428 7,258 9,427 685
1968 715,602 9,992 11,250 438
1967 695,283 14,437 13,516 -192
1966 616,281 9,160 15,697 -1,262
1965 642,359 16,348 14,513 -1,421
1964 618,667 10,749 12,567 -349
1963 590,998 9,418 14,068 -180
1962 563,650 8,960 13,150 148
1961 538,518 6,938 14,985 -306
1960 511,694 1,696 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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