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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 216.3 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 1.7% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Ethiopia vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Suriname
2100 371,192,732 713,276
2099 369,452,188 715,694
2098 367,626,914 718,049
2097 365,680,268 720,475
2096 363,648,440 722,775
2095 361,707,589 725,199
2094 359,642,227 727,489
2093 357,570,752 729,920
2092 355,499,462 732,285
2091 353,327,595 734,586
2090 351,068,287 736,650
2089 348,859,203 738,862
2088 346,624,222 741,002
2087 344,268,493 742,833
2086 341,777,395 744,593
2085 339,272,558 746,302
2084 336,753,372 747,746
2083 334,186,307 749,138
2082 331,503,693 750,329
2081 328,816,892 751,501
2080 326,114,551 752,545
2079 323,382,593 753,284
2078 320,521,381 753,948
2077 317,590,857 754,556
2076 314,615,353 754,989
2075 311,583,813 755,527
2074 308,511,275 755,714
2073 305,477,711 756,015
2072 302,351,806 756,099
2071 299,211,554 756,098
2070 296,054,535 755,959
2069 292,847,034 755,874
2068 289,612,061 755,599
2067 286,279,975 755,148
2066 282,992,981 754,804
2065 279,662,528 754,111
2064 276,283,161 753,285
2063 272,866,834 752,745
2062 269,424,014 751,966
2061 265,885,347 751,282
2060 262,350,260 750,299
2059 258,772,570 749,394
2058 255,284,371 748,586
2057 251,733,988 747,157
2056 248,079,002 745,941
2055 244,501,471 744,408
2054 240,868,686 742,811
2053 237,228,269 741,338
2052 233,551,340 739,662
2051 229,804,463 737,998
2050 226,124,819 736,053
2049 222,420,063 734,230
2048 218,694,640 732,060
2047 214,950,242 729,598
2046 211,226,920 727,216
2045 207,525,986 724,444
2044 203,812,674 721,531
2043 200,097,321 718,571
2042 196,411,774 715,310
2041 192,749,114 711,980
2040 189,081,695 708,355
2039 185,422,958 704,772
2038 181,789,129 701,004
2037 178,179,942 697,340
2036 174,569,201 693,244
2035 170,957,061 688,991
2034 167,367,920 684,651
2033 163,813,895 680,266
2032 160,216,774 675,625
2031 156,638,324 670,920
2030 153,070,380 666,044
2029 149,507,684 661,163
2028 145,989,372 655,979
2027 142,463,827 650,686
2026 138,973,582 645,315
2025 135,513,842 639,827
2024 132,059,767 634,431
2023 128,691,692 628,886
2022 125,384,287 623,164
2021 122,138,588 617,896
2020 118,917,671 612,317
2019 115,737,383 605,768
2018 112,664,152 599,513
2017 109,666,481 593,713
2016 106,718,162 587,757
2015 103,867,135 581,627
2014 101,115,610 575,373
2013 98,438,751 569,020
2012 95,798,767 562,633
2011 93,149,970 556,269
2010 90,538,514 549,923
2009 88,007,636 543,568
2008 85,543,668 537,245
2007 83,103,217 531,016
2006 80,703,490 524,997
2005 78,367,470 519,313
2004 76,077,206 513,923
2003 73,832,663 506,414
2002 71,635,517 496,551
2001 69,487,762 486,560
2000 67,411,494 476,643
1999 65,374,561 466,916
1998 63,363,524 457,406
1997 61,404,539 448,067
1996 59,467,635 438,830
1995 57,537,335 429,606
1994 55,611,508 422,375
1993 53,708,891 419,352
1992 51,853,747 417,589
1991 49,717,198 415,013
1990 47,609,755 412,493
1989 45,879,690 408,409
1988 44,150,825 402,227
1987 42,460,039 396,911
1986 41,037,656 392,330
1985 39,842,136 386,972
1984 38,735,722 382,193
1983 37,740,817 378,746
1982 36,701,290 376,555
1981 35,304,012 375,459
1980 34,428,514 375,377
1979 34,238,652 377,602
1978 33,734,592 381,502
1977 33,167,272 385,067
1976 32,534,418 388,289
1975 31,723,252 391,170
1974 30,957,273 393,676
1973 30,166,785 395,772
1972 29,374,608 397,413
1971 28,600,106 391,932
1970 27,829,128 379,442
1969 27,072,571 366,906
1968 26,337,930 354,616
1967 25,620,276 342,679
1966 24,952,689 331,135
1965 24,310,612 320,000
1964 23,666,548 309,041
1963 23,051,637 297,034
1962 22,465,126 283,912
1961 21,906,102 272,791
1960 21,376,693 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Suriname
2100 0.47% -0.34%
2099 0.5% -0.33%
2098 0.53% -0.34%
2097 0.56% -0.32%
2096 0.54% -0.33%
2095 0.57% -0.31%
2094 0.58% -0.33%
2093 0.58% -0.32%
2092 0.61% -0.31%
2091 0.64% -0.28%
2090 0.63% -0.3%
2089 0.64% -0.29%
2088 0.68% -0.25%
2087 0.73% -0.24%
2086 0.74% -0.23%
2085 0.75% -0.19%
2084 0.77% -0.19%
2083 0.81% -0.16%
2082 0.82% -0.16%
2081 0.83% -0.14%
2080 0.84% -0.1%
2079 0.89% -0.09%
2078 0.92% -0.08%
2077 0.95% -0.06%
2076 0.97% -0.07%
2075 1% -0.02%
2074 0.99% -0.04%
2073 1.03% -0.01%
2072 1.05% 0%
2071 1.07% 0.02%
2070 1.1% 0.01%
2069 1.12% 0.04%
2068 1.16% 0.06%
2067 1.16% 0.05%
2066 1.19% 0.09%
2065 1.22% 0.11%
2064 1.25% 0.07%
2063 1.28% 0.1%
2062 1.33% 0.09%
2061 1.35% 0.13%
2060 1.38% 0.12%
2059 1.37% 0.11%
2058 1.41% 0.19%
2057 1.47% 0.16%
2056 1.46% 0.21%
2055 1.51% 0.22%
2054 1.53% 0.2%
2053 1.57% 0.23%
2052 1.63% 0.23%
2051 1.63% 0.26%
2050 1.67% 0.25%
2049 1.7% 0.3%
2048 1.74% 0.34%
2047 1.76% 0.33%
2046 1.78% 0.38%
2045 1.82% 0.4%
2044 1.86% 0.41%
2043 1.88% 0.46%
2042 1.9% 0.47%
2041 1.94% 0.51%
2040 1.97% 0.51%
2039 2% 0.54%
2038 2.03% 0.53%
2037 2.07% 0.59%
2036 2.11% 0.62%
2035 2.14% 0.63%
2034 2.17% 0.64%
2033 2.25% 0.69%
2032 2.28% 0.7%
2031 2.33% 0.73%
2030 2.38% 0.74%
2029 2.41% 0.79%
2028 2.47% 0.81%
2027 2.51% 0.83%
2026 2.55% 0.86%
2025 2.62% 0.85%
2024 2.62% 0.88%
2023 2.64% 0.92%
2022 2.66% 0.85%
2021 2.71% 0.91%
2020 2.75% 1.08%
2019 2.73% 1.04%
2018 2.73% 0.98%
2017 2.76% 1.01%
2016 2.74% 1.05%
2015 2.72% 1.09%
2014 2.72% 1.12%
2013 2.76% 1.14%
2012 2.84% 1.14%
2011 2.88% 1.15%
2010 2.88% 1.17%
2009 2.88% 1.18%
2008 2.94% 1.17%
2007 2.97% 1.15%
2006 2.98% 1.09%
2005 3.01% 1.05%
2004 3.04% 1.48%
2003 3.07% 1.99%
2002 3.09% 2.05%
2001 3.08% 2.08%
2000 3.12% 2.08%
1999 3.17% 2.08%
1998 3.19% 2.08%
1997 3.26% 2.1%
1996 3.35% 2.15%
1995 3.46% 1.71%
1994 3.54% 0.72%
1993 3.58% 0.42%
1992 4.3% 0.62%
1991 4.43% 0.61%
1990 3.77% 1%
1989 3.92% 1.54%
1988 3.98% 1.34%
1987 3.47% 1.17%
1986 3% 1.38%
1985 2.86% 1.25%
1984 2.64% 0.91%
1983 2.83% 0.58%
1982 3.96% 0.29%
1981 2.54% 0.02%
1980 0.55% -0.59%
1979 1.49% -1.02%
1978 1.71% -0.93%
1977 1.95% -0.83%
1976 2.56% -0.74%
1975 2.47% -0.64%
1974 2.62% -0.53%
1973 2.7% -0.41%
1972 2.71% 1.4%
1971 2.77% 3.29%
1970 2.79% 3.42%
1969 2.79% 3.47%
1968 2.8% 3.48%
1967 2.68% 3.49%
1966 2.64% 3.48%
1965 2.72% 3.55%
1964 2.67% 4.04%
1963 2.61% 4.62%
1962 2.55% 4.08%
1961 2.48% 3.36%

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 Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Suriname
Current population
139917664
646767
Population rank 10/197 165/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.008%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
1.58 hours
One birth every
7.68 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +15
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 108/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -967
Net migration rank 31/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -967
2024 - 30,069 - -1,166
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 6,697 -988
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 6,719 -988
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 5,291 -486
2020 3,199,718 38,866 6,640 -296
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 6,564 191
2018 3,015,231 9,302 6,613 -851
2017 2,899,143 71,766 6,772 -935
2016 2,809,889 115,823 6,979 -906
2015 2,713,529 62,785 7,150 -967
2014 2,623,647 103,122 7,284 -959
2013 2,546,020 80,955 7,350 -968
2012 2,533,398 119,517 7,405 -1,011
2011 2,527,811 116,793 7,401 -1,060
2010 2,498,048 80,213 7,489 -1,138
2009 2,467,118 16,315 7,559 -1,204
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 7,552 -1,255
2007 2,436,753 -381 7,468 -1,312
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 7,278 -1,403
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 7,037 -1,534
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 6,948 -1,676
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 7,396 2,345
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 7,916 2,076
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 8,349 1,641
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 8,323 1,516
1999 2,010,987 29,142 8,236 1,380
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 8,173 1,241
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 8,106 1,164
1996 1,896,364 41,456 8,031 1,165
1995 1,831,068 91,727 7,968 1,275
1994 1,788,133 140,715 7,929 -2,713
1993 1,734,851 141,545 8,127 -7,291
1992 1,673,839 160,106 8,355 -5,662
1991 1,579,416 859,737 8,637 -6,174
1990 1,479,663 296,014 9,047 -6,471
1989 1,441,769 242,614 9,441 -3,846
1988 1,393,356 379,966 9,347 -2,573
1987 1,356,853 251,387 9,319 -5,467
1986 1,050,277 186,227 9,222 -3,920
1985 997,050 157,476 9,177 -3,763
1984 920,670 137,632 9,031 -4,894
1983 863,472 68,022 8,797 -6,036
1982 1,080,853 66,702 8,197 -6,566
1981 1,018,838 628,135 7,541 -6,991
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 7,002 -7,390
1979 987,203 -711,455 7,312 -11,375
1978 943,388 -210,991 7,650 -11,389
1977 929,381 -527,133 7,998 -11,390
1976 899,577 -36,125 8,327 -11,381
1975 801,425 -42,540 8,587 -11,287
1974 777,306 -4,232 8,751 -11,061
1973 807,535 347 8,877 -10,765
1972 779,808 -3,375 8,893 -10,285
1971 787,047 -14,510 8,814 3,552
1970 760,821 8,589 8,823 3,791
1969 736,428 7,258 8,880 3,575
1968 715,602 9,992 8,980 3,147
1967 695,283 14,437 9,104 2,637
1966 616,281 9,160 9,243 2,103
1965 642,359 16,348 9,270 1,657
1964 618,667 10,749 9,174 1,820
1963 590,998 9,418 8,838 4,181
1962 563,650 8,960 8,529 4,703
1961 538,518 6,938 8,361 660
1960 511,694 1,696 8,170 544

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/suriname | CC BY

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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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