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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 1.91 times bigger than Tanzania's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 2.58% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Ethiopia vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Tanzania
2100 371,078,260 265,471,550
2099 369,338,252 263,137,702
2098 367,513,542 260,784,676
2097 365,567,496 258,387,890
2096 363,536,294 255,972,277
2095 361,596,042 253,543,248
2094 359,531,317 251,095,452
2093 357,460,480 248,605,184
2092 355,389,829 246,083,651
2091 353,218,632 243,533,968
2090 350,960,021 240,979,094
2089 348,751,618 238,393,867
2088 346,517,326 235,775,056
2087 344,162,324 233,145,231
2086 341,671,994 230,474,072
2085 339,167,930 227,778,580
2084 336,649,520 225,090,075
2083 334,083,247 222,400,079
2082 331,401,460 219,697,321
2081 328,715,487 216,974,796
2080 326,013,981 214,235,505
2079 323,282,865 211,466,096
2078 320,422,535 208,688,171
2077 317,492,915 205,898,494
2076 314,518,328 203,086,766
2075 311,487,723 200,278,383
2074 308,416,133 197,449,196
2073 305,383,505 194,624,081
2072 302,258,564 191,805,820
2071 299,119,280 188,974,004
2070 295,963,235 186,134,634
2069 292,756,723 183,293,747
2068 289,522,748 180,458,385
2067 286,191,689 177,622,538
2066 282,905,709 174,786,430
2065 279,576,283 171,897,059
2064 276,197,958 169,048,435
2063 272,782,685 166,202,091
2062 269,340,926 163,354,473
2061 265,803,351 160,521,858
2060 262,269,354 157,707,240
2059 258,692,767 154,905,240
2058 255,205,644 152,106,040
2057 251,656,356 149,311,257
2056 248,002,497 146,505,507
2055 244,426,069 143,722,840
2054 240,794,405 140,970,467
2053 237,155,110 138,249,490
2052 233,479,314 135,540,803
2051 229,733,593 132,838,721
2050 226,055,085 130,145,345
2049 222,351,471 127,483,126
2048 218,627,197 124,809,212
2047 214,883,954 122,146,647
2046 211,161,780 119,511,124
2045 207,461,987 116,903,642
2044 203,749,820 114,318,843
2043 200,035,613 111,765,580
2042 196,351,202 109,231,423
2041 192,689,672 106,738,458
2040 189,023,384 104,262,479
2039 185,365,776 101,804,600
2038 181,733,067 99,370,760
2037 178,124,993 96,974,485
2036 174,515,366 94,592,848
2035 170,904,339 92,248,476
2034 167,316,305 89,920,872
2033 163,763,376 87,646,627
2032 160,167,364 85,401,853
2031 156,590,018 83,172,579
2030 153,023,174 80,989,443
2029 149,461,578 78,830,947
2028 145,944,350 76,723,335
2027 142,419,893 74,639,948
2026 138,930,724 72,582,361
2025 135,472,051 70,545,865
2024 132,059,767 68,560,157
2023 128,691,692 66,617,606
2022 125,384,287 64,711,821
2021 122,138,588 62,830,412
2020 118,917,671 60,972,798
2019 115,737,383 59,174,891
2018 112,664,152 57,437,145
2017 109,666,481 55,652,890
2016 106,718,162 53,824,013
2015 103,867,135 52,020,962
2014 101,115,610 50,351,512
2013 98,438,751 48,824,128
2012 95,798,767 47,374,260
2011 93,149,970 46,029,367
2010 90,538,514 44,758,488
2009 88,007,636 43,633,982
2008 85,543,668 42,570,728
2007 83,103,217 41,435,512
2006 80,703,490 40,294,902
2005 78,367,470 39,182,076
2004 76,077,206 38,109,668
2003 73,832,663 37,089,555
2002 71,635,517 36,121,304
2001 69,487,762 35,198,299
2000 67,411,494 34,260,139
1999 65,374,561 33,300,330
1998 63,363,524 32,420,458
1997 61,404,539 31,578,089
1996 59,467,635 30,945,762
1995 57,537,335 30,383,497
1994 55,611,508 29,442,356
1993 53,708,891 28,332,692
1992 51,853,747 27,457,588
1991 49,717,198 26,780,436
1990 47,609,755 26,110,207
1989 45,879,690 25,438,759
1988 44,150,825 24,769,686
1987 42,460,039 24,030,378
1986 41,037,656 23,258,959
1985 39,842,136 22,501,693
1984 38,735,722 21,779,066
1983 37,740,817 21,079,874
1982 36,701,290 20,398,571
1981 35,304,012 19,784,703
1980 34,428,514 19,189,769
1979 34,238,652 18,592,038
1978 33,734,592 17,976,566
1977 33,167,272 17,352,929
1976 32,534,418 16,736,211
1975 31,723,252 16,138,361
1974 30,957,273 15,561,630
1973 30,166,785 15,010,101
1972 29,374,608 14,479,308
1971 28,600,106 13,971,451
1970 27,829,128 13,492,677
1969 27,072,571 13,036,700
1968 26,337,930 12,602,076
1967 25,620,276 12,200,109
1966 24,952,689 11,827,459
1965 24,310,612 11,470,728
1964 23,666,548 11,127,826
1963 23,051,637 10,799,528
1962 22,465,126 10,487,756
1961 21,906,102 10,187,886
1960 21,376,693 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Tanzania
2100 0.47% 0.89%
2099 0.5% 0.9%
2098 0.53% 0.93%
2097 0.56% 0.94%
2096 0.54% 0.96%
2095 0.57% 0.97%
2094 0.58% 1%
2093 0.58% 1.02%
2092 0.61% 1.05%
2091 0.64% 1.06%
2090 0.63% 1.08%
2089 0.64% 1.11%
2088 0.68% 1.13%
2087 0.73% 1.16%
2086 0.74% 1.18%
2085 0.75% 1.19%
2084 0.77% 1.21%
2083 0.81% 1.23%
2082 0.82% 1.25%
2081 0.83% 1.28%
2080 0.84% 1.31%
2079 0.89% 1.33%
2078 0.92% 1.35%
2077 0.95% 1.38%
2076 0.97% 1.4%
2075 1% 1.43%
2074 0.99% 1.45%
2073 1.03% 1.47%
2072 1.05% 1.5%
2071 1.07% 1.53%
2070 1.1% 1.55%
2069 1.12% 1.57%
2068 1.16% 1.6%
2067 1.16% 1.62%
2066 1.19% 1.68%
2065 1.22% 1.69%
2064 1.25% 1.71%
2063 1.28% 1.74%
2062 1.33% 1.76%
2061 1.35% 1.78%
2060 1.38% 1.81%
2059 1.37% 1.84%
2058 1.41% 1.87%
2057 1.47% 1.92%
2056 1.46% 1.94%
2055 1.51% 1.95%
2054 1.53% 1.97%
2053 1.57% 2%
2052 1.63% 2.03%
2051 1.63% 2.07%
2050 1.67% 2.09%
2049 1.7% 2.14%
2048 1.74% 2.18%
2047 1.76% 2.21%
2046 1.78% 2.23%
2045 1.82% 2.26%
2044 1.86% 2.28%
2043 1.88% 2.32%
2042 1.9% 2.34%
2041 1.94% 2.37%
2040 1.97% 2.41%
2039 2% 2.45%
2038 2.03% 2.47%
2037 2.07% 2.52%
2036 2.11% 2.54%
2035 2.14% 2.59%
2034 2.17% 2.59%
2033 2.25% 2.63%
2032 2.28% 2.68%
2031 2.33% 2.7%
2030 2.38% 2.74%
2029 2.41% 2.75%
2028 2.47% 2.79%
2027 2.51% 2.83%
2026 2.55% 2.89%
2025 2.58% 2.9%
2024 2.62% 2.92%
2023 2.64% 2.95%
2022 2.66% 2.99%
2021 2.71% 3.05%
2020 2.75% 3.04%
2019 2.73% 3.03%
2018 2.73% 3.21%
2017 2.76% 3.4%
2016 2.74% 3.47%
2015 2.72% 3.32%
2014 2.72% 3.13%
2013 2.76% 3.06%
2012 2.84% 2.92%
2011 2.88% 2.84%
2010 2.88% 2.58%
2009 2.88% 2.5%
2008 2.94% 2.74%
2007 2.97% 2.83%
2006 2.98% 2.84%
2005 3.01% 2.81%
2004 3.04% 2.75%
2003 3.07% 2.68%
2002 3.09% 2.62%
2001 3.08% 2.74%
2000 3.12% 2.88%
1999 3.17% 2.71%
1998 3.19% 2.67%
1997 3.26% 2.04%
1996 3.35% 1.85%
1995 3.46% 3.2%
1994 3.54% 3.92%
1993 3.58% 3.19%
1992 4.3% 2.53%
1991 4.43% 2.57%
1990 3.77% 2.64%
1989 3.92% 2.7%
1988 3.98% 3.08%
1987 3.47% 3.32%
1986 3% 3.37%
1985 2.86% 3.32%
1984 2.64% 3.32%
1983 2.83% 3.34%
1982 3.96% 3.1%
1981 2.54% 3.1%
1980 0.55% 3.21%
1979 1.49% 3.42%
1978 1.71% 3.59%
1977 1.95% 3.68%
1976 2.56% 3.7%
1975 2.47% 3.71%
1974 2.62% 3.67%
1973 2.7% 3.67%
1972 2.71% 3.63%
1971 2.77% 3.55%
1970 2.79% 3.5%
1969 2.79% 3.45%
1968 2.8% 3.29%
1967 2.68% 3.15%
1966 2.64% 3.11%
1965 2.72% 3.08%
1964 2.67% 3.04%
1963 2.61% 2.97%
1962 2.55% 2.94%
1961 2.48% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Tanzania
Current population
140722974
73639263
Population rank 10/197 20/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.89%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
15.9 seconds
One birth every
7.59 seconds
13.2 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 16/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -12,730
Net migration rank 31/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -12,730
2024 3,379,409 30,069 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 3,199,718 38,866 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 3,015,231 9,302 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 2,899,143 71,766 1,726,909 119,142
2016 2,809,889 115,823 1,659,502 152,194
2015 2,713,529 62,785 1,592,882 201,495
2014 2,623,647 103,122 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 2,546,020 80,955 1,509,008 1,241
2012 2,533,398 119,517 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 2,527,811 116,793 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 2,498,048 80,213 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 2,467,118 16,315 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 2,436,753 -381 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 985,185 -9,701
1999 2,010,987 29,142 948,659 -4,489
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 920,806 -105,184
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 882,544 -13,400
1996 1,896,364 41,456 868,524 -473,007
1995 1,831,068 91,727 838,980 -109,971
1994 1,788,133 140,715 803,953 349,348
1993 1,734,851 141,545 778,044 288,004
1992 1,673,839 160,106 767,961 -83,825
1991 1,579,416 859,737 762,011 -91,851
1990 1,479,663 296,014 750,825 -80,529
1989 1,441,769 242,614 743,854 -71,268
1988 1,393,356 379,966 736,551 -71,012
1987 1,356,853 251,387 718,580 94,498
1986 1,050,277 186,227 705,677 24,101
1985 997,050 157,476 697,867 86,864
1984 920,670 137,632 687,435 -26,938
1983 863,472 68,022 679,720 58,161
1982 1,080,853 66,702 662,627 -37,883
1981 1,018,838 628,135 645,496 -42,485
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 629,444 -42,588
1979 987,203 -711,455 613,388 -4,792
1978 943,388 -210,991 595,024 27,307
1977 929,381 -527,133 574,938 49,997
1976 899,577 -36,125 553,617 54,875
1975 801,425 -42,540 533,906 53,290
1974 777,306 -4,232 515,152 51,127
1973 807,535 347 488,429 48,363
1972 779,808 -3,375 467,305 57,489
1971 787,047 -14,510 449,014 41,900
1970 760,821 8,589 427,988 38,635
1969 736,428 7,258 408,322 37,006
1968 715,602 9,992 389,467 34,455
1967 695,283 14,437 374,763 5,265
1966 616,281 9,160 360,229 5,049
1965 642,359 16,348 343,456 4,742
1964 618,667 10,749 328,527 9,090
1963 590,998 9,418 314,644 4,333
1962 563,650 8,960 300,663 3,916
1961 538,518 6,938 286,839 8,338
1960 511,694 1,696 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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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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