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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 1.97 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 2.55% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Ethiopia vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Thailand
2100 371,078,260 45,708,431
2099 369,338,252 46,053,146
2098 367,513,542 46,403,189
2097 365,567,496 46,757,918
2096 363,536,294 47,118,652
2095 361,596,042 47,484,043
2094 359,531,317 47,853,561
2093 357,460,480 48,226,682
2092 355,389,829 48,605,235
2091 353,218,632 48,984,504
2090 350,960,021 49,368,049
2089 348,751,618 49,756,629
2088 346,517,326 50,142,276
2087 344,162,324 50,532,164
2086 341,671,994 50,925,294
2085 339,167,930 51,321,960
2084 336,649,520 51,724,454
2083 334,083,247 52,127,592
2082 331,401,460 52,533,368
2081 328,715,487 52,938,345
2080 326,013,981 53,347,733
2079 323,282,865 53,762,492
2078 320,422,535 54,177,529
2077 317,492,915 54,595,112
2076 314,518,328 55,015,291
2075 311,487,723 55,438,108
2074 308,416,133 55,867,914
2073 305,383,505 56,300,358
2072 302,258,564 56,735,274
2071 299,119,280 57,172,515
2070 295,963,235 57,616,731
2069 292,756,723 58,061,962
2068 289,522,748 58,512,248
2067 286,191,689 58,962,990
2066 282,905,709 59,413,893
2065 279,576,283 59,873,261
2064 276,197,958 60,331,851
2063 272,782,685 60,792,306
2062 269,340,926 61,257,068
2061 265,803,351 61,720,030
2060 262,269,354 62,187,380
2059 258,692,767 62,651,158
2058 255,205,644 63,113,332
2057 251,656,356 63,572,746
2056 248,002,497 64,027,520
2055 244,426,069 64,473,146
2054 240,794,405 64,912,210
2053 237,155,110 65,338,122
2052 233,479,314 65,758,061
2051 229,733,593 66,162,612
2050 226,055,085 66,552,915
2049 222,351,471 66,931,487
2048 218,627,197 67,291,479
2047 214,883,954 67,636,461
2046 211,161,780 67,967,131
2045 207,461,987 68,281,902
2044 203,749,820 68,579,656
2043 200,035,613 68,864,788
2042 196,351,202 69,133,982
2041 192,689,672 69,390,832
2040 189,023,384 69,626,857
2039 185,365,776 69,848,522
2038 181,733,067 70,056,903
2037 178,124,993 70,250,371
2036 174,515,366 70,429,677
2035 170,904,339 70,599,021
2034 167,316,305 70,751,094
2033 163,763,376 70,891,510
2032 160,167,364 71,019,665
2031 156,590,018 71,134,882
2030 153,023,174 71,241,584
2029 149,461,578 71,337,147
2028 145,944,350 71,423,119
2027 142,419,893 71,499,411
2026 138,930,724 71,565,981
2025 135,472,051 71,619,863
2024 132,059,767 71,668,011
2023 128,691,692 71,702,435
2022 125,384,287 71,735,329
2021 122,138,588 71,727,332
2020 118,917,671 71,641,484
2019 115,737,383 71,522,271
2018 112,664,152 71,376,079
2017 109,666,481 71,160,187
2016 106,718,162 70,859,841
2015 103,867,135 70,540,795
2014 101,115,610 70,216,367
2013 98,438,751 69,845,114
2012 95,798,767 69,436,098
2011 93,149,970 69,007,208
2010 90,538,514 68,579,447
2009 88,007,636 68,121,080
2008 85,543,668 67,619,830
2007 83,103,217 67,102,394
2006 80,703,490 66,567,687
2005 78,367,470 66,017,420
2004 76,077,206 65,452,047
2003 73,832,663 64,868,166
2002 71,635,517 64,266,437
2001 69,487,762 63,651,141
2000 67,411,494 63,007,815
1999 65,374,561 62,299,043
1998 63,363,524 61,522,630
1997 61,404,539 60,724,584
1996 59,467,635 59,920,064
1995 57,537,335 59,098,232
1994 55,611,508 58,260,854
1993 53,708,891 57,408,198
1992 51,853,747 56,528,834
1991 49,717,198 55,637,434
1990 47,609,755 54,738,329
1989 45,879,690 53,848,956
1988 44,150,825 52,969,595
1987 42,460,039 52,074,105
1986 41,037,656 51,177,834
1985 39,842,136 50,270,753
1984 38,735,722 49,351,708
1983 37,740,817 48,423,309
1982 36,701,290 47,494,577
1981 35,304,012 46,575,855
1980 34,428,514 45,650,022
1979 34,238,652 44,718,434
1978 33,734,592 43,788,976
1977 33,167,272 42,843,974
1976 32,534,418 41,896,504
1975 31,723,252 40,940,005
1974 30,957,273 39,952,891
1973 30,166,785 38,947,787
1972 29,374,608 37,933,929
1971 28,600,106 36,937,387
1970 27,829,128 35,954,408
1969 27,072,571 34,973,782
1968 26,337,930 34,002,560
1967 25,620,276 33,037,801
1966 24,952,689 32,086,071
1965 24,310,612 31,149,337
1964 23,666,548 30,232,141
1963 23,051,637 29,342,322
1962 22,465,126 28,481,040
1961 21,906,102 27,650,334
1960 21,376,693 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 people (a 1% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Thailand
2100 0.47% -0.75%
2099 0.5% -0.75%
2098 0.53% -0.76%
2097 0.56% -0.77%
2096 0.54% -0.77%
2095 0.57% -0.77%
2094 0.58% -0.77%
2093 0.58% -0.78%
2092 0.61% -0.77%
2091 0.64% -0.78%
2090 0.63% -0.78%
2089 0.64% -0.77%
2088 0.68% -0.77%
2087 0.73% -0.77%
2086 0.74% -0.77%
2085 0.75% -0.78%
2084 0.77% -0.77%
2083 0.81% -0.77%
2082 0.82% -0.76%
2081 0.83% -0.77%
2080 0.84% -0.77%
2079 0.89% -0.77%
2078 0.92% -0.76%
2077 0.95% -0.76%
2076 0.97% -0.76%
2075 1% -0.77%
2074 0.99% -0.77%
2073 1.03% -0.77%
2072 1.05% -0.76%
2071 1.07% -0.77%
2070 1.1% -0.77%
2069 1.12% -0.77%
2068 1.16% -0.76%
2067 1.16% -0.76%
2066 1.19% -0.77%
2065 1.22% -0.76%
2064 1.25% -0.76%
2063 1.28% -0.76%
2062 1.33% -0.75%
2061 1.35% -0.75%
2060 1.38% -0.74%
2059 1.37% -0.73%
2058 1.41% -0.72%
2057 1.47% -0.71%
2056 1.46% -0.69%
2055 1.51% -0.68%
2054 1.53% -0.65%
2053 1.57% -0.64%
2052 1.63% -0.61%
2051 1.63% -0.59%
2050 1.67% -0.57%
2049 1.7% -0.53%
2048 1.74% -0.51%
2047 1.76% -0.49%
2046 1.78% -0.46%
2045 1.82% -0.43%
2044 1.86% -0.41%
2043 1.88% -0.39%
2042 1.9% -0.37%
2041 1.94% -0.34%
2040 1.97% -0.32%
2039 2% -0.3%
2038 2.03% -0.28%
2037 2.07% -0.25%
2036 2.11% -0.24%
2035 2.14% -0.21%
2034 2.17% -0.2%
2033 2.25% -0.18%
2032 2.28% -0.16%
2031 2.33% -0.15%
2030 2.38% -0.13%
2029 2.41% -0.12%
2028 2.47% -0.11%
2027 2.51% -0.09%
2026 2.55% -0.08%
2025 2.58% -0.07%
2024 2.62% -0.05%
2023 2.64% -0.05%
2022 2.66% 0.01%
2021 2.71% 0.12%
2020 2.75% 0.17%
2019 2.73% 0.2%
2018 2.73% 0.3%
2017 2.76% 0.42%
2016 2.74% 0.45%
2015 2.72% 0.46%
2014 2.72% 0.53%
2013 2.76% 0.59%
2012 2.84% 0.62%
2011 2.88% 0.62%
2010 2.88% 0.67%
2009 2.88% 0.74%
2008 2.94% 0.77%
2007 2.97% 0.8%
2006 2.98% 0.83%
2005 3.01% 0.86%
2004 3.04% 0.9%
2003 3.07% 0.94%
2002 3.09% 0.97%
2001 3.08% 1.02%
2000 3.12% 1.14%
1999 3.17% 1.26%
1998 3.19% 1.31%
1997 3.26% 1.34%
1996 3.35% 1.39%
1995 3.46% 1.44%
1994 3.54% 1.49%
1993 3.58% 1.56%
1992 4.3% 1.6%
1991 4.43% 1.64%
1990 3.77% 1.65%
1989 3.92% 1.66%
1988 3.98% 1.72%
1987 3.47% 1.75%
1986 3% 1.8%
1985 2.86% 1.86%
1984 2.64% 1.92%
1983 2.83% 1.96%
1982 3.96% 1.97%
1981 2.54% 2.03%
1980 0.55% 2.08%
1979 1.49% 2.12%
1978 1.71% 2.21%
1977 1.95% 2.26%
1976 2.56% 2.34%
1975 2.47% 2.47%
1974 2.62% 2.58%
1973 2.7% 2.67%
1972 2.71% 2.7%
1971 2.77% 2.73%
1970 2.79% 2.8%
1969 2.79% 2.86%
1968 2.8% 2.92%
1967 2.68% 2.97%
1966 2.64% 3.01%
1965 2.72% 3.03%
1964 2.67% 3.03%
1963 2.61% 3.02%
1962 2.55% 3%
1961 2.48% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Thailand
Current population
140722974
71565981
Population rank 10/197 21/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.86%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
54.2 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,349 -132
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 164/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +27,509
Net migration rank 31/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 27,509
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -65,720 23,321
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -46,105 19,648
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -61,046 21,683
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 57,382 -2,093
2020 3,199,718 38,866 84,107 32,277
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 116,867 5,221
2018 3,015,231 9,302 159,383 10,984
2017 2,899,143 71,766 194,695 66,805
2016 2,809,889 115,823 226,255 112,978
2015 2,713,529 62,785 266,362 32,500
2014 2,623,647 103,122 294,628 55,358
2013 2,546,020 80,955 325,059 67,452
2012 2,533,398 119,517 351,485 74,033
2011 2,527,811 116,793 365,670 66,607
2010 2,498,048 80,213 370,466 52,791
2009 2,467,118 16,315 382,636 110,883
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 401,730 107,333
2007 2,436,753 -381 425,362 100,486
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 441,211 102,362
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 456,378 100,542
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 466,542 107,199
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 488,003 105,917
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 504,299 105,215
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 524,230 96,817
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 543,884 121,640
1999 2,010,987 29,142 578,073 173,924
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 617,318 183,471
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 644,834 150,411
1996 1,896,364 41,456 661,397 152,397
1995 1,831,068 91,727 682,703 147,226
1994 1,788,133 140,715 712,589 132,271
1993 1,734,851 141,545 737,696 122,746
1992 1,673,839 160,106 754,999 143,318
1991 1,579,416 859,737 760,508 124,034
1990 1,479,663 296,014 760,808 152,916
1989 1,441,769 242,614 774,563 90,497
1988 1,393,356 379,966 765,252 128,469
1987 1,356,853 251,387 774,498 122,791
1986 1,050,277 186,227 783,430 111,820
1985 997,050 157,476 776,935 141,963
1984 920,670 137,632 779,856 139,345
1983 863,472 68,022 794,239 143,393
1982 1,080,853 66,702 817,951 101,885
1981 1,018,838 628,135 839,297 78,337
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 845,575 88,478
1979 987,203 -711,455 843,434 85,693
1978 943,388 -210,991 847,799 82,011
1977 929,381 -527,133 871,232 88,937
1976 899,577 -36,125 894,072 40,656
1975 801,425 -42,540 911,980 66,306
1974 777,306 -4,232 923,151 72,801
1973 807,535 347 933,540 80,704
1972 779,808 -3,375 940,420 73,082
1971 787,047 -14,510 936,215 43,400
1970 760,821 8,589 937,116 49,221
1969 736,428 7,258 948,314 26,551
1968 715,602 9,992 953,806 13,718
1967 695,283 14,437 944,980 17,005
1966 616,281 9,160 929,469 12,016
1965 642,359 16,348 909,000 22,995
1964 618,667 10,749 885,137 17,249
1963 590,998 9,418 860,728 16,494
1962 563,650 8,960 828,741 16,605
1961 538,518 6,938 801,140 14,968
1960 511,694 1,696 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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