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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 11.2 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Ethiopia vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Tunisia
2100 371,192,732 10,722,837
2099 369,452,188 10,798,417
2098 367,626,914 10,872,527
2097 365,680,268 10,944,510
2096 363,648,440 11,017,262
2095 361,707,589 11,088,773
2094 359,642,227 11,159,761
2093 357,570,752 11,228,741
2092 355,499,462 11,296,441
2091 353,327,595 11,362,922
2090 351,068,287 11,428,150
2089 348,859,203 11,492,395
2088 346,624,222 11,554,451
2087 344,268,493 11,616,399
2086 341,777,395 11,677,706
2085 339,272,558 11,736,824
2084 336,753,372 11,795,185
2083 334,186,307 11,853,617
2082 331,503,693 11,911,196
2081 328,816,892 11,966,771
2080 326,114,551 12,023,486
2079 323,382,593 12,080,879
2078 320,521,381 12,138,513
2077 317,590,857 12,194,072
2076 314,615,353 12,247,445
2075 311,583,813 12,301,960
2074 308,511,275 12,355,470
2073 305,477,711 12,410,281
2072 302,351,806 12,463,568
2071 299,211,554 12,517,952
2070 296,054,535 12,571,557
2069 292,847,034 12,625,027
2068 289,612,061 12,677,388
2067 286,279,975 12,728,611
2066 282,992,981 12,778,160
2065 279,662,528 12,827,417
2064 276,283,161 12,873,288
2063 272,866,834 12,917,720
2062 269,424,014 12,960,075
2061 265,885,347 12,999,502
2060 262,350,260 13,037,172
2059 258,772,570 13,069,268
2058 255,284,371 13,098,461
2057 251,733,988 13,124,682
2056 248,079,002 13,147,057
2055 244,501,471 13,164,337
2054 240,868,686 13,177,456
2053 237,228,269 13,184,564
2052 233,551,340 13,188,052
2051 229,804,463 13,187,435
2050 226,124,819 13,181,992
2049 222,420,063 13,173,401
2048 218,694,640 13,160,968
2047 214,950,242 13,144,429
2046 211,226,920 13,125,908
2045 207,525,986 13,104,999
2044 203,812,674 13,081,801
2043 200,097,321 13,057,259
2042 196,411,774 13,031,516
2041 192,749,114 13,006,019
2040 189,081,695 12,979,703
2039 185,422,958 12,952,741
2038 181,789,129 12,925,306
2037 178,179,942 12,896,316
2036 174,569,201 12,865,989
2035 170,957,061 12,835,689
2034 167,367,920 12,803,284
2033 163,813,895 12,766,519
2032 160,216,774 12,728,299
2031 156,638,324 12,687,827
2030 153,070,380 12,644,489
2029 149,507,684 12,596,686
2028 145,989,372 12,542,752
2027 142,463,827 12,484,560
2026 138,973,582 12,420,467
2025 135,513,842 12,351,028
2024 132,059,767 12,277,109
2023 128,691,692 12,200,431
2022 125,384,287 12,119,334
2021 122,138,588 12,048,622
2020 118,917,671 11,974,057
2019 115,737,383 11,875,081
2018 112,664,152 11,765,514
2017 109,666,481 11,650,498
2016 106,718,162 11,528,674
2015 103,867,135 11,402,264
2014 101,115,610 11,274,288
2013 98,438,751 11,141,361
2012 95,798,767 11,009,647
2011 93,149,970 10,886,035
2010 90,538,514 10,765,980
2009 88,007,636 10,650,681
2008 85,543,668 10,542,635
2007 83,103,217 10,441,702
2006 80,703,490 10,346,410
2005 78,367,470 10,255,472
2004 76,077,206 10,166,163
2003 73,832,663 10,071,632
2002 71,635,517 9,971,515
2001 69,487,762 9,869,677
2000 67,411,494 9,764,935
1999 65,374,561 9,655,963
1998 63,363,524 9,541,667
1997 61,404,539 9,421,270
1996 59,467,635 9,294,432
1995 57,537,335 9,161,258
1994 55,611,508 9,018,448
1993 53,708,891 8,857,910
1992 51,853,747 8,682,512
1991 49,717,198 8,501,827
1990 47,609,755 8,324,509
1989 45,879,690 8,151,660
1988 44,150,825 7,974,440
1987 42,460,039 7,789,987
1986 41,037,656 7,600,301
1985 39,842,136 7,409,903
1984 38,735,722 7,220,044
1983 37,740,817 7,053,800
1982 36,701,290 6,908,642
1981 35,304,012 6,758,284
1980 34,428,514 6,606,195
1979 34,238,652 6,456,419
1978 33,734,592 6,309,390
1977 33,167,272 6,155,931
1976 32,534,418 5,996,994
1975 31,723,252 5,839,262
1974 30,957,273 5,684,674
1973 30,166,785 5,537,242
1972 29,374,608 5,396,557
1971 28,600,106 5,261,658
1970 27,829,128 5,131,396
1969 27,072,571 5,004,697
1968 26,337,930 4,879,899
1967 25,620,276 4,760,970
1966 24,952,689 4,652,287
1965 24,310,612 4,561,385
1964 23,666,548 4,489,869
1963 23,051,637 4,427,131
1962 22,465,126 4,369,136
1961 21,906,102 4,316,278
1960 21,376,693 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Tunisia
2100 0.47% -0.7%
2099 0.5% -0.68%
2098 0.53% -0.66%
2097 0.56% -0.66%
2096 0.54% -0.64%
2095 0.57% -0.64%
2094 0.58% -0.61%
2093 0.58% -0.6%
2092 0.61% -0.59%
2091 0.64% -0.57%
2090 0.63% -0.56%
2089 0.64% -0.54%
2088 0.68% -0.53%
2087 0.73% -0.52%
2086 0.74% -0.5%
2085 0.75% -0.49%
2084 0.77% -0.49%
2083 0.81% -0.48%
2082 0.82% -0.46%
2081 0.83% -0.47%
2080 0.84% -0.48%
2079 0.89% -0.47%
2078 0.92% -0.46%
2077 0.95% -0.44%
2076 0.97% -0.44%
2075 1% -0.43%
2074 0.99% -0.44%
2073 1.03% -0.43%
2072 1.05% -0.43%
2071 1.07% -0.43%
2070 1.1% -0.42%
2069 1.12% -0.41%
2068 1.16% -0.4%
2067 1.16% -0.39%
2066 1.19% -0.38%
2065 1.22% -0.36%
2064 1.25% -0.34%
2063 1.28% -0.33%
2062 1.33% -0.3%
2061 1.35% -0.29%
2060 1.38% -0.25%
2059 1.37% -0.22%
2058 1.41% -0.2%
2057 1.47% -0.17%
2056 1.46% -0.13%
2055 1.51% -0.1%
2054 1.53% -0.05%
2053 1.57% -0.03%
2052 1.63% 0.005%
2051 1.63% 0.04%
2050 1.67% 0.07%
2049 1.7% 0.09%
2048 1.74% 0.13%
2047 1.76% 0.14%
2046 1.78% 0.16%
2045 1.82% 0.18%
2044 1.86% 0.19%
2043 1.88% 0.2%
2042 1.9% 0.2%
2041 1.94% 0.2%
2040 1.97% 0.21%
2039 2% 0.21%
2038 2.03% 0.22%
2037 2.07% 0.24%
2036 2.11% 0.24%
2035 2.14% 0.25%
2034 2.17% 0.29%
2033 2.25% 0.3%
2032 2.28% 0.32%
2031 2.33% 0.34%
2030 2.38% 0.38%
2029 2.41% 0.43%
2028 2.47% 0.47%
2027 2.51% 0.52%
2026 2.55% 0.56%
2025 2.62% 0.6%
2024 2.62% 0.63%
2023 2.64% 0.67%
2022 2.66% 0.59%
2021 2.71% 0.62%
2020 2.75% 0.83%
2019 2.73% 0.93%
2018 2.73% 0.99%
2017 2.76% 1.06%
2016 2.74% 1.11%
2015 2.72% 1.14%
2014 2.72% 1.19%
2013 2.76% 1.2%
2012 2.84% 1.14%
2011 2.88% 1.12%
2010 2.88% 1.08%
2009 2.88% 1.02%
2008 2.94% 0.97%
2007 2.97% 0.92%
2006 2.98% 0.89%
2005 3.01% 0.88%
2004 3.04% 0.94%
2003 3.07% 1%
2002 3.09% 1.03%
2001 3.08% 1.07%
2000 3.12% 1.13%
1999 3.17% 1.2%
1998 3.19% 1.28%
1997 3.26% 1.36%
1996 3.35% 1.45%
1995 3.46% 1.58%
1994 3.54% 1.81%
1993 3.58% 2.02%
1992 4.3% 2.13%
1991 4.43% 2.13%
1990 3.77% 2.12%
1989 3.92% 2.22%
1988 3.98% 2.37%
1987 3.47% 2.5%
1986 3% 2.57%
1985 2.86% 2.63%
1984 2.64% 2.36%
1983 2.83% 2.1%
1982 3.96% 2.22%
1981 2.54% 2.3%
1980 0.55% 2.32%
1979 1.49% 2.33%
1978 1.71% 2.49%
1977 1.95% 2.65%
1976 2.56% 2.7%
1975 2.47% 2.72%
1974 2.62% 2.66%
1973 2.7% 2.61%
1972 2.71% 2.56%
1971 2.77% 2.54%
1970 2.79% 2.53%
1969 2.79% 2.56%
1968 2.8% 2.5%
1967 2.68% 2.34%
1966 2.64% 1.99%
1965 2.72% 1.59%
1964 2.67% 1.42%
1963 2.61% 1.33%
1962 2.55% 1.22%
1961 2.48% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Tunisia
Current population
139917664
12437803
Population rank 10/197 81/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.15%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
6.85 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
3.13 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +210
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 124/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -14,523
Net migration rank 31/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -14,523
2024 - 30,069 - -15,221
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 93,663 -14,001
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 96,531 -14,001
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 68,087 -9,190
2020 3,199,718 38,866 109,431 -19,188
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 127,312 -19,612
2018 3,015,231 9,302 132,445 -21,012
2017 2,899,143 71,766 140,971 -22,365
2016 2,809,889 115,823 148,870 -23,827
2015 2,713,529 62,785 153,007 -25,229
2014 2,623,647 103,122 154,762 -26,586
2013 2,546,020 80,955 154,687 -17,020
2012 2,533,398 119,517 151,812 -26,059
2011 2,527,811 116,793 143,401 -21,935
2010 2,498,048 80,213 132,809 -14,168
2009 2,467,118 16,315 125,465 -13,512
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 121,873 -17,742
2007 2,436,753 -381 118,920 -21,190
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 116,945 -24,098
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 115,374 -26,361
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 113,322 -23,735
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 111,926 -12,459
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 109,099 -8,334
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 110,146 -7,235
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 112,501 -5,937
1999 2,010,987 29,142 114,829 -3,452
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 121,332 -4,111
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 128,327 -4,756
1996 1,896,364 41,456 135,615 -5,506
1995 1,831,068 91,727 144,345 -8,095
1994 1,788,133 140,715 153,647 -4,271
1993 1,734,851 141,545 160,922 10,771
1992 1,673,839 160,106 163,978 15,124
1991 1,579,416 859,737 166,245 16,021
1990 1,479,663 296,014 168,180 4,183
1989 1,441,769 242,614 169,221 4,100
1988 1,393,356 379,966 177,176 3,934
1987 1,356,853 251,387 184,101 3,711
1986 1,050,277 186,227 188,107 3,464
1985 997,050 157,476 186,344 2,887
1984 920,670 137,632 182,386 8,109
1983 863,472 68,022 179,878 -37,895
1982 1,080,853 66,702 177,898 -29,559
1981 1,018,838 628,135 176,628 -24,242
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 171,094 -19,321
1979 987,203 -711,455 171,463 -23,688
1978 943,388 -210,991 173,255 -26,968
1977 929,381 -527,133 174,539 -13,910
1976 899,577 -36,125 172,744 -15,499
1975 801,425 -42,540 166,991 -8,765
1974 777,306 -4,232 160,200 -9,254
1973 807,535 347 153,525 -9,606
1972 779,808 -3,375 147,239 -9,790
1971 787,047 -14,510 142,296 -9,949
1970 760,821 8,589 138,235 -10,054
1969 736,428 7,258 135,257 -10,049
1968 715,602 9,992 134,246 -9,848
1967 695,283 14,437 132,626 -19,155
1966 616,281 9,160 131,274 -27,393
1965 642,359 16,348 127,673 -49,751
1964 618,667 10,749 124,711 -59,602
1963 590,998 9,418 120,865 -60,505
1962 563,650 8,960 116,887 -61,260
1961 538,518 6,938 111,459 -61,369
1960 511,694 1,696 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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