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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 18 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Ethiopia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Turkmenistan
2100 371,192,732 10,046,945
2099 369,452,188 10,075,740
2098 367,626,914 10,103,319
2097 365,680,268 10,129,577
2096 363,648,440 10,154,338
2095 361,707,589 10,178,163
2094 359,642,227 10,200,371
2093 357,570,752 10,221,349
2092 355,499,462 10,240,959
2091 353,327,595 10,259,026
2090 351,068,287 10,276,261
2089 348,859,203 10,291,819
2088 346,624,222 10,306,303
2087 344,268,493 10,319,501
2086 341,777,395 10,331,090
2085 339,272,558 10,341,183
2084 336,753,372 10,349,710
2083 334,186,307 10,356,602
2082 331,503,693 10,362,422
2081 328,816,892 10,366,587
2080 326,114,551 10,369,293
2079 323,382,593 10,370,130
2078 320,521,381 10,369,013
2077 317,590,857 10,366,366
2076 314,615,353 10,361,975
2075 311,583,813 10,355,755
2074 308,511,275 10,348,384
2073 305,477,711 10,339,415
2072 302,351,806 10,328,653
2071 299,211,554 10,316,618
2070 296,054,535 10,303,565
2069 292,847,034 10,289,578
2068 289,612,061 10,274,625
2067 286,279,975 10,258,518
2066 282,992,981 10,241,362
2065 279,662,528 10,223,420
2064 276,283,161 10,204,034
2063 272,866,834 10,183,241
2062 269,424,014 10,160,903
2061 265,885,347 10,136,928
2060 262,350,260 10,111,369
2059 258,772,570 10,083,631
2058 255,284,371 10,052,905
2057 251,733,988 10,019,547
2056 248,079,002 9,983,379
2055 244,501,471 9,943,931
2054 240,868,686 9,901,473
2053 237,228,269 9,854,931
2052 233,551,340 9,804,909
2051 229,804,463 9,751,221
2050 226,124,819 9,693,713
2049 222,420,063 9,632,600
2048 218,694,640 9,567,946
2047 214,950,242 9,500,139
2046 211,226,920 9,429,355
2045 207,525,986 9,356,194
2044 203,812,674 9,280,988
2043 200,097,321 9,204,466
2042 196,411,774 9,126,898
2041 192,749,114 9,048,356
2040 189,081,695 8,969,478
2039 185,422,958 8,890,225
2038 181,789,129 8,810,850
2037 178,179,942 8,731,367
2036 174,569,201 8,651,719
2035 170,957,061 8,572,231
2034 167,367,920 8,492,483
2033 163,813,895 8,412,113
2032 160,216,774 8,330,912
2031 156,638,324 8,248,129
2030 153,070,380 8,163,024
2029 149,507,684 8,070,023
2028 145,989,372 7,969,080
2027 142,463,827 7,860,774
2026 138,973,582 7,745,331
2025 135,513,842 7,623,184
2024 132,059,767 7,494,498
2023 128,691,692 7,364,438
2022 125,384,287 7,230,193
2021 122,138,588 7,092,043
2020 118,917,671 6,949,912
2019 115,737,383 6,803,944
2018 112,664,152 6,655,524
2017 109,666,481 6,507,061
2016 106,718,162 6,360,041
2015 103,867,135 6,215,770
2014 101,115,610 6,075,283
2013 98,438,751 5,939,341
2012 95,798,767 5,808,546
2011 93,149,970 5,683,417
2010 90,538,514 5,564,356
2009 88,007,636 5,451,592
2008 85,543,668 5,345,029
2007 83,103,217 5,244,046
2006 80,703,490 5,147,105
2005 78,367,470 5,052,257
2004 76,077,206 4,958,093
2003 73,832,663 4,863,865
2002 71,635,517 4,769,465
2001 69,487,762 4,675,409
2000 67,411,494 4,582,677
1999 65,374,561 4,492,170
1998 63,363,524 4,410,507
1997 61,404,539 4,336,730
1996 59,467,635 4,263,819
1995 57,537,335 4,191,203
1994 55,611,508 4,116,662
1993 53,708,891 4,032,407
1992 51,853,747 3,944,689
1991 49,717,198 3,855,894
1990 47,609,755 3,760,562
1989 45,879,690 3,662,459
1988 44,150,825 3,559,363
1987 42,460,039 3,452,731
1986 41,037,656 3,347,809
1985 39,842,136 3,247,534
1984 38,735,722 3,154,079
1983 37,740,817 3,067,534
1982 36,701,290 2,985,557
1981 35,304,012 2,907,187
1980 34,428,514 2,832,203
1979 34,238,652 2,760,358
1978 33,734,592 2,691,088
1977 33,167,272 2,623,948
1976 32,534,418 2,558,521
1975 31,723,252 2,494,570
1974 30,957,273 2,432,028
1973 30,166,785 2,370,919
1972 29,374,608 2,311,430
1971 28,600,106 2,253,119
1970 27,829,128 2,195,616
1969 27,072,571 2,139,024
1968 26,337,930 2,083,069
1967 25,620,276 2,027,403
1966 24,952,689 1,971,737
1965 24,310,612 1,915,916
1964 23,666,548 1,859,997
1963 23,051,637 1,804,272
1962 22,465,126 1,749,214
1961 21,906,102 1,695,400
1960 21,376,693 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Turkmenistan
2100 0.47% -0.29%
2099 0.5% -0.27%
2098 0.53% -0.26%
2097 0.56% -0.24%
2096 0.54% -0.23%
2095 0.57% -0.22%
2094 0.58% -0.21%
2093 0.58% -0.19%
2092 0.61% -0.18%
2091 0.64% -0.17%
2090 0.63% -0.15%
2089 0.64% -0.14%
2088 0.68% -0.13%
2087 0.73% -0.11%
2086 0.74% -0.1%
2085 0.75% -0.08%
2084 0.77% -0.07%
2083 0.81% -0.06%
2082 0.82% -0.04%
2081 0.83% -0.03%
2080 0.84% -0.008%
2079 0.89% 0.01%
2078 0.92% 0.03%
2077 0.95% 0.04%
2076 0.97% 0.06%
2075 1% 0.07%
2074 0.99% 0.09%
2073 1.03% 0.1%
2072 1.05% 0.12%
2071 1.07% 0.13%
2070 1.1% 0.14%
2069 1.12% 0.15%
2068 1.16% 0.16%
2067 1.16% 0.17%
2066 1.19% 0.18%
2065 1.22% 0.19%
2064 1.25% 0.2%
2063 1.28% 0.22%
2062 1.33% 0.24%
2061 1.35% 0.25%
2060 1.38% 0.28%
2059 1.37% 0.31%
2058 1.41% 0.33%
2057 1.47% 0.36%
2056 1.46% 0.4%
2055 1.51% 0.43%
2054 1.53% 0.47%
2053 1.57% 0.51%
2052 1.63% 0.55%
2051 1.63% 0.59%
2050 1.67% 0.63%
2049 1.7% 0.68%
2048 1.74% 0.71%
2047 1.76% 0.75%
2046 1.78% 0.78%
2045 1.82% 0.81%
2044 1.86% 0.83%
2043 1.88% 0.85%
2042 1.9% 0.87%
2041 1.94% 0.88%
2040 1.97% 0.89%
2039 2% 0.9%
2038 2.03% 0.91%
2037 2.07% 0.92%
2036 2.11% 0.93%
2035 2.14% 0.94%
2034 2.17% 0.96%
2033 2.25% 0.97%
2032 2.28% 1%
2031 2.33% 1.04%
2030 2.38% 1.15%
2029 2.41% 1.27%
2028 2.47% 1.38%
2027 2.51% 1.49%
2026 2.55% 1.6%
2025 2.62% 1.72%
2024 2.62% 1.77%
2023 2.64% 1.86%
2022 2.66% 1.95%
2021 2.71% 2.05%
2020 2.75% 2.15%
2019 2.73% 2.23%
2018 2.73% 2.28%
2017 2.76% 2.31%
2016 2.74% 2.32%
2015 2.72% 2.31%
2014 2.72% 2.29%
2013 2.76% 2.25%
2012 2.84% 2.2%
2011 2.88% 2.14%
2010 2.88% 2.07%
2009 2.88% 1.99%
2008 2.94% 1.93%
2007 2.97% 1.88%
2006 2.98% 1.88%
2005 3.01% 1.9%
2004 3.04% 1.94%
2003 3.07% 1.98%
2002 3.09% 2.01%
2001 3.08% 2.02%
2000 3.12% 2.01%
1999 3.17% 1.85%
1998 3.19% 1.7%
1997 3.26% 1.71%
1996 3.35% 1.73%
1995 3.46% 1.81%
1994 3.54% 2.09%
1993 3.58% 2.22%
1992 4.3% 2.3%
1991 4.43% 2.54%
1990 3.77% 2.68%
1989 3.92% 2.9%
1988 3.98% 3.09%
1987 3.47% 3.13%
1986 3% 3.09%
1985 2.86% 2.96%
1984 2.64% 2.82%
1983 2.83% 2.75%
1982 3.96% 2.7%
1981 2.54% 2.65%
1980 0.55% 2.6%
1979 1.49% 2.57%
1978 1.71% 2.56%
1977 1.95% 2.56%
1976 2.56% 2.56%
1975 2.47% 2.57%
1974 2.62% 2.58%
1973 2.7% 2.57%
1972 2.71% 2.59%
1971 2.77% 2.62%
1970 2.79% 2.65%
1969 2.79% 2.69%
1968 2.8% 2.75%
1967 2.68% 2.82%
1966 2.64% 2.91%
1965 2.72% 3.01%
1964 2.67% 3.09%
1963 2.61% 3.15%
1962 2.55% 3.17%
1961 2.48% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Turkmenistan
Current population
139917664
7776557
Population rank 10/197 104/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.09%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
4.04 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +356
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 61/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +13,268
Net migration rank 31/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 13,268
2024 - 30,069 - 14,646
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 117,529 15,005
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 121,814 14,141
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 122,721 17,617
2020 3,199,718 38,866 124,014 19,913
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 128,275 19,735
2018 3,015,231 9,302 129,537 19,293
2017 2,899,143 71,766 131,417 16,678
2016 2,809,889 115,823 132,581 13,365
2015 2,713,529 62,785 132,663 9,936
2014 2,623,647 103,122 129,677 8,696
2013 2,546,020 80,955 126,217 7,287
2012 2,533,398 119,517 120,957 7,125
2011 2,527,811 116,793 115,197 6,992
2010 2,498,048 80,213 109,318 6,621
2009 2,467,118 16,315 102,931 6,656
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 96,815 6,734
2007 2,436,753 -381 92,038 6,388
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 87,840 7,613
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 83,968 10,263
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 79,850 14,242
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 76,737 17,625
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 75,639 18,803
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 76,682 16,982
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 76,875 14,925
1999 2,010,987 29,142 76,362 12,859
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 77,342 -3,239
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 79,045 -5,600
1996 1,896,364 41,456 80,996 -8,627
1995 1,831,068 91,727 86,289 -13,423
1994 1,788,133 140,715 89,319 -13,094
1993 1,734,851 141,545 92,596 -312
1992 1,673,839 160,106 96,668 -13,517
1991 1,579,416 859,737 99,297 -4,864
1990 1,479,663 296,014 101,099 -4,864
1989 1,441,769 242,614 103,553 -3,576
1988 1,393,356 379,966 104,802 1,408
1987 1,356,853 251,387 103,885 3,161
1986 1,050,277 186,227 100,930 1,878
1985 997,050 157,476 95,890 1,861
1984 920,670 137,632 90,591 -1,427
1983 863,472 68,022 85,183 -1,264
1982 1,080,853 66,702 80,989 -961
1981 1,018,838 628,135 77,829 -1,102
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 74,394 -1,152
1979 987,203 -711,455 71,135 -677
1978 943,388 -210,991 68,437 -350
1977 929,381 -527,133 66,318 -132
1976 899,577 -36,125 64,513 160
1975 801,425 -42,540 62,681 550
1974 777,306 -4,232 60,925 924
1973 807,535 347 59,169 1,194
1972 779,808 -3,375 57,326 1,293
1971 787,047 -14,510 56,666 1,348
1970 760,821 8,589 55,617 1,376
1969 736,428 7,258 54,791 1,397
1968 715,602 9,992 54,324 1,401
1967 695,283 14,437 54,209 1,397
1966 616,281 9,160 54,353 1,377
1965 642,359 16,348 54,558 1,366
1964 618,667 10,749 54,574 1,340
1963 590,998 9,418 54,203 1,332
1962 563,650 8,960 53,248 1,337
1961 538,518 6,938 51,659 1,372
1960 511,694 1,696 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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