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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 7,800,189 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 1.79% 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 +2.69% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Ethiopia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Turkmenistan
2100 371,078,260 10,041,228
2099 369,338,252 10,070,007
2098 367,513,542 10,097,571
2097 365,567,496 10,123,813
2096 363,536,294 10,148,560
2095 361,596,042 10,172,371
2094 359,531,317 10,194,567
2093 357,460,480 10,215,533
2092 355,389,829 10,235,132
2091 353,218,632 10,253,189
2090 350,960,021 10,270,414
2089 348,751,618 10,285,963
2088 346,517,326 10,300,439
2087 344,162,324 10,313,629
2086 341,671,994 10,325,212
2085 339,167,930 10,335,299
2084 336,649,520 10,343,821
2083 334,083,247 10,350,710
2082 331,401,460 10,356,526
2081 328,715,487 10,360,689
2080 326,013,981 10,363,394
2079 323,282,865 10,364,229
2078 320,422,535 10,363,113
2077 317,492,915 10,360,467
2076 314,518,328 10,356,079
2075 311,487,723 10,349,863
2074 308,416,133 10,342,496
2073 305,383,505 10,333,532
2072 302,258,564 10,322,776
2071 299,119,280 10,310,748
2070 295,963,235 10,297,702
2069 292,756,723 10,283,723
2068 289,522,748 10,268,779
2067 286,191,689 10,252,681
2066 282,905,709 10,235,535
2065 279,576,283 10,217,603
2064 276,197,958 10,198,228
2063 272,782,685 10,177,447
2062 269,340,926 10,155,121
2061 265,803,351 10,131,160
2060 262,269,354 10,105,616
2059 258,692,767 10,077,893
2058 255,205,644 10,047,185
2057 251,656,356 10,013,846
2056 248,002,497 9,977,699
2055 244,426,069 9,938,273
2054 240,794,405 9,895,840
2053 237,155,110 9,849,324
2052 233,479,314 9,799,331
2051 229,733,593 9,745,673
2050 226,055,085 9,688,197
2049 222,351,471 9,627,119
2048 218,627,197 9,562,502
2047 214,883,954 9,494,734
2046 211,161,780 9,423,990
2045 207,461,987 9,350,870
2044 203,749,820 9,275,707
2043 200,035,613 9,199,229
2042 196,351,202 9,121,705
2041 192,689,672 9,043,208
2040 189,023,384 8,964,374
2039 185,365,776 8,885,167
2038 181,733,067 8,805,836
2037 178,124,993 8,726,399
2036 174,515,366 8,646,796
2035 170,904,339 8,567,354
2034 167,316,305 8,487,651
2033 163,763,376 8,407,327
2032 160,167,364 8,326,172
2031 156,590,018 8,243,436
2030 153,023,174 8,158,380
2029 149,461,578 8,065,431
2028 145,944,350 7,964,546
2027 142,419,893 7,856,302
2026 138,930,724 7,740,924
2025 135,472,051 7,618,847
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% 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 60.6% to 226,055,085 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 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 2.58% 1.66%
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 (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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Turkmenistan
Current population
140722974
7800189
Population rank 10/197 104/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.09%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +341
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 63/197
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 3,379,409 30,069 112,942 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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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