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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 3.48 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Ethiopia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Ukraine
2100 371,078,260 15,603,179
2099 369,338,252 15,862,593
2098 367,513,542 16,125,815
2097 365,567,496 16,393,353
2096 363,536,294 16,664,587
2095 361,596,042 16,939,471
2094 359,531,317 17,219,443
2093 357,460,480 17,504,349
2092 355,389,829 17,793,601
2091 353,218,632 18,087,289
2090 350,960,021 18,386,570
2089 348,751,618 18,689,852
2088 346,517,326 18,998,014
2087 344,162,324 19,311,662
2086 341,671,994 19,630,012
2085 339,167,930 19,952,247
2084 336,649,520 20,280,817
2083 334,083,247 20,613,034
2082 331,401,460 20,949,887
2081 328,715,487 21,289,979
2080 326,013,981 21,633,931
2079 323,282,865 21,981,015
2078 320,422,535 22,331,415
2077 317,492,915 22,684,635
2076 314,518,328 23,041,181
2075 311,487,723 23,400,319
2074 308,416,133 23,762,428
2073 305,383,505 24,126,690
2072 302,258,564 24,491,363
2071 299,119,280 24,859,381
2070 295,963,235 25,229,957
2069 292,756,723 25,602,485
2068 289,522,748 25,976,390
2067 286,191,689 26,352,535
2066 282,905,709 26,730,314
2065 279,576,283 27,109,886
2064 276,197,958 27,491,024
2063 272,782,685 27,872,631
2062 269,340,926 28,254,738
2061 265,803,351 28,638,347
2060 262,269,354 29,021,488
2059 258,692,767 29,404,719
2058 255,205,644 29,788,559
2057 251,656,356 30,170,070
2056 248,002,497 30,548,973
2055 244,426,069 30,926,521
2054 240,794,405 31,299,425
2053 237,155,110 31,669,550
2052 233,479,314 32,035,413
2051 229,733,593 32,397,707
2050 226,055,085 32,754,538
2049 222,351,471 33,107,228
2048 218,627,197 33,451,994
2047 214,883,954 33,793,296
2046 211,161,780 34,131,561
2045 207,461,987 34,463,236
2044 203,749,820 34,790,682
2043 200,035,613 35,115,069
2042 196,351,202 35,437,607
2041 192,689,672 35,758,248
2040 189,023,384 36,075,749
2039 185,365,776 36,396,426
2038 181,733,067 36,714,126
2037 178,124,993 37,031,794
2036 174,515,366 37,345,665
2035 170,904,339 37,659,856
2034 167,316,305 37,972,332
2033 163,763,376 38,283,563
2032 160,167,364 38,592,696
2031 156,590,018 38,902,570
2030 153,023,174 39,210,256
2029 149,461,578 39,514,695
2028 145,944,350 39,816,523
2027 142,419,893 40,111,670
2026 138,930,724 40,408,451
2025 135,472,051 38,980,376
2024 132,059,767 37,860,221
2023 128,691,692 37,732,836
2022 125,384,287 41,048,766
2021 122,138,588 44,298,640
2020 118,917,671 44,680,014
2019 115,737,383 44,957,458
2018 112,664,152 45,208,907
2017 109,666,481 45,436,041
2016 106,718,162 45,616,832
2015 103,867,135 45,784,896
2014 101,115,610 45,972,380
2013 98,438,751 46,126,770
2012 95,798,767 46,210,056
2011 93,149,970 46,307,853
2010 90,538,514 46,456,003
2009 88,007,636 46,623,731
2008 85,543,668 46,819,175
2007 83,103,217 47,062,798
2006 80,703,490 47,278,694
2005 78,367,470 47,585,556
2004 76,077,206 47,979,507
2003 73,832,663 48,315,136
2002 71,635,517 48,677,281
2001 69,487,762 49,106,855
2000 67,411,494 49,556,660
1999 65,374,561 49,976,446
1998 63,363,524 50,379,731
1997 61,404,539 50,786,885
1996 59,467,635 51,226,109
1995 57,537,335 51,665,539
1994 55,611,508 52,075,998
1993 53,708,891 52,350,126
1992 51,853,747 52,323,671
1991 49,717,198 52,170,961
1990 47,609,755 52,054,092
1989 45,879,690 51,917,817
1988 44,150,825 51,724,853
1987 42,460,039 51,515,732
1986 41,037,656 51,318,745
1985 39,842,136 51,108,770
1984 38,735,722 50,887,599
1983 37,740,817 50,637,029
1982 36,701,290 50,402,724
1981 35,304,012 50,189,281
1980 34,428,514 49,955,152
1979 34,238,652 49,721,381
1978 33,734,592 49,521,243
1977 33,167,272 49,336,481
1976 32,534,418 49,120,842
1975 31,723,252 48,865,229
1974 30,957,273 48,576,570
1973 30,166,785 48,277,121
1972 29,374,608 47,946,893
1971 28,600,106 47,573,287
1970 27,829,128 47,261,306
1969 27,072,571 46,976,256
1968 26,337,930 46,614,325
1967 25,620,276 46,215,988
1966 24,952,689 45,802,519
1965 24,310,612 45,386,892
1964 23,666,548 44,951,156
1963 23,051,637 44,462,372
1962 22,465,126 43,943,674
1961 21,906,102 43,399,766
1960 21,376,693 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Ukraine
2100 0.47% -1.64%
2099 0.5% -1.63%
2098 0.53% -1.63%
2097 0.56% -1.63%
2096 0.54% -1.62%
2095 0.57% -1.63%
2094 0.58% -1.63%
2093 0.58% -1.63%
2092 0.61% -1.62%
2091 0.64% -1.63%
2090 0.63% -1.62%
2089 0.64% -1.62%
2088 0.68% -1.62%
2087 0.73% -1.62%
2086 0.74% -1.62%
2085 0.75% -1.62%
2084 0.77% -1.61%
2083 0.81% -1.61%
2082 0.82% -1.6%
2081 0.83% -1.59%
2080 0.84% -1.58%
2079 0.89% -1.57%
2078 0.92% -1.56%
2077 0.95% -1.55%
2076 0.97% -1.53%
2075 1% -1.52%
2074 0.99% -1.51%
2073 1.03% -1.49%
2072 1.05% -1.48%
2071 1.07% -1.47%
2070 1.1% -1.46%
2069 1.12% -1.44%
2068 1.16% -1.43%
2067 1.16% -1.41%
2066 1.19% -1.4%
2065 1.22% -1.39%
2064 1.25% -1.37%
2063 1.28% -1.35%
2062 1.33% -1.34%
2061 1.35% -1.32%
2060 1.38% -1.3%
2059 1.37% -1.29%
2058 1.41% -1.26%
2057 1.47% -1.24%
2056 1.46% -1.22%
2055 1.51% -1.19%
2054 1.53% -1.17%
2053 1.57% -1.14%
2052 1.63% -1.12%
2051 1.63% -1.09%
2050 1.67% -1.07%
2049 1.7% -1.03%
2048 1.74% -1.01%
2047 1.76% -0.99%
2046 1.78% -0.96%
2045 1.82% -0.94%
2044 1.86% -0.92%
2043 1.88% -0.91%
2042 1.9% -0.9%
2041 1.94% -0.88%
2040 1.97% -0.88%
2039 2% -0.87%
2038 2.03% -0.86%
2037 2.07% -0.84%
2036 2.11% -0.83%
2035 2.14% -0.82%
2034 2.17% -0.81%
2033 2.25% -0.8%
2032 2.28% -0.8%
2031 2.33% -0.78%
2030 2.38% -0.77%
2029 2.41% -0.76%
2028 2.47% -0.74%
2027 2.51% -0.73%
2026 2.55% 3.66%
2025 2.58% 2.96%
2024 2.62% 0.34%
2023 2.64% -8.08%
2022 2.66% -7.34%
2021 2.71% -0.85%
2020 2.75% -0.62%
2019 2.73% -0.56%
2018 2.73% -0.5%
2017 2.76% -0.4%
2016 2.74% -0.37%
2015 2.72% -0.41%
2014 2.72% -0.33%
2013 2.76% -0.18%
2012 2.84% -0.21%
2011 2.88% -0.32%
2010 2.88% -0.36%
2009 2.88% -0.42%
2008 2.94% -0.52%
2007 2.97% -0.46%
2006 2.98% -0.64%
2005 3.01% -0.82%
2004 3.04% -0.69%
2003 3.07% -0.74%
2002 3.09% -0.87%
2001 3.08% -0.91%
2000 3.12% -0.84%
1999 3.17% -0.8%
1998 3.19% -0.8%
1997 3.26% -0.86%
1996 3.35% -0.85%
1995 3.46% -0.79%
1994 3.54% -0.52%
1993 3.58% 0.05%
1992 4.3% 0.29%
1991 4.43% 0.22%
1990 3.77% 0.26%
1989 3.92% 0.37%
1988 3.98% 0.41%
1987 3.47% 0.38%
1986 3% 0.41%
1985 2.86% 0.43%
1984 2.64% 0.49%
1983 2.83% 0.46%
1982 3.96% 0.43%
1981 2.54% 0.47%
1980 0.55% 0.47%
1979 1.49% 0.4%
1978 1.71% 0.37%
1977 1.95% 0.44%
1976 2.56% 0.52%
1975 2.47% 0.59%
1974 2.62% 0.62%
1973 2.7% 0.69%
1972 2.71% 0.79%
1971 2.77% 0.66%
1970 2.79% 0.61%
1969 2.79% 0.78%
1968 2.8% 0.86%
1967 2.68% 0.9%
1966 2.64% 0.92%
1965 2.72% 0.97%
1964 2.67% 1.1%
1963 2.61% 1.18%
1962 2.55% 1.25%
1961 2.48% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Ukraine
Current population
140722974
40408451
Population rank 10/197 40/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.49%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
28.2 seconds
One birth every
7.59 seconds
2.54 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 13/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +24,054 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 31/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 1,702,358
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 -283,185 -299,961
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -449,941 -1,129
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -307,533 -4,167
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 -236,296 -6,908
2018 3,015,231 9,302 -227,491 -32,220
2017 2,899,143 71,766 -158,390 -36,155
2016 2,809,889 115,823 -135,710 -31,340
2015 2,713,529 62,785 -147,107 -21,992
2014 2,623,647 103,122 -140,216 -65,678
2013 2,546,020 80,955 -129,662 26,781
2012 2,533,398 119,517 -130,451 66,768
2011 2,527,811 116,793 -158,372 26,457
2010 2,498,048 80,213 -180,388 16,030
2009 2,467,118 16,315 -197,918 26,796
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 -229,086 9,312
2007 2,436,753 -381 -282,659 15,237
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 -300,787 136,442
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 -337,857 -111,493
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 -344,157 5,644
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 -351,299 18,540
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 -364,544 -26,991
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 -374,734 -92,847
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 -364,143 -67,865
1999 2,010,987 29,142 -348,286 -59,247
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 -318,299 -80,684
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 -306,549 -108,735
1996 1,896,364 41,456 -305,154 -158,008
1995 1,831,068 91,727 -281,629 -134,053
1994 1,788,133 140,715 -238,820 -166,380
1993 1,734,851 141,545 -169,405 26,357
1992 1,673,839 160,106 -95,857 291,788
1991 1,579,416 859,737 -16,486 125,962
1990 1,479,663 296,014 48,463 75,760
1989 1,441,769 242,614 106,431 36,978
1988 1,393,356 379,966 162,002 75,637
1987 1,356,853 251,387 198,850 -18,275
1986 1,050,277 186,227 225,751 -12,369
1985 997,050 157,476 201,011 5,546
1984 920,670 137,632 222,430 13,340
1983 863,472 68,022 241,741 23,608
1982 1,080,853 66,702 194,101 9,096
1981 1,018,838 628,135 182,839 40,807
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 197,223 47,406
1979 987,203 -711,455 197,294 25,635
1978 943,388 -210,991 206,554 -29,180
1977 929,381 -527,133 216,932 -24,745
1976 899,577 -36,125 247,323 -8,219
1975 801,425 -42,540 256,787 15,336
1974 777,306 -4,232 273,486 31,725
1973 807,535 347 274,938 18,777
1972 779,808 -3,375 309,785 56,928
1971 787,047 -14,510 305,849 74,604
1970 760,821 8,589 291,839 -48,335
1969 736,428 7,258 274,858 51,763
1968 715,602 9,992 295,162 102,096
1967 695,283 14,437 313,899 85,527
1966 616,281 9,160 337,794 89,737
1965 642,359 16,348 334,365 69,354
1964 618,667 10,749 391,120 76,650
1963 590,998 9,418 449,648 60,178
1962 563,650 8,960 481,887 45,712
1961 538,518 6,938 508,602 51,625
1960 511,694 1,696 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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