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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 3.49 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 2.17% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Ethiopia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Ukraine
2100 371,192,732 15,493,960
2099 369,452,188 15,751,557
2098 367,626,914 16,012,938
2097 365,680,268 16,278,602
2096 363,648,440 16,547,938
2095 361,707,589 16,820,897
2094 359,642,227 17,098,910
2093 357,570,752 17,381,822
2092 355,499,462 17,669,049
2091 353,327,595 17,960,681
2090 351,068,287 18,257,867
2089 348,859,203 18,559,027
2088 346,624,222 18,865,031
2087 344,268,493 19,176,483
2086 341,777,395 19,492,606
2085 339,272,558 19,812,584
2084 336,753,372 20,138,855
2083 334,186,307 20,468,747
2082 331,503,693 20,803,241
2081 328,816,892 21,140,953
2080 326,114,551 21,482,498
2079 323,382,593 21,827,152
2078 320,521,381 22,175,099
2077 317,590,857 22,525,846
2076 314,615,353 22,879,896
2075 311,583,813 23,236,521
2074 308,511,275 23,596,095
2073 305,477,711 23,957,807
2072 302,351,806 24,319,928
2071 299,211,554 24,685,370
2070 296,054,535 25,053,352
2069 292,847,034 25,423,272
2068 289,612,061 25,794,560
2067 286,279,975 26,168,072
2066 282,992,981 26,543,206
2065 279,662,528 26,920,121
2064 276,283,161 27,298,592
2063 272,866,834 27,677,528
2062 269,424,014 28,056,960
2061 265,885,347 28,437,884
2060 262,350,260 28,818,343
2059 258,772,570 29,198,891
2058 255,284,371 29,580,044
2057 251,733,988 29,958,884
2056 248,079,002 30,335,136
2055 244,501,471 30,710,041
2054 240,868,686 31,080,334
2053 237,228,269 31,447,868
2052 233,551,340 31,811,171
2051 229,804,463 32,170,929
2050 226,124,819 32,525,262
2049 222,420,063 32,875,483
2048 218,694,640 33,217,836
2047 214,950,242 33,556,749
2046 211,226,920 33,892,646
2045 207,525,986 34,221,999
2044 203,812,674 34,547,153
2043 200,097,321 34,869,270
2042 196,411,774 35,189,550
2041 192,749,114 35,507,946
2040 189,081,695 35,823,225
2039 185,422,958 36,141,658
2038 181,789,129 36,457,134
2037 178,179,942 36,772,578
2036 174,569,201 37,084,252
2035 170,957,061 37,396,243
2034 167,367,920 37,706,533
2033 163,813,895 38,015,585
2032 160,216,774 38,322,554
2031 156,638,324 38,630,259
2030 153,070,380 38,935,791
2029 149,507,684 39,238,099
2028 145,989,372 39,537,815
2027 142,463,827 39,830,895
2026 138,973,582 40,125,599
2025 135,513,842 38,707,520
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% 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 61.6% to 226,124,819 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 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 15.5M 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 2.62% 2.24%
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 (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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Ukraine
Current population
139917664
40125599
Population rank 10/197 40/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.48%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
7.68 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +349
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 147/197
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 - 30,069 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 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 (1960–2024, 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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