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Population in Ethiopia compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 2.01 times bigger than the United Kingdom's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.54% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Ethiopia vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia United Kingdom
2100 371,078,260 74,517,005
2099 369,338,252 74,647,273
2098 367,513,542 74,766,073
2097 365,567,496 74,879,923
2096 363,536,294 74,991,940
2095 361,596,042 75,102,041
2094 359,531,317 75,198,597
2093 357,460,480 75,296,704
2092 355,389,829 75,390,038
2091 353,218,632 75,480,137
2090 350,960,021 75,566,962
2089 348,751,618 75,649,353
2088 346,517,326 75,721,067
2087 344,162,324 75,791,990
2086 341,671,994 75,859,854
2085 339,167,930 75,918,647
2084 336,649,520 75,969,065
2083 334,083,247 76,018,614
2082 331,401,460 76,059,464
2081 328,715,487 76,086,593
2080 326,013,981 76,118,679
2079 323,282,865 76,147,352
2078 320,422,535 76,165,841
2077 317,492,915 76,183,437
2076 314,518,328 76,185,828
2075 311,487,723 76,198,349
2074 308,416,133 76,209,676
2073 305,383,505 76,218,781
2072 302,258,564 76,211,187
2071 299,119,280 76,200,495
2070 295,963,235 76,190,801
2069 292,756,723 76,184,140
2068 289,522,748 76,183,288
2067 286,191,689 76,175,881
2066 282,905,709 76,168,987
2065 279,576,283 76,168,193
2064 276,197,958 76,165,129
2063 272,782,685 76,165,534
2062 269,340,926 76,158,910
2061 265,803,351 76,156,587
2060 262,269,354 76,157,104
2059 258,692,767 76,157,593
2058 255,205,644 76,139,384
2057 251,656,356 76,119,478
2056 248,002,497 76,086,799
2055 244,426,069 76,047,952
2054 240,794,405 75,980,524
2053 237,155,110 75,907,047
2052 233,479,314 75,815,200
2051 229,733,593 75,709,173
2050 226,055,085 75,591,218
2049 222,351,471 75,460,140
2048 218,627,197 75,313,837
2047 214,883,954 75,153,802
2046 211,161,780 74,986,563
2045 207,461,987 74,808,886
2044 203,749,820 74,623,687
2043 200,035,613 74,424,133
2042 196,351,202 74,224,922
2041 192,689,672 74,020,934
2040 189,023,384 73,812,680
2039 185,365,776 73,600,788
2038 181,733,067 73,378,310
2037 178,124,993 73,155,497
2036 174,515,366 72,921,995
2035 170,904,339 72,671,687
2034 167,316,305 72,418,766
2033 163,763,376 72,145,065
2032 160,167,364 71,869,259
2031 156,590,018 71,581,519
2030 153,023,174 71,267,237
2029 149,461,578 70,948,992
2028 145,944,350 70,609,246
2027 142,419,893 70,248,858
2026 138,930,724 69,883,746
2025 135,472,051 69,487,000
2024 132,059,767 69,281,000
2023 128,691,692 68,526,000
2022 125,384,287 67,636,000
2021 122,138,588 66,978,000
2020 118,917,671 66,740,000
2019 115,737,383 66,628,000
2018 112,664,152 66,287,000
2017 109,666,481 65,964,000
2016 106,718,162 65,606,000
2015 103,867,135 65,087,000
2014 101,115,610 64,619,000
2013 98,438,751 64,138,000
2012 95,798,767 63,711,000
2011 93,149,970 63,258,810
2010 90,538,514 62,766,365
2009 88,007,636 62,276,270
2008 85,543,668 61,806,995
2007 83,103,217 61,322,463
2006 80,703,490 60,846,820
2005 78,367,470 60,401,206
2004 76,077,206 59,987,905
2003 73,832,663 59,647,577
2002 71,635,517 59,370,479
2001 69,487,762 59,119,673
2000 67,411,494 58,892,514
1999 65,374,561 58,682,466
1998 63,363,524 58,487,141
1997 61,404,539 58,316,954
1996 59,467,635 58,166,950
1995 57,537,335 58,019,030
1994 55,611,508 57,865,745
1993 53,708,891 57,718,614
1992 51,853,747 57,580,402
1991 49,717,198 57,424,897
1990 47,609,755 57,247,586
1989 45,879,690 57,076,711
1988 44,150,825 56,928,327
1987 42,460,039 56,802,050
1986 41,037,656 56,681,396
1985 39,842,136 56,550,268
1984 38,735,722 56,422,072
1983 37,740,817 56,332,848
1982 36,701,290 56,313,641
1981 35,304,012 56,333,829
1980 34,428,514 56,314,216
1979 34,238,652 56,246,951
1978 33,734,592 56,196,504
1977 33,167,272 56,193,492
1976 32,534,418 56,211,968
1975 31,723,252 56,225,800
1974 30,957,273 56,229,974
1973 30,166,785 56,194,527
1972 29,374,608 56,086,065
1971 28,600,106 55,896,223
1970 27,829,128 55,663,250
1969 27,072,571 55,441,750
1968 26,337,930 55,211,700
1967 25,620,276 54,943,600
1966 24,952,689 54,648,500
1965 24,310,612 54,348,050
1964 23,666,548 54,000,000
1963 23,051,637 53,650,000
1962 22,465,126 53,250,000
1961 21,906,102 52,800,000
1960 21,376,693 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia United Kingdom
2100 0.47% -0.17%
2099 0.5% -0.16%
2098 0.53% -0.15%
2097 0.56% -0.15%
2096 0.54% -0.15%
2095 0.57% -0.13%
2094 0.58% -0.13%
2093 0.58% -0.12%
2092 0.61% -0.12%
2091 0.64% -0.11%
2090 0.63% -0.11%
2089 0.64% -0.09%
2088 0.68% -0.09%
2087 0.73% -0.09%
2086 0.74% -0.08%
2085 0.75% -0.07%
2084 0.77% -0.07%
2083 0.81% -0.05%
2082 0.82% -0.04%
2081 0.83% -0.04%
2080 0.84% -0.04%
2079 0.89% -0.02%
2078 0.92% -0.02%
2077 0.95% -0.003%
2076 0.97% -0.02%
2075 1% -0.01%
2074 0.99% -0.01%
2073 1.03% 0.01%
2072 1.05% 0.01%
2071 1.07% 0.01%
2070 1.1% 0.009%
2069 1.12% 0.001%
2068 1.16% 0.01%
2067 1.16% 0.009%
2066 1.19% 0.001%
2065 1.22% 0.004%
2064 1.25% -0%
2063 1.28% 0.009%
2062 1.33% 0.003%
2061 1.35% -0.001%
2060 1.38% -0.001%
2059 1.37% 0.02%
2058 1.41% 0.03%
2057 1.47% 0.04%
2056 1.46% 0.05%
2055 1.51% 0.09%
2054 1.53% 0.1%
2053 1.57% 0.12%
2052 1.63% 0.14%
2051 1.63% 0.16%
2050 1.67% 0.17%
2049 1.7% 0.19%
2048 1.74% 0.21%
2047 1.76% 0.22%
2046 1.78% 0.24%
2045 1.82% 0.25%
2044 1.86% 0.27%
2043 1.88% 0.27%
2042 1.9% 0.28%
2041 1.94% 0.28%
2040 1.97% 0.29%
2039 2% 0.3%
2038 2.03% 0.3%
2037 2.07% 0.32%
2036 2.11% 0.34%
2035 2.14% 0.35%
2034 2.17% 0.38%
2033 2.25% 0.38%
2032 2.28% 0.4%
2031 2.33% 0.44%
2030 2.38% 0.45%
2029 2.41% 0.48%
2028 2.47% 0.51%
2027 2.51% 0.52%
2026 2.55% 0.57%
2025 2.58% 0.3%
2024 2.62% 1.1%
2023 2.64% 1.32%
2022 2.66% 0.98%
2021 2.71% 0.36%
2020 2.75% 0.17%
2019 2.73% 0.51%
2018 2.73% 0.49%
2017 2.76% 0.55%
2016 2.74% 0.8%
2015 2.72% 0.72%
2014 2.72% 0.75%
2013 2.76% 0.67%
2012 2.84% 0.71%
2011 2.88% 0.78%
2010 2.88% 0.79%
2009 2.88% 0.76%
2008 2.94% 0.79%
2007 2.97% 0.78%
2006 2.98% 0.74%
2005 3.01% 0.69%
2004 3.04% 0.57%
2003 3.07% 0.47%
2002 3.09% 0.42%
2001 3.08% 0.39%
2000 3.12% 0.36%
1999 3.17% 0.33%
1998 3.19% 0.29%
1997 3.26% 0.26%
1996 3.35% 0.25%
1995 3.46% 0.26%
1994 3.54% 0.25%
1993 3.58% 0.24%
1992 4.3% 0.27%
1991 4.43% 0.31%
1990 3.77% 0.3%
1989 3.92% 0.26%
1988 3.98% 0.22%
1987 3.47% 0.21%
1986 3% 0.23%
1985 2.86% 0.23%
1984 2.64% 0.16%
1983 2.83% 0.03%
1982 3.96% -0.04%
1981 2.54% 0.03%
1980 0.55% 0.12%
1979 1.49% 0.09%
1978 1.71% 0.005%
1977 1.95% -0.03%
1976 2.56% -0.02%
1975 2.47% -0.007%
1974 2.62% 0.06%
1973 2.7% 0.19%
1972 2.71% 0.34%
1971 2.77% 0.42%
1970 2.79% 0.4%
1969 2.79% 0.42%
1968 2.8% 0.49%
1967 2.68% 0.54%
1966 2.64% 0.55%
1965 2.72% 0.64%
1964 2.67% 0.65%
1963 2.61% 0.75%
1962 2.55% 0.85%
1961 2.48% 0.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.58%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia United Kingdom
Current population
140722974
70071289
Population rank 10/197 22/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.84%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
2.56 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
46 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +564
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 145/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 +389,911
Net migration rank 31/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - 389,911
2024 3,379,409 30,069 13,233 417,114
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 34,606 445,523
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 39,770 487,029
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 30,609 462,967
2020 3,199,718 38,866 -4,272 144,221
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 108,338 232,727
2018 3,015,231 9,302 119,317 259,744
2017 2,899,143 71,766 145,121 272,311
2016 2,809,889 115,823 177,136 324,649
2015 2,713,529 62,785 175,735 347,839
2014 2,623,647 103,122 206,781 306,091
2013 2,546,020 80,955 198,827 237,272
2012 2,533,398 119,517 248,473 172,088
2011 2,527,811 116,793 259,361 228,773
2010 2,498,048 80,213 251,066 274,811
2009 2,467,118 16,315 230,422 249,639
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 216,325 263,390
2007 2,436,753 -381 196,232 309,385
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 176,455 288,923
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 144,963 308,279
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 131,974 276,077
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 89,471 211,846
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 65,308 203,577
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 65,032 175,133
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 70,671 153,917
1999 2,010,987 29,142 64,551 152,653
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 87,730 125,541
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 99,138 59,723
1996 1,896,364 41,456 98,884 54,964
1995 1,831,068 91,727 87,028 61,385
1994 1,788,133 140,715 127,304 45,339
1993 1,734,851 141,545 103,893 27,403
1992 1,673,839 160,106 149,709 17,846
1991 1,579,416 859,737 143,562 27,601
1990 1,479,663 296,014 154,569 57,132
1989 1,441,769 242,614 119,861 49,586
1988 1,393,356 379,966 136,628 13,952
1987 1,356,853 251,387 136,325 8,266
1986 1,050,277 186,227 90,690 41,836
1985 997,050 157,476 79,170 83,164
1984 920,670 137,632 84,633 71,107
1983 863,472 68,022 61,966 27,063
1982 1,080,853 66,702 56,314 -61,152
1981 1,018,838 628,135 73,234 -83,876
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 95,734 -25,187
1979 987,203 -711,455 61,872 11,255
1978 943,388 -210,991 16,859 3,783
1977 929,381 -527,133 0 -21,636
1976 899,577 -36,125 -5,621 -19,135
1975 801,425 -42,540 33,735 -40,241
1974 777,306 -4,232 67,476 -65,710
1973 807,535 347 112,389 -33,840
1972 779,808 -3,375 162,650 -1,406
1971 787,047 -14,510 257,123 1,175
1970 760,821 8,589 244,918 -15,254
1969 736,428 7,258 260,577 -60,655
1968 715,602 9,992 292,622 -38,852
1967 695,283 14,437 346,145 -39,659
1966 616,281 9,160 333,356 -27,935
1965 642,359 16,348 364,132 -24,955
1964 618,667 10,749 405,000 -23,885
1963 590,998 9,418 337,995 8,271
1962 563,650 8,960 340,800 76,443
1961 538,518 6,938 311,519 52,295
1960 511,694 1,696 314,400 19,953

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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