The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 138,940,022 people compared to 343,682,585 in the United States.
Population statistics:
- The United States' population is 2.47 times bigger than Ethiopia's.
- Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
- The countries together account for 5.83% of the world: 1.68% for Ethiopia vs 4.15% for the United States.
- For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
- Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 139M (72.2% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.2% growth).
- Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 367M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.
Ethiopia vs United States: live population counter
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| Current population |
138940022
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343682585
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| Population rank | 10/197 | 3/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.68% | 4.15% |
| One net population change |
9.36 seconds
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6.07 seconds
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| One birth every |
7.68 seconds
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8.8 seconds
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| One death every |
41.1 seconds
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10.2 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
17.5 minutes
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24.5 seconds
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| Annual migration change | +30,069 | +1,286,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +9,228 | +14,236 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,368,075 | +5,196,093 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.62% | +1.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 25/197 | 70/197 |
Ethiopia and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1900 | - | 76,094,000 | - | - |
| 1901 | - | 77,584,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1902 | - | 79,163,000 | - | 2.04% |
| 1903 | - | 80,632,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1904 | - | 82,166,000 | - | 1.9% |
| 1905 | - | 83,822,000 | - | 2.02% |
| 1906 | - | 85,450,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1907 | - | 87,008,000 | - | 1.82% |
| 1908 | - | 88,710,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1909 | - | 90,490,000 | - | 2.01% |
| 1910 | - | 92,407,000 | - | 2.12% |
| 1911 | - | 93,863,000 | - | 1.58% |
| 1912 | - | 95,335,000 | - | 1.57% |
| 1913 | - | 97,225,000 | - | 1.98% |
| 1914 | - | 99,111,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1915 | - | 100,546,000 | - | 1.45% |
| 1916 | - | 101,961,000 | - | 1.41% |
| 1917 | - | 103,268,000 | - | 1.28% |
| 1918 | - | 103,208,000 | - | -0.06% |
| 1919 | - | 104,514,000 | - | 1.27% |
| 1920 | - | 106,461,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1921 | - | 108,538,000 | - | 1.95% |
| 1922 | - | 110,049,000 | - | 1.39% |
| 1923 | - | 111,947,000 | - | 1.72% |
| 1924 | - | 114,109,000 | - | 1.93% |
| 1925 | - | 115,829,000 | - | 1.51% |
| 1926 | - | 117,397,000 | - | 1.35% |
| 1927 | - | 119,035,000 | - | 1.4% |
| 1928 | - | 120,509,000 | - | 1.24% |
| 1929 | - | 121,767,000 | - | 1.04% |
| 1930 | - | 123,076,741 | - | 1.08% |
| 1931 | - | 124,039,648 | - | 0.78% |
| 1932 | - | 124,840,471 | - | 0.65% |
| 1933 | - | 125,578,763 | - | 0.59% |
| 1934 | - | 126,373,773 | - | 0.63% |
| 1935 | - | 127,250,232 | - | 0.69% |
| 1936 | - | 128,053,180 | - | 0.63% |
| 1937 | - | 128,824,829 | - | 0.6% |
| 1938 | - | 129,824,939 | - | 0.78% |
| 1939 | - | 130,879,718 | - | 0.81% |
| 1940 | - | 132,122,446 | - | 0.95% |
| 1941 | - | 133,402,471 | - | 0.97% |
| 1942 | - | 134,859,553 | - | 1.09% |
| 1943 | - | 136,739,353 | - | 1.39% |
| 1944 | - | 138,397,345 | - | 1.21% |
| 1945 | - | 139,928,165 | - | 1.11% |
| 1946 | - | 141,388,566 | - | 1.04% |
| 1947 | - | 144,126,071 | - | 1.94% |
| 1948 | - | 146,631,302 | - | 1.74% |
| 1949 | - | 149,188,130 | - | 1.74% |
| 1950 | - | 152,271,417 | - | 2.07% |
| 1951 | - | 154,877,889 | - | 1.71% |
| 1952 | - | 157,552,740 | - | 1.73% |
| 1953 | - | 160,184,192 | - | 1.67% |
| 1954 | - | 163,025,854 | - | 1.77% |
| 1955 | - | 165,931,202 | - | 1.78% |
| 1956 | - | 168,903,031 | - | 1.79% |
| 1957 | - | 171,984,130 | - | 1.82% |
| 1958 | - | 174,881,904 | - | 1.68% |
| 1959 | - | 177,829,628 | - | 1.69% |
| 1960 | 21,376,693 | 180,671,158 | - | 1.6% |
| 1961 | 21,906,102 | 183,691,481 | 2.48% | 1.67% |
| 1962 | 22,465,126 | 186,537,737 | 2.55% | 1.55% |
| 1963 | 23,051,637 | 189,241,798 | 2.61% | 1.45% |
| 1964 | 23,666,548 | 191,888,791 | 2.67% | 1.4% |
| 1965 | 24,310,612 | 194,302,963 | 2.72% | 1.26% |
| 1966 | 24,952,689 | 196,560,338 | 2.64% | 1.16% |
| 1967 | 25,620,276 | 198,712,056 | 2.68% | 1.09% |
| 1968 | 26,337,930 | 200,706,052 | 2.8% | 1% |
| 1969 | 27,072,571 | 202,676,946 | 2.79% | 0.98% |
| 1970 | 27,829,128 | 205,052,174 | 2.79% | 1.17% |
| 1971 | 28,600,106 | 207,660,677 | 2.77% | 1.27% |
| 1972 | 29,374,608 | 209,896,021 | 2.71% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 30,166,785 | 211,908,788 | 2.7% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 30,957,273 | 213,853,928 | 2.62% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 31,723,252 | 215,973,199 | 2.47% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 32,534,418 | 218,035,164 | 2.56% | 0.95% |
| 1977 | 33,167,272 | 220,239,425 | 1.95% | 1.01% |
| 1978 | 33,734,592 | 222,584,545 | 1.71% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 34,238,652 | 225,055,487 | 1.49% | 1.11% |
| 1980 | 34,428,514 | 226,542,250 | 0.55% | 0.66% |
| 1981 | 35,304,012 | 229,465,744 | 2.54% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 36,701,290 | 231,664,432 | 3.96% | 0.96% |
| 1983 | 37,740,817 | 233,792,014 | 2.83% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 38,735,722 | 235,824,908 | 2.64% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 39,842,136 | 237,923,734 | 2.86% | 0.89% |
| 1986 | 41,037,656 | 240,132,831 | 3% | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 42,460,039 | 242,288,936 | 3.47% | 0.9% |
| 1988 | 44,150,825 | 244,499,004 | 3.98% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 45,879,690 | 246,819,222 | 3.92% | 0.95% |
| 1990 | 47,609,755 | 250,131,894 | 3.77% | 1.34% |
| 1991 | 49,717,198 | 253,492,503 | 4.43% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 51,853,747 | 256,894,189 | 4.3% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 53,708,891 | 260,255,352 | 3.58% | 1.31% |
| 1994 | 55,611,508 | 263,435,673 | 3.54% | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 57,537,335 | 266,557,091 | 3.46% | 1.18% |
| 1996 | 59,467,635 | 269,667,391 | 3.35% | 1.17% |
| 1997 | 61,404,539 | 272,911,760 | 3.26% | 1.2% |
| 1998 | 63,363,524 | 276,115,288 | 3.19% | 1.17% |
| 1999 | 65,374,561 | 279,294,713 | 3.17% | 1.15% |
| 2000 | 67,411,494 | 282,162,411 | 3.12% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 69,487,762 | 284,968,955 | 3.08% | 0.99% |
| 2002 | 71,635,517 | 287,625,193 | 3.09% | 0.93% |
| 2003 | 73,832,663 | 290,107,933 | 3.07% | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 76,077,206 | 292,805,298 | 3.04% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 78,367,470 | 295,516,599 | 3.01% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 80,703,490 | 298,379,912 | 2.98% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 83,103,217 | 301,231,207 | 2.97% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 85,543,668 | 304,093,966 | 2.94% | 0.95% |
| 2009 | 88,007,636 | 306,771,529 | 2.88% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 90,538,514 | 309,327,143 | 2.88% | 0.83% |
| 2011 | 93,149,970 | 311,583,481 | 2.88% | 0.73% |
| 2012 | 95,798,767 | 313,877,662 | 2.84% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 98,438,751 | 316,059,947 | 2.76% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 101,115,610 | 318,386,329 | 2.72% | 0.74% |
| 2015 | 103,867,135 | 320,738,994 | 2.72% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 106,718,162 | 323,071,755 | 2.74% | 0.73% |
| 2017 | 109,666,481 | 325,122,128 | 2.76% | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 112,664,152 | 326,838,199 | 2.73% | 0.53% |
| 2019 | 115,737,383 | 328,329,953 | 2.73% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | 118,917,671 | 331,526,933 | 2.75% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | 122,138,588 | 331,893,745 | 2.71% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 125,384,287 | 333,271,411 | 2.66% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | 128,691,692 | 334,914,895 | 2.64% | 0.49% |
| 2024 | 132,059,767 | 340,110,988 | 2.62% | 1.55% |
| 2025 | 135,472,043 | 341,931,772 | 2.58% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 138,902,180 | 343,664,369 | 2.53% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 142,364,798 | 345,331,185 | 2.49% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 145,841,255 | 346,981,137 | 2.44% | 0.48% |
| 2029 | 149,336,056 | 348,601,982 | 2.4% | 0.47% |
| 2030 | 152,855,352 | 350,176,974 | 2.36% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 156,382,425 | 351,725,612 | 2.31% | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 159,923,895 | 353,249,060 | 2.26% | 0.43% |
| 2033 | 163,453,311 | 354,749,644 | 2.21% | 0.42% |
| 2034 | 166,978,790 | 356,234,239 | 2.16% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 170,532,952 | 357,694,316 | 2.13% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 174,097,772 | 359,119,002 | 2.09% | 0.4% |
| 2037 | 177,661,132 | 360,517,853 | 2.05% | 0.39% |
| 2038 | 181,235,892 | 361,895,407 | 2.01% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 184,835,102 | 363,229,908 | 1.99% | 0.37% |
| 2040 | 188,450,900 | 364,512,364 | 1.96% | 0.35% |
| 2041 | 192,068,629 | 365,753,139 | 1.92% | 0.34% |
| 2042 | 195,695,295 | 366,969,419 | 1.89% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 199,347,978 | 368,146,925 | 1.87% | 0.32% |
| 2044 | 203,014,368 | 369,258,123 | 1.84% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 206,673,625 | 370,318,770 | 1.8% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 210,337,847 | 371,328,255 | 1.77% | 0.27% |
| 2047 | 214,023,504 | 372,299,116 | 1.75% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 217,710,204 | 373,230,539 | 1.72% | 0.25% |
| 2049 | 221,377,329 | 374,119,803 | 1.68% | 0.24% |
| 2050 | 225,021,865 | 374,986,259 | 1.65% | 0.23% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 32,221,860 (a 30.2% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,610,830 (a 6.38% growth).
Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Ethiopia's population will grow by 62% to 225,021,865 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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Population differences between Ethiopia and the United States
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| Life expectancy | 68.1 years | 79.8 years |
| Average age | 23.8 years | 40.2 years |
| Median age | 19.9 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.99 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
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