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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 41.6 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Ethiopia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Uruguay
2100 371,078,260 2,256,662
2099 369,338,252 2,279,820
2098 367,513,542 2,303,272
2097 365,567,496 2,326,907
2096 363,536,294 2,350,717
2095 361,596,042 2,374,752
2094 359,531,317 2,398,877
2093 357,460,480 2,423,185
2092 355,389,829 2,447,561
2091 353,218,632 2,472,040
2090 350,960,021 2,496,427
2089 348,751,618 2,520,765
2088 346,517,326 2,544,964
2087 344,162,324 2,569,010
2086 341,671,994 2,592,884
2085 339,167,930 2,616,538
2084 336,649,520 2,639,909
2083 334,083,247 2,663,057
2082 331,401,460 2,685,928
2081 328,715,487 2,708,500
2080 326,013,981 2,730,788
2079 323,282,865 2,752,736
2078 320,422,535 2,774,335
2077 317,492,915 2,795,612
2076 314,518,328 2,816,580
2075 311,487,723 2,837,210
2074 308,416,133 2,857,609
2073 305,383,505 2,877,622
2072 302,258,564 2,897,443
2071 299,119,280 2,916,996
2070 295,963,235 2,936,376
2069 292,756,723 2,955,513
2068 289,522,748 2,974,342
2067 286,191,689 2,992,883
2066 282,905,709 3,011,205
2065 279,576,283 3,029,336
2064 276,197,958 3,047,237
2063 272,782,685 3,064,958
2062 269,340,926 3,082,535
2061 265,803,351 3,099,898
2060 262,269,354 3,117,041
2059 258,692,767 3,133,843
2058 255,205,644 3,150,140
2057 251,656,356 3,165,945
2056 248,002,497 3,181,263
2055 244,426,069 3,195,961
2054 240,794,405 3,209,999
2053 237,155,110 3,223,284
2052 233,479,314 3,235,861
2051 229,733,593 3,247,775
2050 226,055,085 3,258,995
2049 222,351,471 3,269,562
2048 218,627,197 3,279,496
2047 214,883,954 3,288,855
2046 211,161,780 3,297,581
2045 207,461,987 3,305,802
2044 203,749,820 3,313,441
2043 200,035,613 3,320,450
2042 196,351,202 3,326,840
2041 192,689,672 3,332,768
2040 189,023,384 3,338,161
2039 185,365,776 3,343,179
2038 181,733,067 3,347,674
2037 178,124,993 3,351,794
2036 174,515,366 3,355,554
2035 170,904,339 3,359,009
2034 167,316,305 3,362,159
2033 163,763,376 3,365,133
2032 160,167,364 3,367,940
2031 156,590,018 3,370,610
2030 153,023,174 3,373,156
2029 149,461,578 3,375,688
2028 145,944,350 3,378,080
2027 142,419,893 3,380,387
2026 138,930,724 3,382,672
2025 135,472,051 3,384,688
2024 132,059,767 3,386,588
2023 128,691,692 3,388,081
2022 125,384,287 3,390,913
2021 122,138,588 3,396,695
2020 118,917,671 3,398,968
2019 115,737,383 3,397,206
2018 112,664,152 3,394,534
2017 109,666,481 3,388,438
2016 106,718,162 3,379,283
2015 103,867,135 3,368,017
2014 101,115,610 3,356,334
2013 98,438,751 3,345,337
2012 95,798,767 3,335,401
2011 93,149,970 3,326,825
2010 90,538,514 3,318,580
2009 88,007,636 3,310,091
2008 85,543,668 3,302,177
2007 83,103,217 3,295,153
2006 80,703,490 3,289,506
2005 78,367,470 3,285,771
2004 76,077,206 3,283,148
2003 73,832,663 3,281,186
2002 71,635,517 3,278,867
2001 69,487,762 3,274,251
2000 67,411,494 3,266,206
1999 65,374,561 3,254,015
1998 63,363,524 3,239,280
1997 61,404,539 3,223,345
1996 59,467,635 3,206,324
1995 57,537,335 3,189,440
1994 55,611,508 3,172,834
1993 53,708,891 3,156,345
1992 51,853,747 3,139,702
1991 49,717,198 3,122,354
1990 47,609,755 3,104,403
1989 45,879,690 3,086,255
1988 44,150,825 3,067,961
1987 42,460,039 3,049,896
1986 41,037,656 3,032,845
1985 39,842,136 3,017,037
1984 38,735,722 3,002,488
1983 37,740,817 2,988,778
1982 36,701,290 2,975,492
1981 35,304,012 2,963,246
1980 34,428,514 2,951,953
1979 34,238,652 2,939,903
1978 33,734,592 2,925,715
1977 33,167,272 2,909,461
1976 32,534,418 2,891,392
1975 31,723,252 2,872,320
1974 30,957,273 2,853,944
1973 30,166,785 2,837,133
1972 29,374,608 2,821,644
1971 28,600,106 2,806,462
1970 27,829,128 2,790,807
1969 27,072,571 2,773,974
1968 26,337,930 2,754,606
1967 25,620,276 2,732,277
1966 24,952,689 2,707,646
1965 24,310,612 2,681,169
1964 23,666,548 2,653,180
1963 23,051,637 2,623,766
1962 22,465,126 2,593,298
1961 21,906,102 2,562,044
1960 21,376,693 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Uruguay
2100 0.47% -1.02%
2099 0.5% -1.02%
2098 0.53% -1.02%
2097 0.56% -1.01%
2096 0.54% -1.01%
2095 0.57% -1.01%
2094 0.58% -1%
2093 0.58% -1%
2092 0.61% -0.99%
2091 0.64% -0.98%
2090 0.63% -0.97%
2089 0.64% -0.95%
2088 0.68% -0.94%
2087 0.73% -0.92%
2086 0.74% -0.9%
2085 0.75% -0.89%
2084 0.77% -0.87%
2083 0.81% -0.85%
2082 0.82% -0.83%
2081 0.83% -0.82%
2080 0.84% -0.8%
2079 0.89% -0.78%
2078 0.92% -0.76%
2077 0.95% -0.74%
2076 0.97% -0.73%
2075 1% -0.71%
2074 0.99% -0.7%
2073 1.03% -0.68%
2072 1.05% -0.67%
2071 1.07% -0.66%
2070 1.1% -0.65%
2069 1.12% -0.63%
2068 1.16% -0.62%
2067 1.16% -0.61%
2066 1.19% -0.6%
2065 1.22% -0.59%
2064 1.25% -0.58%
2063 1.28% -0.57%
2062 1.33% -0.56%
2061 1.35% -0.55%
2060 1.38% -0.54%
2059 1.37% -0.52%
2058 1.41% -0.5%
2057 1.47% -0.48%
2056 1.46% -0.46%
2055 1.51% -0.44%
2054 1.53% -0.41%
2053 1.57% -0.39%
2052 1.63% -0.37%
2051 1.63% -0.34%
2050 1.67% -0.32%
2049 1.7% -0.3%
2048 1.74% -0.28%
2047 1.76% -0.26%
2046 1.78% -0.25%
2045 1.82% -0.23%
2044 1.86% -0.21%
2043 1.88% -0.19%
2042 1.9% -0.18%
2041 1.94% -0.16%
2040 1.97% -0.15%
2039 2% -0.13%
2038 2.03% -0.12%
2037 2.07% -0.11%
2036 2.11% -0.1%
2035 2.14% -0.09%
2034 2.17% -0.09%
2033 2.25% -0.08%
2032 2.28% -0.08%
2031 2.33% -0.08%
2030 2.38% -0.08%
2029 2.41% -0.07%
2028 2.47% -0.07%
2027 2.51% -0.07%
2026 2.55% -0.06%
2025 2.58% -0.06%
2024 2.62% -0.04%
2023 2.64% -0.08%
2022 2.66% -0.17%
2021 2.71% -0.07%
2020 2.75% 0.05%
2019 2.73% 0.08%
2018 2.73% 0.18%
2017 2.76% 0.27%
2016 2.74% 0.33%
2015 2.72% 0.35%
2014 2.72% 0.33%
2013 2.76% 0.3%
2012 2.84% 0.26%
2011 2.88% 0.25%
2010 2.88% 0.26%
2009 2.88% 0.24%
2008 2.94% 0.21%
2007 2.97% 0.17%
2006 2.98% 0.11%
2005 3.01% 0.08%
2004 3.04% 0.06%
2003 3.07% 0.07%
2002 3.09% 0.14%
2001 3.08% 0.25%
2000 3.12% 0.37%
1999 3.17% 0.45%
1998 3.19% 0.49%
1997 3.26% 0.53%
1996 3.35% 0.53%
1995 3.46% 0.52%
1994 3.54% 0.52%
1993 3.58% 0.53%
1992 4.3% 0.56%
1991 4.43% 0.58%
1990 3.77% 0.59%
1989 3.92% 0.6%
1988 3.98% 0.59%
1987 3.47% 0.56%
1986 3% 0.52%
1985 2.86% 0.48%
1984 2.64% 0.46%
1983 2.83% 0.45%
1982 3.96% 0.41%
1981 2.54% 0.38%
1980 0.55% 0.41%
1979 1.49% 0.48%
1978 1.71% 0.56%
1977 1.95% 0.62%
1976 2.56% 0.66%
1975 2.47% 0.64%
1974 2.62% 0.59%
1973 2.7% 0.55%
1972 2.71% 0.54%
1971 2.77% 0.56%
1970 2.79% 0.61%
1969 2.79% 0.7%
1968 2.8% 0.82%
1967 2.68% 0.91%
1966 2.64% 0.99%
1965 2.72% 1.05%
1964 2.67% 1.12%
1963 2.61% 1.17%
1962 2.55% 1.22%
1961 2.48% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Uruguay
Current population
140722974
3382672
Population rank 10/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.04%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
4.62 hours
One birth every
7.59 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 -5
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 161/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -1,338
Net migration rank 31/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -1,338
2024 3,379,409 30,069 -443 -1,348
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 298 -1,501
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 -2,964 -1,501
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 -5,621 -1,482
2020 3,199,718 38,866 4,048 -1,482
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 3,873 -2,899
2018 3,015,231 9,302 7,322 -2,963
2017 2,899,143 71,766 10,907 -3,091
2016 2,809,889 115,823 14,008 -3,506
2015 2,713,529 62,785 16,194 -4,157
2014 2,623,647 103,122 16,238 -4,919
2013 2,546,020 80,955 16,318 -5,647
2012 2,533,398 119,517 15,520 -6,317
2011 2,527,811 116,793 14,934 -6,982
2010 2,498,048 80,213 16,231 -7,696
2009 2,467,118 16,315 16,947 -8,510
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 16,838 -9,458
2007 2,436,753 -381 17,422 -10,750
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 17,783 -13,161
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 18,926 -16,086
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 18,067 -15,668
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 18,628 -17,105
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 20,073 -16,957
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 20,729 -14,620
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 21,060 -11,076
1999 2,010,987 29,142 21,844 -7,441
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 22,114 -7,048
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 23,737 -6,938
1996 1,896,364 41,456 24,635 -7,397
1995 1,831,068 91,727 24,872 -8,339
1994 1,788,133 140,715 24,637 -7,955
1993 1,734,851 141,545 24,212 -7,922
1992 1,673,839 160,106 24,847 -7,850
1991 1,579,416 859,737 25,422 -7,714
1990 1,479,663 296,014 25,699 -7,499
1989 1,441,769 242,614 25,322 -7,229
1988 1,393,356 379,966 25,071 -6,582
1987 1,356,853 251,387 24,469 -6,833
1986 1,050,277 186,227 24,505 -8,046
1985 997,050 157,476 23,988 -8,832
1984 920,670 137,632 23,684 -9,730
1983 863,472 68,022 24,146 -10,671
1982 1,080,853 66,702 25,224 -12,131
1981 1,018,838 628,135 24,968 -13,577
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 25,451 -14,252
1979 987,203 -711,455 27,456 -14,552
1978 943,388 -210,991 30,076 -14,611
1977 929,381 -527,133 31,321 -14,280
1976 899,577 -36,125 33,199 -14,096
1975 801,425 -42,540 33,393 -14,350
1974 777,306 -4,232 32,221 -14,512
1973 807,535 347 30,213 -14,312
1972 779,808 -3,375 28,896 -13,817
1971 787,047 -14,510 28,584 -13,288
1970 760,821 8,589 28,737 -12,727
1969 736,428 7,258 28,805 -11,149
1968 715,602 9,992 29,103 -8,028
1967 695,283 14,437 29,514 -5,938
1966 616,281 9,160 30,293 -4,599
1965 642,359 16,348 30,807 -3,542
1964 618,667 10,749 31,340 -2,623
1963 590,998 9,418 31,824 -1,707
1962 563,650 8,960 31,441 -623
1961 538,518 6,938 30,975 703
1960 511,694 1,696 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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