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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 3.69 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.15% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Ethiopia vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Uzbekistan
2100 371,192,732 74,950,276
2099 369,452,188 74,687,562
2098 367,626,914 74,412,253
2097 365,680,268 74,120,787
2096 363,648,440 73,822,520
2095 361,707,589 73,512,493
2094 359,642,227 73,187,441
2093 357,570,752 72,852,823
2092 355,499,462 72,509,869
2091 353,327,595 72,158,109
2090 351,068,287 71,795,130
2089 348,859,203 71,419,019
2088 346,624,222 71,037,131
2087 344,268,493 70,645,917
2086 341,777,395 70,250,312
2085 339,272,558 69,845,645
2084 336,753,372 69,430,096
2083 334,186,307 69,009,654
2082 331,503,693 68,591,369
2081 328,816,892 68,161,432
2080 326,114,551 67,729,509
2079 323,382,593 67,293,106
2078 320,521,381 66,849,622
2077 317,590,857 66,394,934
2076 314,615,353 65,946,007
2075 311,583,813 65,494,544
2074 308,511,275 65,041,409
2073 305,477,711 64,584,034
2072 302,351,806 64,126,554
2071 299,211,554 63,662,468
2070 296,054,535 63,197,548
2069 292,847,034 62,728,854
2068 289,612,061 62,256,069
2067 286,279,975 61,779,846
2066 282,992,981 61,296,688
2065 279,662,528 60,808,437
2064 276,283,161 60,310,657
2063 272,866,834 59,805,006
2062 269,424,014 59,290,829
2061 265,885,347 58,769,606
2060 262,350,260 58,237,257
2059 258,772,570 57,693,970
2058 255,284,371 57,141,935
2057 251,733,988 56,580,336
2056 248,079,002 56,012,936
2055 244,501,471 55,434,251
2054 240,868,686 54,845,302
2053 237,228,269 54,247,246
2052 233,551,340 53,641,903
2051 229,804,463 53,028,742
2050 226,124,819 52,411,754
2049 222,420,063 51,787,458
2048 218,694,640 51,159,295
2047 214,950,242 50,526,830
2046 211,226,920 49,892,416
2045 207,525,986 49,257,909
2044 203,812,674 48,629,333
2043 200,097,321 48,007,917
2042 196,411,774 47,394,130
2041 192,749,114 46,789,557
2040 189,081,695 46,197,382
2039 185,422,958 45,613,886
2038 181,789,129 45,033,877
2037 178,179,942 44,458,257
2036 174,569,201 43,884,266
2035 170,957,061 43,308,578
2034 167,367,920 42,729,398
2033 163,813,895 42,143,548
2032 160,216,774 41,549,754
2031 156,638,324 40,948,133
2030 153,070,380 40,333,867
2029 149,507,684 39,708,371
2028 145,989,372 39,074,978
2027 142,463,827 38,426,208
2026 138,973,582 37,758,494
2025 135,513,842 37,071,527
2024 132,059,767 36,361,859
2023 128,691,692 35,652,307
2022 125,384,287 34,938,955
2021 122,138,588 34,243,696
2020 118,917,671 33,586,372
2019 115,737,383 32,964,701
2018 112,664,152 32,373,490
2017 109,666,481 31,819,178
2016 106,718,162 31,284,568
2015 103,867,135 30,749,346
2014 101,115,610 30,222,994
2013 98,438,751 29,724,065
2012 95,798,767 29,261,903
2011 93,149,970 28,823,196
2010 90,538,514 28,385,506
2009 88,007,636 27,939,328
2008 85,543,668 27,494,774
2007 83,103,217 27,076,008
2006 80,703,490 26,699,043
2005 78,367,470 26,356,975
2004 76,077,206 26,029,350
2003 73,832,663 25,711,259
2002 71,635,517 25,399,980
2001 69,487,762 25,090,283
2000 67,411,494 24,787,054
1999 65,374,561 24,476,008
1998 63,363,524 24,134,929
1997 61,404,539 23,758,960
1996 59,467,635 23,351,981
1995 57,537,335 22,917,589
1994 55,611,508 22,463,291
1993 53,708,891 21,987,955
1992 51,853,747 21,485,090
1991 49,717,198 20,962,910
1990 47,609,755 20,464,956
1989 45,879,690 19,977,183
1988 44,150,825 19,460,630
1987 42,460,039 18,930,070
1986 41,037,656 18,395,621
1985 39,842,136 17,875,339
1984 38,735,722 17,378,846
1983 37,740,817 16,908,400
1982 36,701,290 16,462,736
1981 35,304,012 16,035,032
1980 34,428,514 15,619,936
1979 34,238,652 15,215,587
1978 33,734,592 14,816,349
1977 33,167,272 14,408,822
1976 32,534,418 13,998,620
1975 31,723,252 13,598,521
1974 30,957,273 13,209,011
1973 30,166,785 12,831,047
1972 29,374,608 12,465,106
1971 28,600,106 12,111,511
1970 27,829,128 11,762,638
1969 27,072,571 11,403,150
1968 26,337,930 11,032,155
1967 25,620,276 10,659,180
1966 24,952,689 10,289,294
1965 24,310,612 9,921,681
1964 23,666,548 9,557,611
1963 23,051,637 9,202,246
1962 22,465,126 8,854,368
1961 21,906,102 8,517,711
1960 21,376,693 8,209,109

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Uzbekistan
2100 0.47% 0.35%
2099 0.5% 0.37%
2098 0.53% 0.39%
2097 0.56% 0.4%
2096 0.54% 0.42%
2095 0.57% 0.44%
2094 0.58% 0.46%
2093 0.58% 0.47%
2092 0.61% 0.49%
2091 0.64% 0.51%
2090 0.63% 0.53%
2089 0.64% 0.54%
2088 0.68% 0.55%
2087 0.73% 0.56%
2086 0.74% 0.58%
2085 0.75% 0.6%
2084 0.77% 0.61%
2083 0.81% 0.61%
2082 0.82% 0.63%
2081 0.83% 0.64%
2080 0.84% 0.65%
2079 0.89% 0.66%
2078 0.92% 0.68%
2077 0.95% 0.68%
2076 0.97% 0.69%
2075 1% 0.7%
2074 0.99% 0.71%
2073 1.03% 0.71%
2072 1.05% 0.73%
2071 1.07% 0.74%
2070 1.1% 0.75%
2069 1.12% 0.76%
2068 1.16% 0.77%
2067 1.16% 0.79%
2066 1.19% 0.8%
2065 1.22% 0.83%
2064 1.25% 0.85%
2063 1.28% 0.87%
2062 1.33% 0.89%
2061 1.35% 0.91%
2060 1.38% 0.94%
2059 1.37% 0.97%
2058 1.41% 0.99%
2057 1.47% 1.01%
2056 1.46% 1.04%
2055 1.51% 1.07%
2054 1.53% 1.1%
2053 1.57% 1.13%
2052 1.63% 1.16%
2051 1.63% 1.18%
2050 1.67% 1.21%
2049 1.7% 1.23%
2048 1.74% 1.25%
2047 1.76% 1.27%
2046 1.78% 1.29%
2045 1.82% 1.29%
2044 1.86% 1.29%
2043 1.88% 1.3%
2042 1.9% 1.29%
2041 1.94% 1.28%
2040 1.97% 1.28%
2039 2% 1.29%
2038 2.03% 1.29%
2037 2.07% 1.31%
2036 2.11% 1.33%
2035 2.14% 1.36%
2034 2.17% 1.39%
2033 2.25% 1.43%
2032 2.28% 1.47%
2031 2.33% 1.52%
2030 2.38% 1.58%
2029 2.41% 1.62%
2028 2.47% 1.69%
2027 2.51% 1.77%
2026 2.55% 1.85%
2025 2.62% 1.95%
2024 2.62% 1.99%
2023 2.64% 2.04%
2022 2.66% 2.03%
2021 2.71% 1.96%
2020 2.75% 1.89%
2019 2.73% 1.83%
2018 2.73% 1.74%
2017 2.76% 1.71%
2016 2.74% 1.74%
2015 2.72% 1.74%
2014 2.72% 1.68%
2013 2.76% 1.58%
2012 2.84% 1.52%
2011 2.88% 1.54%
2010 2.88% 1.6%
2009 2.88% 1.62%
2008 2.94% 1.55%
2007 2.97% 1.41%
2006 2.98% 1.3%
2005 3.01% 1.26%
2004 3.04% 1.24%
2003 3.07% 1.23%
2002 3.09% 1.23%
2001 3.08% 1.22%
2000 3.12% 1.27%
1999 3.17% 1.41%
1998 3.19% 1.58%
1997 3.26% 1.74%
1996 3.35% 1.9%
1995 3.46% 2.02%
1994 3.54% 2.16%
1993 3.58% 2.34%
1992 4.3% 2.49%
1991 4.43% 2.43%
1990 3.77% 2.44%
1989 3.92% 2.65%
1988 3.98% 2.8%
1987 3.47% 2.91%
1986 3% 2.91%
1985 2.86% 2.86%
1984 2.64% 2.78%
1983 2.83% 2.71%
1982 3.96% 2.67%
1981 2.54% 2.66%
1980 0.55% 2.66%
1979 1.49% 2.69%
1978 1.71% 2.83%
1977 1.95% 2.93%
1976 2.56% 2.94%
1975 2.47% 2.95%
1974 2.62% 2.95%
1973 2.7% 2.94%
1972 2.71% 2.92%
1971 2.77% 2.97%
1970 2.79% 3.15%
1969 2.79% 3.36%
1968 2.8% 3.5%
1967 2.68% 3.59%
1966 2.64% 3.71%
1965 2.72% 3.81%
1964 2.67% 3.86%
1963 2.61% 3.93%
1962 2.55% 3.95%
1961 2.48% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Uzbekistan
Current population
139917664
37939105
Population rank 10/197 42/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.46%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
44.4 seconds
One birth every
7.68 seconds
33.4 seconds
One death every
41.1 seconds
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 52/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +24,054 -6,987
Net migration rank 31/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -6,987
2024 - 30,069 - -7,066
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 722,280 -6,004
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 715,410 -5,007
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 689,325 -9,205
2020 3,199,718 38,866 643,750 -9,208
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 618,154 -9,341
2018 3,015,231 9,302 585,119 -11,516
2017 2,899,143 71,766 548,372 -13,352
2016 2,809,889 115,823 549,045 -14,839
2015 2,713,529 62,785 552,781 -16,545
2014 2,623,647 103,122 536,881 -20,381
2013 2,546,020 80,955 501,742 -20,380
2012 2,533,398 119,517 463,333 -20,381
2011 2,527,811 116,793 454,858 -20,380
2010 2,498,048 80,213 461,293 -20,380
2009 2,467,118 16,315 471,839 -20,378
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 461,665 -24,028
2007 2,436,753 -381 426,880 -27,013
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 383,265 -29,197
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 363,462 -33,386
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 363,994 -38,834
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 355,098 -44,092
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 359,231 -47,679
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 356,483 -48,642
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 365,138 -66,547
1999 2,010,987 29,142 385,448 -61,955
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 408,532 -49,862
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 441,631 -48,360
1996 1,896,364 41,456 471,010 -50,314
1995 1,831,068 91,727 493,966 -45,876
1994 1,788,133 140,715 502,279 -41,788
1993 1,734,851 141,545 527,557 -37,377
1992 1,673,839 160,106 548,793 -33,259
1991 1,579,416 859,737 557,886 -29,064
1990 1,479,663 296,014 540,581 -73,478
1989 1,441,769 242,614 522,323 -13,888
1988 1,393,356 379,966 525,126 -473
1987 1,356,853 251,387 537,292 -824
1986 1,050,277 186,227 533,234 -802
1985 997,050 157,476 508,893 -773
1984 920,670 137,632 485,617 -752
1983 863,472 68,022 454,464 1,568
1982 1,080,853 66,702 431,389 3,897
1981 1,018,838 628,135 413,897 6,223
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 401,557 8,540
1979 987,203 -711,455 387,754 10,864
1978 943,388 -210,991 372,068 27,783
1977 929,381 -527,133 369,572 45,622
1976 899,577 -36,125 363,110 42,094
1975 801,425 -42,540 357,382 37,611
1974 777,306 -4,232 350,422 33,600
1973 807,535 347 341,807 30,094
1972 779,808 -3,375 333,230 26,748
1971 787,047 -14,510 323,171 24,030
1970 760,821 8,589 313,216 37,324
1969 736,428 7,258 302,833 65,596
1968 715,602 9,992 295,651 77,914
1967 695,283 14,437 298,350 74,030
1966 616,281 9,160 297,844 69,537
1965 642,359 16,348 302,264 65,579
1964 618,667 10,749 298,790 61,512
1963 590,998 9,418 293,432 57,002
1962 563,650 8,960 292,788 52,532
1961 538,518 6,938 279,841 48,168
1960 511,694 1,696 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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