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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 3.7 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 +2.69% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Ethiopia vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Uzbekistan
2100 371,078,260 74,913,683
2099 369,338,252 74,651,098
2098 367,513,542 74,375,923
2097 365,567,496 74,084,599
2096 363,536,294 73,786,478
2095 361,596,042 73,476,603
2094 359,531,317 73,151,709
2093 357,460,480 72,817,254
2092 355,389,829 72,474,468
2091 353,218,632 72,122,880
2090 350,960,021 71,760,077
2089 348,751,618 71,384,150
2088 346,517,326 71,002,449
2087 344,162,324 70,611,426
2086 341,671,994 70,216,014
2085 339,167,930 69,811,545
2084 336,649,520 69,396,198
2083 334,083,247 68,975,962
2082 331,401,460 68,557,881
2081 328,715,487 68,128,154
2080 326,013,981 67,696,442
2079 323,282,865 67,260,252
2078 320,422,535 66,816,984
2077 317,492,915 66,362,519
2076 314,518,328 65,913,810
2075 311,487,723 65,462,568
2074 308,416,133 65,009,654
2073 305,383,505 64,552,502
2072 302,258,564 64,095,245
2071 299,119,280 63,631,386
2070 295,963,235 63,166,693
2069 292,756,723 62,698,228
2068 289,522,748 62,225,674
2067 286,191,689 61,749,683
2066 282,905,709 61,266,762
2065 279,576,283 60,778,749
2064 276,197,958 60,281,212
2063 272,782,685 59,775,807
2062 269,340,926 59,261,881
2061 265,803,351 58,740,914
2060 262,269,354 58,208,824
2059 258,692,767 57,665,803
2058 255,205,644 57,114,037
2057 251,656,356 56,552,712
2056 248,002,497 55,985,589
2055 244,426,069 55,407,187
2054 240,794,405 54,818,525
2053 237,155,110 54,220,761
2052 233,479,314 53,615,713
2051 229,733,593 53,002,852
2050 226,055,085 52,386,166
2049 222,351,471 51,762,174
2048 218,627,197 51,134,317
2047 214,883,954 50,502,162
2046 211,161,780 49,868,057
2045 207,461,987 49,233,860
2044 203,749,820 48,605,591
2043 200,035,613 47,984,479
2042 196,351,202 47,370,990
2041 192,689,672 46,766,713
2040 189,023,384 46,174,827
2039 185,365,776 45,591,616
2038 181,733,067 45,011,890
2037 178,124,993 44,436,551
2036 174,515,366 43,862,840
2035 170,904,339 43,287,434
2034 167,316,305 42,708,536
2033 163,763,376 42,122,973
2032 160,167,364 41,529,468
2031 156,590,018 40,928,141
2030 153,023,174 40,314,175
2029 149,461,578 39,688,984
2028 145,944,350 39,055,901
2027 142,419,893 38,407,447
2026 138,930,724 37,740,059
2025 135,472,051 37,053,428
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% 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 60.6% to 226,055,085 people with a rank change from 10th to 7th. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 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 74.9M 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 2.58% 1.9%
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 (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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Uzbekistan
Current population
140722974
38082870
Population rank 10/197 42/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.46%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
45.7 seconds
One birth every
7.59 seconds
33.9 seconds
One death every
40.6 seconds
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 54/197
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 3,379,409 30,069 709,893 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 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 (1960–2025, 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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