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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 406 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 1.69% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Ethiopia vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Vanuatu
2100 371,192,732 883,219
2099 369,452,188 878,572
2098 367,626,914 873,798
2097 365,680,268 868,872
2096 363,648,440 863,899
2095 361,707,589 858,713
2094 359,642,227 853,379
2093 357,570,752 847,908
2092 355,499,462 842,392
2091 353,327,595 836,807
2090 351,068,287 831,106
2089 348,859,203 825,333
2088 346,624,222 819,413
2087 344,268,493 813,386
2086 341,777,395 807,304
2085 339,272,558 801,030
2084 336,753,372 794,642
2083 334,186,307 788,195
2082 331,503,693 781,693
2081 328,816,892 775,091
2080 326,114,551 768,410
2079 323,382,593 761,593
2078 320,521,381 754,638
2077 317,590,857 747,679
2076 314,615,353 740,583
2075 311,583,813 733,404
2074 308,511,275 726,144
2073 305,477,711 718,748
2072 302,351,806 711,260
2071 299,211,554 703,705
2070 296,054,535 696,123
2069 292,847,034 688,506
2068 289,612,061 680,826
2067 286,279,975 673,074
2066 282,992,981 665,248
2065 279,662,528 657,389
2064 276,283,161 649,466
2063 272,866,834 641,532
2062 269,424,014 633,599
2061 265,885,347 625,729
2060 262,350,260 617,794
2059 258,772,570 609,801
2058 255,284,371 601,770
2057 251,733,988 593,715
2056 248,079,002 585,658
2055 244,501,471 577,507
2054 240,868,686 569,335
2053 237,228,269 561,113
2052 233,551,340 552,889
2051 229,804,463 544,646
2050 226,124,819 536,304
2049 222,420,063 527,975
2048 218,694,640 519,610
2047 214,950,242 511,256
2046 211,226,920 502,817
2045 207,525,986 494,393
2044 203,812,674 485,933
2043 200,097,321 477,540
2042 196,411,774 469,142
2041 192,749,114 460,812
2040 189,081,695 452,499
2039 185,422,958 444,231
2038 181,789,129 435,987
2037 178,179,942 427,825
2036 174,569,201 419,744
2035 170,957,061 411,746
2034 167,367,920 403,811
2033 163,813,895 395,944
2032 160,216,774 388,203
2031 156,638,324 380,500
2030 153,070,380 372,841
2029 149,507,684 365,246
2028 145,989,372 357,704
2027 142,463,827 350,204
2026 138,973,582 342,728
2025 135,513,842 335,246
2024 132,059,767 327,777
2023 128,691,692 320,409
2022 125,384,287 313,046
2021 122,138,588 305,868
2020 118,917,671 298,858
2019 115,737,383 291,985
2018 112,664,152 285,259
2017 109,666,481 278,507
2016 106,718,162 272,087
2015 103,867,135 266,101
2014 101,115,610 260,240
2013 98,438,751 254,482
2012 95,798,767 248,883
2011 93,149,970 243,474
2010 90,538,514 238,248
2009 88,007,636 232,731
2008 85,543,668 226,896
2007 83,103,217 221,276
2006 80,703,490 215,923
2005 78,367,470 210,760
2004 76,077,206 205,711
2003 73,832,663 200,746
2002 71,635,517 195,863
2001 69,487,762 191,031
2000 67,411,494 186,281
1999 65,374,561 182,048
1998 63,363,524 178,313
1997 61,404,539 174,626
1996 59,467,635 170,911
1995 57,537,335 167,137
1994 55,611,508 163,314
1993 53,708,891 159,463
1992 51,853,747 155,608
1991 49,717,198 151,793
1990 47,609,755 148,063
1989 45,879,690 144,393
1988 44,150,825 140,756
1987 42,460,039 137,187
1986 41,037,656 133,720
1985 39,842,136 130,356
1984 38,735,722 127,109
1983 37,740,817 123,998
1982 36,701,290 121,035
1981 35,304,012 118,249
1980 34,428,514 115,660
1979 34,238,652 113,040
1978 33,734,592 109,963
1977 33,167,272 106,618
1976 32,534,418 103,388
1975 31,723,252 100,269
1974 30,957,273 97,260
1973 30,166,785 94,362
1972 29,374,608 91,562
1971 28,600,106 88,862
1970 27,829,128 86,266
1969 27,072,571 83,755
1968 26,337,930 81,314
1967 25,620,276 78,921
1966 24,952,689 76,590
1965 24,310,612 74,358
1964 23,666,548 72,219
1963 23,051,637 70,159
1962 22,465,126 68,174
1961 21,906,102 66,264
1960 21,376,693 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Vanuatu
2100 0.47% 0.53%
2099 0.5% 0.55%
2098 0.53% 0.57%
2097 0.56% 0.58%
2096 0.54% 0.6%
2095 0.57% 0.63%
2094 0.58% 0.65%
2093 0.58% 0.65%
2092 0.61% 0.67%
2091 0.64% 0.69%
2090 0.63% 0.7%
2089 0.64% 0.72%
2088 0.68% 0.74%
2087 0.73% 0.75%
2086 0.74% 0.78%
2085 0.75% 0.8%
2084 0.77% 0.82%
2083 0.81% 0.83%
2082 0.82% 0.85%
2081 0.83% 0.87%
2080 0.84% 0.9%
2079 0.89% 0.92%
2078 0.92% 0.93%
2077 0.95% 0.96%
2076 0.97% 0.98%
2075 1% 1%
2074 0.99% 1.03%
2073 1.03% 1.05%
2072 1.05% 1.07%
2071 1.07% 1.09%
2070 1.1% 1.11%
2069 1.12% 1.13%
2068 1.16% 1.15%
2067 1.16% 1.18%
2066 1.19% 1.2%
2065 1.22% 1.22%
2064 1.25% 1.24%
2063 1.28% 1.25%
2062 1.33% 1.26%
2061 1.35% 1.28%
2060 1.38% 1.31%
2059 1.37% 1.33%
2058 1.41% 1.36%
2057 1.47% 1.38%
2056 1.46% 1.41%
2055 1.51% 1.44%
2054 1.53% 1.47%
2053 1.57% 1.49%
2052 1.63% 1.51%
2051 1.63% 1.56%
2050 1.67% 1.58%
2049 1.7% 1.61%
2048 1.74% 1.63%
2047 1.76% 1.68%
2046 1.78% 1.7%
2045 1.82% 1.74%
2044 1.86% 1.76%
2043 1.88% 1.79%
2042 1.9% 1.81%
2041 1.94% 1.84%
2040 1.97% 1.86%
2039 2% 1.89%
2038 2.03% 1.91%
2037 2.07% 1.93%
2036 2.11% 1.94%
2035 2.14% 1.97%
2034 2.17% 1.99%
2033 2.25% 1.99%
2032 2.28% 2.02%
2031 2.33% 2.05%
2030 2.38% 2.08%
2029 2.41% 2.11%
2028 2.47% 2.14%
2027 2.51% 2.18%
2026 2.55% 2.23%
2025 2.62% 2.28%
2024 2.62% 2.3%
2023 2.64% 2.35%
2022 2.66% 2.35%
2021 2.71% 2.35%
2020 2.75% 2.35%
2019 2.73% 2.36%
2018 2.73% 2.42%
2017 2.76% 2.36%
2016 2.74% 2.25%
2015 2.72% 2.25%
2014 2.72% 2.26%
2013 2.76% 2.25%
2012 2.84% 2.22%
2011 2.88% 2.19%
2010 2.88% 2.37%
2009 2.88% 2.57%
2008 2.94% 2.54%
2007 2.97% 2.48%
2006 2.98% 2.45%
2005 3.01% 2.45%
2004 3.04% 2.47%
2003 3.07% 2.49%
2002 3.09% 2.53%
2001 3.08% 2.55%
2000 3.12% 2.33%
1999 3.17% 2.09%
1998 3.19% 2.11%
1997 3.26% 2.17%
1996 3.35% 2.26%
1995 3.46% 2.34%
1994 3.54% 2.41%
1993 3.58% 2.48%
1992 4.3% 2.51%
1991 4.43% 2.52%
1990 3.77% 2.54%
1989 3.92% 2.58%
1988 3.98% 2.6%
1987 3.47% 2.59%
1986 3% 2.58%
1985 2.86% 2.55%
1984 2.64% 2.51%
1983 2.83% 2.45%
1982 3.96% 2.36%
1981 2.54% 2.24%
1980 0.55% 2.32%
1979 1.49% 2.8%
1978 1.71% 3.14%
1977 1.95% 3.12%
1976 2.56% 3.11%
1975 2.47% 3.09%
1974 2.62% 3.07%
1973 2.7% 3.06%
1972 2.71% 3.04%
1971 2.77% 3.01%
1970 2.79% 3%
1969 2.79% 3%
1968 2.8% 3.03%
1967 2.68% 3.04%
1966 2.64% 3%
1965 2.72% 2.96%
1964 2.67% 2.94%
1963 2.61% 2.91%
1962 2.55% 2.88%
1961 2.48% 2.84%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Vanuatu
Current population
139917664
344750
Population rank 10/197 174/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.004%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
1.19 hours
One birth every
7.68 seconds
58.5 minutes
One death every
41.1 seconds
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +20
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 38/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change +24,054 -52
Net migration rank 31/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -52
2024 - 30,069 - -43
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 7,359 0
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 7,358 0
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 7,199 -201
2020 3,199,718 38,866 7,233 -201
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 7,364 -652
2018 3,015,231 9,302 7,379 -638
2017 2,899,143 71,766 7,371 -610
2016 2,809,889 115,823 7,315 -1,235
2015 2,713,529 62,785 7,220 -1,324
2014 2,623,647 103,122 7,143 -1,320
2013 2,546,020 80,955 7,036 -1,343
2012 2,533,398 119,517 6,877 -1,369
2011 2,527,811 116,793 6,715 -1,395
2010 2,498,048 80,213 6,548 -1,413
2009 2,467,118 16,315 6,362 -467
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 6,138 -372
2007 2,436,753 -381 5,842 -374
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 5,606 -364
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 5,454 -364
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 5,353 -349
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 5,258 -342
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 5,181 -329
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 5,144 -328
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 5,026 -339
1999 2,010,987 29,142 4,871 -1,090
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 4,866 -1,178
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 4,854 -1,166
1996 1,896,364 41,456 4,897 -1,154
1995 1,831,068 91,727 4,945 -1,140
1994 1,788,133 140,715 4,973 -1,132
1993 1,734,851 141,545 4,973 -1,115
1992 1,673,839 160,106 4,941 -1,095
1991 1,579,416 859,737 4,859 -1,078
1990 1,479,663 296,014 4,762 -1,072
1989 1,441,769 242,614 4,656 -1,006
1988 1,393,356 379,966 4,577 -959
1987 1,356,853 251,387 4,427 -907
1986 1,050,277 186,227 4,360 -938
1985 997,050 157,476 4,219 -916
1984 920,670 137,632 4,088 -907
1983 863,472 68,022 3,944 -899
1982 1,080,853 66,702 3,778 -897
1981 1,018,838 628,135 3,592 -896
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 3,383 -896
1979 987,203 -711,455 3,590 -845
1978 943,388 -210,991 3,428 -15
1977 929,381 -527,133 3,285 -3
1976 899,577 -36,125 3,174 3
1975 801,425 -42,540 3,074 -15
1974 777,306 -4,232 2,968 -17
1973 807,535 347 2,876 -22
1972 779,808 -3,375 2,775 -28
1971 787,047 -14,510 2,685 -40
1970 760,821 8,589 2,597 -46
1969 736,428 7,258 2,529 -53
1968 715,602 9,992 2,470 -68
1967 695,283 14,437 2,384 0
1966 616,281 9,160 2,278 0
1965 642,359 16,348 2,180 0
1964 618,667 10,749 2,098 0
1963 590,998 9,418 2,025 0
1962 563,650 8,960 1,947 0
1961 538,518 6,938 1,872 0
1960 511,694 1,696 1,796 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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