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

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The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 140,722,974 people compared to 28,692,435 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 4.9 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 2.04% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 141M (74.4% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

Ethiopia vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Venezuela
2100 371,078,260 28,410,292
2099 369,338,252 28,556,135
2098 367,513,542 28,707,705
2097 365,567,496 28,852,186
2096 363,536,294 28,997,910
2095 361,596,042 29,134,707
2094 359,531,317 29,264,882
2093 357,460,480 29,394,209
2092 355,389,829 29,510,768
2091 353,218,632 29,623,813
2090 350,960,021 29,734,285
2089 348,751,618 29,840,423
2088 346,517,326 29,936,470
2087 344,162,324 30,030,678
2086 341,671,994 30,120,614
2085 339,167,930 30,201,240
2084 336,649,520 30,276,736
2083 334,083,247 30,348,224
2082 331,401,460 30,418,460
2081 328,715,487 30,484,132
2080 326,013,981 30,549,302
2079 323,282,865 30,612,881
2078 320,422,535 30,674,565
2077 317,492,915 30,730,870
2076 314,518,328 30,780,046
2075 311,487,723 30,829,620
2074 308,416,133 30,868,955
2073 305,383,505 30,913,457
2072 302,258,564 30,956,993
2071 299,119,280 30,999,181
2070 295,963,235 31,039,456
2069 292,756,723 31,077,886
2068 289,522,748 31,111,229
2067 286,191,689 31,147,205
2066 282,905,709 31,177,952
2065 279,576,283 31,202,552
2064 276,197,958 31,217,149
2063 272,782,685 31,232,539
2062 269,340,926 31,245,802
2061 265,803,351 31,255,590
2060 262,269,354 31,264,668
2059 258,692,767 31,272,623
2058 255,205,644 31,273,762
2057 251,656,356 31,276,766
2056 248,002,497 31,268,661
2055 244,426,069 31,252,602
2054 240,794,405 31,238,775
2053 237,155,110 31,222,231
2052 233,479,314 31,194,694
2051 229,733,593 31,174,182
2050 226,055,085 31,139,557
2049 222,351,471 31,104,189
2048 218,627,197 31,062,699
2047 214,883,954 31,009,532
2046 211,161,780 30,960,686
2045 207,461,987 30,905,370
2044 203,749,820 30,845,107
2043 200,035,613 30,776,828
2042 196,351,202 30,694,535
2041 192,689,672 30,607,831
2040 189,023,384 30,504,638
2039 185,365,776 30,389,092
2038 181,733,067 30,268,244
2037 178,124,993 30,145,046
2036 174,515,366 30,014,973
2035 170,904,339 29,870,829
2034 167,316,305 29,718,039
2033 163,763,376 29,574,127
2032 160,167,364 29,428,330
2031 156,590,018 29,279,969
2030 153,023,174 29,139,878
2029 149,461,578 29,004,690
2028 145,944,350 28,880,803
2027 142,419,893 28,750,990
2026 138,930,724 28,630,592
2025 135,472,051 28,516,896
2024 132,059,767 28,405,543
2023 128,691,692 28,300,854
2022 125,384,287 28,213,017
2021 122,138,588 28,237,826
2020 118,917,671 28,444,077
2019 115,737,383 28,938,098
2018 112,664,152 29,807,592
2017 109,666,481 30,565,323
2016 106,718,162 30,765,720
2015 103,867,135 30,573,972
2014 101,115,610 30,254,079
2013 98,438,751 29,912,198
2012 95,798,767 29,553,826
2011 93,149,970 29,185,212
2010 90,538,514 28,813,101
2009 88,007,636 28,438,298
2008 85,543,668 28,053,696
2007 83,103,217 27,649,363
2006 80,703,490 27,224,686
2005 78,367,470 26,785,804
2004 76,077,206 26,340,838
2003 73,832,663 25,892,703
2002 71,635,517 25,435,671
2001 69,487,762 24,979,922
2000 67,411,494 24,526,708
1999 65,374,561 24,066,593
1998 63,363,524 23,601,337
1997 61,404,539 23,131,685
1996 59,467,635 22,662,113
1995 57,537,335 22,193,821
1994 55,611,508 21,725,188
1993 53,708,891 21,254,520
1992 51,853,747 20,780,948
1991 49,717,198 20,304,896
1990 47,609,755 19,827,010
1989 45,879,690 19,348,921
1988 44,150,825 18,871,020
1987 42,460,039 18,394,963
1986 41,037,656 17,923,536
1985 39,842,136 17,461,434
1984 38,735,722 17,008,841
1983 37,740,817 16,562,205
1982 36,701,290 16,121,874
1981 35,304,012 15,687,297
1980 34,428,514 15,258,218
1979 34,238,652 14,834,552
1978 33,734,592 14,416,684
1977 33,167,272 14,006,812
1976 32,534,418 13,606,284
1975 31,723,252 13,215,892
1974 30,957,273 12,835,351
1973 30,166,785 12,463,537
1972 29,374,608 12,099,180
1971 28,600,106 11,741,008
1970 27,829,128 11,387,790
1969 27,072,571 11,040,280
1968 26,337,930 10,697,530
1967 25,620,276 10,358,513
1966 24,952,689 10,024,854
1965 24,310,612 9,697,790
1964 23,666,548 9,377,712
1963 23,051,637 9,064,021
1962 22,465,126 8,756,870
1961 21,906,102 8,455,915
1960 21,376,693 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% decline).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Venezuela
2100 0.47% -0.51%
2099 0.5% -0.53%
2098 0.53% -0.5%
2097 0.56% -0.5%
2096 0.54% -0.47%
2095 0.57% -0.44%
2094 0.58% -0.44%
2093 0.58% -0.39%
2092 0.61% -0.38%
2091 0.64% -0.37%
2090 0.63% -0.36%
2089 0.64% -0.32%
2088 0.68% -0.31%
2087 0.73% -0.3%
2086 0.74% -0.27%
2085 0.75% -0.25%
2084 0.77% -0.24%
2083 0.81% -0.23%
2082 0.82% -0.22%
2081 0.83% -0.21%
2080 0.84% -0.21%
2079 0.89% -0.2%
2078 0.92% -0.18%
2077 0.95% -0.16%
2076 0.97% -0.16%
2075 1% -0.13%
2074 0.99% -0.14%
2073 1.03% -0.14%
2072 1.05% -0.14%
2071 1.07% -0.13%
2070 1.1% -0.12%
2069 1.12% -0.11%
2068 1.16% -0.12%
2067 1.16% -0.1%
2066 1.19% -0.08%
2065 1.22% -0.05%
2064 1.25% -0.05%
2063 1.28% -0.04%
2062 1.33% -0.03%
2061 1.35% -0.03%
2060 1.38% -0.03%
2059 1.37% -0.004%
2058 1.41% -0.01%
2057 1.47% 0.03%
2056 1.46% 0.05%
2055 1.51% 0.04%
2054 1.53% 0.05%
2053 1.57% 0.09%
2052 1.63% 0.07%
2051 1.63% 0.11%
2050 1.67% 0.11%
2049 1.7% 0.13%
2048 1.74% 0.17%
2047 1.76% 0.16%
2046 1.78% 0.18%
2045 1.82% 0.2%
2044 1.86% 0.22%
2043 1.88% 0.27%
2042 1.9% 0.28%
2041 1.94% 0.34%
2040 1.97% 0.38%
2039 2% 0.4%
2038 2.03% 0.41%
2037 2.07% 0.43%
2036 2.11% 0.48%
2035 2.14% 0.51%
2034 2.17% 0.49%
2033 2.25% 0.5%
2032 2.28% 0.51%
2031 2.33% 0.48%
2030 2.38% 0.47%
2029 2.41% 0.43%
2028 2.47% 0.45%
2027 2.51% 0.42%
2026 2.55% 0.4%
2025 2.58% 0.39%
2024 2.62% 0.37%
2023 2.64% 0.31%
2022 2.66% -0.09%
2021 2.71% -0.73%
2020 2.75% -1.71%
2019 2.73% -2.92%
2018 2.73% -2.48%
2017 2.76% -0.65%
2016 2.74% 0.63%
2015 2.72% 1.06%
2014 2.72% 1.14%
2013 2.76% 1.21%
2012 2.84% 1.26%
2011 2.88% 1.29%
2010 2.88% 1.32%
2009 2.88% 1.37%
2008 2.94% 1.46%
2007 2.97% 1.56%
2006 2.98% 1.64%
2005 3.01% 1.69%
2004 3.04% 1.73%
2003 3.07% 1.8%
2002 3.09% 1.82%
2001 3.08% 1.85%
2000 3.12% 1.91%
1999 3.17% 1.97%
1998 3.19% 2.03%
1997 3.26% 2.07%
1996 3.35% 2.11%
1995 3.46% 2.16%
1994 3.54% 2.21%
1993 3.58% 2.28%
1992 4.3% 2.34%
1991 4.43% 2.41%
1990 3.77% 2.47%
1989 3.92% 2.53%
1988 3.98% 2.59%
1987 3.47% 2.63%
1986 3% 2.65%
1985 2.86% 2.66%
1984 2.64% 2.7%
1983 2.83% 2.73%
1982 3.96% 2.77%
1981 2.54% 2.81%
1980 0.55% 2.86%
1979 1.49% 2.9%
1978 1.71% 2.93%
1977 1.95% 2.94%
1976 2.56% 2.95%
1975 2.47% 2.96%
1974 2.62% 2.98%
1973 2.7% 3.01%
1972 2.71% 3.05%
1971 2.77% 3.1%
1970 2.79% 3.15%
1969 2.79% 3.2%
1968 2.8% 3.27%
1967 2.68% 3.33%
1966 2.64% 3.37%
1965 2.72% 3.41%
1964 2.67% 3.46%
1963 2.61% 3.51%
1962 2.55% 3.56%
1961 2.48% 3.63%

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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Venezuela
Current population
140722974
28692435
Population rank 10/197 54/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 0.35%
One net population change
9.27 seconds
4.73 minutes
One birth every
7.59 seconds
1.21 minutes
One death every
40.6 seconds
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,349 +305
Annual growth/decline +3,412,284 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate +2.58% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 139/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -100,467
Net migration rank 31/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -100,467
2024 3,379,409 30,069 214,547 -105,297
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 213,020 -112,899
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 216,619 -141,107
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 207,746 -332,936
2020 3,199,718 38,866 237,223 -524,649
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 274,826 -975,534
2018 3,015,231 9,302 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 2,899,143 71,766 340,222 -817,376
2016 2,809,889 115,823 359,651 -283,270
2015 2,713,529 62,785 384,560 -77,417
2014 2,623,647 103,122 395,088 -62,437
2013 2,546,020 80,955 408,930 -57,818
2012 2,533,398 119,517 420,758 -55,131
2011 2,527,811 116,793 425,958 -54,384
2010 2,498,048 80,213 425,397 -52,781
2009 2,467,118 16,315 427,257 -50,286
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 435,870 -43,636
2007 2,436,753 -381 452,482 -36,060
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 460,152 -27,240
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 463,260 -18,407
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 455,881 -10,798
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 456,902 -5,729
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 466,821 -3,944
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 451,487 -2,856
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 459,802 -1,999
1999 2,010,987 29,142 463,787 -1,376
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 469,123 -1,010
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 472,002 -816
1996 1,896,364 41,456 468,653 -708
1995 1,831,068 91,727 469,267 -622
1994 1,788,133 140,715 469,178 -559
1993 1,734,851 141,545 473,189 -477
1992 1,673,839 160,106 474,824 -381
1991 1,579,416 859,737 477,917 -236
1990 1,479,663 296,014 478,168 -69
1989 1,441,769 242,614 478,053 32
1988 1,393,356 379,966 477,569 137
1987 1,356,853 251,387 474,204 182
1986 1,050,277 186,227 468,252 201
1985 997,050 157,476 455,517 237
1984 920,670 137,632 449,186 247
1983 863,472 68,022 443,569 260
1982 1,080,853 66,702 436,564 260
1981 1,018,838 628,135 432,059 251
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 425,613 237
1979 987,203 -711,455 421,256 228
1978 943,388 -210,991 414,032 205
1977 929,381 -527,133 405,315 196
1976 899,577 -36,125 395,344 190
1975 801,425 -42,540 385,045 186
1974 777,306 -4,232 375,678 173
1973 807,535 347 367,612 171
1972 779,808 -3,375 360,749 173
1971 787,047 -14,510 355,212 215
1970 760,821 8,589 350,709 305
1969 736,428 7,258 343,596 403
1968 715,602 9,992 340,973 532
1967 695,283 14,437 335,813 717
1966 616,281 9,160 329,697 1,087
1965 642,359 16,348 321,695 1,656
1964 618,667 10,749 314,397 2,410
1963 590,998 9,418 307,279 3,296
1962 563,650 8,960 299,345 4,386
1961 538,518 6,938 292,109 6,069
1960 511,694 1,696 285,105 8,369

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 Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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