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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ethiopia was 132,059,767 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ethiopia's population is 139,917,664 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 1.37 times bigger than Vietnam's.
  • Ethiopia is ranked the 10th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 2.92% of the world: 1.69% for Ethiopia vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Ethiopia has had an average growth rate of +2.71% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ethiopia has increased from 80.7M people to 140M (73.4% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Ethiopia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ethiopia Vietnam
2100 371,192,732 92,239,801
2099 369,452,188 92,735,968
2098 367,626,914 93,227,318
2097 365,680,268 93,703,343
2096 363,648,440 94,178,675
2095 361,707,589 94,640,859
2094 359,642,227 95,098,747
2093 357,570,752 95,558,233
2092 355,499,462 96,015,030
2091 353,327,595 96,474,248
2090 351,068,287 96,938,026
2089 348,859,203 97,399,661
2088 346,624,222 97,858,300
2087 344,268,493 98,324,127
2086 341,777,395 98,788,452
2085 339,272,558 99,249,444
2084 336,753,372 99,710,990
2083 334,186,307 100,178,339
2082 331,503,693 100,650,389
2081 328,816,892 101,120,279
2080 326,114,551 101,584,408
2079 323,382,593 102,046,677
2078 320,521,381 102,496,244
2077 317,590,857 102,944,347
2076 314,615,353 103,374,514
2075 311,583,813 103,799,405
2074 308,511,275 104,214,107
2073 305,477,711 104,623,307
2072 302,351,806 105,022,092
2071 299,211,554 105,401,255
2070 296,054,535 105,773,681
2069 292,847,034 106,126,787
2068 289,612,061 106,471,025
2067 286,279,975 106,811,324
2066 282,992,981 107,143,716
2065 279,662,528 107,459,475
2064 276,283,161 107,761,108
2063 272,866,834 108,055,355
2062 269,424,014 108,339,650
2061 265,885,347 108,607,597
2060 262,350,260 108,859,065
2059 258,772,570 109,104,391
2058 255,284,371 109,337,395
2057 251,733,988 109,546,926
2056 248,079,002 109,732,352
2055 244,501,471 109,903,830
2054 240,868,686 110,052,946
2053 237,228,269 110,173,868
2052 233,551,340 110,270,266
2051 229,804,463 110,338,539
2050 226,124,819 110,361,987
2049 222,420,063 110,356,819
2048 218,694,640 110,313,849
2047 214,950,242 110,228,852
2046 211,226,920 110,108,051
2045 207,525,986 109,943,449
2044 203,812,674 109,748,671
2043 200,097,321 109,514,717
2042 196,411,774 109,242,604
2041 192,749,114 108,936,706
2040 189,081,695 108,611,523
2039 185,422,958 108,254,640
2038 181,789,129 107,877,983
2037 178,179,942 107,480,286
2036 174,569,201 107,075,099
2035 170,957,061 106,647,378
2034 167,367,920 106,206,100
2033 163,813,895 105,762,219
2032 160,216,774 105,299,476
2031 156,638,324 104,826,346
2030 153,070,380 104,330,461
2029 149,507,684 103,835,790
2028 145,989,372 103,316,499
2027 142,463,827 102,775,814
2026 138,973,582 102,213,157
2025 135,513,842 101,614,413
2024 132,059,767 100,987,686
2023 128,691,692 100,352,192
2022 125,384,287 99,680,655
2021 122,138,588 98,935,098
2020 118,917,671 98,079,191
2019 115,737,383 97,173,776
2018 112,664,152 96,237,319
2017 109,666,481 95,176,977
2016 106,718,162 94,000,117
2015 103,867,135 92,823,254
2014 101,115,610 91,679,578
2013 98,438,751 90,573,104
2012 95,798,767 89,510,356
2011 93,149,970 88,468,314
2010 90,538,514 87,455,152
2009 88,007,636 86,460,018
2008 85,543,668 85,175,788
2007 83,103,217 83,633,375
2006 80,703,490 82,167,897
2005 78,367,470 81,088,313
2004 76,077,206 80,338,971
2003 73,832,663 79,563,777
2002 71,635,517 78,772,224
2001 69,487,762 77,969,361
2000 67,411,494 77,154,011
1999 65,374,561 76,287,452
1998 63,363,524 75,299,660
1997 61,404,539 74,226,889
1996 59,467,635 73,156,447
1995 57,537,335 72,049,940
1994 55,611,508 70,854,391
1993 53,708,891 69,586,384
1992 51,853,747 68,260,337
1991 49,717,198 66,891,775
1990 47,609,755 65,504,552
1989 45,879,690 64,147,348
1988 44,150,825 62,843,228
1987 42,460,039 61,584,651
1986 41,037,656 60,347,048
1985 39,842,136 59,060,622
1984 38,735,722 57,706,067
1983 37,740,817 56,337,921
1982 36,701,290 55,011,289
1981 35,304,012 53,738,141
1980 34,428,514 52,490,101
1979 34,238,652 51,378,211
1978 33,734,592 50,249,552
1977 33,167,272 48,954,872
1976 32,534,418 47,684,931
1975 31,723,252 46,482,903
1974 30,957,273 45,413,537
1973 30,166,785 44,409,861
1972 29,374,608 43,429,168
1971 28,600,106 42,449,276
1970 27,829,128 41,475,230
1969 27,072,571 40,582,096
1968 26,337,930 39,734,609
1967 25,620,276 38,895,080
1966 24,952,689 38,024,836
1965 24,310,612 37,129,656
1964 23,666,548 36,201,563
1963 23,051,637 35,249,101
1962 22,465,126 34,288,560
1961 21,906,102 33,409,059
1960 21,376,693 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ethiopia increased by 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ethiopia gained 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Ethiopia was ranked 16th most populous country in 2006 and is 10th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ethiopia Vietnam
2100 0.47% -0.54%
2099 0.5% -0.53%
2098 0.53% -0.51%
2097 0.56% -0.5%
2096 0.54% -0.49%
2095 0.57% -0.48%
2094 0.58% -0.48%
2093 0.58% -0.48%
2092 0.61% -0.48%
2091 0.64% -0.48%
2090 0.63% -0.47%
2089 0.64% -0.47%
2088 0.68% -0.47%
2087 0.73% -0.47%
2086 0.74% -0.46%
2085 0.75% -0.46%
2084 0.77% -0.47%
2083 0.81% -0.47%
2082 0.82% -0.46%
2081 0.83% -0.46%
2080 0.84% -0.45%
2079 0.89% -0.44%
2078 0.92% -0.44%
2077 0.95% -0.42%
2076 0.97% -0.41%
2075 1% -0.4%
2074 0.99% -0.39%
2073 1.03% -0.38%
2072 1.05% -0.36%
2071 1.07% -0.35%
2070 1.1% -0.33%
2069 1.12% -0.32%
2068 1.16% -0.32%
2067 1.16% -0.31%
2066 1.19% -0.29%
2065 1.22% -0.28%
2064 1.25% -0.27%
2063 1.28% -0.26%
2062 1.33% -0.25%
2061 1.35% -0.23%
2060 1.38% -0.22%
2059 1.37% -0.21%
2058 1.41% -0.19%
2057 1.47% -0.17%
2056 1.46% -0.16%
2055 1.51% -0.14%
2054 1.53% -0.11%
2053 1.57% -0.09%
2052 1.63% -0.06%
2051 1.63% -0.02%
2050 1.67% 0.005%
2049 1.7% 0.04%
2048 1.74% 0.08%
2047 1.76% 0.11%
2046 1.78% 0.15%
2045 1.82% 0.18%
2044 1.86% 0.21%
2043 1.88% 0.25%
2042 1.9% 0.28%
2041 1.94% 0.3%
2040 1.97% 0.33%
2039 2% 0.35%
2038 2.03% 0.37%
2037 2.07% 0.38%
2036 2.11% 0.4%
2035 2.14% 0.42%
2034 2.17% 0.42%
2033 2.25% 0.44%
2032 2.28% 0.45%
2031 2.33% 0.48%
2030 2.38% 0.48%
2029 2.41% 0.5%
2028 2.47% 0.53%
2027 2.51% 0.55%
2026 2.55% 0.59%
2025 2.62% 0.62%
2024 2.62% 0.63%
2023 2.64% 0.67%
2022 2.66% 0.75%
2021 2.71% 0.87%
2020 2.75% 0.93%
2019 2.73% 0.97%
2018 2.73% 1.11%
2017 2.76% 1.25%
2016 2.74% 1.27%
2015 2.72% 1.25%
2014 2.72% 1.22%
2013 2.76% 1.19%
2012 2.84% 1.18%
2011 2.88% 1.16%
2010 2.88% 1.15%
2009 2.88% 1.51%
2008 2.94% 1.84%
2007 2.97% 1.78%
2006 2.98% 1.33%
2005 3.01% 0.93%
2004 3.04% 0.97%
2003 3.07% 1%
2002 3.09% 1.03%
2001 3.08% 1.06%
2000 3.12% 1.14%
1999 3.17% 1.31%
1998 3.19% 1.45%
1997 3.26% 1.46%
1996 3.35% 1.54%
1995 3.46% 1.69%
1994 3.54% 1.82%
1993 3.58% 1.94%
1992 4.3% 2.05%
1991 4.43% 2.12%
1990 3.77% 2.12%
1989 3.92% 2.08%
1988 3.98% 2.04%
1987 3.47% 2.05%
1986 3% 2.18%
1985 2.86% 2.35%
1984 2.64% 2.43%
1983 2.83% 2.41%
1982 3.96% 2.37%
1981 2.54% 2.38%
1980 0.55% 2.16%
1979 1.49% 2.25%
1978 1.71% 2.64%
1977 1.95% 2.66%
1976 2.56% 2.59%
1975 2.47% 2.35%
1974 2.62% 2.26%
1973 2.7% 2.26%
1972 2.71% 2.31%
1971 2.77% 2.35%
1970 2.79% 2.2%
1969 2.79% 2.13%
1968 2.8% 2.16%
1967 2.68% 2.29%
1966 2.64% 2.41%
1965 2.72% 2.56%
1964 2.67% 2.7%
1963 2.61% 2.8%
1962 2.55% 2.63%
1961 2.48% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ethiopia grew by 2.62%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Ethiopia Vietnam
Current population
139917664
102365351
Population rank 10/197 16/197
Percent of world population 1.69% 1.24%
One net population change
9.36 seconds
49.6 seconds
One birth every
7.68 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
41.1 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,228 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +3,368,075 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 123/197
One migration net change every
21.9 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +24,054 -48,171
Net migration rank 31/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,168,455 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 53/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 157/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ethiopia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 24,054 - -48,171
2024 - 30,069 - -59,645
2023 3,338,649 -11,996 727,955 -81,789
2022 3,300,114 -11,996 775,914 -78,977
2021 3,204,673 -1,377 799,593 -5,418
2020 3,199,718 38,866 924,004 -6,457
2019 3,132,780 -10,807 895,262 -2,051
2018 3,015,231 9,302 882,977 96,650
2017 2,899,143 71,766 1,001,833 139,245
2016 2,809,889 115,823 1,045,094 167,652
2015 2,713,529 62,785 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 2,623,647 103,122 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 2,546,020 80,955 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 2,533,398 119,517 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 2,527,811 116,793 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 2,498,048 80,213 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 2,467,118 16,315 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 2,465,283 -20,780 1,008,141 571,113
2007 2,436,753 -381 981,689 523,784
2006 2,393,585 -30,512 943,041 482,399
2005 2,353,375 -44,421 942,084 -208,337
2004 2,296,999 -25,430 985,438 -220,458
2003 2,231,223 -13,744 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 2,189,683 -12,925 991,427 -193,766
2001 2,137,791 -19,063 985,610 -177,586
2000 2,083,622 -49,891 966,894 -144,298
1999 2,010,987 29,142 925,519 -15,010
1998 1,984,989 -3,011 959,016 106,091
1997 1,945,112 -9,119 1,028,116 52,382
1996 1,896,364 41,456 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 1,831,068 91,727 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 1,788,133 140,715 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 1,734,851 141,545 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 1,673,839 160,106 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 1,579,416 859,737 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 1,479,663 296,014 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 1,441,769 242,614 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 1,393,356 379,966 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 1,356,853 251,387 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 1,050,277 186,227 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 997,050 157,476 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 920,670 137,632 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 863,472 68,022 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 1,080,853 66,702 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 1,018,838 628,135 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 1,007,516 -903,529 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 987,203 -711,455 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 943,388 -210,991 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 929,381 -527,133 1,259,315 49,655
1976 899,577 -36,125 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 801,425 -42,540 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 777,306 -4,232 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 807,535 347 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 779,808 -3,375 921,524 -1,920
1971 787,047 -14,510 963,259 76,961
1970 760,821 8,589 905,902 1,997
1969 736,428 7,258 878,359 0
1968 715,602 9,992 815,116 1,489
1967 695,283 14,437 862,071 394
1966 616,281 9,160 876,283 1,769
1965 642,359 16,348 913,761 -1,438
1964 618,667 10,749 950,219 -6,328
1963 590,998 9,418 961,067 0
1962 563,650 8,960 960,046 0
1961 538,518 6,938 798,978 0
1960 511,694 1,696 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/ethiopia/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,168,455 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Ethiopia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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