Ethiopia Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Ethiopia population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Ethiopia in 2024 is 129,719,719, a 2.52% increase from 2023.
- The population of Ethiopia in 2023 was 126,527,060, a 2.55% increase from 2022.
- The population of Ethiopia in 2022 was 123,379,924, a 2.57% increase from 2021.
- The population of Ethiopia in 2021 was 120,283,026, a 2.64% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| Ethiopia |
129,719,719 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
105,625,114 |
| Tanzania |
69,419,073 |
| Uganda |
49,924,252 |
| Afghanistan |
43,372,950 |
| Yemen |
35,219,853 |
| Mozambique |
34,858,402 |
| Nepal |
31,240,315 |
| Madagascar |
31,056,610 |
| Niger |
28,238,972 |
| North Korea |
26,244,582 |
| Mali |
24,015,789 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,840,247 |
| Malawi |
21,475,962 |
| Chad |
18,847,148 |
| Somalia |
18,706,922 |
| Senegal |
18,221,567 |
| Zimbabwe |
17,020,321 |
| Guinea |
14,528,770 |
| Rwanda |
14,414,910 |
| Benin |
14,080,072 |
| Burundi |
13,591,657 |
| Haiti |
11,867,030 |
| South Sudan |
11,277,092 |
| Tajikistan |
10,331,513 |
| Togo |
9,260,864 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,977,972 |
| Central African Republic |
5,915,627 |
| Liberia |
5,536,949 |
| Eritrea |
3,817,651 |
| Gambia |
2,841,803 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,197,149 |
| Comoros |
867,605 |
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Ethiopia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
129,719,719 |
2.52% |
| 2023 |
126,527,060 |
2.55% |
| 2022 |
123,379,924 |
2.57% |
| 2021 |
120,283,026 |
2.64% |
| 2020 |
117,190,911 |
2.69% |
| 2019 |
114,120,594 |
2.69% |
| 2018 |
111,129,438 |
2.71% |
| 2017 |
108,197,950 |
2.76% |
| 2016 |
105,293,228 |
2.75% |
| 2015 |
102,471,895 |
2.73% |
| 2014 |
99,746,766 |
2.74% |
| 2013 |
97,084,366 |
2.79% |
| 2012 |
94,451,280 |
2.87% |
| 2011 |
91,817,929 |
2.89% |
| 2010 |
89,237,791 |
2.86% |
| 2009 |
86,755,585 |
2.84% |
| 2008 |
84,357,105 |
2.88% |
| 2007 |
81,996,185 |
2.89% |
| 2006 |
79,691,050 |
2.87% |
| 2005 |
77,469,940 |
2.88% |
| 2004 |
75,301,026 |
2.91% |
| 2003 |
73,168,838 |
2.95% |
| 2002 |
71,073,215 |
2.98% |
| 2001 |
69,018,932 |
2.96% |
| 2000 |
67,031,867 |
3.00% |
| 1999 |
65,077,579 |
3.07% |
| 1998 |
63,136,493 |
3.11% |
| 1997 |
61,233,480 |
3.18% |
| 1996 |
59,347,649 |
3.26% |
| 1995 |
57,476,536 |
3.34% |
| 1994 |
55,620,211 |
3.40% |
| 1993 |
53,791,672 |
3.42% |
| 1992 |
52,011,554 |
4.15% |
| 1991 |
49,937,430 |
4.30% |
| 1990 |
47,878,073 |
3.64% |
| 1989 |
46,195,954 |
3.78% |
| 1988 |
44,511,537 |
3.87% |
| 1987 |
42,851,957 |
3.37% |
| 1986 |
41,455,309 |
2.90% |
| 1985 |
40,285,965 |
2.76% |
| 1984 |
39,202,890 |
2.53% |
| 1983 |
38,235,187 |
2.75% |
| 1982 |
37,213,393 |
3.89% |
| 1981 |
35,818,844 |
2.50% |
| 1980 |
34,945,469 |
0.54% |
| 1979 |
34,758,823 |
1.46% |
| 1978 |
34,259,065 |
1.67% |
| 1977 |
33,695,018 |
1.91% |
| 1976 |
33,062,216 |
2.51% |
| 1975 |
32,252,783 |
2.43% |
| 1974 |
31,488,613 |
2.59% |
| 1973 |
30,694,316 |
2.69% |
| 1972 |
29,891,328 |
2.72% |
| 1971 |
29,099,594 |
2.80% |
| 1970 |
28,308,246 |
2.83% |
| 1969 |
27,530,388 |
2.81% |
| 1968 |
26,778,653 |
2.79% |
| 1967 |
26,051,596 |
2.66% |
| 1966 |
25,377,645 |
2.63% |
| 1965 |
24,727,506 |
2.72% |
| 1964 |
24,073,696 |
2.66% |
| 1963 |
23,448,979 |
2.61% |
| 1962 |
22,852,158 |
2.56% |
| 1961 |
22,281,675 |
2.49% |
| 1960 |
21,739,710 |
2.41% |
| 1959 |
21,227,211 |
1.97% |
| 1958 |
20,816,567 |
1.55% |
| 1957 |
20,499,416 |
1.85% |
| 1956 |
20,127,942 |
2.15% |
| 1955 |
19,703,738 |
2.13% |
| 1954 |
19,292,149 |
2.12% |
| 1953 |
18,891,916 |
2.14% |
| 1952 |
18,496,797 |
2.19% |
| 1951 |
18,101,144 |
2.21% |
| 1950 |
17,709,951 |
0.00% |
