Ethiopia Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Ethiopia population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Ethiopia in 2021 is 117,876,227, a 2.53% increase from 2020.
- The population of Ethiopia in 2020 was 114,963,588, a 2.57% increase from 2019.
- The population of Ethiopia in 2019 was 112,078,730, a 2.61% increase from 2018.
- The population of Ethiopia in 2018 was 109,224,414, a 2.65% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
| Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
| Uganda |
47,123,531 |
| Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
| Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
| Yemen |
30,490,640 |
| Nepal |
29,674,920 |
| Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
| North Korea |
25,887,041 |
| Niger |
25,130,817 |
| Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
| Mali |
20,855,735 |
| Malawi |
19,647,684 |
| Senegal |
17,196,301 |
| Chad |
16,914,985 |
| Somalia |
16,359,504 |
| Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
| Guinea |
13,497,244 |
| Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
| Benin |
12,451,040 |
| Burundi |
12,255,433 |
| Haiti |
11,541,685 |
| South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
| Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
| Togo |
8,478,250 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
| Liberia |
5,180,203 |
| Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
| Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
| Gambia |
2,486,945 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
| Comoros |
888,451 |
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Ethiopia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
117,876,227 |
2.53% |
| 2020 |
114,963,588 |
2.57% |
| 2019 |
112,078,730 |
2.61% |
| 2018 |
109,224,414 |
2.65% |
| 2017 |
106,399,924 |
2.70% |
| 2016 |
103,603,462 |
2.75% |
| 2015 |
100,835,458 |
2.79% |
| 2014 |
98,094,265 |
2.84% |
| 2013 |
95,385,798 |
2.87% |
| 2012 |
92,726,985 |
2.87% |
| 2011 |
90,139,929 |
2.85% |
| 2010 |
87,639,964 |
2.82% |
| 2009 |
85,233,913 |
2.80% |
| 2008 |
82,916,235 |
2.78% |
| 2007 |
80,674,348 |
2.78% |
| 2006 |
78,489,206 |
2.81% |
| 2005 |
76,346,311 |
2.84% |
| 2004 |
74,239,505 |
2.87% |
| 2003 |
72,170,584 |
2.89% |
| 2002 |
70,142,091 |
2.91% |
| 2001 |
68,159,423 |
2.92% |
| 2000 |
66,224,804 |
2.92% |
| 1999 |
64,343,013 |
2.94% |
| 1998 |
62,507,724 |
2.98% |
| 1997 |
60,697,443 |
3.08% |
| 1996 |
58,883,530 |
3.22% |
| 1995 |
57,047,908 |
3.38% |
| 1994 |
55,180,998 |
3.54% |
| 1993 |
53,295,566 |
3.64% |
| 1992 |
51,423,585 |
3.66% |
| 1991 |
49,609,969 |
3.60% |
| 1990 |
47,887,865 |
3.49% |
| 1989 |
46,272,299 |
3.39% |
| 1988 |
44,757,203 |
3.30% |
| 1987 |
43,329,231 |
3.25% |
| 1986 |
41,965,693 |
3.23% |
| 1985 |
40,652,141 |
3.25% |
| 1984 |
39,374,348 |
3.23% |
| 1983 |
38,142,674 |
3.10% |
| 1982 |
36,995,248 |
2.81% |
| 1981 |
35,984,528 |
2.40% |
| 1980 |
35,141,712 |
1.90% |
| 1979 |
34,487,799 |
1.45% |
| 1978 |
33,993,301 |
1.24% |
| 1977 |
33,577,242 |
1.36% |
| 1976 |
33,128,149 |
1.72% |
| 1975 |
32,566,854 |
2.21% |
| 1974 |
31,861,352 |
2.66% |
| 1973 |
31,036,662 |
2.97% |
| 1972 |
30,140,804 |
3.05% |
| 1971 |
29,248,643 |
2.93% |
| 1970 |
28,415,077 |
2.76% |
| 1969 |
27,652,709 |
2.63% |
| 1968 |
26,944,390 |
2.53% |
| 1967 |
26,280,132 |
2.49% |
| 1966 |
25,641,044 |
2.51% |
| 1965 |
25,013,626 |
2.53% |
| 1964 |
24,397,022 |
2.52% |
| 1963 |
23,798,430 |
2.48% |
| 1962 |
23,221,389 |
2.43% |
| 1961 |
22,671,191 |
2.35% |
| 1960 |
22,151,278 |
2.26% |
| 1959 |
21,661,996 |
2.17% |
| 1958 |
21,201,036 |
2.10% |
| 1957 |
20,764,450 |
2.05% |
| 1956 |
20,347,812 |
2.01% |
| 1955 |
19,947,292 |
1.98% |
| 1954 |
19,560,014 |
1.96% |
| 1953 |
19,184,296 |
1.94% |
| 1952 |
18,819,698 |
1.91% |
| 1951 |
18,466,969 |
1.87% |
| 1950 |
18,128,034 |
0.00% |
