Ethiopia Population Growth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of Ethiopia population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Ethiopia in 2023 is 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.
  • The population of Ethiopia in 2020 was 117,190,911, a 2.69% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2023 Population Growth Rate
Ethiopia 126,527,060
Democratic Republic of Congo 102,262,808
Tanzania 67,438,106
Uganda 48,582,334
Afghanistan 42,239,854
Yemen 34,449,825
Mozambique 33,897,354
Nepal 30,896,590
Madagascar 30,325,732
Niger 27,202,843
North Korea 26,160,821
Mali 23,293,698
Burkina Faso 23,251,485
Malawi 20,931,751
Chad 18,278,568
Somalia 18,143,378
Senegal 17,763,163
Zimbabwe 16,665,409
Guinea 14,190,612
Rwanda 14,094,683
Benin 13,712,828
Burundi 13,238,559
Haiti 11,724,763
South Sudan 11,088,796
Tajikistan 10,143,543
Togo 9,053,799
Sierra Leone 8,791,092
Central African Republic 5,742,315
Liberia 5,418,377
Eritrea 3,748,901
Gambia 2,773,168
Guinea-Bissau 2,150,842
Comoros 852,075
Ethiopia - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
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%