Ethiopia Population 1950-2022

Chart and table of Ethiopia population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Ethiopia in 2022 is 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.
  • The population of Ethiopia in 2019 was 114,120,594, a 2.69% increase from 2018.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2022 Population
Ethiopia 123,379,924
Democratic Republic of Congo 99,010,212
Tanzania 65,497,748
Uganda 47,249,585
Afghanistan 41,128,771
Yemen 33,696,614
Mozambique 32,969,518
Nepal 30,547,580
Madagascar 29,611,714
Niger 26,207,977
North Korea 26,069,416
Burkina Faso 22,673,762
Mali 22,593,590
Malawi 20,405,317
Chad 17,723,315
Somalia 17,597,511
Senegal 17,316,449
Zimbabwe 16,320,537
Guinea 13,859,341
Rwanda 13,776,698
Benin 13,352,864
Burundi 12,889,576
Haiti 11,584,996
South Sudan 10,913,164
Tajikistan 9,952,787
Togo 8,848,699
Sierra Leone 8,605,718
Central African Republic 5,579,144
Liberia 5,302,681
Eritrea 3,684,032
Gambia 2,705,992
Guinea-Bissau 2,105,566
Comoros 836,774
Ethiopia - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
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%