Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Annual population growth

Ethiopia
3.31 million
in 2023
Pakistan
3.80 million
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
5th
Pakistan rank
3rd

Annual population growth over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195119872023

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 3.80 million against 3.31 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 496,430.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Pakistan ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 356,409 960,658 604,249 Pakistan
1960s 619,448 1.40 million 777,130 Pakistan
1970s 716,608 2.05 million 1.34 million Pakistan
1980s 1.16 million 3.33 million 2.17 million Pakistan
1990s 1.95 million 3.82 million 1.87 million Pakistan
2000s 2.26 million 4.38 million 2.12 million Pakistan
2010s 2.77 million 3.64 million 869,464 Pakistan
2020s 3.24 million 4.18 million 937,320 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population growth, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 3.80 million against 3.31 million in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual population growth between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
496,430, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for annual population growth?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
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