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Egypt vs Ethiopia: Population

Egypt
114.54 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia
128.69 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
Ethiopia rank
11th

Population over time

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 128.69 million people against 114.54 million people in Egypt, a difference of 14.16 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 24 and Ethiopia in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1000s 5.00 million people 2.35 million people 2.65 million people Egypt
1100s 4.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.00 million people Egypt
1200s 4.00 million people 2.35 million people 1.65 million people Egypt
1300s 4.70 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people Egypt
1400s 4.05 million people 2.35 million people 1.70 million people Egypt
1500s 4.00 million people 2.35 million people 1.65 million people Egypt
1600s 5.00 million people 2.35 million people 2.65 million people Egypt
1700s 4.50 million people 2.35 million people 2.15 million people Egypt
1710s 4.40 million people 2.41 million people 1.99 million people Egypt
1720s 4.30 million people 2.46 million people 1.84 million people Egypt
1730s 4.20 million people 2.51 million people 1.69 million people Egypt
1740s 4.10 million people 2.56 million people 1.54 million people Egypt
1750s 4.00 million people 2.61 million people 1.39 million people Egypt
1760s 3.90 million people 2.66 million people 1.24 million people Egypt
1770s 3.80 million people 2.71 million people 1.09 million people Egypt
1780s 3.70 million people 2.77 million people 934,290 people Egypt
1790s 3.60 million people 2.82 million people 782,950 people Egypt
1800s 3.65 million people 12.03 million people 8.39 million people Ethiopia
1810s 3.99 million people 12.17 million people 8.18 million people Ethiopia
1820s 4.25 million people 13.05 million people 8.79 million people Ethiopia
1830s 4.40 million people 14.83 million people 10.43 million people Ethiopia
1840s 5.00 million people 17.07 million people 12.07 million people Ethiopia
1850s 5.93 million people 18.37 million people 12.44 million people Ethiopia
1860s 6.53 million people 18.23 million people 11.69 million people Ethiopia
1870s 7.19 million people 18.08 million people 10.89 million people Ethiopia
1880s 8.05 million people 17.94 million people 9.89 million people Ethiopia
1890s 9.21 million people 17.80 million people 8.59 million people Ethiopia
1900s 10.57 million people 17.65 million people 7.08 million people Ethiopia
1910s 11.97 million people 17.52 million people 5.55 million people Ethiopia
1920s 13.39 million people 17.48 million people 4.08 million people Ethiopia
1930s 15.14 million people 17.48 million people 2.33 million people Ethiopia
1940s 18.41 million people 17.48 million people 922,000 people Egypt
1950s 23.57 million people 19.25 million people 4.33 million people Egypt
1960s 30.28 million people 24.08 million people 6.21 million people Egypt
1970s 38.54 million people 31.23 million people 7.31 million people Egypt
1980s 50.11 million people 39.63 million people 10.48 million people Egypt
1990s 64.97 million people 56.56 million people 8.40 million people Egypt
2000s 80.27 million people 77.42 million people 2.86 million people Egypt
2010s 98.45 million people 102.77 million people 4.32 million people Ethiopia
2020s 111.86 million people 123.78 million people 11.93 million people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Egypt or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 128.69 million people against 114.54 million people in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Egypt and Ethiopia?
14.16 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for population?
Egypt ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.