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Ethiopia vs Russia: Population

Ethiopia
128.69 million people
in 2023
Russia
145.44 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
11th
Russia rank
9th

Population over time

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How they compare

Russia currently reports 145.44 million people against 128.69 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 16.75 million people.

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

Across all 241 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Russia ranks 9th of 238 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Russia Difference Ahead
1000s 2.35 million people 2.52 million people 165,000 people Russia
1100s 2.35 million people 3.78 million people 1.43 million people Russia
1200s 2.35 million people 5.67 million people 3.31 million people Russia
1300s 2.35 million people 5.87 million people 3.51 million people Russia
1400s 2.35 million people 5.87 million people 3.51 million people Russia
1500s 2.35 million people 7.56 million people 5.21 million people Russia
1600s 2.35 million people 9.45 million people 7.09 million people Russia
1700s 2.35 million people 10.71 million people 8.36 million people Russia
1710s 2.41 million people 13.04 million people 10.63 million people Russia
1720s 2.46 million people 15.36 million people 12.91 million people Russia
1730s 2.51 million people 17.69 million people 15.18 million people Russia
1740s 2.56 million people 20.02 million people 17.46 million people Russia
1750s 2.61 million people 22.35 million people 19.74 million people Russia
1760s 2.66 million people 24.67 million people 22.01 million people Russia
1770s 2.71 million people 27.00 million people 24.29 million people Russia
1780s 2.77 million people 29.33 million people 26.56 million people Russia
1790s 2.82 million people 31.66 million people 28.84 million people Russia
1800s 12.03 million people 31.30 million people 19.26 million people Russia
1810s 12.17 million people 31.53 million people 19.36 million people Russia
1820s 13.05 million people 32.97 million people 19.92 million people Russia
1830s 14.83 million people 35.83 million people 21.00 million people Russia
1840s 17.07 million people 39.27 million people 22.20 million people Russia
1850s 18.37 million people 43.03 million people 24.66 million people Russia
1860s 18.23 million people 47.10 million people 28.88 million people Russia
1870s 18.08 million people 51.51 million people 33.43 million people Russia
1880s 17.94 million people 56.38 million people 38.44 million people Russia
1890s 17.80 million people 61.72 million people 43.92 million people Russia
1900s 17.65 million people 67.56 million people 49.91 million people Russia
1910s 17.52 million people 73.93 million people 56.42 million people Russia
1920s 17.48 million people 81.02 million people 63.54 million people Russia
1930s 17.48 million people 88.82 million people 71.34 million people Russia
1940s 17.48 million people 97.37 million people 79.88 million people Russia
1950s 19.25 million people 110.56 million people 91.31 million people Russia
1960s 24.08 million people 125.61 million people 101.53 million people Russia
1970s 31.23 million people 133.89 million people 102.65 million people Russia
1980s 39.63 million people 143.21 million people 103.59 million people Russia
1990s 56.56 million people 148.28 million people 91.71 million people Russia
2000s 77.42 million people 145.00 million people 67.58 million people Russia
2010s 102.77 million people 145.20 million people 42.43 million people Russia
2020s 123.78 million people 145.81 million people 22.02 million people Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Ethiopia or Russia?
Russia, at 145.44 million people against 128.69 million people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Ethiopia and Russia?
16.75 million people, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Russia?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Russia rank globally for population?
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Russia ranks 9th 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.