Egypt vs Ethiopia: Has the population peaked?
Egypt
114.54 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia
128.69 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
Ethiopia rank
11th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
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 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 128.69 million people against 114.54 million people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 14.16 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Egypt ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.