Ethiopia vs Philippines: Has the population peaked?

Ethiopia
128.69 million people
in 2023
Philippines
114.89 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
11th
Philippines rank
13th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Philippines
25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M195019862023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 128.69 million people against 114.89 million people in Philippines, a difference of 13.80 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Philippines Difference Ahead
1950s 19.25 million people 22.61 million people 3.37 million people Philippines
1960s 24.08 million people 32.19 million people 8.11 million people Philippines
1970s 31.23 million people 41.91 million people 10.68 million people Philippines
1980s 39.63 million people 54.50 million people 14.87 million people Philippines
1990s 56.56 million people 69.99 million people 13.43 million people Philippines
2000s 77.42 million people 87.09 million people 9.67 million people Philippines
2010s 102.77 million people 104.10 million people 1.33 million people Philippines
2020s 123.78 million people 113.51 million people 10.27 million people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Ethiopia or Philippines?
Ethiopia, at 128.69 million people against 114.89 million people in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Ethiopia and Philippines?
13.80 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Philippines?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Philippines rank globally for has the population peaked??
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 13th 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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.