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Ethiopia vs Philippines: The global population hockey stick

Ethiopia
128.69 million people
in 2023
Philippines
114.89 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
12th
Philippines rank
14th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Philippines
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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 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 14th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 33 and Philippines in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Philippines Difference Ahead
1000s 2.35 million people 99,977 people 2.26 million people Ethiopia
1100s 2.35 million people 179,959 people 2.18 million people Ethiopia
1200s 2.35 million people 259,941 people 2.10 million people Ethiopia
1300s 2.35 million people 339,923 people 2.02 million people Ethiopia
1400s 2.35 million people 419,905 people 1.94 million people Ethiopia
1500s 2.35 million people 499,886 people 1.86 million people Ethiopia
1600s 2.35 million people 799,819 people 1.56 million people Ethiopia
1700s 2.35 million people 1.25 million people 1.11 million people Ethiopia
1710s 2.41 million people 1.33 million people 1.08 million people Ethiopia
1720s 2.46 million people 1.40 million people 1.05 million people Ethiopia
1730s 2.51 million people 1.48 million people 1.03 million people Ethiopia
1740s 2.56 million people 1.56 million people 1.00 million people Ethiopia
1750s 2.61 million people 1.64 million people 976,240 people Ethiopia
1760s 2.66 million people 1.71 million people 950,420 people Ethiopia
1770s 2.71 million people 1.79 million people 924,610 people Ethiopia
1780s 2.77 million people 1.87 million people 898,800 people Ethiopia
1790s 2.82 million people 1.94 million people 872,990 people Ethiopia
1800s 12.03 million people 2.23 million people 9.80 million people Ethiopia
1810s 12.17 million people 2.05 million people 10.12 million people Ethiopia
1820s 13.05 million people 2.36 million people 10.69 million people Ethiopia
1830s 14.83 million people 2.81 million people 12.01 million people Ethiopia
1840s 17.07 million people 3.32 million people 13.75 million people Ethiopia
1850s 18.37 million people 3.87 million people 14.50 million people Ethiopia
1860s 18.23 million people 4.49 million people 13.74 million people Ethiopia
1870s 18.08 million people 5.21 million people 12.88 million people Ethiopia
1880s 17.94 million people 5.78 million people 12.16 million people Ethiopia
1890s 17.80 million people 6.26 million people 11.54 million people Ethiopia
1900s 17.65 million people 7.15 million people 10.50 million people Ethiopia
1910s 17.52 million people 8.47 million people 9.05 million people Ethiopia
1920s 17.48 million people 10.27 million people 7.21 million people Ethiopia
1930s 17.48 million people 12.77 million people 4.71 million people Ethiopia
1940s 17.48 million people 16.15 million people 1.33 million people Ethiopia
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 the global population hockey stick, Ethiopia or Philippines?
Ethiopia, at 128.69 million people against 114.89 million people in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Ethiopia and Philippines?
13.80 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Philippines?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Philippines rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 14th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
The global population hockey stick
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.