Population growth rate with and without migration in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population growth rate with and without migration was 2.58 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population growth rate with and without migration in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate with and without migration in Ethiopia stood at 2.58.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Ethiopia peaked at 4.91 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.302, in 1980.
That places Ethiopia 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate with and without migration in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.74 | — |
| 1951 | 1.83 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | 1.88 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 1.89 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.96 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 2.01 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 2.06 | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 1.49 | -27.6% |
| 1958 | 1.52 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 2.32 | +52.1% |
| 1960 | 2.4 | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 2.49 | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 2.55 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2.6 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.66 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 2.71 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 2.51 | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 2.77 | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 2.75 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 2.75 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.77 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.7 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 2.64 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.68 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.5 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 2.39 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 2.65 | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 1.21 | -54.3% |
| 1978 | 2.17 | +79.0% |
| 1979 | 0.805 | -62.9% |
| 1980 | 0.302 | -62.5% |
| 1981 | 4.67 | +1445.0% |
| 1982 | 3.13 | -33.0% |
| 1983 | 2.47 | -21.1% |
| 1984 | 2.73 | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 2.9 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 3.01 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 3.79 | +25.7% |
| 1988 | 4.02 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 3.67 | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 3.73 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.91 | +31.6% |
| 1992 | 3.54 | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 3.49 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.47 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.34 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.26 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 3.15 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.13 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.12 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.02 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.05 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.04 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.99 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.95 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.93 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.93 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.86 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.82 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.85 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.84 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.77 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.67 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.67 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.74 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.71 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.69 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.72 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.62 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.58 | -1.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.58 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.71, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.58 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.35, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +1445.0% | 0.302 | 4.67 |
| 1978 | +79.0% | 1.21 | 2.17 |
| 1979 | -62.9% | 2.17 | 0.805 |
| 1980 | -62.5% | 0.805 | 0.302 |
| 1977 | -54.3% | 2.65 | 1.21 |
| 1959 | +52.1% | 1.52 | 2.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.87 | 1.49 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.62 | 2.4 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.25 | 0.805 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.07 | 0.302 | 4.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 | 3.12 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 | 2.82 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 2.67 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More population data for Ethiopia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.484 (2100)
- Population density 325.45 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.484 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate with and without migration in Ethiopia?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in Ethiopia was 2.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 in 1991.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.302 in 1980.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Ethiopia ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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