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Population in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Population was 128.69 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
128.69 million people
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
11th
of 238 countries
All-time high
128.69 million people
in 2023
All-time low
2.35 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Ethiopia, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 128.69 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Ethiopia peaked at 128.69 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.35 million people, in 1000.

That places Ethiopia 11th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 1
1100s 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 1
1200s 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 1
1300s 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 1
1400s 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 1
1500s 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 1
1600s 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 1
1700s 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 1
1710s 2.41 million people 2.41 million people 2.41 million people 1
1720s 2.46 million people 2.46 million people 2.46 million people 1
1730s 2.51 million people 2.51 million people 2.51 million people 1
1740s 2.56 million people 2.56 million people 2.56 million people 1
1750s 2.61 million people 2.61 million people 2.61 million people 1
1760s 2.66 million people 2.66 million people 2.66 million people 1
1770s 2.71 million people 2.71 million people 2.71 million people 1
1780s 2.77 million people 2.77 million people 2.77 million people 1
1790s 2.82 million people 2.82 million people 2.82 million people 1
1800s 12.03 million people 12.03 million people 12.03 million people 10
1810s 12.17 million people 12.03 million people 12.41 million people 10
1820s 13.05 million people 12.50 million people 13.72 million people 10
1830s 14.83 million people 13.90 million people 15.79 million people 10
1840s 17.07 million people 16.01 million people 18.18 million people 10
1850s 18.37 million people 18.31 million people 18.43 million people 10
1860s 18.23 million people 18.16 million people 18.29 million people 10
1870s 18.08 million people 18.02 million people 18.15 million people 10
1880s 17.94 million people 17.88 million people 18.01 million people 10
1890s 17.80 million people 17.73 million people 17.86 million people 10
1900s 17.65 million people 17.59 million people 17.72 million people 10
1910s 17.52 million people 17.48 million people 17.58 million people 10
1920s 17.48 million people 17.48 million people 17.48 million people 10
1930s 17.48 million people 17.48 million people 17.48 million people 10
1940s 17.48 million people 17.48 million people 17.55 million people 10
1950s 19.25 million people 17.67 million people 20.88 million people 10
1960s 24.08 million people 21.38 million people 27.07 million people 10
1970s 31.23 million people 27.83 million people 34.24 million people 10
1980s 39.63 million people 34.43 million people 45.88 million people 10
1990s 56.56 million people 47.61 million people 65.37 million people 10
2000s 77.42 million people 67.41 million people 88.01 million people 10
2010s 102.77 million people 90.54 million people 115.74 million people 10
2020s 123.78 million people 118.92 million people 128.69 million people 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 8 Bangladesh 171.47 million people compare
  2. 9 Russia 145.44 million people compare
  3. 10 Mexico 129.74 million people compare
  4. 12 Japan 124.37 million people compare
  5. 13 Philippines 114.89 million people compare
  6. 14 Egypt 114.54 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Ethiopia?
Population in Ethiopia was 128.69 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 128.69 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.35 million people in 1000.
How does Ethiopia rank for population?
Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.