Population of Ethiopia today

136,359,320
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Population of Ethiopia as of today

The current population of Ethiopia is 136,359,320 with an annual growth rate of 2.521%. Ethiopia has a population of 1.632% of the world's population.

Population136,359,320
Growth Rate2.521%
Male68,320,656 (50.103%)
Female68,038,664 (49.897%)
Today Change+ 7,913
Births today9,801
Deaths today1,844
Births in 20253,213,877
Deaths in 2025604,591
Change in 2025+ 2,594,809 (1.94%)

Population chart for Ethiopia

Population History of Ethiopia

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2024130,355,0243,365,7672.582%133,720,791
2023127,028,3603,283,6832.585%130,312,043
2022123,740,2133,245,7062.623%126,985,919
2021120,536,9643,161,6852.623%123,698,649
2020117,298,3793,195,2082.724%120,493,587
2019114,176,3863,080,4792.698%117,256,865
2018111,151,9192,984,4292.685%114,136,348
2017108,181,0432,930,6242.709%111,111,667
2016105,255,2812,886,1002.742%108,141,381
2015102,478,9882,739,2632.673%105,218,251

Net Migration Rate of Ethiopia

The net migration rate of Ethiopia in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at -11,996, indicating a negative migration trend where more people are leaving than arriving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

YearNet Migration
2023-11,996
2022-11,996
2021-1,377
202038,866
2019-10,807
20189,302
201771,766
2016115,823
201562,785
2014103,122

The population of countries near Ethiopia

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Ethiopia
1DJ Djibouti1,188,0520.88%
2ER Eritrea3,626,6642.668%
3KE Kenya57,821,47442.598%
4SO Somalia19,820,40114.453%
5SS South Sudan12,252,5749.021%
6SD Sudan52,080,68038.014%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata