Population of Ethiopia today

137,248,143
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Population of Ethiopia as of today

The current population of Ethiopia is 137,248,143 with an annual growth rate of 2.48%. Ethiopia has a population of 1.66% of the world's population.

Population137,248,143
Growth Rate2.48%
Male68,764,766 (50.103%)
Female68,483,377 (49.897%)
Today Change+ 3,309
Births today4,097
Deaths today773
Births in 202684,896
Deaths in 202616,023
Change in 2026+ 68,553 (0.05%)

Population chart for Ethiopia

Population History of Ethiopia

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2025133,764,5113,372,2032.521%137,136,714
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

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 Djibouti1,191,8970.869%
2ER Eritrea3,646,0992.657%
3KE Kenya58,105,66442.341%
4SO Somalia19,990,04514.563%
5SS South Sudan12,315,6158.974%
6SD Sudan52,507,00338.253%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata