Population in Ethiopia
The population of Ethiopia was 135,472,051 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Ethiopia, 2025
135,472,051
Change from 2024
+2.6%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
10th of 217
Population in Ethiopia over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135,472,051 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 132,059,767 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 128,691,692 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 125,384,287 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 122,138,588 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 118,917,671 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 115,737,383 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 112,664,152 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 109,666,481 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 106,718,162 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 103,867,135 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 101,115,610 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 98,438,751 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 95,798,767 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 93,149,970 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 90,538,514 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 88,007,636 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 85,543,668 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 83,103,217 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 80,703,490 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 78,367,470 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 76,077,206 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 73,832,663 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 71,635,517 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 69,487,762 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6% from 132,059,767 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 103,867,135 people, the figure has changed by +30.4%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ethiopia has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Ethiopia
All statistics for Ethiopia
Population growth
2.55%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
128,691,692 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.99 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.59%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.3%
2025 · World Bank