Ethiopia vs Italy

Ethiopia vs Italy: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 2.59% a year in Ethiopia and -0.22% a year in Italy, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 2.8 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Ethiopia vs Italy: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 2.59% a year in Ethiopia and -0.22% a year in Italy, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 2.8 percentage points.
EthiopiaItalyUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 22 and Italy ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ethiopia at 0.48% a year and Italy at -0.68% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearEthiopiaItalyWorld
20232.59-0.220.87
20222.62-0.190.88
20212.62-0.180.8
20202.72-0.430.9
20192.7-0.31.03
20182.69-0.191.07
20172.71-0.181.13
20162.74-0.111.17
20152.67-0.211.18
20142.7-0.081.22
20132.670.121.23
20122.770.291.27
20112.840.251.26
20102.850.421.27
20092.820.451.28
20082.860.71.28
20072.930.831.28
20062.930.381.28
20052.950.431.27
20042.990.751.28
200330.761.29
20023.040.351.3
20013.050.051.33
20003.020.071.35
19993.120.041.35
19983.130.051.37
19973.150.041.39
19963.260.051.42
19953.34-0.891.45
19943.470.831.47
19933.490.041.52
19923.540.131.57
19914.910.051.63
19903.730.111.76
19893.670.091.78
19884.020.081.79
19873.790.051.84
19863.010.011.83
19852.90.061.8
19842.730.11.8
19832.470.061.78
19823.130.111.86
19814.670.151.82
19800.30.681.8
19790.810.311.79
19782.170.381.74
19771.210.431.75
19762.650.491.78
19752.390.571.8
19742.50.691.88
19732.680.671.94
19722.640.741.97
19712.70.591.97
19702.770.592.06
19692.750.652.06
19682.760.672.09
19672.770.762
19662.510.852.04
19652.710.842.09
19642.660.962.16
19632.610.812.28
19622.550.782.11
19612.490.641.67
19602.40.571.58
19592.320.621.73
19581.520.572
19571.490.542.07
19562.060.511.98
19552.010.612.01
19541.960.631.99
19531.891.141.9
19521.880.521.94
19511.830.621.75
19501.740.931.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearEthiopiaItalyWorld
20242.581.41–3.76-0.31-0.86–0.190.86
20252.521.28–3.69-0.35-0.97–0.240.84
20262.481.21–3.64-0.39-1.03–0.220.83
20272.451.15–3.74-0.41-1.03–0.230.81
20282.380.88–3.64-0.42-1.09–0.210.8
20292.360.98–3.63-0.42-1.09–0.240.78
20302.31–3.6-0.45-1.17–0.180.76
20312.260.95–3.6-0.47-1.16–0.170.75
20322.220.9–3.57-0.45-1.15–0.220.73
20332.150.77–3.55-0.46-1.18–0.220.72
20342.120.72–3.44-0.47-1.18–0.210.7
20352.090.74–3.45-0.48-1.18–0.260.69
20362.050.72–3.3-0.48-1.16–0.250.67
20372.010.62–3.29-0.5-1.23–0.190.65
20381.980.62–3.36-0.5-1.24–0.20.64
20391.950.61–3.3-0.52-1.25–0.20.62
20401.920.55–3.23-0.52-1.25–0.240.61
20411.880.56–3.21-0.53-1.24–0.170.59
20421.860.48–3.16-0.55-1.37–0.180.57
20431.840.49–3.14-0.59-1.35–0.170.56
20441.810.47–3.12-0.59-1.39–0.20.54
20451.770.48–3.12-0.62-1.34–0.130.52
20461.750.4–3.05-0.63-1.41–0.170.5
20471.730.36–3.09-0.67-1.48–0.080.48
20481.690.34–3.07-0.68-1.46–0.10.46
20491.650.28–3.12-0.72-1.47–0.090.44
20501.610.19–3.02-0.75-1.52–0.070.42
20511.620.25–3.03-0.76-1.59–0.050.4
20521.560.14–3.01-0.79-1.63–0.040.38
20531.520.11–2.94-0.83-1.66–0.030.36
20541.50.18–3-0.84-1.7–-0.040.34
20551.450.07–2.92-0.87-1.72–-0.030.33
20561.460.02–2.98-0.91-1.78–-0.090.31
20571.40.06–2.87-0.92-1.75–-0.040.3
20581.36-0.12–2.87-0.94-1.81–-0.10.28
20591.37-0.03–2.91-0.96-1.77–-0.150.27
20601.34-0.11–2.89-0.96-1.85–-0.150.25
20611.32-0.19–2.78-0.97-1.82–-0.10.24
20621.27-0.18–2.75-0.98-1.87–-0.110.23
20631.24-0.27–2.79-0.95-1.95–-0.070.22
20641.22-0.27–2.77-0.95-1.88–-0.030.21
20651.18-0.3–2.78-0.95-1.86–0.020.2
20661.16-0.37–2.72-0.92-1.8–0.020.19
20671.16-0.26–2.81-0.9-1.82–0.020.18
20681.11-0.32–2.67-0.9-1.82–-0.010.17
20691.09-0.37–2.69-0.88-1.81–0.090.16
20701.06-0.42–2.63-0.87-1.8–0.060.15
20711.04-0.47–2.65-0.83-1.76–0.090.14
20721.03-0.48–2.62-0.82-1.82–0.080.13
20730.99-0.52–2.48-0.79-1.78–0.120.12
20740.99-0.52–2.62-0.78-1.77–0.150.1
20750.97-0.6–2.61-0.74-1.78–0.220.09
20760.94-0.64–2.56-0.71-1.75–0.240.08
20770.92-0.73–2.58-0.69-1.69–0.30.07
20780.89-0.68–2.56-0.68-1.73–0.220.06
20790.84-0.77–2.34-0.68-1.7–0.270.05
20800.83-0.77–2.46-0.66-1.72–0.280.04
20810.81-0.78–2.38-0.65-1.69–0.280.03
20820.81-0.82–2.42-0.65-1.73–0.280.02
20830.77-0.97–2.29-0.63-1.71–0.320.01
20840.75-0.85–2.43-0.64-1.67–0.33-0
20850.74-0.82–2.34-0.63-1.69–0.36-0.01
20860.73-0.91–2.33-0.62-1.71–0.4-0.02
20870.68-0.94–2.26-0.63-1.76–0.35-0.03
20880.64-1.02–2.26-0.63-1.79–0.37-0.04
20890.63-1.07–2.3-0.64-1.76–0.34-0.05
20900.64-0.98–2.4-0.64-1.83–0.37-0.05
20910.61-1.12–2.31-0.63-1.8–0.34-0.06
20920.58-1.27–2.24-0.65-1.84–0.33-0.07
20930.58-1.21–2.17-0.63-1.8–0.35-0.07
20940.57-1.12–2.29-0.64-1.81–0.37-0.08
20950.54-1.2–2.26-0.65-1.81–0.34-0.09
20960.56-1.18–2.25-0.66-1.89–0.38-0.1
20970.53-1.13–2.22-0.67-1.93–0.33-0.11
20980.5-1.26–2.2-0.65-1.98–0.37-0.11
20990.47-1.26–2.16-0.67-1.9–0.41-0.12
21000.48-1.32–2.17-0.68-1.95–0.35-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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