Ethiopia vs Tanzania
Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Population
Population in 2023: 129 million people in Ethiopia and 66.6 million people in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 62.1 million people, or 1.93 times that in Tanzania.
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What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 11 and Tanzania ranked 22 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ethiopia at 367 million people and Tanzania at 263 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ethiopia | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 129 million | 66.6 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 125 million | 64.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 122 million | 62.8 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 119 million | 61 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 116 million | 59.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 113 million | 57.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 110 million | 55.7 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 107 million | 53.8 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 104 million | 52 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 101 million | 50.4 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 98.4 million | 48.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 95.8 million | 47.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 93.2 million | 46 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 90.5 million | 44.8 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 88 million | 43.6 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 85.5 million | 42.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 83.1 million | 41.4 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 80.7 million | 40.3 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 78.4 million | 39.2 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 76.1 million | 38.1 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 73.8 million | 37.1 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 71.6 million | 36.1 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 69.5 million | 35.2 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 67.4 million | 34.3 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 65.4 million | 33.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 63.4 million | 32.4 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 61.4 million | 31.6 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 59.5 million | 31 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 57.5 million | 30.4 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 55.6 million | 29.4 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 53.7 million | 28.3 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 51.9 million | 27.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 49.7 million | 26.8 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 47.6 million | 26.1 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 45.9 million | 25.4 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 44.2 million | 24.8 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 42.5 million | 24 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 41 million | 23.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 39.8 million | 22.5 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 38.7 million | 21.8 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 37.7 million | 21.1 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 36.7 million | 20.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 35.3 million | 19.8 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 34.4 million | 19.2 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 34.2 million | 18.6 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 33.7 million | 18 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 33.2 million | 17.4 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 32.5 million | 16.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 31.7 million | 16.1 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 31 million | 15.6 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 30.2 million | 15 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 29.4 million | 14.5 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 28.6 million | 14 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 27.8 million | 13.5 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 27.1 million | 13 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 26.3 million | 12.6 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 25.6 million | 12.2 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 25 million | 11.8 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 24.3 million | 11.5 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 23.7 million | 11.1 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 23.1 million | 10.8 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 22.5 million | 10.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 21.9 million | 10.2 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 21.4 million | 9.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 20.9 million | 9.63 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 20.5 million | 9.37 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 20.2 million | 9.12 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 19.8 million | 8.88 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 19.4 million | 8.65 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 19 million | 8.43 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 18.7 million | 8.21 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 18.3 million | 8.01 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 18 million | 7.81 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 17.7 million | 7.63 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 17.6 million | 7.47 million | – |
| 1948 | 17.5 million | 7.32 million | – |
| 1947 | 17.5 million | 7.19 million | – |
| 1946 | 17.5 million | 7.06 million | – |
| 1945 | 17.5 million | 6.94 million | – |
| 1944 | 17.5 million | 6.82 million | – |
| 1943 | 17.5 million | 6.7 million | – |
| 1942 | 17.5 million | 6.58 million | – |
| 1941 | 17.5 million | 6.47 million | – |
| 1940 | 17.5 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1939 | 17.5 million | 6.26 million | – |
| 1938 | 17.5 million | 6.17 million | – |
| 1937 | 17.5 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1936 | 17.5 million | 6 million | – |
| 1935 | 17.5 million | 5.92 million | – |
| 1934 | 17.5 million | 5.84 million | – |
| 1933 | 17.5 million | 5.76 million | – |
| 1932 | 17.5 million | 5.68 million | – |
| 1931 | 17.5 million | 5.6 million | – |
| 1930 | 17.5 million | 5.52 million | – |
| 1929 | 17.5 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1928 | 17.5 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1927 | 17.5 million | 5.28 million | – |
| 1926 | 17.5 million | 5.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 17.5 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1924 | 17.5 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1923 | 17.5 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1922 | 17.5 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 17.5 million | 4.84 million | – |
| 1920 | 17.5 million | 4.8 million | – |
| 1919 | 17.5 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1918 | 17.5 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1917 | 17.5 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1916 | 17.5 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1915 | 17.5 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1914 | 17.5 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1913 | 17.5 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1912 | 17.6 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1911 | 17.6 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1910 | 17.6 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1909 | 17.6 million | 4.79 million | – |
| 1908 | 17.6 million | 4.8 million | – |
| 1907 | 17.6 million | 4.82 million | – |
| 1906 | 17.6 million | 4.84 million | – |
| 1905 | 17.7 million | 4.86 million | – |
| 1904 | 17.7 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1903 | 17.7 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1902 | 17.7 million | 4.92 million | – |
| 1901 | 17.7 million | 4.95 million | – |
| 1900 | 17.7 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1899 | 17.7 million | 5.01 million | – |
| 1898 | 17.8 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1897 | 17.8 million | 5.09 million | – |
| 1896 | 17.8 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1895 | 17.8 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1894 | 17.8 million | 5.21 million | – |
| 1893 | 17.8 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1892 | 17.8 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1891 | 17.9 million | 5.33 million | – |
| 1890 | 17.9 million | 5.35 million | – |
| 1889 | 17.9 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1888 | 17.9 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1887 | 17.9 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1886 | 17.9 million | 5.35 million | – |
| 1885 | 17.9 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1884 | 18 million | 5.33 million | – |
| 1883 | 18 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1882 | 18 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1881 | 18 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1880 | 18 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1879 | 18 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1878 | 18 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1877 | 18.1 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1876 | 18.1 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1875 | 18.1 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1874 | 18.1 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1873 | 18.1 million | 5.33 million | – |
| 1872 | 18.1 million | 5.33 million | – |
| 1871 | 18.1 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1870 | 18.2 million | 5.35 million | – |
| 1869 | 18.2 million | 5.35 million | – |
| 1868 | 18.2 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1867 | 18.2 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1866 | 18.2 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1865 | 18.2 million | 5.38 million | – |
| 1864 | 18.2 million | 5.38 million | – |
| 1863 | 18.3 million | 5.39 million | – |
| 1862 | 18.3 million | 5.39 million | – |
| 1861 | 18.3 million | 5.4 million | – |
| 1860 | 18.3 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1859 | 18.3 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1858 | 18.3 million | 5.42 million | – |
| 1857 | 18.3 million | 5.43 million | – |
| 1856 | 18.4 million | 5.43 million | – |
| 1855 | 18.4 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1854 | 18.4 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1853 | 18.4 million | 5.45 million | – |
| 1852 | 18.4 million | 5.46 million | – |
| 1851 | 18.4 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1850 | 18.4 million | 5.4 million | – |
| 1849 | 18.2 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1848 | 17.9 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1847 | 17.7 million | 5.15 million | – |
| 1846 | 17.4 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1845 | 17.2 million | 4.95 million | – |
| 1844 | 16.9 million | 4.86 million | – |
| 1843 | 16.7 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1842 | 16.5 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1841 | 16.2 million | 4.58 million | – |
| 1840 | 16 million | 4.49 million | – |
| 1839 | 15.8 million | 4.4 million | – |
| 1838 | 15.6 million | 4.31 million | – |
| 1837 | 15.4 million | 4.23 million | – |
| 1836 | 15.1 million | 4.15 million | – |
| 1835 | 14.9 million | 4.07 million | – |
| 1834 | 14.7 million | 3.99 million | – |
| 1833 | 14.5 million | 3.91 million | – |
| 1832 | 14.3 million | 3.83 million | – |
| 1831 | 14.1 million | 3.76 million | – |
| 1830 | 13.9 million | 3.68 million | – |
| 1829 | 13.7 million | 3.61 million | – |
| 1828 | 13.5 million | 3.54 million | – |
| 1827 | 13.4 million | 3.47 million | – |
| 1826 | 13.2 million | 3.4 million | – |
| 1825 | 13.1 million | 3.34 million | – |
| 1824 | 12.9 million | 3.27 million | – |
| 1823 | 12.8 million | 3.21 million | – |
| 1822 | 12.7 million | 3.14 million | – |
| 1821 | 12.6 million | 3.09 million | – |
| 1820 | 12.5 million | 3.06 million | – |
| 1819 | 12.4 million | 3.03 million | – |
| 1818 | 12.3 million | 3.02 million | – |
| 1817 | 12.3 million | 3.02 million | – |
| 1816 | 12.2 million | 3.02 million | – |
| 1815 | 12.2 million | 3.02 million | – |
| 1814 | 12.1 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1813 | 12.1 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1812 | 12.1 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1811 | 12 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1810 | 12 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1809 | 12 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1808 | 12 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1807 | 12 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1806 | 12 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1805 | 12 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1804 | 12 million | 3 million | – |
| 1803 | 12 million | 3 million | – |
| 1802 | 12 million | 3 million | – |
| 1801 | 12 million | 3 million | – |
| 1800 | 12 million | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ethiopia | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 132 million131 million–133 million | 68.6 million68.3 million–68.8 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 136 million133 million–138 million | 70.6 million69.8 million–71.3 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 139 million136 million–142 million | 72.6 million71.3 million–73.8 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 142 million138 million–147 million | 74.6 million72.8 million–76.4 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 146 million140 million–152 million | 76.7 million74.3 million–79 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 149 million142 million–157 million | 78.8 million75.8 million–81.7 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 153 million144 million–161 million | 80.9 million77.3 million–84.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 156 million147 million–166 million | 83.1 million78.9 million–87.2 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 160 million149 million–172 million | 85.3 million80.4 million–90.1 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 164 million151 million–177 million | 87.5 million81.9 million–93.1 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 167 million154 million–182 million | 89.8 million83.4 million–96.1 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 171 million156 million–187 million | 92.1 million84.9 million–99 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 174 million158 million–192 million | 94.4 million86.4 million–102 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 178 million160 million–198 million | 96.8 million87.9 million–105 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 181 million162 million–203 million | 99.2 million89.5 million–109 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 185 million164 million–209 million | 102 million90.9 million–112 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 189 million167 million–215 million | 104 million92.2 million–116 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 192 million169 million–221 million | 106 million93.6 million–119 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 196 million171 million–226 million | 109 million95.1 million–123 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 199 million173 million–232 million | 111 million96.6 million–127 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 203 million175 million–238 million | 114 million97.7 million–130 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 207 million177 million–244 million | 117 million98.9 million–134 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 210 million178 million–250 million | 119 million100 million–138 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 214 million180 million–256 million | 122 million102 million–142 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 218 million183 million–263 million | 124 million103 million–146 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 221 million185 million–269 million | 127 million104 million–150 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 225 million187 million–276 million | 130 million105 million–154 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 229 million189 million–282 million | 132 million107 million–159 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 232 million190 million–288 million | 135 million108 million–163 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 236 million192 million–295 million | 138 million109 million–168 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 240 million194 million–302 million | 140 million110 million–172 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 243 million196 million–309 million | 143 million111 million–177 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 247 million198 million–317 million | 146 million112 million–182 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 250 million200 million–325 million | 149 million113 million–187 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 254 million201 million–332 million | 151 million114 million–192 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 257 million203 million–340 million | 154 million116 million–197 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 261 million204 million–348 million | 157 million117 million–203 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 264 million206 million–357 million | 160 million118 million–209 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 268 million207 million–364 million | 162 million119 million–215 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 271 million209 million–371 million | 165 million120 million–221 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 274 million209 million–380 million | 168 million121 million–227 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 278 million210 million–387 million | 171 million122 million–233 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 281 million211 million–396 million | 174 million123 million–240 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 284 million212 million–404 million | 177 million124 million–247 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 288 million214 million–412 million | 179 million124 million–254 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 291 million215 million–421 million | 182 million125 million–260 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 294 million216 million–428 million | 185 million126 million–267 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 297 million217 million–436 million | 188 million126 million–273 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 300 million218 million–446 million | 191 million127 million–279 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 303 million218 million–453 million | 193 million127 million–286 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 306 million220 million–462 million | 196 million128 million–292 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 309 million220 million–471 million | 199 million128 million–299 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 312 million220 million–481 million | 202 million128 million–305 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 315 million221 million–492 million | 204 million128 million–312 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 318 million222 million–502 million | 207 million128 million–320 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 321 million223 million–512 million | 210 million128 million–328 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 323 million223 million–521 million | 213 million128 million–336 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 326 million224 million–530 million | 215 million128 million–344 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 329 million224 million–537 million | 218 million128 million–353 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 331 million225 million–547 million | 221 million128 million–363 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 334 million226 million–556 million | 223 million128 million–371 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 336 million227 million–566 million | 226 million128 million–379 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 339 million226 million–574 million | 229 million128 million–386 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 341 million226 million–584 million | 231 million128 million–393 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 343 million227 million–594 million | 234 million128 million–401 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 345 million228 million–604 million | 236 million128 million–410 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 348 million228 million–613 million | 239 million128 million–420 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 350 million228 million–621 million | 241 million128 million–430 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 352 million228 million–628 million | 244 million128 million–441 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 354 million227 million–633 million | 246 million127 million–451 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 356 million226 million–643 million | 249 million127 million–459 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 358 million226 million–655 million | 251 million126 million–467 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 360 million226 million–666 million | 254 million126 million–477 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 362 million225 million–675 million | 256 million126 million–489 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 364 million225 million–683 million | 258 million127 million–501 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 366 million226 million–694 million | 261 million127 million–511 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 367 million227 million–706 million | 263 million126 million–522 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025