Ethiopia vs Japan: Population, total
Ethiopia
135.47 million
in 2025
Japan
123.37 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
Japan rank
12th
Population, total over time
- Ethiopia
- Japan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 135.47 million against 123.37 million in Japan, a difference of 12.11 million.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Globally, Ethiopia ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.