Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Population, total
Ethiopia
135.47 million
in 2025
Lower middle income
2.95 billion
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
Lower middle income rank
8th
Population, total over time
- Ethiopia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 2.95 billion against 135.47 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.81 billion.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 21.7 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.08 million | 847.78 million | 823.71 million | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 31.23 million | 1.08 billion | 1.05 billion | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 39.63 million | 1.39 billion | 1.35 billion | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 56.56 million | 1.76 billion | 1.70 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 77.42 million | 2.15 billion | 2.08 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 102.77 million | 2.55 billion | 2.45 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 127.11 million | 2.85 billion | 2.73 billion | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 2.95 billion against 135.47 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 2.81 billion, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for population, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.