Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

Ethiopia Population (LIVE)

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Ethiopia Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Ethiopia is 127,347,743 as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Ethiopia 2023 population is estimated at 126,527,060 people at mid year.
Ethiopia population is equivalent to 1.57% of the total world population.
Ethiopia ranks number 11 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Ethiopia is 127 per Km² (328 people per mi²).
The total land area is 1,000,000 Km2 (386,102 sq. miles)
22.1 % of the population is urban (27,959,894 people in 2023)
The median age in Ethiopia is 18.8 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Ethiopia (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Ethiopia Global Rank
2023	126,527,060	2.55 %	3,147,136	-11,999	18.8	3.98	127	22.1 %	27,959,894	1.57 %	8,045,311,447	11
2022	123,379,924	2.57 %	3,096,898	-11,999	18.6	4.06	123	21.7 %	26,755,042	1.55 %	7,975,105,156	12
2020	117,190,911	2.69 %	3,070,317	38,867	18.3	4.24	117	20.9 %	24,463,423	1.49 %	7,840,952,880	12
2015	102,471,895	2.80 %	2,646,821	62,784	17.2	4.53	102	18.9 %	19,403,087	1.38 %	7,426,597,537	13
2010	89,237,791	2.87 %	2,353,570	80,213	16.1	5.22	89	17.0 %	15,189,140	1.28 %	6,985,603,105	13
2005	77,469,940	2.94 %	2,087,615	-44,423	15.4	5.97	77	15.5 %	12,046,373	1.18 %	6,558,176,119	16
2000	67,031,867	3.12 %	1,911,066	-49,892	15.1	6.56	67	14.6 %	9,807,289	1.09 %	6,148,898,975	16
1995	57,476,536	3.72 %	1,919,693	91,538	15.3	7.01	57	13.8 %	7,924,483	1.00 %	5,743,219,454	20
1990	47,878,073	3.51 %	1,518,422	296,018	15.7	7.24	48	12.7 %	6,069,048	0.90 %	5,316,175,862	23
1985	40,285,965	2.89 %	1,068,099	157,474	16.0	7.38	40	11.6 %	4,673,050	0.83 %	4,861,730,613	24
1980	34,945,469	1.62 %	538,537	-903,529	16.0	7.33	35	10.5 %	3,671,221	0.79 %	4,444,007,706	26
1975	32,252,783	2.64 %	788,907	-42,567	16.4	7.14	32	9.6 %	3,080,708	0.79 %	4,069,437,231	26
1970	28,308,246	2.74 %	716,148	8,595	17.1	6.98	28	8.6 %	2,440,181	0.77 %	3,695,390,336	26
1965	24,727,506	2.61 %	597,559	16,349	17.4	6.86	25	7.7 %	1,897,839	0.74 %	3,337,111,983	25
1960	21,739,710	1.99 %	407,194	1,698	17.3	6.88	22	6.6 %	1,425,096	0.72 %	3,019,233,434	25
1955	19,703,738	2.16 %	398,757	-10,399	17.1	6.99	20	5.5 %	1,085,996	0.72 %	2,746,072,141	25

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Ethiopia Population Forecast

-11,999

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Ethiopia Global Rank
2025	132,938,555	2.55 %	3,149,529	-11,999	19.3	3.80	133	22.9 %	30,487,323	1.62 %	8,191,988,453	10
2030	149,296,378	2.35 %	3,271,565	-11,999	20.3	3.45	149	25.1 %	37,495,720	1.75 %	8,546,141,327	9
2035	165,715,492	2.11 %	3,283,823	-11,999	21.4	3.15	166	27.4 %	45,488,077	1.87 %	8,879,397,401	9
2040	182,052,579	1.90 %	3,267,417	-11,999	22.6	2.93	182	29.9 %	54,394,212	1.98 %	9,188,250,492	9
2045	198,485,649	1.74 %	3,286,614	-11,999	23.9	2.75	198	32.3 %	64,087,447	2.10 %	9,467,543,575	9
2050	214,812,309	1.59 %	3,265,332		25.4	2.59	215	34.7 %	74,536,815	2.21 %	9,709,491,761	9

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Ethiopia Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Ethiopia

Life Expectancy

66.65 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

29.9

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

41.2

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Ethiopia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Addis Ababa	2,757,729
2	Dire Dawa	252,279
3	Mek'ele	215,546
4	Nazret	213,995
5	Bahir Dar	168,899
6	Gondar	153,914
7	Dese	136,056
8	Hawassa	133,097
9	Jimma	128,306
10	Bishoftu	104,215
11	Kombolcha	93,605
12	Harar	90,218
13	Sodo	86,050
14	Shashemene	85,871
15	Hosa'ina	75,963
16	Arba Minch	69,622
17	Adigrat	65,000
18	Debre Mark'os	59,920
19	Debre Birhan	57,787
20	Jijiga	56,821
21	Inda Silase	50,078
22	Ziway	49,416
23	Dila	47,021
24	Hagere Hiywet	43,920
25	Gambela	42,366
26	Axum	41,249
27	Waliso	38,394
28	Yirga `Alem	36,292
29	Mojo	34,547
30	Goba	34,369
31	Shakiso	34,078
32	Felege Neway	33,429
33	Areka	33,150
34	Boditi	32,997
35	Debre Tabor	32,659
36	Jinka	32,115
37	Gimbi	31,809
38	Asbe Teferi	30,772
39	Korem	30,633
40	Asosa	30,512
41	Butajira	30,502
42	Metu	29,648
43	Agaro	28,268
44	Kibre Mengist	27,854
45	Maych'ew	27,186
46	Werota	26,813
47	Dembi Dolo	26,748
48	Dubti	26,370
49	Fiche	25,758
50	K'olito	25,614
51	Mendi	25,239
52	Debark'	24,700
53	Tippi	24,169
54	Kemise	23,861
55	Asasa	23,790
56	Genet	23,753
57	Finote Selam	23,463
58	Metahara	23,403
59	Dodola	23,116
60	Addiet Canna	22,946
61	Adis Zemen	22,522
62	Hagere Maryam	22,105
63	Bure	22,038
64	Robit	20,679
65	Asaita	20,342
66	Bedele	20,293
67	Nejo	20,166
68	Sebeta	19,533
69	Bati	19,260
70	Bonga	18,973

Notes

The Ethiopia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Ethiopia delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Ethiopia (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Ethiopia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.