Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Population 2024

Addis Ababa's 2024 population is now estimated at 5,703,630In 1950, the population of Addis Ababa was 392,000Addis Ababa has grown by 243,040 in the last year, which represents a 4.45% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Addis Ababa, which typically includes Addis Ababa's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia. It is also the largest city in the country by population, with a total population of 3,384,569 according to the 2007 census. However, it is believed that this number was inaccurate when recorded and underestimated the city’s population. The city has through recent years seen a robust annual growth rate, and population counts as of 2017 are growing closer to 4 million. The most recent census was scheduled for the 2018 to 2019 fiscal year, as security concerns between 2017 and 2018 delayed it. Addis Ababa is a chartered city and as such, is considered both a city and a state. It is the largest city in the world located in a landlocked country.

Addis Ababa Size

This capital city holds 527 square kilometers of area in Ethiopia. The population density is estimated to be near 5,165 individuals per square kilometer available.

Addis Ababa Demographics

Per the population recorded at the last census, the city of Addis Ababa has a higher population of female residents than male residents. Almost one-quarter of all people in Ethiopia that live in urban areas live in the capital city.

Close to half of the population is of the ethnic group Amhara, while the majority of the remaining population is split among the groups Oromo, Gurage, and Tigray.

71% of the population use Amharic, Oromo is in use with just over 10% of the people, with four additional languages ranking more than 1% use among the population.

Approximately 82% of the population is of the Orthodox Christian religion. 12.7% of residents are Muslim, 3.9% Protestant, less than 1% Catholic, and a smaller percentage following other faiths.

Adult literacy in the capital city is the highest among all of the country’s cities, at over 93% for males and almost 80% for females.

The city has a lower rate of infant mortality than the national average, and over 98% of homes in the city have access to clean drinking water.

Addis Ababa History

It is thought that the land that is the current site of Addis Ababa was first occupied and made a settlement in the early to mid-15th century, although the city as it is known today was not founded until 1886. It’s interesting to note that evidence of humans living in the area up to 100,000 years ago has been discovered.

Emperor Menelik II founded the city. When Menelik II was named as the emperor of Ethiopia, the first capital area of Entoto was wrought with extreme cold and a scarcity of firewood - the empress pushed to have the city moved to a warmer area nearby, and the city that developed was designated as the capital city.

In 1936, the city was invaded by Italian troops and was liberated again five years later in 1941. The Organisation of African Unity was headquartered in Addis Ababa upon its creation in 1963. When it was replaced by the African Union in 2002, the headquarters remained in the city.

Today, the city’s government is headed by the mayor and the city council. The city is considered to be one of the safest in Ethiopia. In terms of the economy, Addis Ababa is very diverse. Trade and commerce are the most popular industries, followed by manufacturing and production, homemaking, and civil administration. Tourism is a growing industry in the area as more shopping centers, restaurants and attractions are built.

Addis Ababa Population Growth

Population in the near future is expected to grow to exceed 6.5 million residents. The annual growth rate of the city has been estimated in recent years to be 3.8%. In prior years, growth has been as much as 8%. The city is a thriving urban area in Ethiopia, and the jobs available in Addis Ababa, the availability of clean drinking water and plumbing, and the many shops and businesses ensure that growth will continue to be steady in this capital city well into the future.

Country
Ethiopia
Growth Rate
4.45%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20358,938,680
20348,607,010
20338,282,350
20327,964,790
20317,654,940
20307,352,270
20297,057,110
20286,769,600
20276,490,260
20266,219,080
20255,956,680
20245,703,630
20235,460,590
20225,227,790
20215,005,520
20204,793,700
20194,591,980
20184,399,670
20174,215,960
20164,039,930
20153,870,780
20143,708,940
20133,553,870
20123,405,480
20113,262,900
20103,126,470
20092,995,750
20082,870,660
20072,750,470
20062,688,910
20052,634,150
20042,580,580
20032,527,950
20022,476,470
20012,426,040
20002,376,700
19992,328,230
19982,280,820
19972,234,370
19962,188,930
19952,144,290
19942,090,060
19932,010,870
19921,934,790
19911,861,380
19901,790,860
19891,723,010
19881,657,820
19871,594,920
19861,534,500
19851,476,360
19841,420,500
19831,356,010
19821,292,820
19811,232,590
19801,175,230
19791,120,400
19781,068,200
19771,018,420
1976971,036
1975925,730
1974882,597
1973841,473
1972802,318
1971764,885
1970729,246
1969695,267
1968662,915
1967631,986
1966614,478
1965597,455
1964580,926
1963564,810
1962549,163
1961533,949
1960519,177
1959504,774
1958490,790
1957477,194
1956463,992
1955451,120
1954438,623
1953426,471
1952414,673
1951403,169
1950392,000

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950392,0000%0
1951403,1692.85%11,169
1952414,6732.85%11,504
1953426,4712.85%11,798
1954438,6232.85%12,152
1955451,1202.85%12,497
1956463,9922.85%12,872
1957477,1942.85%13,202
1958490,7902.85%13,596
1959504,7742.85%13,984
1960519,1772.85%14,403
1961533,9492.85%14,772
1962549,1632.85%15,214
1963564,8102.85%15,647
1964580,9262.85%16,116
1965597,4552.85%16,529
1966614,4782.85%17,023
1967631,9862.85%17,508
1968662,9154.89%30,929
1969695,2674.88%32,352
1970729,2464.89%33,979
1971764,8854.89%35,639
1972802,3184.89%37,433
1973841,4734.88%39,155
1974882,5974.89%41,124
1975925,7304.89%43,133
1976971,0364.89%45,306
19771,018,4204.88%47,384
19781,068,2004.89%49,780
19791,120,4004.89%52,200
19801,175,2304.89%54,830
19811,232,5904.88%57,360
19821,292,8204.89%60,230
19831,356,0104.89%63,190
19841,420,5004.76%64,490
19851,476,3603.93%55,860
19861,534,5003.94%58,140
19871,594,9203.94%60,420
19881,657,8203.94%62,900
19891,723,0103.93%65,190
19901,790,8603.94%67,850
19911,861,3803.94%70,520
19921,934,7903.94%73,410
19932,010,8703.93%76,080
19942,090,0603.94%79,190
19952,144,2902.59%54,230
19962,188,9302.08%44,640
19972,234,3702.08%45,440
19982,280,8202.08%46,450
19992,328,2302.08%47,410
20002,376,7002.08%48,470
20012,426,0402.08%49,340
20022,476,4702.08%50,430
20032,527,9502.08%51,480
20042,580,5802.08%52,630
20052,634,1502.08%53,570
20062,688,9102.08%54,760
20072,750,4702.29%61,560
20082,870,6604.37%120,190
20092,995,7504.36%125,090
20103,126,4704.36%130,720
20113,262,9004.36%136,430
20123,405,4804.37%142,580
20133,553,8704.36%148,390
20143,708,9404.36%155,070
20153,870,7804.36%161,840
20164,039,9304.37%169,150
20174,215,9604.36%176,030
20184,399,6704.36%183,710
20194,591,9804.37%192,310
20204,793,7004.39%201,720
20215,005,5204.42%211,820
20225,227,7904.44%222,270
20235,460,5904.45%232,800
20245,703,6304.45%243,040
20255,956,6804.44%253,050
20266,219,0804.41%262,400
20276,490,2604.36%271,180
20286,769,6004.3%279,340
20297,057,1104.25%287,510
20307,352,2704.18%295,160
20317,654,9404.12%302,670
20327,964,7904.05%309,850
20338,282,3503.99%317,560
20348,607,0103.92%324,660
20358,938,6803.85%331,670

Addis Ababa Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Addis Ababa5,703,6304.45%
Mekele611,5744.11%
Dire Dawa485,5584.45%
Nazret447,9324.39%
Gondar431,1134.45%

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