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Ethiopia

Population

139,968,114

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
10th
Share of world
1.67%
Annual change
+3,430,1342.61%

Population of Ethiopia

0100M200M300M400M500M600M700M2026140M2050 projection225M↑ 61% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 139,968,114. 2050 projection: 225,021,874.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Ethiopia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026138,902,1852.61%10
2025135,472,0512.64%10
2020118,917,6712.75%12
2019115,737,3832.73%12
2018112,664,1522.73%12
2017109,666,4812.76%12
2015103,867,1352.79%13
201090,538,5142.93%13
200578,367,4703.06%16
200067,411,4943.22%16

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Addis Ababa is home to 4,229,569 people, 3.04% of Ethiopia's population.

City population4M2M600K
Addis Ababa 4.2MGonder 578.5KMekele 559.5KAdama 555.1KAwasa 549.5KBahir Dar 434.6KDire Dawa 380.2KDese 335.7KJima 304.8KSodo 265.6K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Addis Ababa4.2M3.04%
2Gonder578.5K0.42%
3Mekele559.5K0.40%
4Adama555.1K0.40%
5Awasa549.5K0.40%
6Bahir Dar434.6K0.31%
7Dire Dawa380.2K0.27%
8Dese335.7K0.24%
9Jima304.8K0.22%
10Sodo265.6K0.19%

Ethiopia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Ethiopia is home to an estimated 139,968,114 people, the 10th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Ethiopia has a net population change of approximately 9,433 people per day, driven by 11,535 births, 2,177 deaths, and net immigration of 75 people.
Share of world
Ethiopia makes up 1.67% of the world's population and 8.76% of Africa's.
Density
123.1 people per km² of land (318.8 per mi²), ranking 101st among countries and territories.
Urban living
24.11% of people live in urban areas.

Ethiopia Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 55100+ years, female: 20295–99 years, male: 1,20495–99 years, female: 3,22890–94 years, male: 12,20490–94 years, female: 24,09585–89 years, male: 60,07285–89 years, female: 96,65280–84 years, male: 176,93580–84 years, female: 253,77575–79 years, male: 352,83875–79 years, female: 462,40170–74 years, male: 575,61170–74 years, female: 705,07765–69 years, male: 894,71665–69 years, female: 1,055,39360–64 years, male: 1,275,52260–64 years, female: 1,467,40155–59 years, male: 1,633,55255–59 years, female: 1,838,57250–54 years, male: 2,004,05550–54 years, female: 2,157,30645–49 years, male: 2,534,25945–49 years, female: 2,597,28240–44 years, male: 3,046,34440–44 years, female: 3,064,27435–39 years, male: 4,038,15235–39 years, female: 4,030,72130–34 years, male: 5,054,09730–34 years, female: 5,020,32925–29 years, male: 6,013,74025–29 years, female: 5,961,49320–24 years, male: 7,076,67820–24 years, female: 6,969,22015–19 years, male: 7,575,88815–19 years, female: 7,372,85510–14 years, male: 7,941,94010–14 years, female: 7,690,0065–9 years, male: 9,163,6335–9 years, female: 8,822,0800–4 years, male: 10,161,9830–4 years, female: 9,716,349100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–45M5M

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Median age

20.3 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

68.2 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.10%

Female

49.90%

Life expectancy 64.9Life expectancy 71.6

Ethnicity

35.8%

Oromo

  • Oromo35.8%
  • Amhara24.1%
  • Other13.5%
  • Somali7.2%
  • Tigray5.7%
  • Sidama4.1%
  • Guragie2.6%
  • Welaita2.3%
  • Afar2.2%
  • Silte1.3%
  • Kefficho1.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2022 est.

Religion

43.8%

Ethiopian Orthodox, the largest religion

  • Ethiopian Orthodox43.8%
  • Muslim31.3%
  • Protestant22.8%
  • Other0.8%
  • Catholic0.7%
  • traditional0.6%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2016 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Ethiopia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Government of Ethiopia
  5. Ethiopia National Statistics