Ethiopia
Population 2026
138,902,185
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.53%
- Density
- 124 per km²
- Land area
- 1,122,135 km²
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Currency
- Birr (ETB)
- Official languages
- AM, EN-ET, OM-ET, TI-ET
- Urban population
- 24.1%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 4,213,0812026
- Deaths
- 795,1852026
- Birth rate
- 31.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.9per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.91
- Life expectancy
- 67.6At birth, years
- Median age
- 19.3
- Net migration
- 24,054
Age distribution
- 0–1438.8%
- 15–6457.9%
- 65+3.3%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $126B
- GDP per capita
- $933
- GDP growth
- +9.8%
- Inflation
- 13.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Exports
- $16.8B
- Imports
- $25.5B
- Tourism receipts
- 29.6%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture32.8%
- Industry27.8%
- Manufacturing4.2%
- Services36.6%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture60.1%
- Industry6.4%
- Services33.4%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis AbabaAddis Ababa | 3,860,0002026 |
| 2 | JijigaSomali | 483,0002023 |
| 3 | GonderAmhara | 466,0002023 |
| 4 | Mek'eleTigray | 457,9002025 |
| 5 | NazrētOromiya | 456,9002026 |
| 6 | WarderSomali | 450,4002026 |
| 7 | AwasaSidama Region | 422,2002025 |
| 8 | Bahir DarAmhara | 350,0002023 |
| 9 | Dire DawaDire Dawa | 343,0002023 |
| 10 | DessieAmhara | 270,4002023 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 138,902,185 | 4.2M | 795K |
| 2020 | 118,917,670 | 4.0M | 761K |
| 2010 | 90,538,518 | 3.3M | 813K |
| 2000 | 67,411,496 | 3.1M | 990K |
| 1990 | 47,609,760 | 2.4M | 938K |
| 1980 | 34,428,515 | 1.8M | 763K |
| 1970 | 27,829,135 | 1.4M | 623K |
| 1960 | 21,376,688 | 1.0M | 512K |
| 1950 | 17,670,418 | 799K | 497K |