Ethiopian population

The population of Ethiopia 2024 is 132.059.767 as of July 1, 7, based on the latest United Nations estimates 2024.

Quick Facts about Population Ethiopia 2024

Population:	132.059.767
% of World population:	1,62%.
World Ranking:	11
% annual change:	2,58%.
Annual change:	3.409.487
Density (people/Km²):	132,1
Sex ratio (Male/100 Female):	100,4
Net migrants:	30.069
Fertility rate:	3,91
Median age:	18,9
Average life expectancy:	67,6

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The current population of Ethiopia is 132.059.767 people as of July 1, 7, based on the latest United Nations estimates, increasing 3.409.487 people (2,58%) compared to July 1, 7.

Ethiopia is now the second most populous country in the world. 11 World, contribute 1,62% in the world's population and is the second most populous country in the region. Africaor Nigeria. The 11th position in world population has just been taken by Ethiopia. Japanese in 2023.

High fertility rate 3,91 is the direct reason for the rapid and continuous growth of Ethiopia's population in the past 40 years. During this time, Ethiopia's population has increased approximately 5 times.

Population density

Ethiopia has an average population density. 132,1 people/km2, on land area 1.000.000 km2.

Median age and life expectancy

The median age in Ethiopia is 18,9 and the average life expectancy is 67,6These figures reflect the youthful nature of Ethiopia's population, reflecting the high birth rate and the poverty and hardship of the majority of the people in this East African country.

Migrate

Last year, Ethiopia had 30.069 net migrants.

Forecast

Ethiopia's population is forecast to continue to grow strongly through the rest of the 21st century, possibly reaching 367 million people, nearly triple its current size, by 3.

Ethiopia Population Chart 2024 and History

Year	Population	% annual change	Changes by year	Net migration	Median age	Average life expectancy	Sex Ratio (Male/100 Female)	Density (N/Km²)
2024	132.059.767	2,58%.	3.409.487	30.069	18,9	67,6	100,4	132,1
2023	128.691.692	2,59%.	3.326.664	-11.996	18,7	67,3	100,4	128,7
2022	125.384.287	2,62%.	3.288.147	-11.996	18,5	66,9	100,5	125,4
2021	122.138.588	2,62%.	3.203.249	-1.377	18,3	65,3	100,5	122,1
2020	118.917.671	2,72%.	3.238.585	38.866	18,1	66,0	100,6	118,9
2015	103.867.135	2,67%.	2.776.293	62.785	17,0	63,6	100,7	103,9
2010	90.538.514	2,85%.	2.578.327	80.213	15,8	59,7	100,7	90,5
2005	78.367.470	2,95%.	2.308.975	-44.421	15,1	54,4	100,4	78,4
2000	67.411.494	3,02%.	2.033.786	-49.891	15,1	50,9	99,6	67,4
1995	57.537.335	3,34%.	1.922.772	91.727	15,5	48,2	98,7	57,5
1990	47.609.755	3,73%.	1.775.725	296.014	15,8	45,1	97,3	47,6
1985	39.842.136	2,90%.	1.154.516	157.476	15,8	37,7	95,9	39,8
1980	34.428.514	0,30%.	103.995	-903.529	15,7	42,8	95,6	34,4
1975	31.723.252	2,39%.	758.877	-42.540	16,2	38,9	95,8	31,7
1970	27.829.128	2,77%.	769.410	8.589	17,0	42,1	95,9	27,8
1965	24.310.612	2,71%.	658.710	16.348	17,5	41,4	96,1	24,3
1960	21.376.693	2,40%.	513.385	1.696	17,5	39,6	96,4	21,4
1955	19.419.770	2,01%.	389.765	-10.392	17,3	37,3	97,2	19,4
1950	17.670.412	1,74%.	307.474	5.501	17,0	35,5	98,4	17,7

Ethiopia Population Projection Table

Year	Population	% annual change	Changes by year	Net migration	Median age	Average life expectancy	Sex Ratio (Male/100 Female)	Density (N/Km²)
2025	135.472.051	2,52%.	3.415.079	24.054	19,1	67,9	100,4	135,5
2030	152.855.357	2,30%.	3.521.886	32.379	20,2	69,2	100,4	152,9
2035	170.532.954	2,09%.	3.565.512	53.159	21,1	70,3	100,3	170,5
2040	188.450.902	1,92%.	3.620.076	61.367	22,1	71,4	100,3	188,5
2045	206.673.639	1,77%.	3.653.159	35.013	23,3	72,4	100,2	206,7
2050	225.021.875	1,61%.	3.632.143	19.219	24,6	73,3	100,2	225,0
2055	243.110.908	1,45%.	3.531.349	-20.460	25,9	74,2	100,1	243,1
2060	260.708.340	1,34%.	3.489.453	47.773	27,2	75,1	100,1	260,7
2065	277.696.131	1,18%.	3.287.461	0	28,4	76,0	100,0	277,7
2070	293.790.938	1,06%.	3.116.265	6.834	29,6	76,9	99,9	293,8
2075	309.057.820	0,97%.	2.992.406	81.602	30,9	77,7	99,9	309,1
2080	323.238.508	0,83%.	2.667.456	-5.289	32,1	78,5	99,9	323,2
2085	336.129.183	0,74%.	2.472.502	59.523	33,3	79,3	100,0	336,1
2090	347.651.463	0,64%.	2.230.143	76.920	34,4	80,1	100,1	347,7
2095	357.996.250	0,54%.	1.915.796	15.630	35,6	80,8	100,2	358,0
2100	367.289.596	0,48%.	1.777.089	132.855	36,6	81,6	100,4	367,3

Population of cities in Ethiopia

World ranking	City	Population 2024	Population 2023	% change
72	Addis Ababa	5.703.628	5.460.591	4,5%.

Religious Population in Ethiopia

Population
Year	Christianity	Islamic	Hinduism	Buddhism	Folk religion	Judaism	Other religions	Non-religious
2010	52.070.000	28.680.000	<10.000	<10.000	2.130.000	<10.000	<10.000	50.000
2020	62.610.000	36.290.000	<10.000	<10.000	2.120.000	<10.000	10.000	60.000
2030	71.940.000	44.210.000	<10.000	<10.000	2.360.000	<10.000	10.000	80.000
2040	79.420.000	51.570.000	<10.000	<10.000	2.490.000	<10.000	10.000	90.000
2050	84.770.000	57.960.000	<10.000	<10.000	2.500.000	<10.000	20.000	90.000
Proportion (%)
Year	Christianity	Islamic	Hinduism	Buddhism	Folk religion	Judaism	Other religions	Non-religious
2010	62,8	34,6	<1,0	<1,0	2,6	<1,0	<1,0	<1,0
2020	61,9	35,9	<1,0	<1,0	2,1	<1,0	<1,0	<1,0
2030	60,7	37,3	<1,0	<1,0	2,0	<1,0	<1,0	<1,0
2040	59,4	38,6	<1,0	<1,0	1,9	<1,0	<1,0	<1,0
2050	58,3	39,9	<1,0	<1,0	1,7	<1,0	<1,0	<1,0

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