Ethiopia Population

Population now

130,857,731

World: 12th
Africa: 2nd

Male:	65,476,105	(50.04 %)
Female:	65,382,996	(49.96 %)

Births in 2025:	5,156,040
Deaths in 2025:	1,018,412

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	66.64 years
Female:	70.66 years
Total:	68.64 years
Median Age:	19.61 years

Birth Rate:	29.01
Death Rate:	5.73
Growth Rate:	4.06 %
Fertility Rate:	3.61

Population Data Graphs

Total population
Birth & Death rate
Life expectancy
Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Ethiopia Population History

Show by

10 years
5 years
1 year

main data
all data

Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	22M	11M	11M	0.99	0.91%	47.82	25.00	6.88	38.42	36.97	39.91	17.12	6.43%	19.65
1961	23M	11M	11M	0.99	0.96%	47.84	24.40	6.88	39.08	37.61	40.60	17.08	6.65%	20.11
1962	23M	12M	12M	0.99	1.01%	47.84	23.84	6.88	39.71	38.23	41.25	17.07	6.87%	20.60
1963	24M	12M	12M	0.99	1.05%	47.83	23.34	6.87	40.29	38.79	41.84	17.07	7.10%	21.11
1964	24M	12M	12M	0.99	1.09%	47.79	22.89	6.87	40.81	39.30	42.37	17.10	7.34%	21.65
1965	25M	12M	13M	0.99	1.12%	47.74	22.51	6.86	41.27	39.75	42.83	17.13	7.59%	22.19
1966	26M	13M	13M	0.99	1.15%	47.71	22.19	6.87	41.67	40.16	43.23	17.06	7.84%	22.75
1967	26M	13M	13M	0.99	1.18%	47.73	21.91	6.88	42.03	40.52	43.59	17.04	8.10%	23.32
1968	27M	13M	14M	0.99	1.21%	47.79	21.67	6.90	42.36	40.85	43.91	17.03	8.26%	23.91
1969	28M	14M	14M	0.99	1.23%	47.92	21.45	6.94	42.66	41.16	44.21	17.03	8.42%	24.53
1970	28M	14M	14M	0.99	1.26%	48.08	21.27	6.98	42.94	41.45	44.49	17.01	8.59%	25.21
1971	29M	15M	15M	0.99	1.29%	48.24	21.11	7.02	43.21	41.72	44.76	16.91	8.76%	25.95
1972	30M	15M	15M	0.99	1.31%	48.38	20.98	7.06	43.47	41.98	45.01	16.81	8.93%	26.74
1973	31M	15M	16M	0.99	1.32%	48.48	20.88	7.09	43.69	42.21	45.24	16.71	9.10%	27.54
1974	32M	16M	16M	0.99	1.33%	48.54	20.81	7.12	43.89	42.41	45.44	16.64	9.28%	28.27
1975	33M	16M	16M	0.99	1.34%	48.57	20.78	7.14	44.04	42.56	45.59	16.60	9.46%	28.89
1976	33M	16M	17M	0.99	1.33%	48.59	20.81	7.17	44.12	42.63	45.66	16.60	9.64%	29.39
1977	34M	17M	17M	0.99	1.33%	48.64	20.91	7.20	44.10	42.62	45.64	16.61	9.83%	29.79
1978	34M	17M	17M	0.99	1.32%	48.73	21.04	7.23	44.02	42.54	45.55	16.63	10.02%	30.16
1979	34M	17M	17M	0.99	1.30%	48.84	21.20	7.27	43.88	42.42	45.40	16.62	10.21%	30.60
1980	35M	17M	18M	0.99	1.29%	48.97	21.34	7.32	43.75	42.30	45.26	16.59	10.41%	31.18
1981	36M	18M	18M	0.99	1.29%	49.09	21.40	7.36	43.68	42.24	45.18	16.40	10.61%	31.93
1982	37M	18M	19M	0.99	1.30%	49.16	21.35	7.40	43.71	42.28	45.20	16.24	10.81%	32.82
1983	38M	19M	19M	0.99	1.32%	49.16	21.17	7.42	43.89	42.46	45.37	16.13	11.02%	33.84
1984	39M	20M	20M	0.99	1.35%	49.09	20.86	7.44	44.20	42.78	45.69	16.04	11.23%	34.93
1985	41M	20M	20M	0.99	1.39%	48.94	20.45	7.44	44.63	43.21	46.13	15.98	11.45%	36.07
1986	42M	21M	21M	0.99	1.44%	48.71	19.96	7.42	45.15	43.71	46.65	15.90	11.68%	37.23
1987	43M	22M	22M	0.99	1.49%	48.43	19.46	7.39	45.68	44.24	47.19	15.85	11.91%	38.44
1988	45M	22M	22M	0.99	1.54%	48.12	18.98	7.35	46.19	44.73	47.72	15.82	12.14%	39.71
1989	46M	23M	23M	0.99	1.58%	47.80	18.54	7.30	46.67	45.20	48.21	15.81	12.38%	41.05
1990	48M	24M	24M	0.99	1.62%	47.48	18.14	7.25	47.10	45.62	48.65	15.81	12.62%	42.49
1991	50M	25M	25M	0.99	1.65%	47.19	17.78	7.19	47.50	46.01	49.07	15.73	12.87%	44.01
1992	51M	26M	26M	0.99	1.69%	46.93	17.43	7.14	47.91	46.42	49.48	15.68	13.12%	45.62
1993	53M	27M	27M	0.99	1.73%	46.70	17.08	7.09	48.34	46.85	49.91	15.66	13.37%	47.28
1994	55M	28M	28M	0.99	1.78%	46.48	16.70	7.04	48.81	47.32	50.38	15.65	13.63%	48.96
1995	57M	28M	29M	0.99	1.84%	46.25	16.30	6.99	49.30	47.82	50.86	15.67	13.83%	50.61
1996	59M	29M	30M	0.99	1.89%	45.95	15.88	6.93	49.81	48.34	51.35	15.62	14.01%	52.24
1997	61M	30M	30M	0.99	1.95%	45.56	15.44	6.86	50.32	48.88	51.83	15.59	14.19%	53.85
1998	63M	31M	31M	0.99	2.01%	45.07	14.99	6.77	50.84	49.42	52.31	15.58	14.37%	55.46
1999	64M	32M	32M	0.99	2.06%	44.45	14.52	6.66	51.37	49.98	52.81	15.59	14.55%	57.09
2000	66M	33M	33M	0.99	2.12%	43.73	14.02	6.54	51.94	50.59	53.35	15.63	14.74%	58.76
2001	68M	34M	34M	0.99	2.18%	42.90	13.50	6.41	52.60	51.26	53.98	15.60	14.93%	60.47
2002	70M	35M	35M	0.99	2.25%	42.01	12.94	6.26	53.35	52.03	54.72	15.60	15.12%	62.23
2003	72M	36M	36M	0.99	2.33%	41.10	12.35	6.11	54.21	52.89	55.58	15.62	15.31%	64.03
2004	74M	37M	37M	0.99	2.42%	40.19	11.74	5.96	55.17	53.83	56.56	15.64	15.50%	65.87
2005	76M	38M	38M	0.99	2.53%	39.31	11.13	5.81	56.22	54.85	57.64	15.67	15.70%	67.74
2006	78M	39M	39M	0.99	2.66%	38.49	10.52	5.67	57.33	55.91	58.80	15.75	15.90%	69.64
2007	81M	40M	40M	0.99	2.80%	37.73	9.93	5.53	58.47	56.99	59.98	15.85	16.12%	71.58
2008	83M	41M	42M	1	2.95%	37.04	9.38	5.39	59.58	58.05	61.16	15.96	16.51%	73.56
2009	85M	43M	43M	1	3.10%	36.41	8.88	5.26	60.65	59.05	62.28	16.10	16.91%	75.62
2010	88M	44M	44M	1	3.25%	35.86	8.44	5.14	61.63	59.98	63.32	16.26	17.32%	77.76
2011	90M	45M	45M	1	3.39%	35.37	8.06	5.02	62.51	60.80	64.24	16.45	17.74%	79.97
2012	93M	46M	46M	1	3.52%	34.92	7.73	4.90	63.28	61.53	65.07	16.66	18.16%	82.27
2013	95M	48M	48M	1	3.62%	34.48	7.46	4.79	63.96	62.18	65.78	16.87	18.58%	84.63
2014	98M	49M	49M	1	3.72%	34.06	7.22	4.68	64.55	62.73	66.40	17.10	19.00%	87.03
2015	101M	50M	50M	1	3.79%	33.64	7.02	4.57	65.05	63.21	66.93	17.33	19.43%	89.46
2016	104M	52M	52M	1	3.86%	33.21	6.84	4.46	65.48	63.62	67.38	17.54	19.87%	91.92
2017	106M	53M	53M	1	3.90%	32.78	6.69	4.35	65.87	64.00	67.78	17.76	20.31%	94.40
2018	109M	55M	55M	1	3.94%	32.34	6.55	4.25	66.24	64.35	68.17	17.99	20.76%	96.91
2019	112M	56M	56M	1	3.97%	31.90	6.42	4.15	66.60	64.69	68.54	18.23	21.23%	99.44
2020	115M	58M	57M	1	4.00%	31.44	6.29	4.05	66.95	65.04	68.91	18.47	21.70%	102.00
2021	118M	59M	59M	1	4.00%	31.44	6.29	4.05	66.95	65.04	68.91	18.68	22.17%	104.58
2022	121M	60M	60M	1	4.00%	31.44	6.29	4.05	66.95	65.04	68.91	18.91	22.66%	107.19
2023	124M	62M	62M	1	4.04%	29.98	5.95	3.79	67.96	66.00	69.96	19.14	23.16%	109.81
2024	127M	63M	63M	1	4.05%	29.50	5.84	3.70	68.30	66.32	70.31	19.37	23.66%	112.45
2025	130M	65M	65M	1	4.06%	29.01	5.73	3.61	68.64	66.64	70.66	19.61	24.17%	115.11

Ethiopia Population Projections

Show by

10 years
5 years
1 year

main data
all data

Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	133M	66M	66M	1	4.04%	28.51	5.66	3.54	68.93	66.91	70.96	19.83	24.69%	117.79
2027	136M	68M	68M	1	4.02%	28.01	5.58	3.47	69.21	67.18	71.27	20.05	25.22%	120.48
2028	139M	69M	69M	1	3.99%	27.51	5.51	3.40	69.50	67.45	71.57	20.28	25.76%	123.18
2029	142M	71M	71M	1	3.97%	27.01	5.43	3.33	69.78	67.72	71.88	20.51	26.30%	125.89
2030	145M	73M	72M	1	3.95%	26.51	5.36	3.26	70.07	67.99	72.18	20.76	26.86%	128.60
2031	148M	74M	74M	1	3.90%	26.07	5.32	3.20	70.31	68.22	72.44	20.99	27.42%	131.31
2032	151M	76M	75M	1	3.85%	25.62	5.28	3.15	70.56	68.45	72.70	21.23	27.98%	134.02
2033	154M	77M	77M	1	3.81%	25.18	5.23	3.09	70.80	68.68	72.97	21.48	28.56%	136.73
2034	157M	79M	79M	1	3.76%	24.73	5.19	3.04	71.05	68.91	73.23	21.73	29.14%	139.45
2035	160M	80M	80M	1	3.72%	24.29	5.15	2.98	71.29	69.14	73.49	21.99	29.72%	142.16
2036	163M	82M	82M	1	3.66%	23.93	5.14	2.94	71.50	69.34	73.72	22.24	30.32%	144.87
2037	166M	83M	83M	1	3.59%	23.57	5.13	2.89	71.71	69.54	73.95	22.50	30.92%	147.57
2038	169M	85M	85M	1	3.54%	23.21	5.11	2.85	71.93	69.73	74.17	22.76	31.52%	150.27
2039	172M	86M	86M	1	3.48%	22.85	5.10	2.80	72.14	69.93	74.40	23.03	32.13%	152.98
2040	175M	88M	88M	1	3.42%	22.49	5.09	2.76	72.35	70.13	74.63	23.31	32.74%	155.68
2041	179M	89M	89M	1	3.35%	22.18	5.10	2.73	72.54	70.31	74.83	23.58	33.36%	158.37
2042	182M	91M	91M	1	3.28%	21.88	5.11	2.69	72.74	70.49	75.04	23.85	33.97%	161.07
2043	185M	92M	92M	1	3.20%	21.57	5.13	2.66	72.93	70.68	75.24	24.14	34.59%	163.76
2044	188M	94M	94M	1	3.14%	21.27	5.14	2.62	73.13	70.86	75.45	24.44	35.21%	166.44
2045	191M	95M	95M	1	3.07%	20.96	5.15	2.59	73.32	71.04	75.65	24.75	35.84%	169.11
2046	194M	97M	97M	1	2.99%	20.67	5.18	2.56	73.50	71.21	75.83	25.05	36.47%	171.77
2047	197M	98M	98M	1	2.91%	20.39	5.21	2.53	73.68	71.38	76.02	25.35	37.11%	174.41
2048	200M	100M	100M	1	2.84%	20.10	5.24	2.50	73.85	71.56	76.20	25.66	37.75%	177.04
2049	202M	101M	101M	1	2.76%	19.82	5.27	2.47	74.03	71.73	76.39	25.96	38.40%	179.65
2050	205M	103M	103M	1	2.68%	19.53	5.30	2.44	74.21	71.90	76.57	26.27	39.05%	182.24

Highest City Populations in Ethiopia

Show

Top 20
Top 100
All

Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Addis Ababa	5,310,101	2,757,729
2	Mekele	572,766	215,546
3	Dire Dawa	452,027	252,279
4	Nazret	417,287	213,995
5	Gondar	401,287	153,914

Map of Ethiopia

All Countries in Africa

Ethiopia130M

Democratic Republic of the Congo104M

South Africa63M

Burkina Faso24M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe242k