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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Ethiopia

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population135.47M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$126.36B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$932.732025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth67.62024 · yearsInternet use21.9%2024 · % of populationForest area14.9%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.6%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Ethiopia2025 · 2.6%
01.082.173.254.331960199320251961: 2.4%1962: 2.5%1963: 2.6%1964: 2.6%1965: 2.7%1966: 2.6%1967: 2.6%1968: 2.8%1969: 2.8%1970: 2.8%1971: 2.7%1972: 2.7%1973: 2.7%1974: 2.6%1975: 2.4%1976: 2.5%1977: 1.9%1978: 1.7%1979: 1.5%1980: 0.6%1981: 2.5%1982: 3.9%1983: 2.8%1984: 2.6%1985: 2.8%1986: 3%1987: 3.4%1988: 3.9%1989: 3.8%1990: 3.7%1991: 4.3%1992: 4.2%1993: 3.5%1994: 3.5%1995: 3.4%1996: 3.3%1997: 3.2%1998: 3.1%1999: 3.1%2000: 3.1%2001: 3%2002: 3%2003: 3%2004: 3%2005: 3%2006: 2.9%2007: 2.9%2008: 2.9%2009: 2.8%2010: 2.8%2011: 2.8%2012: 2.8%2013: 2.7%2014: 2.7%2015: 2.7%2016: 2.7%2017: 2.7%2018: 2.7%2019: 2.7%2020: 2.7%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.6%2023: 2.6%2024: 2.6%2025: 2.6%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Ethiopia in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Addis Ababa
Country code
ETH

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