Ethiopia population (2022) live — Countrymeters

Ethiopia Population clock (live)

120,824,855	Current population
60,134,161	Current male population (49.8%)
60,690,694	Current female population (50.2%)
1,942,609	Births year to date
7,983	Births today
456,431	Deaths year to date
1,876	Deaths today
-7,597	Net migration year to date
-31	Net migration today
1,478,580	Population growth year to date
6,076	Population growth today

28-06-2022 16:37:39

Source : United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Population Division .

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Quick facts about the population of Ethiopia

Current population (as of Tuesday, June 28, 2022)

120,818,779

Population rank

12 (1.51% of world population)

Total area

1,104,300 km2 (426,373 mi2)

Population density

109.4 per km2 (283.4 people/mi2)

Sex ratio

0.99 (60,134,161 men to 60,690,694 women)

Median age

18.6 years

Life expectancy

56.2 years (53.6 – men, 58.8 – women)

Literacy

49.1 %

(Population figures are estimates by Countrymeters based on the latest United Nations data)

Ethiopia population 2022

During 2022 Ethiopia population is projected to increase by 3,019,461 people and reach 122,365,736 in the beginning of 2023. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 3,034,976. If external migration will remain on the previous year level, the population will be declined by 15,515 due to the migration reasons. It means that the number of people who leave Ethiopia to settle permanently in another country (emigrants) will prevail over the number of people who move into the country (to which they are not native) in order to settle there as permanent residents (immigrants).

Population change rates in 2022

According to our estimations, daily change rates of Ethiopia population in 2022 will be the following:

10,869 live births average per day (452.86 in an hour)
2,554 deaths average per day (106.40 in an hour)
-43 emigrants average per day (-1.77 in an hour)

The population of Ethiopia will be increasing by 8,272 persons daily in 2022.

Demographics of Ethiopia 2021

As of 1 January 2022, the population of Ethiopia was estimated to be 119,346,275 people. This is an increase of 2.53 % (2,944,953 people) compared to population of 116,401,322 the year before. In 2021 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 2,960,086. Due to external migration, the population declined by 15,132. The sex ratio of the total population was 0.991 (991 males per 1,000 females) which is lower than global sex ratio. The global sex ratio in the world was approximately 1,016 males to 1,000 females as of 2021.

Below are the key figures for Ethiopia population in 2021:

3,869,180 live births
909,094 deaths
Natural increase: 2,960,086 people
Net migration: -15,132 people
59,398,276 males as of 31 December 2021
59,947,999 females as of 31 December 2021

Growth Rate 1952 – 2022

Ethiopia population density

Ethiopia population density is 108.1 people per square kilometer (279.9/mi2) as of June 2022. Density of population is calculated as permanently settled population of Ethiopia divided by total area of the country. Total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of Ethiopia. The total area of Ethiopia is 1,104,300 km2 (426,373 mi2) according to the United Nations Statistics Division .

Religion in Ethiopia

Religion	Number of followers	Percentage of total population
Christianity	75,874,193	62.8 %
Islam	41,803,298	34.6 %
Folk or traditional religions	3,141,288	2.6 %

Source: Pew Research Center. The Global Religious Landscape .

Number of followers estimated by Countrymeters (Tuesday, June 28 2022).

Ethiopia age structure

As of the beginning of 2022 according to our estimates Ethiopia had the following population age distribution:

	– percentage of population under 15
	– percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old
	– percentage of population 65+

In absolute figures (estimate):

55,235,843 young people under 15 years old ( 27,566,603 males / 27,669,240 females)
60,923,886 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 29,822,247 males / 31,102,833 females)
3,185,352 persons above 64 years old ( 1,362,934 males / 1,823,611 females)

We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old.

Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of years.

As we can see the Ethiopia population pyramid has an expanding type. This type of pyramid is common for developing countries with high birth and death rates. Relatively short life expectancy, as well as low level of education and poor health care are also describe such kind of population age distribution model.

Source: The estimation data for section “Ethiopia age structure” is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Age dependency ratio

Dependency ratio of population is a ratio of people who are generally not in the labor force (the dependents) to workforce of a country (the productive part of population). The dependent part includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years.

This ratio shows the pressure on productive population produced by the dependent part of population.

The total dependency ratio of population in Ethiopia is 95.9 %.

As we can see the dependent part of population is comparable to the working part. It means that each working person in Ethiopia must provide goods for himself and cover expenditure on one child or aged person additionally. The value of 95.9 % shows that the pressure on productive population in Ethiopia is very high.

Child dependency ratio

Child dependency ratio is a ratio of people below working age (under 15) to workforce of a country.

Child dependency ratio in Ethiopia is 90.7 %.

Aged dependency ratio

Aged dependency ratio is a ratio of people above working age (65+) to workforce of a country.

Aged dependency ratio in Ethiopia is 5.2 %.

Source: The estimation data for section “Ethiopia age dependency ratio” is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same level during the whole lifetime.

Total life expectancy (both sexes) at birth for Ethiopia is 56.2 years.
This is below the average life expectancy at birth of the global population which is about 71 years (according to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations).

Male life expectancy at birth is 53.6 years.
Female life expectancy at birth is 58.8 years.

Literacy of population

According to our estimates 31,370,865 persons or 48.93% of adult population (aged 15 years and above) in Ethiopia are able to read and write. Accordingly about 32,740,760 adults are illiterate.

Literacy rate for adult male population is 57.21% (17,840,730 persons). 13,344,451 are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult female population is 41.09% (13,530,134 persons). 19,396,310 are illiterate.

Youth literacy rates are 71.13% and 67.81% for males and females accordingly. The overall youth literacy rate is 69.48%. Youth literacy rate definition covers the population between the ages of 15 to 24 years.

Source: The estimation data for section “Ethiopia population literacy” is based on the latest data published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (retrieved March 13, 2016) .

Ethiopia historical population (1951 – 2022)

The data is given as of 1st of January of an year.

Ethiopia population history

Year	Population	Growth Rate
1951	18,298,894	N/A %
1952	18,644,301	1.89 %
1953	19,003,493	1.93 %
1954	19,373,694	1.95 %
1955	19,755,243	1.97 %
1956	20,148,645	1.99 %
1957	20,557,842	2.03 %
1958	20,984,533	2.08 %
1959	21,433,405	2.14 %
1960	21,907,976	2.21 %
1961	22,413,375	2.31 %
1962	22,948,550	2.39 %
1963	23,512,273	2.46 %
1964	24,099,349	2.50 %
1965	24,707,856	2.52 %
1966	25,329,915	2.52 %
1967	25,963,214	2.50 %
1968	26,614,075	2.51 %
1969	27,301,461	2.58 %
1970	28,037,031	2.69 %
1971	28,835,291	2.85 %
1972	29,697,162	2.99 %
1973	30,592,416	3.01 %
1974	31,452,401	2.81 %
1975	32,217,003	2.43 %
1976	32,849,037	1.96 %
1977	33,354,541	1.54 %
1978	33,786,980	1.30 %
1979	34,242,586	1.35 %
1980	34,816,541	1.68 %
1981	35,566,581	2.15 %
1982	36,494,042	2.61 %
1983	37,573,678	2.96 %
1984	38,761,878	3.16 %
1985	40,018,497	3.24 %
1986	41,314,319	3.24 %
1987	42,653,071	3.24 %
1988	44,047,123	3.27 %
1989	45,520,983	3.35 %
1990	47,086,725	3.44 %
1991	48,755,997	3.55 %
1992	50,521,739	3.62 %
1993	52,367,267	3.65 %
1994	54,246,023	3.59 %
1995	56,122,122	3.46 %
1996	57,970,734	3.29 %
1997	59,797,941	3.15 %
1998	61,610,023	3.03 %
1999	63,432,908	2.96 %
2000	65,289,050	2.93 %
2001	67,200,066	2.93 %
2002	69,158,904	2.91 %
2003	71,164,672	2.90 %
2004	73,210,697	2.88 %
2005	75,301,567	2.86 %
2006	77,426,564	2.82 %
2007	79,590,754	2.80 %
2008	81,801,415	2.78 %
2009	84,084,604	2.79 %
2010	86,446,830	2.81 %
2011	88,900,219	2.84 %
2012	91,440,523	2.86 %
2013	94,067,314	2.87 %
2014	96,751,159	2.85 %
2015	99,476,124	2.82 %
2016	102,227,020	2.77 %
2017	105,013,186	2.73 %
2018	107,823,775	2.68 %
2019	110,663,299	2.63 %
2020	113,529,037	2.59 %
2021	116,401,322	2.53 %
2022	119,346,275	2.53 %

The data is given as of 1st of January of an year.

Population projection (2020-2100)

Year	Population	Growth Rate
2020	112,759,071	N/A %
2025	126,120,674	11.85 %
2030	139,620,177	10.70 %
2035	153,036,033	9.61 %
2040	166,139,393	8.56 %
2045	178,817,631	7.63 %
2050	190,869,627	6.74 %
2055	202,082,562	5.87 %
2060	212,278,598	5.05 %
2065	221,317,586	4.26 %
2070	229,096,852	3.51 %
2075	235,571,076	2.83 %
2080	240,712,368	2.18 %
2085	244,580,153	1.61 %
2090	247,234,527	1.09 %
2095	248,837,224	0.65 %
2100	249,529,930	0.28 %