ETHIOPIA
Population

Population

The population of Ethiopia is about 119 million (2024). The population density is about 130 inhabitants per square kilometre.

• The natural population growth rate is 2.37%. (2024)
• Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 29.6 (2024)
• Death rate per 1000 inhabitants is 5.8 (2024)
• Life expectancy is 67.7 years. (men 65.4 and women 70 years (2024)

There are a large number of ethnic groups in Ethiopia including the Oromo 34.4%, Amhara and Tigre 33%, Sidamo 4%, Shankella 4%, Somali 6%, Afar 2%, Gurage 2.5% and others 9%.

Language

More than 70 languages with over 200 dialects are spoken in Ethiopia. The most widely spoken languages are Amharic, Tigrinya, Afar, Somali and Oromya.

Religion

In Ethiopia, about 45% of the population are followers of Islam. 35% are Coptic Christians and 10% adhere to an animistic religion.

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Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated February 2025
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