Ethiopia — Population history

Historical population data showing long-term demographic trends.

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects and national statistical offices.

Population history

Population by year

Year Total Male Female Density Filter
1950 17,670,000 8,762,000 8,907,000 17.67 1
1951 17,989,000 8,907,000 9,081,000 17.99
1952 18,326,000 9,062,000 9,263,000 18.33
1953 18,674,000 9,224,000 9,450,000 18.68
1954 19,038,000 9,393,000 9,644,000 19.04
1955 19,419,000 9,571,000 9,848,000 19.42
1956 19,818,000 9,759,000 10,059,000 19.82
1957 20,173,000 9,924,000 10,249,000 20.17 1
1958 20,480,000 10,065,000 10,414,000 20.48
1959 20,878,000 10,253,000 10,624,000 20.88
1960 21,376,000 10,491,000 10,885,000 21.38
1961 21,906,000 10,745,000 11,160,000 21.91
1962 22,465,000 11,015,000 11,449,000 22.47
1963 23,051,000 11,299,000 11,751,000 23.05
1964 23,666,000 11,598,000 12,068,000 23.67
1965 24,310,000 11,911,000 12,399,000 24.31
1966 24,952,000 12,222,000 12,729,000 24.95
1967 25,620,000 12,547,000 13,073,000 25.62 1
1968 26,337,000 12,896,000 13,441,000 26.34
1969 27,072,000 13,253,000 13,818,000 27.07
1970 27,829,000 13,622,000 14,207,000 27.83
1971 28,600,000 13,997,000 14,602,000 28.60
1972 29,374,000 14,375,000 14,999,000 29.38
1973 30,166,000 14,761,000 15,405,000 30.17 1
1974 30,957,000 15,146,000 15,810,000 30.96
1975 31,723,000 15,518,000 16,204,000 31.72
1976 32,534,000 15,911,000 16,622,000 32.53
1977 33,167,000 16,217,000 16,949,000 33.17
1978 33,734,000 16,491,000 17,242,000 33.74
1979 34,238,000 16,736,000 17,502,000 34.24
1980 34,428,000 16,829,000 17,599,000 34.43
1981 35,304,000 17,257,000 18,046,000 35.30 1
1982 36,701,000 17,943,000 18,758,000 36.70
1983 37,740,000 18,456,000 19,284,000 37.74
1984 38,735,000 18,951,000 19,784,000 38.74
1985 39,842,000 19,508,000 20,334,000 39.84
1986 41,037,000 20,116,000 20,921,000 41.04 1
1987 42,460,000 20,843,000 21,616,000 42.46
1988 44,150,000 21,709,000 22,440,000 44.15
1989 45,879,000 22,595,000 23,284,000 45.88 1
1990 47,609,000 23,479,000 24,130,000 47.61
1991 49,717,000 24,560,000 25,156,000 49.72
1992 51,853,000 25,661,000 26,192,000 51.85 1
1993 53,708,000 26,617,000 27,091,000 53.71
1994 55,611,000 27,596,000 28,015,000 55.61 1
1995 57,537,000 28,583,000 28,953,000 57.54
1996 59,467,000 29,572,000 29,895,000 59.47
1997 61,404,000 30,565,000 30,838,000 61.41 1
1998 63,363,000 31,570,000 31,792,000 63.36
1999 65,374,000 32,597,000 32,776,000 65.38 1
2000 67,411,000 33,640,000 33,771,000 67.41
2001 69,487,000 34,709,000 34,778,000 69.49
2002 71,635,000 35,813,000 35,822,000 71.64 1
2003 73,832,000 36,940,000 36,892,000 73.83
2004 76,077,000 38,088,000 37,988,000 76.08 1
2005 78,367,000 39,258,000 39,108,000 78.37
2006 80,703,000 40,449,000 40,253,000 80.70 1
2007 83,103,000 41,668,000 41,435,000 83.10
2008 85,543,000 42,902,000 42,641,000 85.54 1
2009 88,007,000 44,145,000 43,862,000 88.01
2010 90,538,000 45,420,000 45,118,000 90.54 1
2011 93,149,000 46,735,000 46,414,000 93.15
2012 95,798,000 48,068,000 47,729,000 95.80 1
2013 98,438,000 49,395,000 49,043,000 98.44
2014 101,115,000 50,737,000 50,377,000 101.12 1
2015 103,867,000 52,115,000 51,752,000 103.87
2016 106,718,000 53,539,000 53,178,000 106.72 1
2017 109,666,000 55,012,000 54,654,000 109.67
2018 112,664,000 56,508,000 56,155,000 112.66 1
2019 115,737,000 58,042,000 57,695,000 115.74 1
2020 118,917,000 59,626,000 59,291,000 118.92
2021 122,138,000 61,227,000 60,910,000 122.14 1
2022 125,384,000 62,841,000 62,543,000 125.38 1
2023 128,691,000 64,486,000 64,205,000 128.69
2024 132,059,000 66,167,000 65,892,000 132.06 1
2025 135,472,000 67,876,000 67,595,000 135.47 1
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