Ethiopia
Country in Africa
In brief
Population: 135.5M (2025). World rank 10 of 216; in Africa, 2 of 54. Population growth per year: +2.6% (2025). World rank 24 of 216; in Africa, 15 of 54. Living in cities: 24.1% (2025). World rank 206 of 216; in Africa, 51 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 103.9M → 135.5M, population growth per year +2.7% → +2.6%, and living in cities 19.5% → 24.1%. Better than all its neighbours (Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan): life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- Amharic
- Religions
- Orthodox 43.8%, Muslim 31.3%, and Protestant 22.8% (2016)