Ethiopia Population Pyramid 1994
Ethiopia in 1994
As of 1994, Ethiopia counted 55,611,508 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1984, the population was 38,735,722; it has grown by 43.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 16.7 years; 46.5% were children under 15 and 2.7% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Ethiopia was 3.99 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 67.3 years in 2023: 70.7 for women and 64.1 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,136,930 immigrants live in Ethiopia, 0.9% of the population.
| South Sudan | 443,743 |
| Somalia | 389,246 |
| Eritrea | 176,860 |
| Sudan | 88,958 |
| China | 26,824 |
1,240,589 people born in Ethiopia live in other countries.
| United States of America | 363,811 |
| Saudi Arabia | 180,746 |
| Sudan | 121,969 |
| South Africa | 104,402 |
| Israel | 101,417 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 55,611,508 | 16.7 | |
| Tanzania | 29,442,356 | 17.3 | |
| Kenya | 25,857,130 | 15.9 | |
| Uganda | 20,108,801 | 15.6 | |
| Mozambique | 15,033,853 | 17.2 |





