Ethiopia Population Pyramid 2015
Ethiopia in 2015
The population of Ethiopia in 2015 was 103,867,135. A decade earlier, in 2005, the population was 78,367,470; it has grown by 32.5% since.
Half of the population was younger than 18.1 years; 42.9% were children under 15 and 2.9% 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 | 103,867,135 | 18.1 | |
| Tanzania | 52,020,962 | 17.5 | |
| Kenya | 47,088,526 | 18.7 | |
| Uganda | 37,531,446 | 15.8 | |
| Mozambique | 26,547,573 | 16.9 |





