Ethiopia Population Pyramid 2053
Ethiopia in 2053
In 2053, Ethiopia is projected to have a population of 235,962,631 people. Ten years before, in 2043, the projected population is 199,347,986 — 18.4% lower.
The median age is projected at 26.4 years, with 44.9 children under 15 and 8.9 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 235,962,631 | 26.4 | |
| Tanzania | 137,623,542 | 23.4 | |
| Uganda | 89,259,476 | 26.1 | |
| Kenya | 86,120,947 | 28.1 | |
| Mozambique | 66,879,234 | 23.5 |





