Chart 3. Population of Ethiopia from 1955 to 2019
Year in
Gregorian
calendar
Population
Annual
Change
(%)
Birth
rate
Annual Addition,
Population
Urban population (in
%)
The number of people living in
the city
2019 112,078,730 2.61 % 4.73 2,854,316 20.9 % 23,376,340
2018 109,224,414 2.65 % 4.73 2,824,490 20.4 % 22,327,769
2017 106,399,924 2.70 % 4.73 2,796,462 20.0 % 21,316,856
2016 103,603,462 2.75 % 4.73 2,768,004 19.6 % 20,343,215
2015 100,835,458 2.84 % 4.85 2,639,099 19.2 % 19,403,087
2010 87,639,964 2.80 % 5.45 2,258,731 17.3 % 15,189,140
2005 76,346,311 2.89 % 6.18 2,024,301 15.8 % 12,046,373
2000 66,224,804 3.03 % 6.83 1,835,379 14.8 % 9,807,289
1995 57,047,908 3.56 % 7.09 1,832,009 13.9 % 7,924,483
1990 47,887,865 3.33 % 7.37 1,447,145 12.7 % 6,069,048
1985 40,652,141 2.96 % 7.42 1,102,086 11.5 % 4,673,050
1980 35,141,712 1.53 % 7.18 514,972 10.4 % 3,671,221
1975 32,566,854 2.77 % 7.10 830,355 9.5 % 3,080,708
1970 28,415,077 2.58 % 6.87 680,290 8.6 % 2,440,181
1965 25,013,626 2.46 % 6.90 572,470 7.6 % 1,897,839
1960 22,151,278 2.12 % 6.90 440,797 6.4 % 1,425,096
1955 19,947,292 1.93 % 7.17 363,852 5.4 % 1,085,996