Ethiopia: Statistical Overview

Capital: Addis Ababa

Population

Total Population: 132,059,767

Natural Increase: 2.6%

Density: 114 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 23.6%

Ethnic Origins: Oromo about 35%, Amhara nearly 27%, Somali around 6%, Tigray approximately 6%, as well as other ethnic groups: Sidama 4%, Gurage 3%, Welayta 2%, Hadiya 2%, Afar 2%, Gamo 1% and others about 13%. (Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia)

Official Language: Amharic is the official working language in which all federal laws are published, and it is spoken by millions of Ethiopians as a second language.

Other Languages Spoken: There are 88 individual languages of Ethiopia. Most of these languages belong to the Afroasiatic family.
These languages include: Oromigna, Tigrigna Somaligna Guaragigna, Sidamigna, Hadiyigna, others.
English is a major foreign language taught in schools.

Business Language(s): Amharic and English

Literacy Rate: 35.9%

Local Time:

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National Currency: Ethiopian Birr (ETB)

Country Overview

Area: 1,136,240 km²

Type of State: Ethiopia is a federal parliamentary republic.

Type of Economy: High income, advanced and diversified economy.
Ethiopia faces major economic challenges, with high inflation and heavy debt, although reforms are underway to stabilize the economy and attract investment.

HDI*: 0.497/1

HDI (World Rank): 181/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Ethiopia, dial 00
To call Ethiopia, dial +251

Internet Suffix: .et

Households with a computer: 5.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Mobile phone subscriptions: 57.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 16.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 55.4% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Imports of Goods (million USD)	15,973	18,663	17,251	18,605	23,012
Exports of Goods (million USD)	3,949	3,970	3,468	5,472	7,585
Imports of Services (million USD)	6,526	7,452	7,633	5,506	5,895
Exports of Services (million USD)	5,566	7,001	7,396	7,608	7,943

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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