ETH / Sub-Saharan Africa

Ethiopia

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Capital
Addis Ababa
Currency
bir
Continent
Africa
Area
1,104,300 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q115 · Official languages: Amharic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
135.47M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
126.36B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
932.73 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
13.23 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
3.32 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.91 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
67.6 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Ethiopia: 135.47M
Ethiopia · Population75.23M91.66M108.09M124.52M140.95M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ethiopia · Population · people
YearEthiopia
2025135,472,051
2024132,059,767
2023128,691,692
2022125,384,287
2021122,138,588
2020118,917,671
2019115,737,383
2018112,664,152
2017109,666,481
2016106,718,162
2015103,867,135
2014101,115,610
201398,438,751
201295,798,767
201193,149,970
201090,538,514
200988,007,636
200885,543,668
200783,103,217
200680,703,490
current US$ · 20062025
2025Ethiopia: 126.36B
Ethiopia · GDP1.83B42.17B82.51B122.85B163.19B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ethiopia · GDP · current US$
YearEthiopia
2025126,358,758,448.36
2024149,740,297,952.38
2023135,874,093,203.18
2022123,140,304,665.4
2021109,070,960,370.97
202098,676,811,062
201991,834,517,113.64
201883,337,901,071.97
201776,366,081,766.67
201668,475,871,209.61
201562,103,418,181.82
201455,612,228,233.52
201347,648,276,605.01
201243,310,721,414.08
201131,952,763,089.33
201029,933,790,334.34
200932,437,389,116.04
200827,066,912,635.22
200719,707,616,772.8
200615,280,861,834.6

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Ethiopia: 932.73
Ethiopia · GDP per capita94.89378.25661.61944.981,228.342006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ethiopia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearEthiopia
2025932.73
20241,133.88
20231,055.81
2022982.1
2021893.01
2020829.79
2019793.47
2018739.7
2017696.35
2016641.65
2015597.91
2014549.99
2013484.04
2012452.1
2011343.02
2010330.62
2009368.57
2008316.41
2007237.15
2006189.35
% · 20062025
2025Ethiopia: 13.23
Ethiopia · Inflation2.8614.1725.4936.8148.132006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ethiopia · Inflation · %
YearEthiopia
202513.23
202421.04
202330.22
202233.89
202126.84
202020.36
201915.81
201813.83
201710.69
20166.63
20159.57
20146.89
20137.46
201223.6
201133.25
20108.15
20098.48
200844.36
200717.24
200612.3

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Ethiopia: 3.32
Ethiopia · Unemployment2.082.63.123.654.172006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ethiopia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearEthiopia
20253.32
20243.36
20233.38
20223.39
20213.94
20204
20192.93
20182.81
20172.67
20162.56
20152.44
20142.36
20132.25
20122.25
20112.27
20102.3
20092.33
20082.33
20072.34
20062.34

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Ethiopia:
Ethiopia · Fertility rate3.74.344.985.626.262006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ethiopia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearEthiopia
2025No data available
20243.91
20233.99
20224.08
20214.18
20204.27
20194.35
20184.37
20174.4
20164.47
20154.53
20144.61
20134.71
20124.89
20115.08
20105.28
20095.49
20085.7
20075.89
20066.05

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Ethiopia:
Ethiopia · Life expectancy54.1857.8461.565.1668.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ethiopia · Life expectancy · years
YearEthiopia
2025No data available
202467.6
202367.32
202266.9
202165.33
202065.97
201965.74
201865.26
201764.77
201664.16
201563.59
201462.93
201362.16
201261.44
201160.6
201059.71
200958.72
200857.73
200756.57
200655.4
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology