Ethiopia Demographics Profile 2002

Population

67,673,031
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 47.2% (male 16,098,191; female 15,879,065)
15-64 years: 50% (male 17,005,387; female 16,801,536)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 854,023; female 1,034,829) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

2.64% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

44.31 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

18.04 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2002 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

98.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 44.21 years
male: 43.36 years
female: 45.09 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

6.94 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

10.63% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

3 million (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

280,000 (1999 est.)

Nationality

noun: Ethiopian(s)
adjective: Ethiopian

Ethnic groups

Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigre 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1%

Religions

Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%

Languages

Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English (major foreign language taught in schools)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.5%
male: 45.5%
female: 25.3% (1995 est.)