Indicator	Value
Total population	132,000,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 132,100,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 132,100,000 people
Median age	18.9 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	67.3–67.6 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 67.6 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 67.32 years
Ethnic groups	Oromo 35.8%, Amhara 24.1%, Somali 7.2%, Tigray 5.7%, Sidama 4.1%, Guragie 2.6%, Welaita 2.3%, Afar 2.2%, Silte 1.3%, Kefficho 1.2%, other 13.5% (2022 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Oromo (official regional working language) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official regional working language) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official regional working language) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official regional working language) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English (2007 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Ethiopian Orthodox 43.8%, Muslim 31.3%, Protestant 22.8%, Catholic 0.7%, traditional 0.6%, other 0.8% (2016 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	23.2% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	2.58 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	31.5 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	5.88 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	23.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Aari Adamawa Fulfulde Afar Alaba-K'abeena Ale-Gawwada Amharic Anfillo Anuak Arbore Argobba Awngi Baiso Bambassi Basketo Bench Berta Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo Boro (Ethiopia) Burji Bussa Chara Chinese-Ethiopian Road Site Pidgin Daasanach Daats'iin Dawro Dima-Bottego Dime Dirasha Dizin Dorze Dume Eastern Oromo Ethiopian Sign Language Gafat Gamo Gamo-Gofa-Dawro Ganza Gayil Gedeo Geez Girirra Gofa Gwama Hadiyya Hamer-Banna Harari Hozo Inoric Kachama-Ganjule-Haro Kacipo-Balesi Kafa Kambaata Karo (Ethiopia) Kistane Komo (Sudan-Ethiopia) Konso Koorete Kunama Kwegu Libido Maay Majang Male (Ethiopia) Mangio Me'en Melo Mesmes Mesqan Murle Mursi Nayi Ngaalam Northern Gumuz Nuer Nyangatom Ongota Opo Oyda Pidgin Hamer Qimant Rer Bare Saho Sebat Bet Gurage Seze Shabo Shekkacho Sheko Sidamo Silt'e Somali Southern Gumuz Sudanese Arabic Tigrinya Tirma-Chai Tsamai Turkana Uduk West Central Oromo Weyto Wolane Wolaytta Xamtanga Yemsa Zay Zayse-Zergulla Glottolog [2026]