Jump to content

List of Ethiopian regional states by population

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following table presents a list of Ethiopian regional states by population based on the 1994 and 2007 censuses with the Statistics Ethiopia estimated population as of July 2023.

Region 1994 Census[1] 2007 Census[2] 2023 Estimate[3]
Oromia 18,732,525 28,993,933 42,884,000
Amhara 19,834,297 27,221,976 41,216,000
South[a] 18,594,741 40,594,741
Somali 4,439,860 7,459,219 10,657,000
Tigray 3,136,267 4,316,988 9,301,868
Sidama[b] (part of SNNPR) "part of SNNPR"
Addis Ababa 2,112,737 2,739,551 3,945,000
Afar[c] 1,106,383 1,390,273 2,076,000
Benishangul-Gumuz 162,397 784,345 1,251,000
Dire Dawa 251,864 341,834 551,000
Gambela 181,862 307,096 525,000
Harari 131,139 183,415 283,000
Total 53,477,265 73,750,932 131,334,000

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Created from the remainder of the former SNNPR in 2023
  2. ^ Created from SNNPR in 2020
  3. ^ Afar data from 1996

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Census 1994". Ethiopian Statistical Service. Government of Ethiopia. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Census 2007". Ethiopian Statistical Service. Government of Ethiopia. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Population Size by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2023" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Service. Retrieved 12 October 2023.