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
Population growth ↗
2.55 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
9.77 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
3,621.67 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.3 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
24.11 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
68.46 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
5.35 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
21.94 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
33.46 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
2.69 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
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$ · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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
% · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Ethiopia

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.